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WSET Level 4 - Unit 4 – Spirits Questions With Answers

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WSET Level 4 - Unit 4 – Spirits Questions With Answers

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WSET Level 4 - Unit 4 – Spirits
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Questions With Answers
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5 Steps of Spirit production - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Select raw materials
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Process raw materials
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Alcoholic fermentation //




Distillation
Post-Distillation processes //




How do plants store carbohydrates - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Sugars
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Starch
Inulin


What plants store carbohydrates as sugar - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Fruits and sugar cane
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,What plants store carbohydrates as starch - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔grains and potatoes
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What plants store carbohydrates as inulin - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Agave
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Is wild fermentation common in distillation - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔No. Extremely rare
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What are fusel oils - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔a group of
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alcohols that include propanol, butanol and amyl alcohol
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What is the relation between 'proof' and ABV - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔proof = 2 x ABV
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3 sources of Congeners - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔from
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raw material
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from chemical reaction between other congeners and
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alcohols
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,4 groups of congeners - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Esters
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Acids
Aldehydes
Sulfur Compounds //




Principle of distilation - CORRECT // // // //




ANSWERS(S)✔✔Distilling an alcoholic liquid separates its
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constituent parts through the processes ofboilin an
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condensing
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Boiling point of ethyl alcohol at 1atm - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔78.3C
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What happens as liquids are distilled to higher
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percentages of alcohol - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Number of congeners decreases, making
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the spirit lighter in character
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Benefits of copper in distillation equiptment - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Easy to shape
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Great conductor of heat
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, Reacts with sulfur compounds and removes them from the
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final spirit
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Reflux:
When does it occur?
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What happens?
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What is the effect? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔When
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vapours and liquids come into contact wit each other.
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The heat is exchanged between the liquid and vapour.
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The most volatile components of each become vapour, the
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least volatile become liquid.
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What is the end result of reflux taking place - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Greater separation between elements in
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distillate
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What is rectification? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔The
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preogressive increase in the level of ethanol that is the
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result of reflux
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