WSET SPIRITS LEVEL 1 Actual
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1. Spirits can be made from anything of____ ___ that contains ____ - ANSWER
agricultural origin, carbohydrates
2. What is the aim of using raw materials containing carbohydrates - ANSWER
to use carbohydrates to create a sugary liquid (needed for
fermentation)
3. ______ ___ starts when ___ are added to the sugary liquid - ANSWER
alcoholic fermentation, yeast
4. Yeast eat ___ and create: alcohol, flavor, carbon dioxide - ANSWER
sugar
5. Alcohol created by yeast is majorly ____ - ANSWER ethanol
6. Flavors created by yeast are known as - ANSWER congeners
7. Abv after first alcoholic fermentation of raw materials - ANSWER 10%
abv
,8. Two degrees proof = - ANSWER 1% abv
9. Abv stands for - ANSWER alcohol by volume
10. 40% abv = ___ proof - ANSWER 80
11. An alcohol descriptor label historically seen on rum labels - ANSWER
overproof
12. In spirits, distillation takes place in a ___ - ANSWER still
13. The main aim of distillation is to: _____ (this has a concentrating effect) -
ANSWER select individual parts of the alcoholic liquid and leave others
behind (this has a concentrating effect)
14. A common concentration of distillation takes the level of ___ from ___ %
to ___% - ANSWER ethanol 10 75
15.In addition to _____, distillation is also used to select and concentrate
_____ - ANSWER ethanol, congeners
16.The main aim of post-distillation operations is to ensure the spirits has the
correct ___ ___ ___ and ____ ___ for the brand it is being used in. -
ANSWER color, aroma, sweetness, alcoholic strength
, 17.in simple terms, what are the two main things raw materials provide a
distiller with? - ANSWER store of carbohydrates, flavors
18.why are raw material carbohydrates important to a distiller in the
fermentation process - ANSWER carbohydrates are a source of food to
yeast during fermentation (eat the carbs, alc co2 and heat = by product)
19.ex of raw materials where store of carbohydrates is in the form of sugar -
ANSWER grapes, sugar cane
20.ex of raw materials who have complex carbohydrate stores that must be
converted prior to fermentation - ANSWER agave, grains
21.When creating ____ distillers choose to ____ nearly all _____ during the
production process - ANSWER vodka, remove, congeners
22.to create a high-quality spirit, a distiller must use ___ ___ ingredients. Even
small deficiences will become ____ by distillation and appear unattractively
prominent in the final spirit. - ANSWER high quality, concentrated
23.Typically, alchohoilc ____ starts when a distiller adds ____ to a ___ ___ -
ANSWER fermentation, yeast, sugary liquid
24._____ is a waste product of fermentation. ___ and ____ are what the
distiller will select for distillation. - ANSWER co2, congeners, alcohol
Exam Questions With Reviewed
100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!
1. Spirits can be made from anything of____ ___ that contains ____ - ANSWER
agricultural origin, carbohydrates
2. What is the aim of using raw materials containing carbohydrates - ANSWER
to use carbohydrates to create a sugary liquid (needed for
fermentation)
3. ______ ___ starts when ___ are added to the sugary liquid - ANSWER
alcoholic fermentation, yeast
4. Yeast eat ___ and create: alcohol, flavor, carbon dioxide - ANSWER
sugar
5. Alcohol created by yeast is majorly ____ - ANSWER ethanol
6. Flavors created by yeast are known as - ANSWER congeners
7. Abv after first alcoholic fermentation of raw materials - ANSWER 10%
abv
,8. Two degrees proof = - ANSWER 1% abv
9. Abv stands for - ANSWER alcohol by volume
10. 40% abv = ___ proof - ANSWER 80
11. An alcohol descriptor label historically seen on rum labels - ANSWER
overproof
12. In spirits, distillation takes place in a ___ - ANSWER still
13. The main aim of distillation is to: _____ (this has a concentrating effect) -
ANSWER select individual parts of the alcoholic liquid and leave others
behind (this has a concentrating effect)
14. A common concentration of distillation takes the level of ___ from ___ %
to ___% - ANSWER ethanol 10 75
15.In addition to _____, distillation is also used to select and concentrate
_____ - ANSWER ethanol, congeners
16.The main aim of post-distillation operations is to ensure the spirits has the
correct ___ ___ ___ and ____ ___ for the brand it is being used in. -
ANSWER color, aroma, sweetness, alcoholic strength
, 17.in simple terms, what are the two main things raw materials provide a
distiller with? - ANSWER store of carbohydrates, flavors
18.why are raw material carbohydrates important to a distiller in the
fermentation process - ANSWER carbohydrates are a source of food to
yeast during fermentation (eat the carbs, alc co2 and heat = by product)
19.ex of raw materials where store of carbohydrates is in the form of sugar -
ANSWER grapes, sugar cane
20.ex of raw materials who have complex carbohydrate stores that must be
converted prior to fermentation - ANSWER agave, grains
21.When creating ____ distillers choose to ____ nearly all _____ during the
production process - ANSWER vodka, remove, congeners
22.to create a high-quality spirit, a distiller must use ___ ___ ingredients. Even
small deficiences will become ____ by distillation and appear unattractively
prominent in the final spirit. - ANSWER high quality, concentrated
23.Typically, alchohoilc ____ starts when a distiller adds ____ to a ___ ___ -
ANSWER fermentation, yeast, sugary liquid
24._____ is a waste product of fermentation. ___ and ____ are what the
distiller will select for distillation. - ANSWER co2, congeners, alcohol
