WSET Spirits Level 1 Actual Exam
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Simplest version of a spirit
ANSWER An alcoholic beverage that has had its alcoholic strength raised by
distillation
Key steps in all spirit production - ANSWER
- Processing raw material
- Fermentation
- Distillation
- What happens after distillation (Post-distillation)
Processing raw materials - aim
ANSWER Create a sugary liquid so that fermentation can take place
Processing raw materials - types
ANSWER - Raw materials must be of plant origin
- Any plant can be used but in reality only a small number are
Processing raw materials - basic points
ANSWER The sugar comes from the raw material:
- Some raw materials contain sugar that is easy to extract
- Other raw materials do not contain sugar and they need to be processed in
order to create sugar
Each raw material gives a spirit a unique set of aromas
Fermentation - aim
, ANSWER The main aim of fermentation is to turn a sugary liquid into an
alcoholic liquid
Fermentation - how it works
ANSWER Yeast and sugar are needed for alcoholic fermentation to take place
Yeast
ANSWER Microorganisms that are added to the sugary liquid in fermentation
They eat the sugar and create ethanol and carbon dioxide gas
ANSWER Ethanol
An alcohol that the distiller wants in fermentation
ANSWER Carbon dioxide gas
Waste product in fermentation
ANSWER After fermentation the alcoholic liquid is...
Typically between 8% and 10% abv
ANSWER abv
Alcohol by volume
ANSWER % of liquid which is alcohol
Fermentation process flow
Distillation - aim
ANSWER Main aim of distillation is to concentrate the level of ethanol in the
fermented alcoholic liquid
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Simplest version of a spirit
ANSWER An alcoholic beverage that has had its alcoholic strength raised by
distillation
Key steps in all spirit production - ANSWER
- Processing raw material
- Fermentation
- Distillation
- What happens after distillation (Post-distillation)
Processing raw materials - aim
ANSWER Create a sugary liquid so that fermentation can take place
Processing raw materials - types
ANSWER - Raw materials must be of plant origin
- Any plant can be used but in reality only a small number are
Processing raw materials - basic points
ANSWER The sugar comes from the raw material:
- Some raw materials contain sugar that is easy to extract
- Other raw materials do not contain sugar and they need to be processed in
order to create sugar
Each raw material gives a spirit a unique set of aromas
Fermentation - aim
, ANSWER The main aim of fermentation is to turn a sugary liquid into an
alcoholic liquid
Fermentation - how it works
ANSWER Yeast and sugar are needed for alcoholic fermentation to take place
Yeast
ANSWER Microorganisms that are added to the sugary liquid in fermentation
They eat the sugar and create ethanol and carbon dioxide gas
ANSWER Ethanol
An alcohol that the distiller wants in fermentation
ANSWER Carbon dioxide gas
Waste product in fermentation
ANSWER After fermentation the alcoholic liquid is...
Typically between 8% and 10% abv
ANSWER abv
Alcohol by volume
ANSWER % of liquid which is alcohol
Fermentation process flow
Distillation - aim
ANSWER Main aim of distillation is to concentrate the level of ethanol in the
fermented alcoholic liquid
