TSP EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Variables with Pot Stills that Affect the Final Spirit - ANSWERS-Materials
Shape and Size
Reflux
Speed
Copper - ANSWERS-Pot Stills are usually made from _______________ which
acts as a catalyst during the distillation process and as the vapors travel up
the still, the _____________ pulls heavy elements from them.
Shape and length - ANSWERS-due to the catalytic interaction between copper
and vapors, the ____________ and ___________ of the still can impact the
character of the distillate
,greater - ANSWERS-A longer still will have _________ impact in pulling out
heavier elements since there is more time for the interaction to take place.
shape - ANSWERS-the _________ of the still heat impacts the flavor of the
spirit.
lighter; heavier - ANSWERS-Longer stills produce ____________ spirits while
shorter produce ___________ spirits
Reflux - ANSWERS-technique used to control which elements of the liquid are
passed onto the condenser and which are returned to the still.
What does the temperature of the condenser have to do with the distillation
process? - ANSWERS-as the temperature of the condenser is controlled, the
higher boiling point portions of the distillate may be returned to the pot to be
redistilled, while lighter portions (with lower boiling points) are passed out to
the condenser
character - ANSWERS-by controlling the reflux, the distiller can influence the
_____________ of the finished spirit
Rice, potatoes, or grains - ANSWERS-what are the starchy materials used in
conversion process, saccharification?
Milling - ANSWERS-the process of grinding and separating wheat and other
cereal grains in preparation for malting
Mash - ANSWERS-the mixture of base materials (typically ground malted and
unmalted grains mixed with water and cooked in a large cylindrical container
,called a mash tun) that is fermented into an alcoholic wash in preparation for
production a spirit.
Mash Bill - ANSWERS-the combination of grains used for mashing.
Fermentation - ANSWERS-the action of yeast on the sugars in a solution
How does fermentation work? - ANSWERS-the yeast consumes and
metabolizes the sugar, and in the process, converts the sugar into ethyl
alcohol, carbon dioxide, and energy in the form of heat.
What happens after fermentation? - ANSWERS-the fermented liquid will have
used up the yeast cells in the mixture (dead yeast cells are known as lees) -
while often discarded, there are times when the lees are used to impart
additional flavor to a spirit.
Lees - ANSWERS-dead yeast cells; often discard but there times when they
are used to impart additional flavor to spirit
Spirit Still - ANSWERS-Once the initial fermentation is completed, the alcohol
is concentrated to a desired degree using a ...
Lower - ANSWERS-Distillation is a complex process, but it's based on one
simple fact - alcohol has a ____________ boiling temperature than water,
therefore the alcohol will dissipate into gas before the water begins to boil.
, Vaporize (turn to gas). - ANSWERS-When the temperature reaches a point
where the alcohol is above the boiling temperature (173 degrees
Fahrenheit/78 degrees Celsius) the liquid will ______________________
Higher - ANSWERS-The vaporized alcohol and water are then captured in a
closed vessel and cooled, the gases will turn back into liquid and will have a
_________________ concentration of alcohol than the original alcohol-water
mixture.
Boiling Point - ANSWERS-the highest temperature a liquid may reach before it
turns into gas
212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius - ANSWERS-Water vaporizes
at?
173 degrees Fahrenheit or 78 degrees Celsius - ANSWERS-Alcohol vaporizes
at?
Miscible Liquids - ANSWERS-these are liquids that dissolve into each other
water and ethyl alcohol - ANSWERS-The solution of ___________ &
____________ are miscible (they dissolve one another) and acts like a new,
single liquid
it has its own boiling point somewhere between the boiling points of the two
liquids - ANSWERS-What is a miscible liquid boiling point?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Variables with Pot Stills that Affect the Final Spirit - ANSWERS-Materials
Shape and Size
Reflux
Speed
Copper - ANSWERS-Pot Stills are usually made from _______________ which
acts as a catalyst during the distillation process and as the vapors travel up
the still, the _____________ pulls heavy elements from them.
Shape and length - ANSWERS-due to the catalytic interaction between copper
and vapors, the ____________ and ___________ of the still can impact the
character of the distillate
,greater - ANSWERS-A longer still will have _________ impact in pulling out
heavier elements since there is more time for the interaction to take place.
shape - ANSWERS-the _________ of the still heat impacts the flavor of the
spirit.
lighter; heavier - ANSWERS-Longer stills produce ____________ spirits while
shorter produce ___________ spirits
Reflux - ANSWERS-technique used to control which elements of the liquid are
passed onto the condenser and which are returned to the still.
What does the temperature of the condenser have to do with the distillation
process? - ANSWERS-as the temperature of the condenser is controlled, the
higher boiling point portions of the distillate may be returned to the pot to be
redistilled, while lighter portions (with lower boiling points) are passed out to
the condenser
character - ANSWERS-by controlling the reflux, the distiller can influence the
_____________ of the finished spirit
Rice, potatoes, or grains - ANSWERS-what are the starchy materials used in
conversion process, saccharification?
Milling - ANSWERS-the process of grinding and separating wheat and other
cereal grains in preparation for malting
Mash - ANSWERS-the mixture of base materials (typically ground malted and
unmalted grains mixed with water and cooked in a large cylindrical container
,called a mash tun) that is fermented into an alcoholic wash in preparation for
production a spirit.
Mash Bill - ANSWERS-the combination of grains used for mashing.
Fermentation - ANSWERS-the action of yeast on the sugars in a solution
How does fermentation work? - ANSWERS-the yeast consumes and
metabolizes the sugar, and in the process, converts the sugar into ethyl
alcohol, carbon dioxide, and energy in the form of heat.
What happens after fermentation? - ANSWERS-the fermented liquid will have
used up the yeast cells in the mixture (dead yeast cells are known as lees) -
while often discarded, there are times when the lees are used to impart
additional flavor to a spirit.
Lees - ANSWERS-dead yeast cells; often discard but there times when they
are used to impart additional flavor to spirit
Spirit Still - ANSWERS-Once the initial fermentation is completed, the alcohol
is concentrated to a desired degree using a ...
Lower - ANSWERS-Distillation is a complex process, but it's based on one
simple fact - alcohol has a ____________ boiling temperature than water,
therefore the alcohol will dissipate into gas before the water begins to boil.
, Vaporize (turn to gas). - ANSWERS-When the temperature reaches a point
where the alcohol is above the boiling temperature (173 degrees
Fahrenheit/78 degrees Celsius) the liquid will ______________________
Higher - ANSWERS-The vaporized alcohol and water are then captured in a
closed vessel and cooled, the gases will turn back into liquid and will have a
_________________ concentration of alcohol than the original alcohol-water
mixture.
Boiling Point - ANSWERS-the highest temperature a liquid may reach before it
turns into gas
212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius - ANSWERS-Water vaporizes
at?
173 degrees Fahrenheit or 78 degrees Celsius - ANSWERS-Alcohol vaporizes
at?
Miscible Liquids - ANSWERS-these are liquids that dissolve into each other
water and ethyl alcohol - ANSWERS-The solution of ___________ &
____________ are miscible (they dissolve one another) and acts like a new,
single liquid
it has its own boiling point somewhere between the boiling points of the two
liquids - ANSWERS-What is a miscible liquid boiling point?
