WSET 2 SPIRITS EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

WSET 2 SPIRITS EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Cognac Pot Still - Correct Answer -Law requires direct heat -Uses a worm tub condenser (coiled metal) -Old way of doing it -double pot still -re distillation needed Processing A Raw Material - Correct Answer -First step -The aim is to use the carbohydrates to produce a sugary liquid -provide distillers with a store of carbohydrates and a distinct set of flavors. Fermentation - Correct Answer -Second Step -Yeast is added to a sugary liquid -Yeast eats sugars and creates alcohol flavors (congeners) and CO2 -provides distillers with an alcoholic liquid (10% abv) and congeners. Distillation - Correct Answer -Third Step -Takes place in a still -the aim is to select and concentrate alcohol and congeners -is used to select individual parts of the alcoholic liquid and leave others behind. It also selects and concentrates particular congeners 173.1 degrees Fahrenheit - Correct Answer Ethanol boiling temperature 212 degrees Fahrenheit - Correct Answer Water boiling point Post Distillation - Correct Answer -Forth step - operations ensure that when a spirit