TSP Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Spirits - CORRECT ANSWER - beverages in which the alcohol content has been
concentrated by the process of distillation
Distillation - CORRECT ANSWER - process separates the alcohol in a fermented liquid,
generally through the use of heat
Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol) - CORRECT ANSWER - is a product of the initial fermentation
process whereby the sugar is converted to alcohol through the metabolic action of yeast
What is a Spirit? - CORRECT ANSWER - is the product of an initial fermentation
followed by the distillation of that fermented liquid, resulting in a high-alcohol beverage
Base Ingredients - CORRECT ANSWER - alcohol spirits may be produced using a variety
of ...
Two or Three Stages - CORRECT ANSWER - depending on the choice, the production of
a spirit consists of either
honey, sugarcane, molasses, grapes, fruits - CORRECT ANSWER - Spirits produced from
base ingredients that contain readily available sugars
(_________________________________________), only two stages are required, as the
available sugars are converted into alcohol relatively easily
Saccharification - CORRECT ANSWER - is the application of heat to a starch to trigger
the enzymatic processes to convert the starch to fermentable sugar
Rice, potatoes, or grains - CORRECT ANSWER - what are the starchy materials used in
conversion process, saccharification?
,Milling - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of grinding and separating wheat and other
cereal grains in preparation for malting
Mash - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - the combination of grains used for mashing.
Fermentation - CORRECT ANSWER - the action of yeast on the sugars in a solution
How does fermentation work? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - dead yeast cells; often discard but there times when they
are used to impart additional flavor to spirit
Spirit Still - CORRECT ANSWER - Once the initial fermentation is completed, the
alcohol is concentrated to a desired degree using a ...
Lower - CORRECT ANSWER - 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). - CORRECT ANSWER - When the temperature reaches a point
where the alcohol is above the boiling temperature (173 degrees Fahrenheit/78 degrees Celsius)
the liquid will ______________________
Higher - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - the highest temperature a liquid may reach before
it turns into gas
212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER - Water vaporizes
at?
173 degrees Fahrenheit or 78 degrees Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER - Alcohol vaporizes
at?
Miscible Liquids - CORRECT ANSWER - these are liquids that dissolve into each other
water and ethyl alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER - What is a miscible liquid boiling point?
Fractional Distillation - CORRECT ANSWER - the separation of a liquid mixture into
fractions (components), separating chemical compounds by their boiling point and heating them
to a temperature at which one or more fractions of the compound will vaporize.
Potential Alcohol by Volume - CORRECT ANSWER - In most commercial distillation
processes, the final mixture never reaches more than 96.5% ABV, to achieve 100%, a
dehydration procedure would have to be carried out in specified conditions
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Spirits - CORRECT ANSWER - beverages in which the alcohol content has been
concentrated by the process of distillation
Distillation - CORRECT ANSWER - process separates the alcohol in a fermented liquid,
generally through the use of heat
Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol) - CORRECT ANSWER - is a product of the initial fermentation
process whereby the sugar is converted to alcohol through the metabolic action of yeast
What is a Spirit? - CORRECT ANSWER - is the product of an initial fermentation
followed by the distillation of that fermented liquid, resulting in a high-alcohol beverage
Base Ingredients - CORRECT ANSWER - alcohol spirits may be produced using a variety
of ...
Two or Three Stages - CORRECT ANSWER - depending on the choice, the production of
a spirit consists of either
honey, sugarcane, molasses, grapes, fruits - CORRECT ANSWER - Spirits produced from
base ingredients that contain readily available sugars
(_________________________________________), only two stages are required, as the
available sugars are converted into alcohol relatively easily
Saccharification - CORRECT ANSWER - is the application of heat to a starch to trigger
the enzymatic processes to convert the starch to fermentable sugar
Rice, potatoes, or grains - CORRECT ANSWER - what are the starchy materials used in
conversion process, saccharification?
,Milling - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of grinding and separating wheat and other
cereal grains in preparation for malting
Mash - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - the combination of grains used for mashing.
Fermentation - CORRECT ANSWER - the action of yeast on the sugars in a solution
How does fermentation work? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - dead yeast cells; often discard but there times when they
are used to impart additional flavor to spirit
Spirit Still - CORRECT ANSWER - Once the initial fermentation is completed, the
alcohol is concentrated to a desired degree using a ...
Lower - CORRECT ANSWER - 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). - CORRECT ANSWER - When the temperature reaches a point
where the alcohol is above the boiling temperature (173 degrees Fahrenheit/78 degrees Celsius)
the liquid will ______________________
Higher - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - the highest temperature a liquid may reach before
it turns into gas
212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER - Water vaporizes
at?
173 degrees Fahrenheit or 78 degrees Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER - Alcohol vaporizes
at?
Miscible Liquids - CORRECT ANSWER - these are liquids that dissolve into each other
water and ethyl alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER - What is a miscible liquid boiling point?
Fractional Distillation - CORRECT ANSWER - the separation of a liquid mixture into
fractions (components), separating chemical compounds by their boiling point and heating them
to a temperature at which one or more fractions of the compound will vaporize.
Potential Alcohol by Volume - CORRECT ANSWER - In most commercial distillation
processes, the final mixture never reaches more than 96.5% ABV, to achieve 100%, a
dehydration procedure would have to be carried out in specified conditions
