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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS)ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the 3 byproducts of sugar in fermentation?
Resolution Result Verified Answers CO2,
alcohol,
heat
What are the 5 things a fermented liquid contains? Resolution
Result Verified Answers water,
acid, aldehydes, esters, and congeners
What is fractional distillation? Resolution Result
Verified Answers The separation and
concentration of two or more liquids with different boiling
points
What counts as a congener? Resolution Result Verified
Answers Acids, aldehydes, esters,
fusel oils, other alcohols
,What are the four types of stills? Resolution Result
Verified Answers Pot still, hybrid still,
column still, multiple column still
What are the two parts of a pot still? Resolution Result
Verified Answers Still and worm
condenser
What is a worm condenser? Resolution Result Verified Answers
A spiral metal tube connected
to a still by a metal pipe that passes through a cold water jacket
to
aid in rapid
condensation
What is the approximate ABV of first batch run through a pot
still?
Resolution
Result Verified
Answers 25%
ABV
What range of ABV can a pot still distill to? Resolution Result
Verified Answers 55-70% ABV
,What is a reflux? Resolution Result Verified Answers
Controls what elements pass on to
condenser vs. returning to still to be
redistilled
What does a liquid return contain? Resolution Result
Verified Answers A mixture of
condensate water and some wash with alcohol in
it
What does the analyzer part of a column still
contain?
Resolution Result Verified Answers Stripping
section and rectifying section
What is another name for a multiple column
still?
Resolution Result
Verified Answers
Continuous still
What does a hydroselector column do? Resolution Result
Verified Answers Adds hot water to a spirit in a purifier column
and permits the volatile components of liquid to vaporize easier
What is an advantage of a hybrid still? Resolution Result Verified
Answers Simplicity of design,
, construction, and
operation
What is a disadvantage of a hybrid still? Resolution Result
Verified Answers Lower distillation
efficiency
What are the 6 processes in barrel maturation? Resolution
Result Verified Answers Extraction,
evaporation, oxidation, concentration, filtration, and
coloration
What happens in extraction step of maturation? Resolution
Result Verified Answers Interior of barrel is toasted or charred
to allow water and alcohol to extract aromas and flavors
What happens in evaporation step of maturation?
Resolution Result Verified Answers Approximately 3% loss of
alcohol, so the spirit proof reduces over time
What happens in oxidation step of maturation? Resolution
Result Verified Answers Oxygen
fills the barrel space and dissolves in the alcohol, creating
aromatics
What happens in filtration step of maturation? Resolution
Result Verified Answers Charcoal
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS(100% CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS)ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the 3 byproducts of sugar in fermentation?
Resolution Result Verified Answers CO2,
alcohol,
heat
What are the 5 things a fermented liquid contains? Resolution
Result Verified Answers water,
acid, aldehydes, esters, and congeners
What is fractional distillation? Resolution Result
Verified Answers The separation and
concentration of two or more liquids with different boiling
points
What counts as a congener? Resolution Result Verified
Answers Acids, aldehydes, esters,
fusel oils, other alcohols
,What are the four types of stills? Resolution Result
Verified Answers Pot still, hybrid still,
column still, multiple column still
What are the two parts of a pot still? Resolution Result
Verified Answers Still and worm
condenser
What is a worm condenser? Resolution Result Verified Answers
A spiral metal tube connected
to a still by a metal pipe that passes through a cold water jacket
to
aid in rapid
condensation
What is the approximate ABV of first batch run through a pot
still?
Resolution
Result Verified
Answers 25%
ABV
What range of ABV can a pot still distill to? Resolution Result
Verified Answers 55-70% ABV
,What is a reflux? Resolution Result Verified Answers
Controls what elements pass on to
condenser vs. returning to still to be
redistilled
What does a liquid return contain? Resolution Result
Verified Answers A mixture of
condensate water and some wash with alcohol in
it
What does the analyzer part of a column still
contain?
Resolution Result Verified Answers Stripping
section and rectifying section
What is another name for a multiple column
still?
Resolution Result
Verified Answers
Continuous still
What does a hydroselector column do? Resolution Result
Verified Answers Adds hot water to a spirit in a purifier column
and permits the volatile components of liquid to vaporize easier
What is an advantage of a hybrid still? Resolution Result Verified
Answers Simplicity of design,
, construction, and
operation
What is a disadvantage of a hybrid still? Resolution Result
Verified Answers Lower distillation
efficiency
What are the 6 processes in barrel maturation? Resolution
Result Verified Answers Extraction,
evaporation, oxidation, concentration, filtration, and
coloration
What happens in extraction step of maturation? Resolution
Result Verified Answers Interior of barrel is toasted or charred
to allow water and alcohol to extract aromas and flavors
What happens in evaporation step of maturation?
Resolution Result Verified Answers Approximately 3% loss of
alcohol, so the spirit proof reduces over time
What happens in oxidation step of maturation? Resolution
Result Verified Answers Oxygen
fills the barrel space and dissolves in the alcohol, creating
aromatics
What happens in filtration step of maturation? Resolution
Result Verified Answers Charcoal
