Introduction to Distilling
Module One – Overview
What is alcohol?
Types of alcholic/ fermented beverages
Feedstocks
Legislation of home distilling
Lesgislation of Commercial Distilleries
Safety during alcohol manufacture
Module Two – Fermentation
Types of sugars for fermentation
Conversions of starch basics
Roles of nutrients and ensymes in fermentations
Basic fermenters
Calculating sugars in a wash
Yeast in Fermentation
Module Three – Distillation
What is distillation (Theory)?
Types of stills and where are they used
Does my still need copper?
Components of a distillate
Power input vs. Product output
Alcohol processing
Maturation
Module Four – Hygiene
Cleaning fermenters
Cleaning stills