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Distillery Operations

Introductions

Introductions to Distillery Operations Course (9:41)
Outline of the Course Curriculum (11:10)
For those considering... (4:46)

Distiller's Mindset (21 mins)

Framing your mindset to improve as a maker (12:50)
Framing success from a distiller's perspective (7:52)
Summary & Download

Raw Materials (57 mins)

Raw material input & sourcing protocols (13:11)
Certificates, quality control, quality assurance and early storage (18:40)
Pragmatic advice and actions to implement the topics covered (24:59)
Supplier Audit Checklist
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Structure, Systems & Workflow (56 mins)

Optimised equipment & workflow (14:42)
Practical tips to build capacity for maintenance and repair (23:55)
Engineering & maintenance strategies (17:14)
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Fermentation (60 mins)

Introductions to fermenting raw material (21:41)
The stages of fermentation & how to optimise (10:52)
Other micro-organisms involved in fermentation (19:33)
Hygiene, cleaning and co-products (9:48)
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Principles of Distillation (44 mins)

Taking a bigger (and longer) view on what being a distiller involves (15:42)
The anatomy of a pot still & how to use one. (17:30)
Pragmatic advice to improve your ability to distil (11:13)

Health & Safety (49 mins)

How to go about building your Risk Assessment & identify hazards (27:46)
Chemicals, MSDS and emergency responce (14:11)
What can be gained (beyond a safer environment) & how to embed it (7:18)
Health & Safety Principles
Health and Safety Download

Water, Effluent & Cleaning (44 mins)

Intro to Water, cleanliness and effluent management (11:47)
Diving into water (with or without the puns) (9:06)
Sinner's Circle and optimising CIP (15:40)
How to apply the learnings to your distillery (7:29)
Sinner's Circle
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Process Control (43 mins)

What is Process Control for distillers (defining tolerance) (8:50)
Quality Control & quality Assurance (8:44)
Process & quality control via sensory assessments (14:17)
How to apply learnings and embed it in your distillery (11:00)
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Further Reading

Sustainability (39 mins)

All of the reasons why sustainable practices are a growth driver (8:55)
Energy, water and waste (20:20)
ESG & how to implement sustainability solutions in your distillery (9:33)
Sustainability audit

Integrating Business (46 mins)

Why distillers need to be integrated into the business of distilling (15:42)
Social media, PR and the impact of tourism on operations (16:12)
Financial management, compliance and licensing (13:35)
Distillery Tourism Download
Embracing Sales Forecasts

Whisky (106 mins)

Intro to distilling whisky and setting a house style (7:56)
Raw material intake & improving quality (18:48)
Milling, mashing and improving Wort (30:57)
Distilling whisky (9:26)
Maturation - ageing and warehousing (21:28)
Blending (11:35)
Key takeaways and how to implement positive change (5:54)
Example CoA for Malted Barley

Brandy (76 mins)

Introductions to Distilling Brandy (7:05)
What is Terroir & how to build that into your material intake (18:23)
Harvesting, processing and early spoilage (14:24)
Managing sulphur and Ethanal (not ethanol) (10:27)
Brandy distillation process (ABV / heating / cooling) (14:16)
How to develop a unique style (& how to implement learnings) (11:25)

Gin (133 mins)

Introductions to making better gin! (12:19)
Botanical wheels & all things juniper (47:25)
Distilling Gin - part 1 (41:12)
Distilling Gin - part 2 (29:47)
How to apply the advice into your day to day - the focus areas (11:44)
Gin Styles (Bonus Extra) (42:58)
Botanical tasting wheel

Rum

Working back from drinker's expectations (8:53)
Preparing Molasses (9:54)
Fermentation for Rum (20:52)
Distillation & Maturation (15:44)

Vodka

Continuous Distillation & Vodka (18:04)
Continuous still systems (20:43)
Filtration (16:09)

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