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25 Cards in this Set
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Specific type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages
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Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol)
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Defined as "a person may consume it in moderation with no ill effects"
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Potable (Not the word "moderation")!!
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The conversion of starch into fermentable sugars
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Saccharification
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Boiling point of water
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212 F / 100 C
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Boiling point of pure ethanol
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173 F / 78 C
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Defined as "able to dissolve into one another"
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Miscible
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Highest level of abv generally achieved via commercial distillation
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96.50%
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Compounds responsible for many distinct aromas and flavors in spirits
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Congeners
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3 terms for the first portion of the distillate to come off the still
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Heads, Foreshots, Low Boilers
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3 terms for the last portion of the distillate to come off the still
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Tails, Feints, High Boilers
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Term used for the center part of the distillate
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Hearts
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Points of sparation between portions of the distillate
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Cut Points
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Type of still that works in the batch process
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Pot Still
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Technique used in distillation to control which elements of the liquid are passed on to the condenser
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Reflux
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Highest level of abv generally achieved via pot still distillation
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70%
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2 alternate terms used for "column still"
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Patent Still, Coffey Still
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2 sections of the analyzer column
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Rectifying, Stripping
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Pipe connecting the plates in a column still
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Downcomer pipe
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Alternate term for a pot-and-column still
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Hybrid Still
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Botanical term for American white oak
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Quercus Alba
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Term used for all newly distilled spirits
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New Make Spirits
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3 main structural components of oak heartwood
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Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Lignin
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Charred layer just below the surface of a toasted oak barrel
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Red Layer
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Six processes of oak aging
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Evaporation, Extraction, Concentration, Filtration, Coloration, Oxidation
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Term used for evaporative loss that occurs during oak aging
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Angels Share
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