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Oak Ageing Of Alcohol

Posted By: ELK1nG
Oak Ageing Of Alcohol

Oak Ageing Of Alcohol
Last updated 8/2020
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 416.15 MB | Duration: 1h 7m

Valuable Insights for a future craft distiller

What you'll learn

For people interested in perhaps one day launching a craft distillery business, this Course provides valuable insight into the ageing of alcohol in oak barrels, including the structure of oak wood, how barrels are made and how the chemical processes that occur in a barrel help create taste and character.

Requirements

No specific requirements

Description

A craft distiller seeking to make whisky, rum or brandies will be faced with the daunting challenge of ageing the distillate in an oak barrel. What is wood made of? Why are barrels for the spirits industry made of oak? How are oak barrels made? What reactions occur to the alcohol in the oak barrel during ageing? Where does a craft distiller get oak barrels? Should barrels be new or used? This course aims to answer these questions and many more for the potential future craft distiller who wants to learn about oak barrel ageing.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 The Structure of Wood

Lecture 3 Oak Wood

Lecture 4 Making an Oak Barrel

Lecture 5 Reactions inside the Barrel

Lecture 6 Barrel Vendors

Entrepreneurs interested in perhaps one day launching a craft distillery business.