How is Whisky Made? Behind The Scenes at a Craft Distillery

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Jenna Diubaldo, partner/distiller at Sons of Vancouver Distillery, walks us through the process of making distilled spirits such as vodka and whisky, step-by-step from grain to glass.
The main processes discussed:
1. Mashing - combining milled grain with hot water to convert starches to simple sugars
2. Cooling - using a heat exchanger to cool down the hot mash to room temperature and begin fermentation
3. Fermentation - yeast is added to the cooled mash, which will digest simple sugars and create alcohol and carbon dioxide
4. Stripping Distillation - the first distillation, often referred to as the stripping run, takes the ~9% alcohol up to ~30% alcohol by removing solids (spent grain) and water
5. Spirit Distillation - ~30% alcohol (referred to as low wines) are distilled a second time to bring alcohol up to ~94% to make delicious, potable beverage ethanol
6. Filtration - if making vodka or liqueurs, ~94% alcohol gets filtered through charcoal to increase neutrality and remove unwanted flavour compounds
7. Maturation - if making whisky, ~94% alcohol gets proofed down to ~60% with water and then put into oak barrels for 3+ years
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[@navymark101]

Thank you Jenna. I'm fascinated with the whole process of distilling. Your equipment is beautiful.

[@richardksmith]

Love this longer video and the 'how it works' content.

[@sonsofvancouver]

Glad you liked it!

[@barrygiddey9139]

Very interesting video-Thanks for sharing!🥃

[@sonsofvancouver]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Pineywoods_Hermit]

A far cry from the old days of a single pot and coiled condenser.

[@sonsofvancouver]

Oh how the times have changed eh