The Hands-On Distilling Class/Workshop Course Consists Of:
- Complete step by step start to finish on the fermentation side
- Grain mashes, cane sugar washes, rum washes, and agave washes
- Water quality and PH adjustments
- Using a hydrometer with temperature corrections
- Understanding starch conversion and fermentable sugars
- Enzymes and yeast
Distillation Process
- Also included in these workshops is distilling the spirit using a 16 gallon Mile Hi Flute still with up to 6 plated sections
- Understanding the blueprint of a still and how the still works
- How to make the cuts. Foreshots, Heads, Hearts, and Tails
- Temperatures, percentage, and output
- Stripping runs and spirit runs
- Alcohol percentage and proof
- How to produce quality spirits
Post Distillation Process
- Blending spirits
- Filtration of vodkas and rums
- Aging spirits
small group workshop of 6 people
Classes are held at Downslope Distilling in Englewood Colorado ( a suburb of Denver )
Class Hours are 9am to 4pm
Downslope Distilling
6770 S Dawson Cir
Suite 400
Englewood, Colorado 80112
If you are interested in other workshops to learn specific topics please let us know. Email us at [email protected]
