liquor industry: whiskey production
The fermentation and distillation process in producing whiskey begins with grinding grain into a meal, which is cooked. Malt is added, resulting in mash that is then cooled and pumped into a fermenter, where yeast is added. The fermented mixture is heated in a still, where the heat vaporizes the alcohol. The alcohol vapors are caught, cooled, condensed, and drawn off as clean, new whiskey. After storage in a cistern room, water is added to lower the proof before the whiskey is placed in new charred oak barrels for aging and later bottling.
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