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Variety | Craft Malt for Craft Distillers

Root Shoot has narrowed down the barley varieties it grows to just one, an all-around quality performer when it comes to farming, malting, brewing, and distilling.

Intro to Grains | Craft Malt for Craft Distillers

Todd shares insights into the first step of grain production—planting—including the importance of selection, crop rotation, and environmental impacts.

Introduction | Craft Malt for Craft Distillers

Todd and Mike provide an overview of how Olander Farms got into malting and created a new market for themselves in the brewing and distilling industries.

Parting Thoughts | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

Justin leaves you with some parting thoughts about how to make an American single malt whiskey with your own spin.

What Makes American Single Malt Whiskey? | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

With no official category from the TTB, American single malt whiskey can be open to interpretation.

What Boulder Spirits Offers | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

Boulder Spirits offers a special version of American single malt whiskey. It’s inspired by a Scottish classic.

Notes on the Still | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

Justin discusses working with and cleaning their copper one-pot still.

Best Flavors | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

For American single malt whiskey, every step of the process affects the flavor and final product.

Barreling & Aging | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

Discover how the barrel itself and the time aged affect the flavor of the final product.

Distillation Process & Materials | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

With distillation, consistency is key. Justin discusses Boulder Spirits’ still, the two runs, and how to make cuts to reach their target ABV.

Fermentation | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

Learn how the fermentor is controlled during a speedy 58-hour fermentation of an American single malt whiskey at Boulder Spirits.

The Mash | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

Whiskey production starts in the mash tun, then goes directly to the fermentor.

Ingredients & Water | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

Learn about the quality ingredients and water used throughout the process of making an American single malt whiskey at Boulder Spirits.

Introduction | Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey

Get a brief introduction from Justin plus an overview of what you’ll be learning in this course on distilling American single malt whiskey.

Conclusion | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Wrap up and review of the class.

Breaking Down the Lab Still | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Disassembling and cleaning the lab still.

Resetting the Still and Distilling for Proof | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Burns demonstrates the process of using a lab still to check ABV.

Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Using the Lab Still to Check the ABV of Liqueurs | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Use the lab still to find the ABV of liqueurs or cocktails with sugar that might throw off a densitometer.

Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

The End of Distillation | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Making the tails cut and shutting off down the still.

Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Building a Recipe With Standardized Individual Concentrated Distillates | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Learn how to use standardized measurements to improve repeatability and scalability.

Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Making a Heads Cut on the Lab Still | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Decide when and why to make the cut, and record volume and ABV for repeatability.

Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Standardizing to Simplify Recipe Scaling | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Learn how to employ standard and consistent measurements and processes for repeatability and scalability.

Three Principles of Recipe Development in Botanical Spirits | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

These three techniques form the core of Jamie Burns' process for developing complex botanical spirits.

Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

Setting Up a Lab Still | Getting the Most From Your Lab Still

How to assemble the lab still for safe and functional distilling.

Getting the Most From Your Lab Still