APPENDIX C

Sample Record-keeping Form

See the following page for a sample liquor production record sheet you can photocopy and use to help you keep track of your distilling process.

Simplified Distilled Liquor Production Record

Type of Spirit:_______________________________ Recipe used:______________________________

Mashing

Backset or acid added (type and amount) ______________________ Adjusted water pH ______

Enzymes added (type and amount) ___________________________________

Fermentation

Start date ___________ Wash amt __________ OG ________ End date ___________ TG _______

Yeast type _____________________ Yeast amount _____________

Distilling — Stripping run

Date ___________ Wash amount __________ Est. ABV ______ Start time __________

First distillate (time) ________ Low wines collected (ml) _________ Low wines ABV ________

Distilling — Spirit run #1

Date ___________ Amt low wines ___________ ABV _______ Start time ____________

First distillate (time) _________ Heads collected __________ Hearts cut time _________

Hearts collected ___________ Tails cut time __________ Tails collected ____________

Distilling — Spirit run #2 (Irish whiskey)

Date ___________ Amt hearts ___________ ABV _______ Start time ____________

First distillate (time) _________ Heads collected __________ Hearts cut time _________

Hearts collected ___________ Tails cut time __________ Tails collected ____________

Distilling — Spirit run #3 (Vodka, Gin)

Date ___________ Amt hearts ___________ ABV _______ Start time ____________

First distillate (time) _________ Heads collected __________ Hearts cut time _________

Hearts collected ___________ Tails cut time __________ Tails collected ____________

Aging

American oak ___ French oak ___ Other _______________________________________

Toasted ____ Charred ____

Start date ___________ End date ___________

Comments

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