Craft Distilling

 

Field to Flask:

Fundamentals of Small Batch Distilling-4th edition

 

Malcolm Bucholtz

 

Over the past decade, the craft distilling movement has grown to approximately 1500 small batch distillers in the USA, 300 in the UK, 150 in Canada and 100 in Australia.

 

Whether your passion is to start distilling as a hobby or to start a licensed small batch craft distillery, the key to successfully making top quality spirits is a thorough understanding of raw materials and a solid grasp of the science behind mashing, fermentation, distillation, oak ageing and the use of water and yeast.

 

As well as the history of alcoholic beverages and the legal definitions of spirit types, this 4th Edition of Field to Flask explores the legislation that governs craft distilling in Canada, the UK and the USA and the complex science behind mashing, fermenting, distilling and oak ageing of alcoholic spirits.

 

This edition also examines marketing strategies for gaining market attention as a small distiller, manufacturing of alcoholic beverages by commercial distilleries, and wraps up with recipe ideas to stimulate the imagination of both the hobbyist and potential licensed craft distiller alike.

 

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The Recipe:

Reviving the Lost Art of Home Distilling

 

Malcolm Bucholtz

 

People once scoffed at the moonshine that Grandpa used to make out behind the barn. This ridicule has now come full circle. People are now interested in reviving the lost art of home distillation. What exactly was Grandpa making all those years ago? Can we make it today?

 

This book has been written for all those intrepid souls out there who want to revive the lost art of home distillation. Those hardy adventurers who want to make a batch of Whisky or Gin in their garages, she-sheds and man-caves on a Saturday morning. Just like Grandpa.

 

Technically, home distilling is illegal in Canada and the USA. As you contemplate going down the path of home distillation, I ask that you remain aware of this at all times. The winds of change are, however, starting to blow. Government rigidity towards home distilling is starting to ease. Social norms are being re-defined thanks to television shows like Moonshiners and due to small businesses that are manufacturing and selling the equipment necessary to do home distilling. But, don’t push the envelope. If you take up home distilling, keep your hobby to yourself and to those people close to you. Do not be selling your product to strangers or giving it away to the neighbors on your street. Let the winds of change continue to blow. If we are all sensible and act responsibly towards home distilling, the winds of change will work in our favor.

 

As you turn the pages of this book, you will be taken on a brief journey through the history of alcohol. You will be provided with detailed information on raw materials, yeast, water, cleaning, fermenting and oak aging. You will learn about the science of distillation and the essential equipment required to successfully home distill. Lastly, you will be provided with some recipes and procedures that will provide you with a firm footing to launch your new hobby of “Reviving the Lost Art of Home Distillation”.

 

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