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Course Title:   Certificate in Home Distilling

The certificate in Home Distilling provides you with all the knowledge and experience to enjoy home distilling as a life long hobby in a responsible and legal manner.

Learn to manufacture brandy, whiskey, vodka, liqueurs and more than 100 different spirits, liqueurs and infusions.

Course objectives: To enable new home distillers to enter home distilling in a knowledgeable,  informed manner and respecting the law to responsibly enjoy the life-long art of distilling.
   
Course duration: 6 week certificate course with 3 hour experiential work sessions once a week on weekday evenings from 18h00-21h00

Location: In Centurion, Pretoria

Course contents:

WEEK 1:
 MODULE 1: Distilling overview and introduction

Types of liquors
History of distilling
Legalities - how to obtain your permit to own and operate your Distillique Compact Still legally in South Africa
Safety during distilling
Responsible drinking and health benefits
Potable distilling products
Myths about Distilling
The role of copper during distilling

WEEK 2:
 MODULE 2: Equipment and Instrumentation
Fermenting vessels
Still types
The Distillique Compact still
Distilling boilers and heating control
Instrumentation and correct use
Cautionary notes on equipment
Hygiene, sterilisation, cleaning and maintenance

WEEK 3:
 MODULE 3: Fermentation
Working with recipes
The Fermentation process
Types of fermentation
Yeast
Sugar washes
Calculating sugar requirements
Fruit fermentation
Grain fermentation (Barley, maize, etc)
Special fermentation techniques
Record keeping
Hands-on practical and tasting
 
WEEK 4:
 MODULE 4: Distillation
Mixtures, solutions and suspensions
Vapour pressure
Distillation processes for spirits
The distillation process for essential oils
Temperature management
Purity control
Heads, Hearts and Tails
Record keeping
Taking cuts
Disposing of distillation wastes
Essential oil extraction
Hand-on practical and tasting
 
WEEK 5:
 MODULE 5: Blending, flavouring and colouring
Sensory perceptions
Diluting raw distilled alcohol
Visual examinations
Olfactory examinations
Taste examinations
Tactile examinations
Liquor types
Whisky and Brandy blending
Infusions
Steaming
Wood Maturing
Botanicals and essences
Caramel preparation
Commercial flavourants
Smoothing and sweetening
Cleaning and polishing
Blending
Practical examinations
 
WEEK 6:
 MODULE 6: Selected Techniques
Storage and bottling
Cleaning and Maintenance of equipment
Certificate examination and certificate awards.
 
What next?
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Course Title 2 Certificate in Home Distilling Classification Culinary and Food -> Alcohol Distillation Course Requirements Grade 9 Mathematics 18 years or older Price Course fees: R1800.00 per person and this includes: Study material Starter pack with: 20 Litre fermenting bucket Distiller's yeast Distiller's yeast nutrient Distiller's soda Professional distiller's hydrometer 6 x weekly work sessions Refreshments during work sessions Notes Although this course is scheduled only to run in Centurion, we will provide the course in any location in South Africa for a minimum of 15 attendees. It is great fun and truly allows you to start a life long, highly rewarding and enjoyable hobby - for you and friends.

Course Information Location COUNTRYWIDE Course Type Part Time Evening Start Dates 2010 Length of Course 6 Weeks - one evening per week. Final Registration Date Registration throughout the year.

Contact Details Name Distillique Phone 0832637832 Email trainingdistillique.co.za