— Chemical & Engineering Principles in Whisky & Fuel Alcohol Production

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Chemical & engineering principles underlying the manufacture of whisky & fuel alcohol. Biochemistry of malting. Assessment of grain modification & diastatic power, and of the phenol content of peated malt. Lautering as a problem of fluidized bed compaction. Fermentation and its assessment. Fractional distillation and the Rayleigh equation. The fate of congeners in pot and column distillation. Chemical reactions affecting flavor from kilning to maturation. Learning Activities: Laboratory 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Limited to students aged 21 years or older; open to seniors in chemical engineering and seniors in chemistry; non-majors require consent of instructor. Cross Listing: ECH 168 . Grade Mode: Letter. Learning Activities: Laboratory 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Limited to students aged 21 years or older; open to seniors in chemical engineering and seniors in chemistry; non-majors require consent of instructor. Cross Listing: ECH 168 . Grade Mode: Letter.