Spirits
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1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
- 1. General Flowsheet of soft drink production
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- 2. Description of techniques, methods and equipment
Spirits are types of alcoholic beverages containing alcohol from distillation process of fermented liquids. They are made from wine or from fruit, potatoes or starch after their fermentation due distillation. Required is an alcohol level of min. 32 Vol% but much higher levels can be achieved. During storage or before filling spirits are diluted with water. Liquors contain lower level of alcohol level (20-35 Vol%). Often they are aromatized with fruit, herbs, essences or extracts.
- 3. Temperature ranges and other parameters (table)
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- 4. Benchmark data
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2. NEW TECHNOLOGIES:
- a) Changes in the process
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- b) Changes in the energy distribution system
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- c) Changes in the heat supply system
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Literature: H. P. Schuchmann, H. Schuchmann: Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik, WILEY-VCH- Verlag, Weinheim 2005