The Nano Distillery: The Future of Distilling

The Nano Distillery is a compilation of how-to chapters and real-life experiences of distillers who successfully produce quality spirits on a small scale. Complete with formulas, spreadsheets, and first-person accounts The Nano Distillery is intended to provide you with enough information to roll up your sleeves and get distilling. Chapters include the necessary considerations of operating a distillery and making spirits—legalities, equipment, record-keeping, recipes, trademarking and design. And finally, you’ll hear the voices of nano distillers themselves, who explain what’s worked for them and what hasn’t.The information here is invaluable and reads much like a series of mini-workshops on distilling and the business of distilling.TOC: Preface: Starting Distillery 291Part One: Getting StartedFive Things To Do and 10 Questions to Answer Before Opening a DistilleryJust Do It—Or Get a DogPart Two: Regulations, Operations & ConstructionSeven Key Considerations for Designing a Nano DistilleryTen Dos and Don’ts for Working with Your Local Code OfficialsTrademark Tips For Small DistillersCorrect Alcohol Dilution Calculation for DistillersNano Distillery Record KeepingEssential Equipment for a Startup Nano DistilleryPart Three: Production TechniquesHow Distillation WorksSeven Steps to Make Award-Winning Whiskey in Your BasementGin Styles and TechniquesCooking Corn Mash at Whiskey GapMashing and Distilling at Old FlatheadPart Four: Nano Distillery ProfilesEpilogue: Great Notch DistilleryAppendix: Nano Distillery Cost Modeling Spreadsheet