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Cracking into On-Grain Versus Off-Grain Production

The differences between on-grain and off-grain production involve much more than impact on flavor, and it pays for you to know the pros and cons of each method.

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More Than a Number: Selecting the Right Bottle Proof for Your Spirit

The strength at which distillers decide to bottle their products can have wide-ranging impact, from labeling laws to bartender preferences.

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Forecasting: If You Make It, Will They Come?

Planning production in the distillery requires more than an optimistic foot on the gas. It demands a calculated look at production and sales capacity.

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How to Protect (or Ruin) Your Distillery’s Stainless Steel

Here are some important practices to observe—and to avoid—when it comes to maintaining stainless steel in the distillery.

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Not All Stainless Is Created Equal

Stainless steel is ubiquitous in production environments, so—to ensure consistent spirits and long-lasting equipment—it’s critical to understand how and why it works and the types we’re likely to use in the distillery.

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Distilling with Triticale: Upside on the Field, and in the Glass

This unusual rye-wheat hybrid isn’t well known among the drinking public, but its star may be rising in the world of craft whiskey.

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The Promise and Gimmickry of Rapid Maturation

Rapid-aging research is as old as commercial whiskey production. What are the upsides, what are the downsides—and why hasn’t it taken broader hold in the industry?

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Nanodistilling: Small but Mighty—and Creative

While the smallest distilleries will never compete on volume, there are other areas where they can outmaneuver bigger players on experimentation, local ties, and small-batch appeal.

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Weighing the Merits of Slow Dilution

When it comes to diluting a spirit before packaging, deliberate slowness has a strong following among distillers. Yet there’s a lack of hard evidence to back up the approach—or to dismiss it.

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High-Quality Proofing Water Is Essential to Great Spirits

As a distiller, you need to ensure that the water you’re using for dilution is helping, not harming, your products. Here’s what to know.