Module 11

Finishing Run

Prepare a safe charge, collect fractions, and dial in cut points you can repeat.

Prepare your boiler charge for a finishing run, then collect and evaluate fractions. Learn practical heads identification, safer smelling technique, and how power influences smearing in a brandy-style run.

What you'll learn

  • How to prepare a safe boiler charge for finishing
  • How to collect fractions and make cut decisions
  • How to identify and discard early heads
  • How power setting affects smearing
  • How to record temperatures for a repeatable recipe

Lessons

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Tasting and Recipe Development

Continue with How to Taste Fractions to keep momentum and move into the next topic in sequence.

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