Method retained with corrected limitations: equal water additions190 do not equalize unequal ABVs. PDF201 mis-scales2/15/8ml:600ml requires48/360/192, not48/300/192=540;202 conflicts with the diluted total. Nominal volume arithmetic does not account for contraction.
The pages provide a sequence for evaluating and combining components at small scale.
Hyde's bench method uses small labeled samples, controlled dilution, measured ratios, comparative tasting, written notes, and scale-up only after a trial succeeds, protecting the main batch from an irreversible mistake.
PDF sheet 203
PDF sheet 187
Bench Blending and Sensory Evaluation
Fresh complete supplied-copy audit: 382 sheets read, all surveyed and135 detailed visual pages inspected. Method retained with corrected limitations: equal water additions190 do not equalize unequal ABVs. PDF201 mis-scales2/15/8ml:600ml requires48/360/192, not48/300/192=540;202 conflicts with the diluted total. Nominal volume arithmetic does not account for contraction.
Verified evidence record from Aaron Hyde's How to Distill.
Captured evidence
Hyde's bench method uses small labeled samples, controlled dilution, measured ratios, comparative tasting, written notes, and scale-up only after a trial succeeds, protecting the main batch from an irreversible mistake.
Locator
- Local PDF: PDF sheets 187–203
- Source section: Bench Blending and Sensory Evaluation
- Locator convention: PDF-sheet number, used because the 382-sheet fixed-layout file does not match the edition's 224-page bibliographic pagination
Context
The pages provide a sequence for evaluating and combining components at small scale.
Research annotation
A strong practitioner method for translating sensory intuition into a repeatable formulation decision.