Hyde 2022 supplies two exact practitioner passages: fraction collection at PDF sheets 118–119 and center-out recombination at PDF sheets 152–162.
Collecting a distillation run in more, smaller, labeled fractions preserves finer sensory distinctions and gives the distiller more options when composing the final cut.
Method and locators verified in Hyde. Additional commercial or technical sources are required before promotion beyond Researching.
The optimal fraction size depends on scale, still behavior, sensory capacity, workflow, and recordkeeping. The claim does not prescribe universal cut percentages or a universal jar size.
Combining transition zones early destroys information that cannot be recovered. Smaller fractions retain boundaries, permitting narrower exclusion of defects and measured recombination from the center outward.
Created during full processing of SRC-119 on 2026-08-27.
Basis
Two located practitioner passages support the information-preservation logic: smaller collection vessels preserve transition detail, and measured center-out recombination uses that detail.
Current judgment
The claim is methodologically coherent and directly supported for small-scale batch distillation. It remains Researching because commercial-scale expression and independent technical corroboration have not yet been added.
Drafting guardrail
Do not convert this into fixed heads, hearts, and tails percentages. The durable point is preserved resolution, not a universal boundary.