Researcher paraphrase of the section's central contribution; detailed qualifications and corrections are in the related Literature Note.
Printed pp. 163–173; physical PDF 168–178.
Distillation inherits a chemically and biologically conditioned feed; wash strength alone cannot describe that feed.
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Distillation inherits a chemically and biologically conditioned feed; wash strength alone cannot describe that feed.
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Chapter 6 connects grain selection, processing, fermentation and storage to later distillation. Solids, lipids, acids, microbial activity and smoke-derived material can change the feed and its behavior. Holding a completed fermentation is therefore an additional process condition, not merely empty time in the schedule.
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