Topics: DISTILLING SPIRITS SEMINARS How to Make Alcohol at Home
1st Day: Theoretical Seminar – Distilling of Exquisite Spirits
Friday 9:00 – 13:00 Seminar lecture in English
Friday 14:00 – 18:45 Seminar lecture in German
- Formation of alcohol
- Several methods how to measure the alcohol content
- Mash – how to make at home
- Preparation of the fruit
- Conventional mashes
- High-grade mashes
- Control of fermentation and possible problems
- Fermenting starch-containing materials
- Stills
- Principles of still construction
- Several types of stills
- Handling the still
- Distilling
- Instructions for distillation
- Heads – Hearts – Tails
- Diluting to drinkable strength
- Treatment with activated carbon
- Several methods for storage
- Spirits
- Infusions
- Legal situation
2nd Day: In Practice Seminar – Distill Your Own Spirits
Saturday 09:00 – 11:30 and ca. 13:00 – ca. 16:00, in between collective lunch (optional)
- Each participant is distilling independently spirits with a provided still the whole seminar day.
- Distilling spirits: raspberry spirit, gin, cointreau, absinthe, Swiss pine cones, cornelian cherry, anise, mint, coffee, oranges, lemons, ginger, garden herbs, spices…
- Distilling mashes: prune plum, apple, pear, sloe, black bullaces, apricot, grapes, medlars…
- Seasonal specialties are also provided
- Reducing to drinkable strength (measuring the alcohol content, calculation of the needed amount of water, diluting)
- Bottling and labeling
- Receive your Certificate of Completion at the end
Included course services:
- Course materials: lecture script
- 3 small bottles filled with your own personally distilled spirits or brandies
- Materials for distilling, labels, softened water, and everything else needed for the seminar
- Coffee, refreshments
Upcoming Courses
Enroll

distilling spirits seminars 1 
how to make alcohol at home 2 
distilling spirits seminars 3 
how to make alcohol at home 4 
distilling spirits seminars 5 
how to make alcohol at home 6 
distilling spirits seminars 7 
how to make alcohol at home 8 
distilling spirits seminars 9
Enroll








