Fermentation is where flavour begins and your alcohol is actually made. Distillation only concentrates what fermentation creates.
The essentials
- Yeast — strain choice shapes flavour and yield
- Gravity — original and final gravity tell you sugar converted and potential alcohol
- Temperature — affects yeast health and flavour compounds
- Time — under- or over-fermenting both cause problems
What to record per run
- Wash volume
- Original and final gravity
- Yeast strain and quantity
- Temperature over time
- Resulting ABV
Why record it
Consistent spirit starts with consistent fermentation. Logging these lets you reproduce good results and diagnose bad ones. It also feeds cleanly into your distillation records and ultimately your cuts.
CaskPilot captures fermentation runs with gravity, yeast and temperature logs tied to the batch.
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