Ryan S. Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I ordered this one today: The Art of Distilling Whiskey and Other Spirits: An Enthusiast's Guide to the Artisan Distilling of Potent Potables" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McKee Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Ryan, Not directly related to Vodka production, rather all alcohol, but the best I've found. "Fermented Beverage Production" 2nd Edition. http://www.amazon.com/Fermented-Beverage-Production-Second-Andrew/dp/0306477068/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355412473&sr=1-1&keywords=fermented+beverage+production Also, look for Chapter 13 from "The Alcohol Textbook". That is a specific reference to vodka and NGS production. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickdiculous Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Ryan, I bought that book myself when I was beginning to look around. It is really an enthusiasts book giving you basic descriptions and histories of differing spirits. It will have very little technical information at all. I enjoyed it as a history and basic look into the business. I have the book John is recommending and it is the textbook used by the MSU Distilling program. It is very science oriented and can be a bit of a tough read, but the information is the best technical stuff out there. You may also want to try "Fundamentals of Distillery Practice" Herman Willkie, and Joseph A Prochaska. It was written in 1943 as a manual for the Seagrams company. You also download Professor Kris Berglund's free book at http://www.artisandi...ILLING1.0.0.pdf, if you want a good introduction to the processes involved. I downloaded it and had it printed and bound at Kinkos. I was the first person to go through a trial run of two month distilling internship Kris is trying to start at MSU and I used his freebee and the Fermented Beverage Production books as texts for the course. Good luck, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McKee Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Rick, Thanks for the suggestion. I just ordered a copy. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S. Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Thanks for all the suggestions fellas, def appreciate it. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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