logo

established 2010

Untitled-1_1

Canada Links

Teaching the Art, Science and Business of Craft Distilling

Comprehensive Hands-on Training Seminars and Certification for Craft Distilling Entreprenuers

The Program This is an entire 5-day workshop   Join our next Workshop!

Take Your First Big Step to the Next Big Thing with hands on training by Artisan Craft Distilling Institute. Classroom work is at the Inn at Gig Harbor. There are special rates on rooms at the Inn.
Below is our regular class schedule and there will be hands on training at the distillery every day.

The Price for the workshop is $1,995 Watch for early registration discounts

certificate3

SAVE 40% on a second person

Receive your Certificate of Completion at the end of the workshop


Introductions to Distilling Workshop

* History of Workshop
* What you can expect
* Allan, Deanna, Justin, Paul
* Tour of Heritage Distillery

Distillation Process: Overview

* What does a distillery look like?
* Floor layouts
* Layout analysis
* Equipment and descriptions 
* How to pick equipment based on target
  market
* Where do you buy this stuff?

Fermentation

* Grain
* Malt
* Tuber
* Fruit
* Molasses, Honey, Sorghum and Agave syrup
* Yeast, yeast nutrition and oxygen supply
* Business plan consideration

Distillation Engineering

* Still type overview
* Pot, column, & pot-column hybrid
* Copper vs. stainless steel video
* Methods of heating
* Reflux and condensation
* Business plan consideration

Distillation Standards

* Vodka             * Gin               * Rum
* Whiskey          * Tequila and mescal
* Brandy            * eau-de-vieLiqueurs
* cordials          * aperitif
* Business plan consideration
* Target market considerations

Gauging of Spirits

* Weight, Volume and temperature
* Hydrometry
* Gas chromatography
* Densitometry

Packaging

* Bottles- where do you buy this stuff?
* Closures
* Standards of fill considerations
* Bottling sealing and labeling
* Target Market considerations

Labeling

* COLA
*  Target Market considerations

Distillery Business Planning

* Distillery business plan
* Business financing
* Product sales and marketing
* New distribution system for WA
* Control State rules

When you register you are given a survey used to customize your week with more time in areas you want. Business planning and marketing trainers will be on hand all week to work with those wanting more focus on spreadsheets,  marketing plans etc. Breakout sessions will be available on topics like business planning and marketing.

Two evening networking events planned on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. On Tuesday we play a game we invented  called “Booz Clues”, a fun tasting and learning game.


Distillery Marketing

* Your new best friends
* Why on-line is important
* Basics of Social media
* On line tools, facebook, pintrest, google+ etc.
* Putting it all together
* Marketing Plan
* Tasting Room Merchandising

Licensing and Compliance

* Physical plant considerations to licensing
* TTB- Canada Regs
States liquor control boards
* County and municipal regulations
* licensing and bonding services
* Label approval

Distillation in Practice

* Heads or foreshots
* Hearts or body
* Tails or feints
* Heating and cooling essentials
* Health and safety considerations
* Charging the still
* Applying heat
* Actual distillation demonstration

star-1_

Click here to enroll in an upcoming seminar.  Call 509.989.2683 for further information.

[Home] [About] [Program] [Costs] [Calendar] [Blog/News] [Resources] [Enroll] [Contact Us]
fblogosm2 pintlogosm twitterlogosm_1

Copyright 2013 - 2016 Artisan Craft Distilling Institute. All rights reserved. Design by CPF Marketing Communications.