| Job Title |
Yeast Distiller |
| Job Description |
Controls Equipment To Prepare Mixture Of Mash And Yeast For
Use In Manufacture Of Distilled Liquors: Weighs Specified
Quantities Of Rye And Malt Meal, Depending Upon Amount Of Yeast
Required, And Dumps Them Into Yeast Tub (cooker) Filled With
Specified Amount Of Water. Opens Valves To Admit Steam That
Circulates Through Coil Pipes In Tub And Cooks Mixture. Starts
Revolving Blades In Tub To Agitate Mixture As It Cooks. Observes
Temperature Gauges And Increases Or Decreases Steam Pressure To
Maintain Constant Temperature As Mash Cooks. Pours Yeast Culture
Into Cooked Mash And Mixes Mash With Revolving Blades. Stops
Revolving Blades When Mash And Yeast Are Thoroughly Mixed. Tests
Mash To Determine Temperature And Specific Gravity (proof),
Using Thermometer And Hydrometer, And Records Results. Observes
Gauges And Increases Or Decreases Steam To Ensure That Mash
Ferments At Constant Temperature. Notifies Fermentation Operator
(beverage) When Mash Is Ready To Be Pumped Into Fermentation
Tank. Removes Sample Of Mash For Laboratory Analysis.
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