Profession distillery miller

Distillery millers tend distillery mills in order to clean and grind whole grain for use in production of distilled liquors. They tend cleaning machines to remove impurities from grains followed by the grinding and weighing of grains. They perform daily maintenance on pumps, air-conveyor chutes and machines.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Temperature scales

  Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales.

• Lautering process

  Process of lautering, where the mash is separated into clear, liquid wort and residual grain. Lautering usually takes three steps: mashout, recirculation and sparging.

• Milling machines

  Milling and mills and their operation in theory and practice.

• Grain-for-beverages milling process

  Milling process, which combines advanced and conventional wet and dry milling. Milling methods of grain for beverages ensure good husk conservation and optimal grinding of the endosperm, which provide numerous advantages for the brewing process and final products.

• Mashing process

  Managing the mashing process and understanding its influence on wort quality and character of the finished fermented beverage.

• Mill operations

  Details of milling operations related to grind size, particle size distribution, heat evolution. Milling processes for different cereals and grains.

Skills

• Monitor machine operations

  Observe machine operations and evaluate product quality thereby ensuring conformity to standards.

• Operate grain cleaning machine

  Start automatic cleaning machine that blows as well as sifts foreign particles, like dirt, twigs, and also stones from whole grain conveys clean grain to storage tank for further processing.

• Keep task records

  Organise and classify records of prepared reports and correspondence related to the performed work and progress records of tasks.

• Blend beverages

  Master blending beverages as to create new beverage products that are attractive to the market, interesting to companies, and innovative in the market.

• Execute proofs of alcohol mixture

  Measure temperature (using e.g. thermometer) and specific gravity (using e.g. alcohol-proof hydrometer) and compare readings with tables from standard gauging manuals to determine proof of mixture.

• Prepare containers for beverage distillation

  Prepare containers or drums for beverage distillation. Prepare equipment for the process of purification and removal of diluting components like water, for the purpose of increasing its proportion of alcohol content.

• Collect samples for analysis

  Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.

• Take measures against flammability

  Take measures against fire. Liquor that contains 40% ABV will catch fire if heated to about 26 °C and if an ignition source is applied to it. The flash point of pure alcohol is 16.6 °C.

• Operate distilling equipment

  Operate the different parts of distilling equipment such as the pot, the distillation column, the lyne arm, the condenser, the distillate, and the aging barrels.

• Ensure sanitation

  Keep workspaces and equipment free from dirt, infection, and disease by removing waste, trash and providing for appropriate cleaning.

• Carry out checks of production plant equipment

  Carry out checks of the machinery and equipment used in the production plant. Ensure that the machinery is working properly, set machines before usage, and assure continuous operability of the equipment.

• Apply HACCP

  Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).

• Age alcoholic beverages in vats

  Follow adequate procedures to place certain alcoholic beverages (e.g. wine, spirits, vermouth) in vats and age them for the required period. Use techniques to give them special characteristics.

• Tend grinding mill machine

  Operate a grinding mill that grinds grains such as cereals, cocoa beans or coffee beans to obtain powders or pastes with different consistencies and grain sizes.

• Inspect insects in whole grain

  Inspect loads of unprocessed grain to detect harmful insects, like grain beetles.

• Apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages

  Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.

• Operate pneumatic conveyor chutes

  Use air-conveyor chutes to transfer products or mixtures from containers to storage tanks.

• Follow hygienic procedures during food processing

  Ensure a clean working space according to hygienic standards in the food processing industry.

• Apply GMP

  Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

• Lift heavy weights

  Lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body.

• Monitor milled food products

  Monitor milled food products to make sure they comply with production requirements and quality standards.

• Sterilise fermentation tanks

  Sterilise workspaces and equipment using hoses, scrapers, brushes, or chemical solutions.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB