Title: How whiskey is made - making, history, used, parts, product, industry, Raw Materials
Headings: 
Whiskey
Background
Raw Materials
The Manufacturing
Process
Preparing the grain
Mashing
Fermenting
Distilling
Aging
Blending
Bottling
Quality Control
Byproducts/Waste
Where To Learn More
Books
Periodicals
User Contributions:
Raj Vansh
Beualah
Helen Weeks

Content: The type of grain used varies with the kind of whiskey being made, but all  whiskeys contain at least a small amount of malted barley, which is needed  to start the fermentation process. Scotch malt whiskey contains only  barley. Other whiskeys contain barley in combination with corn, wheat,  oats, and/or rye. Corn whiskey must contain at least 80% corn, while  Bourbon whiskey and Tennessee whiskey must contain at least 51% corn. Rye  whiskey must contain at least 51% rye, and wheat whiskey must contain at  least 51% wheat. Straight whiskeys contain no other ingredients, but blended whiskeys may  contain a small amount of additives such as caramel color and sherry. The Manufacturing
Process
Preparing the grain
1 Truckloads of grain are shipped directly from farms to the whiskey  manufacturer to be stored in silos until needed. The grain is inspected  and cleaned to remove all dust and other foreign particles. 2 All grains except barley are first ground into meal in a gristmill. The meal is then mixed with water and cooked to break down the cellulose  walls that contain starch granules.