pot ale
noun
: the residue of fermented wort left in a still after the distillation of whiskey or alcohol and used for animal feed
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In addition, the residue called pot ale, which accumulates in the distilleries' copper stills, will be turned into animal feed and fertilizer for nearby farmers.
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Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2011
This amounts to 684,000 metric tons of draff and over 2.3 billion liters of pot ale every year, according to Zero Waste Scotland.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022
The startup uses a process known as acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation in which bacteria break down the sugars in the whisky draff and pot ale into acids.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022
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Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2011
This amounts to 684,000 metric tons of draff and over 2.3 billion liters of pot ale every year, according to Zero Waste Scotland.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022
The startup uses a process known as acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation in which bacteria break down the sugars in the whisky draff and pot ale into acids.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 25 Apr. 2022
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“Pot ale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pot%20ale. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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