FBPTEC4019 — Manage still operations to produce brown spirits

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What an assessment for FBPTEC4019 must cover

49 assessable components: 3 elements (22 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 24 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for distillation

1.1Identify standards, regulations and guidance materials that cover the requirements of working with ethanol in hazardous and explosive environments
1.2Identify hazards associated with still operations and manage risks
1.3Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure personal safety
1.4Identify specification for product
1.5Receive product to be distilled and check quality meets specifications
1.6Prepare still for operation
1.7Prepare receival vessel to collect low wine
1.8Prepare to record distillation details in line with regulatory requirements

2 Operate still to distil spirit

2.1Transfer wash into the wash still
2.2Distil wash to produce low wine, collected into receival vessel
2.3Transfer low wine collected and heads and tails into the spirit still
2.4Prepare alcohol receival vessel to collect distillate
2.5Distil low wine and monitor the alcohol content of distillate throughout the distillation run
2.6Cut flow of distillate at specified points to collect heads, hearts and tails
2.7Conduct sensory analysis tests and monitor alcohol content and quality of product
2.8Complete processing and batch records to ensure traceability
2.9Conduct second distillation run as required for specific product

3 Conduct housekeeping activities

3.1Identify options for use of head and tails of still run
3.2Clean equipment and work area in line with workplace procedures
3.3Conduct routine maintenance activities
3.4Dispose of waste in line with regulatory requirements
3.5Complete batch records in line with workplace requirements

Performance evidence

There must be evidence that the individual has managed still operations to collect spirit in line with pre-determined specifications for a brown spirit, on at least one occasion.

Knowledge evidence

brown spirits typically distilled and aged in wooden casks
definitions of whiskey, rum and brandy
types of wash typically used to produce brown spirits
different methods used for distilling spirits
shape and parts of a still and their purpose
critical differences between a pot still and a column still
purposes of first and subsequent distillations
alcohol boiling points
quality and characteristics of different parts of the still run, including heads, hearts and tails
harmful chemicals that are produced through distillation, including methanol, and boiling point
alcohol content of different parts of the still run
stages and changes required for equipment operation, specific to product
typical tests carried out to check alcohol content, flavour and quality
sensory analysis techniques to determine parts of distillation run
instruments used for testing and how each is calibrated, such as hydrometer, alchometer
options for using heads and tails of distillation run
procedures and equipment used for transfer operations
common causes of variation to product and corrective action required
hazards, risks and controls, including for working with explosive atmosphere, heat, steam and ethanol
routine maintenance requirements
waste handling and disposal requirements
Australian Standards, legislation, regulations and workplace licence requirements related to the production and storage of alcohol
legislation, regulation and workplace licence requirements related to distilled spirits, including license to operate a still, Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in relation to excise tax, waste disposal
recording requirements for traceability of product and ATO requirements.

Foundation skills

Oral communication: Use industry and product appropriate terminology
Numeracy: Accurately read and interpret gauges and test results Calculations to determine alcohol by volume (ABV) based on gravity change

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What does an assessment tool for FBPTEC4019 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FBPTEC4019 needs to address all 49 unit components: 3 elements with 22 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 24 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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