Methods of drawing samples:
The samples shall be drawn by the distillery officer in the presence of distillery representative duly authorized in this behalf by the distillery. All the four samples shall be sealed with the seal of the distillery officer, and the seal shall carry the joint signature of the distillery officer and distillery representatives.
Out of the four samples one sample shall be issued to the distillery representative, one shall be retained by the distillery officer and the two remaining samples shall be send to the authorised laboratory under State Excise escort. The laboratory shall accept the samples if the seals are intact and analyse one sample normally within seven working days from the date of receipt of the samples. The second sample duly sealed shall be preserved by the laboratory for atleast one month after sending the analysis report of the first sample. If the distillery within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the analysis report does not contest the results of the analysis report it may be disposed off
The laboratory shall send the analysis report to the distillery officer and to the distillery separately, normally within ten working days from the date of receipt of sample. The sample report shall contain the percentage of total reducing sugars, fermentable sugars, sulphated ash and volatile acidity. The analysis shall be carried out at ambient temperature.
If the distillery accepts the analysis report, the remaining samples lying with the distillery of the same batch number shall be added back to the molasses in storage tank.
In case the analysis report is contested by the distillery the distillery shall inform the laboratory in writing accordingly within seven days from the date of receipt of analysis report. On receipt of such letter from the distillery, the second sample with the laboratory shall be used for analysis in the presence of the representative of the distillery. The second analysis report shall be final.
The analysis report shall be preserved by the distillery officer and the distillery for two years or as may be directed by the Commissioner, State Excise, Maharashtra State, Mumbai.
In the case of fermentative bases other than molasses, the quantity and method of drawing samples shall be in the manner as stipulated in the statutory provisions of the chemical analyser or laboratory. However, the samples shall be drawn on a monthly basis and sent to the chemical analyser or laboratory authorised by the Commissioner of State Excise to that extent. The reports obtained from the chemical analyser or laboratory shall be maintained in the proforma prescribed by the Commissioner of State Excise11.
8. Fermentation किण्वन
The wort of the desired gravity; which shall be ascertained and verified by means of a saccharometer; shall be put into wash-backs. The quantity of wort shall be ascertained, and a sample thereof taken for finding out the percentage of its sugar contents; and thereafter; the required quantity of yeast or active wash shall be added to it.
Where mhowra flowers are used as fermentative base, the wort shall be prepared by maceration or diffusion process.
2(2a) Where the other flowers and fruits which are produced locally used as fermentative base, the wort shall be prepared by appropriate approved Process.2
The licensee shall give the Distillery Officer in Form V a declaration of wash made as soon as any wash is placed in a wash-back.
1(4) The fermentation efficiency in the case of batch type fermentation and continuous fermentation shall be 85 per cent, and 87 per cent respectively.1