Food & DrinkThe ProfessorIntermediate
Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions, a free food & drink course on Tomo

Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions

Transform your home bar by using precision temperature control to create rapid infusions, custom liqueurs, and aged spirits in hours rather than months.

Like Duolingo, but for Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

21 levels across 4 sections, about 42 minutes end to end, roughly 8 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Rapid Infusions and Flavor Extraction, Liqueurs and Complex Sweeteners, Mimicking Time and Barrel Effects, and The Science of Spirit Safety. It assumes you already know the basics.

21 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Sully the Spirited Seal, the guide who teaches the Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions course
Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions
with Sully the Spirited Seal
21
Levels
4
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions

  • Thermal energy increases the kinetic movement of ethanol molecules
  • Heat lowers the viscosity of botanical oils for faster extraction
  • Sous vide provides constant agitation through convection currents
  • Alcohol begins evaporating at 173°F, well within infusion ranges
  • Vacuum sealing traps volatile aromatic compounds inside the liquid
  • Pressure in the sealed bag forces solvent into the botanical cells
  • How heat replaces weeks of traditional maceration in sous vide infusions
  • The role of vacuum sealing in preserving spirit proof and aroma
  • Temperatures above 140°F break down chlorophyll into bitter compounds
  • Delicate esters in citrus zest degrade into 'cooked' flavors at high heat
  • Lower temperatures (130°F) preserve the bright, 'raw' profile of herbs
  • Dried spices and bark require high heat to soften lignin structures
  • Fibrous roots like ginger need heat to rupture tough cell walls
  • Hardy ingredients lack the delicate oils that spoil at high heat
  • Matching heat levels to the physical structure of the infusion ingredient
  • Selecting the correct temperature for delicate botanical infusions
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.

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A real question from this course. Take your best guess.

The Science of Speed Infusion

How does heat affect the botanical oils found in ingredients like spices or citrus peel?

Get it right to open this lesson and 20 more in the app.

Course map

How to learn Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions, step by step

Go in order. 21 short levels across 4 sections, about 42 minutes in all, five minutes a day.

  1. 1

    Rapid Infusions and Flavor Extraction

    • The 2-Hour Infusion
    • Custom Gin and Botanical Spirits
  2. 2

    Liqueurs and Complex Sweeteners

    • Rapid Limoncello and Citrus Liqueurs
    • Cream Liqueurs and Fat-Washing
  3. 3

    Mimicking Time and Barrel Effects

    • Rapid Wood Aging
    • High-Potency Bitters and Tinctures
  4. 4

    The Science of Spirit Safety

    • Solubility and Safety Limits

4 sections · 7 units · 21 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

Questions

Questions about Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions

  1. How do I learn Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions?

    Go in order: start with Rapid Infusions and Flavor Extraction, then Liqueurs and Complex Sweeteners, then Mimicking Time and Barrel Effects, then The Science of Spirit Safety. On Tomo that's 21 short levels, about 42 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.

  2. Is there a Duolingo-style app for Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions?

    Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.

  3. Is the Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions course free?

    Yes. Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.

  4. How long does it take to learn Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions?

    21 levels across 4 sections, about 42 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.

  5. Do I need any background to start Sous Vide Spirits and Infusions?

    No. It's pitched at an intermediate level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.

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