Hopefully this can be a clearinghouse for the books and references we’ve all found helpful over the years. Here are some of my favorites and most often read:

1. 27 CFR 19: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/27/part-19
2. “Chemical Mechanisms of Whiskey Maturation” 1981 George Reazin
3. Fermented Beverage Production Volume 2 https://www.amazon.com/Fermented-Beverage-Production-Andrew-G-H-ebook/dp/B00CB7XX8G/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532100375&sr=1-1&keywords=fermented+beverage+production+volume+2
4. Recommended Fire Protection Practices for Distilled Beverage Facilities DISCUS
5. Whiskey. Technology, Production, and Marketing. https://www.amazon.com/Whisky-Technology-Production-Marketing-Alcoholic/dp/0126692025/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532100489&sr=1-2&keywords=whiskey+technology
6. The Alcohol Textbook.
7. Fundamentals of Distillery Practice (the original operations manual for MGP – formerly LDI). https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Distillery-Practice-Herman-Willkie/dp/0982405561/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0982405561&pd_rd_r=97AZ52AYXAXT9AAHVZNW&pd_rd_w=UsuGW&pd_rd_wg=MKuAv&psc=1&refRID=97AZ52AYXAXT9AAHVZNW

Cheers,
McKee