Redistilling question
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Redistilling question
How much water should I add per quart of about 170 proof moonshine to redistill it?
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Re: Redistilling question
Enough to bring it down to 80 or 85 proof....or approximately a quart of water to your quart of 170 proof spirit.Fishy60 wrote:How much water should I add per quart of about 170 proof moonshine to redistill it?
There is a calculator on the parent site to figure how much water to add to dilute/temper to bottle strength. See the "calc" page on the parent site.
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Re: Redistilling question
Some experienced menbers advise diluting to 30 %ABV. Redistilling is supposed to result in a smoother distillate than from 40 %ABV. Proof being double the %ABV.
But I have not tested that.
But I have not tested that.