Cheap / simple grape brandy wash...

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First off, I haven't been here in a while...if you had a question or a PM to me, sorry I blew you off. That damn work thing got in the way.

Thought I'd post a quick (and cheap!) grape brandy wash that works well as a LPR (liquid panty remover) as my welcome back post.

It's a 5 gallon recipe, but it should scale up without any problem:

64 oz white grape juice
64 oz concord grape juice
12 pounds brown sugar
1 tsp yeast nutrient (if you're not using yeast nutrient in your wash, start!)
fill to five gallons with water
pitch yeast (high alcohol tolerance - at a minimum champagne yeast, preferably distiller's yeast that will take up to 20% alcohol).

Ferment at about 70 degrees for three to four days (after a day, the airlock will be going quicker than a jackhammer), rack to secondary, give it two weeks to settle then distill according to your preferences.

It will yield a wash at about 19% ABV, and if you can catch a sale at costco is quite cost-effective.

Enjoy-