ultrasonic aging experiment

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I recently built a 100 watt ultrasonic aging device (UAD) to determine if ultrasonic aging of spirits is a real thing or just a gimmick. I've been asked by a number of respected members of this board (and a couple of scoundrels) to document these experiments and post my results. I'm normally a much more "seat of my pants" kind'a guy, but for the sake of this procedure I'll be writing everything down and presenting it here...You're welcome.


This is the UAD I built. It's simply two half gallon Bain Marie pots, one cut, flipped and nested to allow room for the transducer. I haven't even put the control board in a box yet.

The parameters I've been asked to measure are:
Starting weight- 4 pounds 10 1/2 oz
Starting temperature - 65 Degrees F
Measured volume - Just a hair under the 500 ml line
ABV - 99 Proof

I am running the UAD for a 40 minute session. I'll post the results and my subjective evaluation of the resulting changes in flavor and texture.