Aging Vodka

[Uncle Jesse]

from the old message boards:

pothead
07/10/04 08:55 AM
subject: Aging Vodka

Would aging affect the taste of my "nuetral" product? (i run my sugar wash through my potstill twice, and it still has a somewhat "sweet" flavor to it)


theholymackerel
07/10/04 09:26 AM
Re: Aging Vodka [re: pothead]

When i make vodka with my pot still I run it through 4-6 times. Twice isn't enough to have a clean product. Make sure ya take out enough heads... they give that sweet taste ya don't want in a vodka.

Agein' will definately help. A couple of months stored in glass with a cork will smooth it some.

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pothead
07/10/04 10:18 AM
Re: Aging Vodka [re: theholymackerel]

Thanks.


Knuklehead
07/11/04 03:31 PM
Re: Aging Vodka [re: pothead]

Just like THM said about the heads. Make sure the product is free form heads because just a bit of heads will make all your vodka taste sweet. Just like the removal of foreshots I way over do it when taking out the heads. In a 20lL sugar wash you may have around 250ml of ethel acitate. I take about 750ml and keep that seperate. I just use this to make liqueurs that are very sweet anyway in then the sweet spirit blends right it.

I am Canadian