Cleaning up spirits

Post by **stillvodka** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:38 am

Hello,

Is it OK to mix activated carbon directly in the container with your spirits?
and just swearle it around leave it for awhile and filter it through to remove any carbon dust that maybe left

Why i ask is that ive found that there seem to be so many methods of doing the polishing up of spirits, some people don't even bother.

Thanks

stoker · Post by **stoker** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:50 am

it's ok
it's even the best way to use activated carbon

junkyard dawg · Post by **junkyard dawg** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:06 pm

Some people make spirits that don't NEED polishing. Turbo yeasts almost always need polishing.

Post by **Grayson_Stewart** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:31 pm

Just tossing the carbon in there and letting it "swirl" around then settle out is how water treatment plants make potable water, so yes...thats perfectly fine. However I would be sure and swirl it around several times a day and leave it for a few days.

Post by **stillvodka** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:54 pm

Thanks for that info,

I know now that i have been doing it the right way, the stuff i have made has been OK to me, although some of it has had a whiskey sort of taste, down to being turbo wash i recon.