vodka from dried, bulk potato starch

[fueldistiller]

I've read with interest the trials and tribulations over the use of bulk potatoes to make vodka. Has anyone tried using dried, bulk, processed potato starch? The cost is approx. $1.00 US per pound. Please provide me with any insights you may have.

[Tater]

saw on history channel other day that it took 15 lbs taters to make fifth likker

[fueldistiller]

saw on history channel other day that it took 15 lbs taters to make fifth likker

Tater, if I get pure, 100% potato starch from a commercial source, no messin with boilin taters, strainin the mash etc isn't that a good thing? just won't to know if there's anything I need to consider.

[Dnderhead]

how are you planning to do this?

[Tater]

Might wanna take a lb of the starch a gallon or two of water some enzines or malt and see how much it will produce.If its like corn starch Id think it be an very expensive way to go to make likker

[Gheest]

What a coincidence, today i was thinking the exact same thing, i figured it would save met the trouble of boiling the potato's, please report your findings fueldistiller

[Dnderhead]

starch is starch no mater where it comes from. so if you convert to sugar of? that is just what you have.
very little or no flavors,so unless it is real cheep then it is not worth it.