Peach Brandy

[bourbonbob1]

Ok, so I'm going crazy here...I'm in the process of distilling mango brandy and I wanted to try a peach brandy, so I got 4 lb of cut peaches, 2 lbs of sugar, a gallon of distilled water and two qts of peach nectar. I don't know what will happen Has anyone made a nice batch of peach brandy and would they share the recipe?

[midwest shinner]

Check this out, in the tried and true recipes http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =14&t=2902 I've used Tater's fruit/berry recipe which is almost the same and it makes a nice flavorful drink. I prefer mine aged on some oak over white though, or make some syrup from the same fruit to add back to it for a liquer type beverage

[MDH]

I generally take some of it, put it in a ziplock with no air, let it ferment spontaneously, then take that, throw it in a bigger bag with more peaches and repeat the process, then throw it all into a bucket full of the crushed peaches and air-tighten it. I just did this and fermented out 90 pounds of peaches in a week. It's the right time of year to do it.

[midwest shinner]

So MDH you're basically making a starter from the wash and stepping up the size as it ferments until you have a good enough size starter for the size batch you're making? That's a pretty good idea, and a good way to save $$$ using less yeast

[bourbonbob1]

This is all great feed back and suggestions guys. Great ideas! Thanks!

[MDH]

So MDH you're basically making a starter from the wash and stepping up the size as it ferments until you have a good enough size starter for the size batch you're making? That's a pretty good idea, and a good way to save $$$ using less yeast

No starter yeast is wild from the skins

[Kravenhed]

So MDH you're basically making a starter from the wash and stepping up the size as it ferments until you have a good enough size starter for the size batch you're making? That's a pretty good idea, and a good way to save $$$ using less yeast

No starter yeast is wild from the skins

I know this is silly to ask but are you pullin out the rocks? I always do seems the one time I got lazy and left them in my wash and likker seemed a bit bitter.

[MDH]

No, I always include them. No breaking of any though.