Nuclear Whiskey / Nuclear Rum and Spirits Rapid Ageing

[pochine]

OK..... finushed the nuclear aging ss discussed. This is what I did:

First batch

450ml of hearts rum @ 62%
Added one small oak stave charred to 50%
1/3 of a vanilla pod
3 x 3min blasts in the microwave

Very nice! ! It was a little too oaky after the 3rd blast. But its getting better now. More of the vanilla flavours are coming through now.

Second batch

Spiced rum
450ml of hearts rum @ 62%
One small oak stave charred to 70%
1/3 of a vanilla pod
One small all spice berry
One point of star of anise
One clove
Small pinch of nutmeg
1" slice of ginger (very thin)

3 x 3min blasts in the microwave

Man this stuff is good!! I think I should have only done 2 runs in the microwave. The flavours are a little strong. I may water it down a little with water and clean rum.

With coke it tastes a little like doctor pepper!

[kencoinc1]

If one had access to a vacuum pump one could pull about 20''/H2O Vac as many times as needed for taste and color without the risk of creating a mushroom cloud in ones kitchen, just a thought....

[Truckinbutch]

If one had access to a vacuum pump one could pull about 20''/H2O Vac as many times as needed for taste and color without the risk of creating a mushroom cloud in ones kitchen, just a thought....

Anyone posting here documented a 'mushroom cloud'' in their kitchen ? Just askin . I've never read about one here .

[FullySilenced]

Several have tried to make em doing this Truckinbutch, but no one has been successful that i know of either...

happy stillin

NUKE ON!

FS

[Truckinbutch]

Several have tried to make em doing this Truckinbutch, but no one has been successful that i know of either...

happy stillin

NUKE ON!

FS

I rest my case .............................

[FullySilenced]

General safety and care should still be taken.. in other words don't do anything stupid.. like seal the jar then microwave it...

FS

[LukeDuke]

General safety and care should still be taken.. in other words don't do anything stupid.. like seal the jar then microwave it...

FS

LoL. Lets hope not.

[Truckinbutch]

General safety and care should still be taken.. in other words don't do anything stupid.. like seal the jar then microwave it...

FS

How foolish would you have to be to pull a trick like that ? .................... Oh , nevermind , kind of rhetorical question ; ain't it

[moosemilk]

Tried the nuclear method. But used something g different. I had purchased a packet labeled toasted oak shavings. Well it was more like sawdust. Being cheap, I decided not to waste it. Cut open a tea bag and replaced contents with the oak sawdust. One pint. Two runs of nuke and freeze and it looked more like dark rum! Diluted with some that was sitting on cubes and just slightly amber. Damn was it nice! I am not a fan of oaking, prefer straight clear corn likker, but this is a nice occasional treat.

Edit: forgot to mention tied bag back up with pure cotton thread

[FullySilenced]

I use the large tea bags from here i seal them with a heat sealer and they work like a charm... i bet you could make some fine gin using herbs in these bags if you were infusing...

And this company has wonderful herbs... of all types in bulk

Press and Brew Tea Bags 2 sizes

https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/searc ... =%E2%9C%93

[moosemilk]

I use the large tea bags from here i seal them with a heat sealer and they work like a charm... i bet you could make some fine gin using herbs in these bags if you were infusing...

And this company has wonderful herbs... of all types in bulk

Press and Brew Tea Bags 2 sizes

https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/searc ... =%E2%9C%93

Thanks! I don't drink gin, but the MIL has been asking if I would. Perfect idea! No more cutting and sewing up bags lol.

[FullySilenced]

they also have muslin and cotton presewn bags... at this link...

[urlhttps://www.mountainroseherbs.com/catalog/teas/accessories][/url]

[Truckinbutch]

Just never know what you are going to learn here . Fact remains that it is all valuable .

[FullySilenced]

Found this buried in a nuke thread on another forum thought i would share it.. it is kinda funny...

Poster's name has been deleted

OK
Absolutely no apologies for awakening this thread from its slumbers.
I have been there,worn the t shirt,and sing its praises.
A new twist that I have tried,it may work for you,and ring your bells as it did mine.
So I took 1000mls of fairly neutral neutral,@ 65%ABV,large necked jar,40'ish grams of old,cleaned up whisky barrel stave pieces,and nuked it to boiling point.
And let it cool down.
Four times.
WITHOUT A CAP.
Result was 600ml @ 55%.
What a loss of alcohol! and I know it is not as simple as the comparative loss of 27 years aging in an oak barrel,(do the maths at 2%/ year).
The taste?
Probably the best spirit I have ever produced,the sole reason I am tapping this out to share with you as dawn breaks,and I really must go grab a few hours sleep.
Maybe just one more as the birds are sitting on the roof now,singing their socks off,and I need some sleep...

If you ever have distilled a bit.. you kinda know where the poster was coming from...

Happy Stillin

FS

[jrome]

Considering the backlash against using a microwave, why not consider other forms of heating? You could put capped bottles into a pot of boiling water for the same effect. Probably less convenient than a microwave but there'd be little difference no?

[FullySilenced]

What Backlash... there have been no issues... no one has blown up... no houses burned down... and your bringing up backlash... read every post in the thread again... please... then come up with something else

[bentstick]

Considering the backlash against using a microwave, why not consider other forms of heating? You could put capped bottles into a pot of boiling water for the same effect. Probably less convenient than a microwave but there'd be little difference no?

Not the same not even close to same results! It is one method to simulate age product not a replacement,but as far as safety,and a good end result try it or don't!

[S-Cackalacky]

Considering the backlash against using a microwave, why not consider other forms of heating? You could put capped bottles into a pot of boiling water for the same effect. Probably less convenient than a microwave but there'd be little difference no?

Actually that sounds more dangerous cause if there is any high proof evaporating off the double boiler it could ignite via the stove top.

+1. It usually takes something metal to generate a spark in a microwave. So, unless you do something really stupid, it should be OK. Just like anything else - you need to pay attention to what you're doing and look out for your own safety. If you feel uncomfortable nuking alcohol, don't do it. There's a certain amount of risk you take just by being involved in this hobby.

[Truckinbutch]

+1 on all the other guys that are pro nuking . Works well for me .

[jrome]

What Backlash... there have been no issues... no one has blown up... no houses burned down... and your bringing up backlash... read every post in the thread again... please... then come up with something else

Backlash
noun
noun: backlash; plural noun: backlashes
1. a strong and adverse reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.
"a public backlash against racism"

I can't see very welllll.. but I don't see "houses burned down" or anything of the sort you mentioned in the definition of "backlash".

As I wrote it, I think the term "backlash" fits here. Go ahead and go back through the posts, there are a number of people strongly disagreeing with this, which obviously fits the definition of backlash.

You never asked if I disagree with the nuking whiskey technique, which I don't really. If someone wants to do it, then by all means. I might be tempted when I have some good shine to age. All I wanted to point out is that if other people disagree with it then maybe there's another way to accomplish the same thing without putting some alcohol into a microwave.

In fact, I enjoy a good debate and appreciate the original post Fully.

[wv_cooker]

Bud this thread has gone on for over a year now and even most of the few that disagreed and created what you call backlash have moved on to try it for themselves. With 6 posts you might want to pick something else to prove yourself on.

[Truckinbutch]

Bud this thread has gone on for over a year now and even most of the few that disagreed and created what you call backlash have moved on to try it for themselves. With 6 posts you might want to pick something else to prove yourself on.

+1 Good call Cooker .

[FullySilenced]

There are numerous ways people have tried to accomplish a speedier aging of spirits... freezing, vibrating, boiling in the jar has been discussed several times the list is long and processes varied... and even in a few cases, some people just say putting the spirits in a barrel and leaving it for a few years works in a fashion...

I currently nuke and age on chips or staves for a period of time. And as my inventory of product has increased i am able to leave some of it alone for longer and longer periods of time...

But for the short term... nothing I have found can beat using the microwave to get a drinkable product in a very short time frame. Nothing gives you the ability to make the variety of products in a rapid fashion like Nuking seems to do..

FS

[S-Cackalacky]

But for the short term... nothing I have found can beat using the microwave to get a drinkable product in a very short time frame. Nothing gives you the ability to make the variety of products in a rapid fashion like Nuking seems to do..

FS

That paragraph strikes a chord with me. I'm getting too damned old to be putting likker in a barrel for a couple of years. Last thing I want to do is put all the work into it and leave it for someone else to drink or otherwise dispose of it.

[Bushman]

But for the short term... nothing I have found can beat using the microwave to get a drinkable product in a very short time frame. Nothing gives you the ability to make the variety of products in a rapid fashion like Nuking seems to do..

FS

That paragraph strikes a chord with me. I'm getting too damned old to be putting likker in a barrel for a couple of years. Last thing I want to do is put all the work into it and leave it for someone else to drink or otherwise dispose of it.

The Ultra Sonic Bath works almost as fast in my opinion.

[S-Cackalacky]

But Bushman, I already have a microwave.

[Bushman]

Understand, I like my US because I use it for multiple applications in home distilling. I got the idea when visiting a distillery that used a larger method but basically the same then talking with Odin, we both have the same 1/2 gallon set-up.

[FullySilenced]

I mentioned your vibrator.... Bushy

[LWTCS]

I mentioned your vibrator.... Bushy

Nibbly bits are getting tingly

[Bushman]

I am getting off the forum for tonight, before this thread starts wondering more from it's intent and no LWTCS I am not going to go play with it.