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During [[distillation]], congeners are found in the [[heads]]. | During [[distillation]], congeners are found in the [[heads]]. | ||
In the alcoholic beverages industry, congeners are substances, other than the desired type of alcohol, ethanol, produced during [[fermentation]]. These substances include small amounts of chemicals such as [[methanol]] and other alcohols (known as [[fusel alcohol]]s), [[acetone]], [[acetaldehyde]], [[esters]], [[tannins]], and [[aldehydes]] (e.g. furfural). Congeners are responsible for most of the taste and aroma of distilled alcoholic beverages, and contribute to the taste of non-distilled drinks. | In the alcoholic beverages industry, congeners are substances, other than the desired type of alcohol, ethanol, produced during [[fermentation]]. These substances include small amounts of chemicals such as [[methanol]] and other alcohols (known as [[fusel alcohol]]s), [[acetone]], [[acetaldehyde]], [[esters]], [[tannins]], and [[aldehydes]] (e.g. furfural). Congeners are responsible for most of the taste and aroma of distilled alcoholic beverages, and contribute to the taste of non-distilled drinks. It has been suggested that these substances contribute to the symptoms of a hangover. Congeners are also used by forensic toxicologists to determine what a person drank in a sub-discipline called alcohol congener analysis. | ||
A [[Slobber_box|slobber box]] is a simple [[Moonshine|moonshiners]] method of reducing congeners. | A [[Slobber_box|slobber box]] is a simple [[Moonshine|moonshiners]] method of reducing congeners. | ||
Revision as of 08:53, 5 September 2017
During distillation, congeners are found in the heads.
In the alcoholic beverages industry, congeners are substances, other than the desired type of alcohol, ethanol, produced during fermentation. These substances include small amounts of chemicals such as methanol and other alcohols (known as fusel alcohols), acetone, acetaldehyde, esters, tannins, and aldehydes (e.g. furfural). Congeners are responsible for most of the taste and aroma of distilled alcoholic beverages, and contribute to the taste of non-distilled drinks. It has been suggested that these substances contribute to the symptoms of a hangover. Congeners are also used by forensic toxicologists to determine what a person drank in a sub-discipline called alcohol congener analysis.
A slobber box is a simple moonshiners method of reducing congeners.