| #53. Spirit run results |
| Published: 2025-04-23 [Wed] 09:39, by |
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Pretty happy with the yields I got from $14 worth of sugar and trivial amounts of bran, tomato, and yeast. Water and electric are cheap so I'm not factoring them in to the total price. > Phase 1 60 L of sugar wine (12kg sugar) Distilling these in 20L batches gave me.. > Phase 2 20 L of 35% low wines Distilled slow, collected in small jars gave me... > Phase 3 ~7 liters boiled out ~4 liters of heads and tails to save for a rainy day ~3 liters "hearts" (all with consistent ABV, 70%) ~6 liters 40% spirit, dilute with water ~8x 750ml bottles of 40% spirit, will be turned into gin |
| #52. |
| Published: 2025-04-21 [Mon] 15:24, by |
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when I get 6 liters out I'm going to shut off the machine starting to taste a lot of tails coming through now I estimate maybe 2.5L are hearts but I'll need to wait and let the jars air out before diluting, tasting, and blending. Really excited to be making gin again. |
| #51. |
| Published: 2025-04-21 [Mon] 11:07, by |
| 18 liters of 35% ABV in the boiler tonight. |
| #40. 2025-04 ferments |
| Published: 2025-04-04 [Fri] 12:45, by |
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I started a 20L ferment tonight of a new recipe In the boiler: * 100g of homemade tomato paste * 100g of old bran * 8g of old yeast * 30ml end of old bottle of wine (mostly sludge) * 4kg sugar After cooling: * 50g baker's yeast * pinch DAP * pinch epsom salts just finished cooking this up. Never tried using bran as a nutrient before so I'm curious how it turns out. It should finish around 12% ABV or so, fingers crossed! I wonder how bran flavor will compare with tomato flavor... |
| #1. Homemade alcohol |
| Published: 2024-01-08 [Mon] 15:38, by |
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Interested in making booze at home? Is saving money or making delicious drinks an appeal to you? Experimenting with new recipes or techniques? This a thread for homebrewers and distillers to ask questions, give advice, or share progress reports. (Pictures and experiences are very welcome!) |