■ 🕑 36.
│ The early part of the run has smelled very berry-like. Not what I was
│ expecting, though I never eat Trix cereal so I'm a poor judge.
│
│ As we approach the end of the run, the corn notes are starting to come
│ through. It's interesting how different smells and tastes come out at
│ different parts.
│
└─■ 🕑 37.
│ I got about ~4 liters out of my 18L 9% ABV Trix experiment.
│
│ 700g of smashed and boiled Trix cereal with 3kg of sugar.
│ Fermented for 1 week, allowed to clear a bit before boiling
│
│ 1st jar (1.5L) smells very fruity -- perhaps berries and citrus
│ ... but also very strong in alcohol
│ 2nd jar (1.5L) is a bit more ambiguous.
│ 3rd jar (~1L) is much more corny, but also weaker in alcohol.
│
│ I will likely incorporate this with my ~10L of "stripped" tomato paste
│ wash to make some kind of gin. The corn and berry notes should add a
│ nice complexity to the juniper, coriander, et al.
│
├─■ 🕑 38.
│ Sampling jar #2 of the Trix cereal wine (72% ABV), mixing with cola.
│
│ The strongest flavors carrying through are corn with incidental
│ berry / lemon sweetness. But the heads and tails present hinder the
│ potential for tastiness. I feel like if it were to be distilled again,
│ aged hearts on oak would taste as a pretty tasty bourbon ..
│
└─■ 🕑 39.
Mixed some of jar #1 with milk -- wondered how milk w/ cereal liquor
would be. I'm not sure if it was the "heads" or what but the cocktail
was almost completely revolting and not something I would wish upon
my friends or enemies. 2/10