The quality of vodka prepared at home is an order of magnitude higher than the factory. The fault is the poor cleaning of the product, which is not given due attention at the factories. Of course, some brands of vodka keep everything under control, the quality of their products is quite high. In order to make vodka at home, it will take some time, so it is better to be patient.
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You will need
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- 6 kg of sugar.
- 200 gr. yeast.
- 30 liters of water.
- alcohol mashine.
- flavoring additives: currants
- dill
- nuts and others
Instruction manual
1
Take 28 liters of water and add 6 kg of sugar, mix well. Dilute the yeast in 2 liters of warm water and add to the water with sugar. For aroma, add branches of currant, cherry or dill. Various types of nuts or berries will do.
2
Put in a warm place to brew for 6-8 days.
3
Connect the moonshine still and distill the resulting tincture in slow mode at a constant temperature of 75-85 degrees. A pure product should be about 6 liters.
4
Clear vodka from fusel oils. To do this, add 4-6 grams of potassium permanganate per 6 liters of product. Let stand a little, and as soon as you see that a precipitate has formed, carefully drain the vodka. Fusel oils precipitate. The color of vodka after such a procedure does not change. You can strain through a regular filter jug. Cartridges contain activated carbon, which absorbs various toxic substances well.
5
Cool the vodka and you can start the tasting. The smell and taste of moonshine should not be.