The separation of a liquid mixture, by boiling point, into its distinct constituent components. Normally accomplished by controlled boiling and condensation in a still.
Questions tagged [distillation]
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Is peaty whiskey made in other parts of the world besides Islay?
I recently came back from a visit to Islay in Scotland, where I learned
that the distilleries use peat in the process of drying barley to give the local Scotch its distinctive peaty flavor. I'm curious whether this process also happens in other…
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Sour Mash Whiskey
Assume I know how to properly ferment grain and distill it into whisky, and that I have all the necessary equipment. If I want a "sour mash" whisky, how would I go about it?
From a bit of research, it seems that the term "sour mash" simply describes…
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How can I make a home distillation set up, safely?
This is more of a hypothetical question!
Disclaimer: I have no intention of doing home distillation in any form whatsoever.
In most countries home distillation of any alcohol products is illegal.
It is only legal in New Zealand. Some European…
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How much of a spirit's flavour comes from the original fermentation?
It's my understanding that distillation produces alcohol to a very high percentage, over 90%. Obviously this doesn't leave a lot of room for flavour compounds. And indeed a lot of white spirit, such as Vodka, is relatively flavourless.
Some spirits,…
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If buying a distillery, what would you focus on?
As I receive many offers of Latin American spirits and do not have any experience in marketing those (high quality) products I think to buy into an existing distillery with skilled personnel, to use their distribution channels and add further…
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Extracting oils and flavours before fermentation
Distillation of ethereal oils is made with different pressures and temperatures than distillation of alcohol. So when distilling spirits out of mash directly most of the tastes get lost. I wonder if it could be an idea to distil the natural oils and…
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Homemade alcohol
As you know with the ongoing corona-virus issue, the need of alcohol as a disinfectant had increased dramatically.
I live in Iran, where alcohol is illegal. Nowadays, even if you can find a 100cc of 70% ethanol, you can expect to pay x10 price.
I'm…
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Mash overflows and lid comes off distiller
I've got a store bought distiller, this is my second time using it.
The first time I put homemade wine & made some nice Brandy. This time I have a all-grain mash which has been fermenting for 5 days.
Once the distiller heats up enough the lid pops…
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Distilling fermented beverages to remove head without concentrating alcohol?
AFAIK, good distillers discard (or at least reduce) the head (typically the first 5%) of any primary distillation run because it is predominantly less desirable high-VOC compounds.
Is distillation ever used to remove these "head compounds" from a…
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Why is Rum not affected in the same way by distillation as other alcohols like Vodka?
Is this true:
Distilled alcohol such as gin, vodka, scotch, whisky and rye are
produced from fermentation and distillation of wheat, barely or rye.
The distillation process separates the alcohol from the gluten
proteins, producing an…
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Is distilled water automatically deionised water?
In the process of distilling water. Does the said water become de-ionised? I don't know how many ways I've tried to put this but it keeps coming back as not up to your standards. Oh that did it it wasn't verbose enough.
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What is the difference between beer and whisky?
I was reading the articles about how beer and whisky are made:
https://plygenind.com/whisky-making-process-a-step-by-step-guide/
https://plygenind.com/steps-of-beer-brewing-process/
It occurred to me that beer and whisky are basically the same? The…
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