StillSmart Home distillation made easy! 2008-12-30T23:07:55+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/feed.php?f=1&t=82 2008-12-30T23:07:55+00:00 2008-12-30T23:07:55+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=82&p=579#p579 <![CDATA[Test Your Good Stuff]]> Statistics: Posted by bluecap — Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:07 pm


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Statistics: Posted by quietman — Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:55 pm


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2008-12-30T06:26:14+00:00 2008-12-30T06:26:14+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=82&p=573#p573 <![CDATA[Test Your Good Stuff]]> Take a glass that you would normally drink out of and rinse it heavily with water- there should be no soap residue. Then dry the cup with a clean towel (to prevent mineral salts from being left behind after the water evaporates).
Pour in a little of the spirit you are testing, and swirl the glass around until the spirit has totally coated the inside of the glass.
Once there is a thin "film" of alcohol covering the inside of the glass- pour out the excess alcohol (drink it), and leave the glass somewhere where it won't be broken.
The next morning, smell the glass

If there is a nice perfumed aroma (for aged or other flavored spirits) or absolutely nothing (for vodka), congratulations- you've made good booze.
If there is any brackish, sour, solvent-like, or wet cardboard flavors- shame on you- you got greedy and ended up with heads or tails in your spirit.

That's all there is to it. Suprisingly effective test, considering how easy it is.

Statistics: Posted by bluecap — Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:26 am


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