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Re: Quick gin, would it work, any opinions welcome

2017-11-07T22:42:34+00:00

Yes, Gin starts with a good neutral.
If you have a good Brandy, don't waste it.

Is that as clear as muddy water?

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:42 pm

Re: Quick gin, would it work, any opinions welcome

2017-11-07T20:23:20+00:00

Why waste good brandy on gin.
Do very hard cuts on the brandy,dil to 65% and add a few oak staves leave for at least 3 months.Dil some to 40% and try and decide whether to leave the rest to age longer or drink now.If you over oak dilute with unoaked brandy or redistill,so little "apple" flavour comes over I do,nt notice it.
Sugar is cheap and easy to use fermenting to a higher strength

Statistics: Posted by oldman56 — Tue Nov 07, 2017 8:23 pm

Re: Quick gin, would it work, any opinions welcome

2017-09-03T22:33:09+00:00

I would not expect a lot of Apple flavour to get through, using the method that you describe.
I am always happy to be proved wrong, so if you do it, please report back.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Sep 03, 2017 10:33 pm

Re: Quick gin, would it work, any opinions welcome

2017-08-27T06:28:19+00:00

If you want to make good Gin, you really need to start with neutral
spirit. So do a Kale wash or a Vs wash, really need 2 washes. That
will give you enough to make loads of Gin.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:28 am

Re: Quick gin, would it work, any opinions welcome

2017-08-27T06:18:39+00:00

@Guest: You might get something perfectly palatible, but why use a pot still when you have a column. It would be like a surgeon that has a nice sharp scalpel but chooses to operate with a spoon.

Review what constitutes a gin and then decide how to go about it.

Statistics: Posted by RumJohn — Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:18 am

Re: Quick gin, would it work, any opinions welcome

2017-08-04T06:10:48+00:00

I don't think you will get a huge apple flavour.

A basket is more controllable / cleaner / repeatable. Sounds like you are enjoying making gins. Might be worth building one.

Odins is calibrated to be a long cool maceration. Is this similar to what you ram last time?

You can do hot maceration, which is typically overnight soak and boil the bots, but you need a recipe to match.

If you are not sure about the apple flavour, do the spirit run first... Taste it.. Then rectify.

How much are you doing?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:10 am

Re: Quick gin, would it work, any opinions welcome

2017-08-03T23:17:04+00:00

For what they are worth, my thoughts are why only overnight with Odins selection?
I would give that maceration a few days.
We all do it differently.
There are reasons for that.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:17 pm

Quick gin, would it work, any opinions welcome

2017-08-03T11:06:50+00:00

I have the alembic post still and the T500 column..but just want to use the pot still.

I have 50 litres of bone dry fermented cider that I made last year at 7%.
Strip run through the pot still then overnight maceration with botanicals "odins recipe" then a spirit run with usual cuts. Just thinking it might have to much of an apple brandy flavor, any thoughts?

Statistics: Posted by guest5234 — Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:06 am