Almonds

by **edwatters** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 2:47 pm

Has anyone ever fermented almonds for spirits?

by **Mash** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:29 pm

I would not have thought that there was much sugar in them. Better would be as a flavour after.

What were you thinking of making or have you got a mountain of almonds

by **vino-tinto** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:46 pm

By weight there is only 4% of sugar, the main component is oil. Great for making cheese or roasting, but little else except eating raw.

by **edwatters** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:04 pm

Someone gave me 50 lbs of raw almonds and it got me thinking lol

by **Mash** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:20 pm

I thought as much. How is marzipan made?

by **Anavrin** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:51 pm

Amareto springs to mind, don't know how it's made though, maybe it's macerated with almonds or something similar.

by **edwatters** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:22 pm

I read that almonds are fermented to make almond milk so i was hoping someone had done almonds for spirit. Amaretto is made with almonds through maceration not distilled.

by **vino-tinto** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:24 pm

edwatters wrote:Someone gave me 50 lbs of raw almonds and it got me thinking lol

Roast them and coat in hard toffee, similar to a sugared almond or make them into an Almond brittle slab.
That's what we do with them in Spain, if we don't make them into cheese.

by **Anavrin** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:02 pm

I did a little research on Amaretto and it appears it's not made with almonds, it's brandy macerated with apricots according to wiki

I did find a recipe for mixing up a good Amaretto clone using sugar, syrup, almond and vanilla essence if anyone fancy's a go

http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/DiSaron ... ecipe.html

by **Easydrinker** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:39 pm

50lbs of almonds might get me thinking these days.
This has happened to me in the past,and I just munched them.
I think to shell the whole sack for a brew might seem daunting,as compared to cracking a few for nibbles on a daily basis.

Robert.

by **RumJohn** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:36 am

Dip then in chocolate.

by **edwatters** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:32 am

Ok ok i get it. It was just a thought. And amaretto is made from brandy, apricot nuts, and dried cherries, and whole almonds, and dried apricots. Brown sugar and vanilla added after the month long maceration. I think i am going to make a 30 litre sugar wash and add 5 pounds of crushed almonds for flavor and see what happens. I will keep you posted.

by **Inky** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:49 am

Hi All,
just wondering if there was ever a result from this amaretto experiment? I have received enquiries from interested parties...
Cheers, inky

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