Cachaca - cane spirit

[Seagull]

Cooool!!!

[Mr Four Square]

Got around 10 litres of this on a light oak from Jan 16. I'm a happy pirate. Many thanks for getting me there RJ. Any plans to head home for a visit ?

[RumJohn]

@ Mr Four Square. Thank you and your most welcome. No plans on getting down that way. Currently I am in the US. I am obliged to be here twice a year for about 5 weeks at a time, by request of the feds. Not what I want but dont have a choice. And that consumes my annual travel time and expenses.

On top of that, I was not satisfied with my water for 8 or 9 months and my stores are severely depleted. As all except the Apple Pie is aged, some 5 years, I need to do some serious production on my return.

[Mr Four Square]

There are a few of us on NZHD who have made a few batches of this and been very pleased with the result. We are working on a bottle swap so we can compare product which will be interesting. I've kept my oak pretty light and on 40% abv as per your recommendation. One of the other fellas is more of a rum man so I'm expecting he used darker oak. It'll be interesting to see what the taste difference is.

[RumJohn]

Would love to make it for a bottle swap. But not likely to happen.

[Curmudgeon]

I've only used this recipe on a very very small scale, but it is both the simplest and best. Clean taste with no chemicals, added nutrients or filtering required.

(this is in an airstill. I imagine a little natural nutrient and a better still would be fantastic)

[RumJohn]

Just bought a load of Golden Syrup and 100 kg of brown sugar. 15% increase in price since my last purchase. That seems like a lot to me.

[Easydrinker]

Brexit, and TRUMP.
Everything is going to cost more.
Everywhere.

Robert.

[Curmudgeon]

This is far and away my favourite home-made spirit for mixing, using whatever brand of lemonade and lime. Fine with cola too, but awesome as a fizzy caipirinha.

[Curmudgeon]

Just bought a load of Golden Syrup and 100 kg of brown sugar. 15% increase in price since my last purchase. That seems like a lot to me.

No UK retail price rises on sugar etc just yet. UK wholesale price did rise but has fallen back to summer levels http://uk.investing.com/commodities/london-sugar

[Brewhunter]

Farmfoods has gone up by 10p a bag >:(
I've been hoarding golden syrup ready for when I eventually get a pot attachment for the T500
Down to my last three bottles of the last batch now so need to get saving.

[Easydrinker]

I have been maintaining a stock of around 60Kg of sugar upwards,to act as a buffer to rising prices, it will help some, but the price rises will surely still hurt >:(

Robert.

[gaza the instructor]

Bought 50kg yesterday from Lidaldi thingybob.
49p per kg

[Brewhunter]

50 litre wash nearly ready, really looking forward to running this through my new alembic dome/condenser thingy on the T500, this recipe is easily my favourite

[gaza the instructor]

Good luck mate enjoy..
This is yuummmie Rum.
Age mine on American light oak.
Have 3 ltrs saved for Xmas from
FEb.