Spirit goes cloudy when diluted

[Easydrinker]

I think Jon I'd rather try a boiled water solution then trust dehumidified, even if passed through a coffee filter.This thought stems purely from situations I see dehumidifiers generally used in.

Yes,
I have only ever used a de-humidifier in places where mould,of some sort,was already growing on the walls.
Maybe simple Penicillin,maybe something worse.
Robert.

[John51]

You can usually get RO water from an aquarium shop.

[jonnyboy40]

Thanks for the replies, boiled water unfortunately produced cloudy spirit, I'll try to buy some RO water from an aquarium shop.

Its strange as the water in Wales is supposed to be soft when I last distilled around 5-6 years ago and just used tap water to dilute I never had any cloudy issues.

Regards

Jon

[Anavrin]

I just found this while reading on

http://www.allaboutspirits.com/alcohol

An interesting property of alcohol is it dissolves organic oils and fats. On the other hand oils and water do not mix well. You should realize that if pure alcohol was mixed with nuts it probably dissolved some oils, yet the alcohol solution is clear. We would normally make such a solution weaker by adding some water. When water is added, the alcohol may be diluted to such a degree that it can no longer hold the oil in solution. The problem may not be immediately noticeable, but in a few days the product may become cloudy. A good example is the preparation of the French aperitif Pernod. Star anise oil is diluted in 40% alcohol (vodka), forming a clear, yellow solution. When people add water to the drink a whitish emulsion of small undissolved oil drops suddenly appear making Pernod look like yellowish milk.

[Easydrinker]

Nice one,thanks for posting that.
Feel I've learned something usefull.
Now,how long can I remember that?
Robert.

[RumJohn]

Make your final cut earlier. Trying to get the most out of your still will get you more fusil alcohols coming across and they will cloud your product when you add water to bring down the ABV.

Aim for quality and not quantity. The little extra bit can stuff an otherwise good run.