Quick gin, would it work, any opinions welcome

[guest5234]

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?

[Easydrinker]

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.

[Mash]

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?

[RumJohn]

@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.

[gaza the instructor]

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.

[Easydrinker]

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.

[oldman56]

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

[Easydrinker]

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.