#43 Distilling Vodka (High PH Sugar Wash) and more.....

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[@DavyDoo69]

Stilling for half my life, keep on sampling, eventually "It won't matter"... 👍👍

[@tdb4379]

Only just discovered you vids.. they all seem really good, informative and natural.. the comparisons are good too..
I would like to ask, do you or have you charcoal filtered any of the Vodka you make?.
Cheers..

[@distillinginaustralia3257]

Hi, no, I have looked into it and was going to do a video on it, it’s a task for next year. I have found that good cuts give me a pretty good result. Better than the commercial ones (independent tested)

[@tdb4379]

Ok, I'll be interested to see how you go about it. I always filter any white products..

[@StassBrewing]

Cheers Nick - so good you could compare to a commercial GNS. Have you tried treating your low wines with sodium carbonate? From what little I know, it increases the pH of your low wines, weakening the chemical bonds of the congeners, increasing your hearts cut. Go for lower yield, higher quality if possible!

[@distillinginaustralia3257]

Hey mate, yeah couldn’t agree more, quality over quantity. I’m really happy with the end product. Thanks. Nick

[@jameskringlee8974]

Is this High PH Sugar Wash noticeably different in taste or alcohol recovery than the previous wash started at a lower ph?
any thoughts on the dramatic ph drop just after startup of this start at high ph wash?

[@distillinginaustralia3257]

All sugar washes have a dramatic dip in ph. Our water has a ph of 7 so to decrease and then increase ph levels just means you’re chasing your tail. To answer your questions no, I didn’t notice any change in quality or quantity. Works for me. Thanks for the comment and following the channel. Nick

[@jameskringlee8974]

@@distillinginaustralia3257 Thank You

[@gpatto7794]

Is this through a reflux or pot?

[@distillinginaustralia3257]

6 plate reflux

[@ericgravink6358]

Did you do a stripping run first, or did you go right to the spirit run?

[@distillinginaustralia3257]

Hi Eric, I do a spirit run straight off the wash. Pay a lot of attention to the cuts, which gives me a really clean neutral off the 6 plates. Thanks for watching. Nick

[@cinek8951]

Even with the best reflux column you should run the process twice. After just one you still have much crap in your product, even if you *think* you only smell clean ethanol after the first time. Believe me, it is not clean after one go. Cheers.