After this time, notice how much clearer the wash is. This takes about 10-15 minutes. Put the cap on the bottle and place the wash in your refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. Once the flavor is right for you, strain the mixture. Use a silicon elastic band to strap a skewer onto one end of the pipe so that just a half inch of the skewer protrudes past the end of the pipe. Add sugar (6 kilos) and slowly stir the mixture until it becomes homogenous. Fresh pineapple also makes a great garnish. Distillation is carried out on a low heat. After 20-40 minutes you’ll see a layer of flat foam on its surface. There are many other sugar wash recipes and distilling methods out there, but for beginners, I recommend to follow this recipe in order to prevent spoiling precious raw materials at home. To clarify 20 liters of wash, grind 2-3 tbsp of bentonite in a coffee-grinder and dissolve it in 250 ml of warm water. Allow the solution to cool to 40c or 104f, then add the turbo yeast. Place other end of the pipe in the bottle and run the fermented liquid into the bottle. Please stay tuned for tomorrow's episode where we will distill this using a stock pot distiller. When vodka is distilled using a pot still, or in this case a stock pot still, a portion of the aroma and flavor of the fermented liquid does pass on to the distilled product. Clarifying sugar moonshine with carbon is very natural but if handled properly manganese solution and baking soda also work well. This distillate can be poured in the next wash (after decanting) to increase ABV. First, make sure that all of the containers and vessels used are squeaky clean. You can use a coffee filter, cheesecloth-lined sieve or muslin to strain back into the original vodka bottle or another storage contain… You can also install fish tank heaters with a thermal regulation system. Many novice moonshiners neglect sterility and then complain about odd smell and flavor. After this decant the water through a thin tube. Using baker’s yeast causes active overflowing foaming. When choosing pipeclay keep an eye out for flavor additives which will irreversibly spoil your homemade moonshine. If the bubbling has reduced significantly, it is ready, if not, allow it to continue. Here is the racked, fermented sugar wash. You will notice how cloudy it is. Add... Clean all your utensils and prepare the area properly.. Fermenting is the next step when learning how to make vodka. Close the cooking pot and cook for 60 minutes. This yeast enjoys higher temperatures, does not develop any nasties, it has yeast nutrient built into the formulation and as an added bonus, an anti-foaming agent. The longer it sits the more flavorful it will be. This yummy cocktail combines the flavored vodka with pineapple juice for a sweet treat. Fill the vessel up to ¾ of its volume. In order to maintain temperature conditions cover the vessel with warm blankets or fur coats, provide heat insulation with construction thermal insulating materials. Let the infusion sit for 3-4 days. Warning! Greatest recipes on how to make homemade spirit drinks! Doing this decreases water hardness and lets the sediment layer settle. To make 5 liters of 40% ABV moonshine you’ll need: Per 1 kilo of sugar, you should add 4 liters of water (and another 0.5 liters if you perform inverting) and 100 grams of pressed yeast or 20 grams of dry yeast. Mine is ready, and it is ready to rack, or syphon off the wash. Take a food grade container and a length of polyethylene pipe. It contains a lot of fusil oil. This is a quick look at the precipitate at the bottom of the fermentation vessel. Ingredients: 7 kg White Sugar 200 g Yeast Nutrients 1 Pack Turbo Yeast Clearing agent ( Optional) Then stir it and wait until pipeclay transforms into a viscous mass resembling creamy sour cream. Crumbs of a half of a cracker or 10-20 ml of vegetable oil work great as foam suppressants. Reduce the heat to 30c or 86f, place the lid on the pot and allow this to ferment for 48 hours. Also in order for this method to work wait until fermentation is fully stopped before starting clarification process. Wash them with hot water and wipe dry with a clean cloth. To achieve the relatively high alcohol content of between 14 and 19%, we are using specially formulated yeast called Turbo yeast. Give it a taste to see if the flavor is where you want it. Usually, it has to do with cooling boiled water to 32-36°C, pouring in a certain amount of yeast, closing the vessel, and covering it in thick fabric or placing it in a warm place with a stable temperature. In part 2, tomorrow, we will distill it using the stock pot distilling technique we looked at in the previous distilling episode. After the sugar has completely dissolved and you are waiting for the mixture to reach temperature (70F), re-hydrate your yeast by following the instructions on the back of the yeast package. This episode is Part 1 where we're going to ferment a high alcohol sugar wash. Keep gathering the main product until ABV drops below 40%. You’ll be able to make a beverage that is much better than any store-bought vodka. The next middle fraction (hearts) is also called raw alcohol. Vodka is by definition pure ethanol in water... it has not distinctive smell or flavor. Rack this off again, and you're ready to distill the wash. In order to invert sugars for wash you’ll need to do the following: Before making sugar syrup I suggest settling tap water for 1-2 days. This is very fine yeast particulate that has not precipitated. Otherwise, making a mistake is very easy. Moonshine made from inverted sugars ferments faster and has a better taste. Bitter taste (all sugars are converted into ethanol), Carbon dioxide is no longer produced (the airlock is not bubbling), Top layers of the wash are lighter, there’s sediment at the bottom, A lighted match keeps burning when set to the wash. This means that it’s time to dissolve activated yeast in the must. Add bentonite to the wash, seal the vessel and shake actively for a few minutes. Heat the water and stir the solution until the sugar has totally dissolved. Step 2: Preparing the Potatoes. Making sugar moonshine is a traditional moonshining recipe. ). Adding these products won’t affect the quality of your moonshine even a tiny bit. Use alcoholmeter to measure ABV (only at a temperature of 20°C), but you can also use a rule of thumb: keep gathering while the distillate is burning in a spoon. It is the perfect wash for beginner distillers, and especially when using a stock pot still where it is really inconvenient trying to remove heads and tails during the process. We want to clear most of this before distilling. Don’t boil or distill the water for moonshine because this will cause deoxygenation. After 48 hours listen to the fermentation. Sugar wash has become increasingly popular with distillers as it produces no methanol, and insignificant quantities of fusel oils. Bring the syrup to boiling, cook for 10 minutes, skimming off the foam. Gather the last third fraction (tails) in a separate container. 60g Turbo yeast (this comes in many brands, and is available from your local home brew supplier). Stir this in briefly. Cake-flavored vodka just may be the best thing in a bottle; it tastes great mixed with just about anything. Add cool water and/or ice until you’re at a volume of about 6.6 gallons, cooling the “sugar water” mixture so that it reaches 100° F. Take a hydrometer reading to find out your specific gravity (and write it down! SharePin Different Mashes. Place the skewered end of the pipe in the fermented wash, get the syphon going. Collect the first 50 ml per 1 kilo of sugar in a separate container. This will give every different type of pot stilled vodka its own distinctive taste and aroma.