How to home brew alcohol?
I want to start brewing my own vodka & spirits at home but have no idea where to start!
Can anyone give me advice or tips? Where around Newcastle NSW would I find brewing supplies?
Thanks, any help is appreciated
Unfortunately you can not just "brew" vodka. It’s not the same as brewing your own beer.
Alcohol comes from yeast and once the concentration of alcohol gets above 15% ABV the yeast dies off. (This depends on your yeast but most can’t produce alcohol above 15%) To obtain an ABV concentration higher than 15% you must distill the liquid. Distillation of alcohol is illegal in many countries (including austrailia). Check with your local laws on distillation. There are companies that will sell distillation equipment for the purposes of distilling water or essential oils but a license is required for distillation of alcohol.
Distillation of liquor can be very dangerous both in the process and in the final results.
Unfortunately I don’t believe you will be able to distill your own vodka at home (And even if you can I wouldn’t recommend it since there are many variables you have to control, keeping out impurities, and making sure your alcohol is at a reasonable level. You can distill your liquor to almost 100% ABV)
Hope this helps
Cheers
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Unfortunately you can not just "brew" vodka. It’s not the same as brewing your own beer.
Alcohol comes from yeast and once the concentration of alcohol gets above 15% ABV the yeast dies off. (This depends on your yeast but most can’t produce alcohol above 15%) To obtain an ABV concentration higher than 15% you must distill the liquid. Distillation of alcohol is illegal in many countries (including austrailia). Check with your local laws on distillation. There are companies that will sell distillation equipment for the purposes of distilling water or essential oils but a license is required for distillation of alcohol.
Distillation of liquor can be very dangerous both in the process and in the final results.
Unfortunately I don’t believe you will be able to distill your own vodka at home (And even if you can I wouldn’t recommend it since there are many variables you have to control, keeping out impurities, and making sure your alcohol is at a reasonable level. You can distill your liquor to almost 100% ABV)
Hope this helps
Cheers
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Comment by Eric W — January 24, 2010 @ 7:18 am
If you want to make distilled liquor, the first thing to do is to move to new Zealand, where it is legal.
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Comment by oikos — January 24, 2010 @ 7:51 am