Flavoured alcohol

Toddy

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Jan 21, 2005
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That must taste like Highland cream or Baileys :D

I make sloe gin and whisky, strawberry vodka, bramble vodka, I ice brew cider, make elderflower champagne and a rather explosive ginger wine :eek:

cheers,
Toddy
 

Everything Mac

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Nov 30, 2009
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Hi all - can any one tell me how to speed up the process?

I opened up my bottle of apple and black berry brandy a week or so ago and it's disappearing rather too quickly for my liking.

not wanting to wait another three months for the second bottle - how can I speed up the process? I was thinking of maybe running the fruit through a blender?

does it have to stew in a glass bottle? would a plastic one do?

cheers
Andy
 

BILLy

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Apr 16, 2005
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Sloe Gin, Christmas spirit, plum brandy, fruit gin, citrus whisky,
whisky-sloegin-and honey mix, and I do like to have a nice 10 year old glen with sap ice cubes sitting in my wood shed/cover. :cool:
 

wabbiter

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Mar 22, 2008
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one bottle alchohol x 1lb fruit x 1lb sugar.leave for three months.
i've used every fruit there is and every type of alchohol mmmmmmmmmmmmmmnecter
 

mikeybear

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Feb 15, 2010
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one bottle alchohol x 1lb fruit x 1lb sugar.leave for three months.
i've used every fruit there is and every type of alchohol mmmmmmmmmmmmmmnecter

This sound along the lines of what the Germans call Rumtopf
which is very delicious with ice cream , although I seem to remember
drinking , sorry eating it with a baguette on a train on the way home
from Germany at a quite early age :D:D:D
 

stooboy

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Apr 30, 2008
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tytek

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Dec 25, 2009
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Leeds
Has anyone here actually made their own spirit?
I know it's totally illegal in most Countries (except New Zealand for some reason).

The last time I distilled was in High School in a chemistry lesson. It was at least 90% pure too. We were only allowed to dip our finger in it and taste it. I remember it burned my tongue like hell!!!
 
Jan 11, 2010
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Glasgow
no because in the uk that would be illegal, however i've heard that you can use a fementing bucket with a strong brew in a smaller bucket inside with a immesion heater in the small bucket to good effect, catch the condensation at the bottom, then use it as vodka and i've heard that blueberries and a load of sugar turns out quite nice :)
 

British Red

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Dec 30, 2005
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Mercia
Just started on this years Yule set.

Couple of litres of Damson vodka on the go. Going to set a load of home brew beer going next week....

Then its on with the soap, chutneys etc.
 

telwebb

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Aug 10, 2010
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Somerset, UK
We were only talking about this the other day as the hedgerows get heavier with every stroll. My local started a sloe gin competition last year which was very popular and now has a dedicated wooden plaque in pride of place in the bar with the first (of many?) winners displayed. However gin is not really my thing so I'm paying attention to all the alternatives being suggested here .... decisions, decisions!
 

wattsy

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Dec 10, 2009
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Lincoln
got a demijohn full of blackberry brandy that i've spiced up with mulling spices, cinnamon and oranges and lemons that i'm looking forward to i reckon i might make up a batch of blackberry and apple brandy in the next week sounds awesome
 

MSkiba

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Aug 11, 2010
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one bottle alchohol x 1lb fruit x 1lb sugar.leave for three months.
i've used every fruit there is and every type of alchohol mmmmmmmmmmmmmmnecter

Hi,

I really want to try this. Honey vodka sounds fantastic! So, I just take 1 bottle of vodka, add what? 2 tablespoons of honey? reseal and leave for 3 months? Any other tips how to do this?
 

telwebb

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Aug 10, 2010
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Somerset, UK
right, got a first 'very' experimental brew on the go based on what I think is a standard approach, that being same weight fruit, same weight sugar, covered with plonk and left - four weeks? - before adding fruit no.2, more sugar, more plonk and left again. Question - am I supposed to be doing anything else in between, or does it literally need to be left alone?
 

gregor-scott

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Apr 26, 2010
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bournemouth
Has anyone here actually made their own spirit?
I know it's totally illegal in most Countries (except New Zealand for some reason).

The last time I distilled was in High School in a chemistry lesson. It was at least 90% pure too. We were only allowed to dip our finger in it and taste it. I remember it burned my tongue like hell!!!

I may know of wine being distilled, if for instance I had tastes it I would guess that it tasted disgusting but was very good at getting you drunk. theoretically of course ;)
 

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