Apple Brandy
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:28 pmSo after a failed attempt at apple cider, which I've written about previously, I managed to scrounge 14.5L of ~ 6% "cider" and put it through the pot.
Well I gotta say, normally foreshots are funky...but as it started dripping out, it smelt and tasted so fucking nice...it was all I could do to not collect it with the rest.
Knowing full well that I wouldn't have enough or the inclination to ever do a strip/spirit run later on. I was just getting the best I could tell and collecting a 1 run test.
So after about 100ml of fores I gathered roughly 1.5L of 45% (I didn't measure but I collected it in a 2L jar). Stopped collecting at 35% because I didn't want to go too deep into tails and I wanted an overall ABV above 40%. Let tails run out.
Gave the jar a good shake and poured myself a shot glass.
:text-thankyoublue: to everyone who told me not to throw it out and to put it through the still. It tastes so good!!!
Probably gonna have a few more glasses of the white stuff then shove some toasted oak in there and let it mellow.
Cheers lads!
Well I gotta say, normally foreshots are funky...but as it started dripping out, it smelt and tasted so fucking nice...it was all I could do to not collect it with the rest.
Knowing full well that I wouldn't have enough or the inclination to ever do a strip/spirit run later on. I was just getting the best I could tell and collecting a 1 run test.
So after about 100ml of fores I gathered roughly 1.5L of 45% (I didn't measure but I collected it in a 2L jar). Stopped collecting at 35% because I didn't want to go too deep into tails and I wanted an overall ABV above 40%. Let tails run out.
Gave the jar a good shake and poured myself a shot glass.
:text-thankyoublue: to everyone who told me not to throw it out and to put it through the still. It tastes so good!!!
Probably gonna have a few more glasses of the white stuff then shove some toasted oak in there and let it mellow.
Cheers lads!