As luck would have it, there's a bottle of that in the wife's bar. Think I'll have to make a White Russian after dinner.
jeff
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Imperial stout aged on Coffee, Cacao nibs, Vanilla beans, and Chili peppers.
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MMMMMMM
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Hej guys! Vodka made of anything but grain is like beef mad of anything but cow.
Actually, the internet tells me that “ any foodstuff that contains sugar or starch” including grains such as sorghum, corn, rice, rye, rye - either alone or in blends thereof (Sheringham) - or even hemp (Victoria Distillers) that can be fermented to produce the raw ethanol stock (approx 16% before distillation) will work. The key is that the ethanol be of agricultural origin.
What Is Vodka Made From? | Alcohol Fermentation
FWIW, having recently visited both the Victoria and Sheringham Distillers for tours and tastings twice now, I’m quite familiar with several of their products enunciated above, but also note that both Peter Hunt and Jason MacIsaac would attest that the purity of the water used to reduce the final distillate from 96% ABV to the normal 40% plays more than just a minor part.
What Is Vodka Made From? | Alcohol Fermentation
FWIW, having recently visited both the Victoria and Sheringham Distillers for tours and tastings twice now, I’m quite familiar with several of their products enunciated above, but also note that both Peter Hunt and Jason MacIsaac would attest that the purity of the water used to reduce the final distillate from 96% ABV to the normal 40% plays more than just a minor part.
I think the EU parliament let the vodka definition free. In many countries beer is just malt, water, hops and yeast, wine is nothing but grape juice. But in France wine can be sweetened, tinted have various chemicals and alcohol added and stll call it wine. The Belgian Kriek is cider more or less.
Tried the Mead yesterday, it was fermented to around 14%, spiced with really good quality apple juice and aniseed.
It's been outside for a while, and after some ice removal it's ca 18%.
Tastes and smells fresh like spring. flowers and bees, makes vivid images in my head of an apple tree filled with blossoms.
Much better than what they have at Vinmonopolet (government controlled liquor store), which is way too sweet and will most certainly get you hung over.
The Vikings used honey to make Mead not to make it sweet, but to get a strong brew and also for variation. The monks misunderstood the concept when Christianity took over this country, and many of the "modernized" (after ca 980-1050AD) recipes are heavily influenced by dark beer and spiritus production techniques. Calling for reductions, or double amount of honey, to heighten sugar contents, and heavy spice flavors to lessen the impact of the overly sweet brew.
Mead in it's simplest form is honey, diluted in water and fermented.
It's been outside for a while, and after some ice removal it's ca 18%.
Tastes and smells fresh like spring. flowers and bees, makes vivid images in my head of an apple tree filled with blossoms.
Much better than what they have at Vinmonopolet (government controlled liquor store), which is way too sweet and will most certainly get you hung over.
The Vikings used honey to make Mead not to make it sweet, but to get a strong brew and also for variation. The monks misunderstood the concept when Christianity took over this country, and many of the "modernized" (after ca 980-1050AD) recipes are heavily influenced by dark beer and spiritus production techniques. Calling for reductions, or double amount of honey, to heighten sugar contents, and heavy spice flavors to lessen the impact of the overly sweet brew.
Mead in it's simplest form is honey, diluted in water and fermented.
