DISCUSSION Alcohol Distillation How to Distill Spirits at Home
In this DISCUSSION Alcohol Distillation How to Distill Spirits at Home users exchange experiences on the distillation of alcohol, stills construction, mash preparation, alcoholic fermentation, diluting alcohol, and other related topics. In short: how to make alcohol at home.
distilling process
by Jo on 2003-Jun-25 16:31:48
Region: Austria
At what temperature starts the destillation and how is it possible to soak the temperature to get all the alcohol?
RE: distilling processby Mark on 2003-Jul-16 13:11:24
Region: Spain
The starting temperature depends on the alcohol content of your mash. As more alcohol in the mash as earlier starts the destillation. I.g. if you distill wine with app. 12%vol, the first drops comes app. at 81°C. During the destillation it is not possible to fix a temperatur, the temperature will rise the whole time. Otherwise it would not be possible to separate alchohol from water. From 81°C, the beginning of the destillation you collect the spirit until 91°C. Here you should stop.
