10-09-2018, 09:05 AM
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I have a pal who makes the best sloe gin otherwise known as rocket fuel
I remember once in France in Calvados country it seemed everyone had a still in their kitchen....I asked is it legal?..oh no i was told but we French take no notice
Go go it Dexy....and hello by the way
10-09-2018, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Realist
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I assume that gin distilling requires a distilling device that will be under very significant pressure to the point that it could easily explode if it's not built right or not handles right. Guessing gov't don't want to encourage numpties messing with such stuff. Gin is so cheap though so why bother. Start with crap gin and add things like sloe berries to make sloe gin and so on. Endless varieties.
As for the cost, one can distill gin with the total cost being under £2.50 per litre, flavouring it during the process to one's liking.
10-09-2018, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by summer
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Go go it Dexy....and hello by the way
10-09-2018, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Dextrous63
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Not much pressure involved and no chance of it exploding.As for the cost, one can distill gin with the total cost being under £2.50 per litre, flavouring it during the process to one's liking.
10-09-2018, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Realist
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And the cost of raw ingredients, empty bottles plus corks or screw tops?
As for bottles, luckily we've been keeping the empties (screw tops) for a few weeks, so there's no cost there.
The initial setup is about £200, which yields about 8 litres of spirits (a basic vodka). This can be flavoured and turned to many types of drinks including gin, whisky, rum, licquers etc.
So, within a few short weeks, it really has paid for itself.
From start to finish, the whole process takes about 10 days.
10-09-2018, 03:57 PM
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13-09-2018, 05:00 AM
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It's legal here since 1995, to have your own still as long as it is not sold. I sold my still last year as I no longer drink much in the way of spirits but ethyl alcohol is a great carrier for aromas and flavourings. My still used to produce alcohol at about 80% which was diluted with water to 40% for most uses. Quite economical to produce too.| Thread Tools | |
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