How do you make homemade vodka?

How to distill vodka

Make a mash. Boil potatoes for an hour.
Ferment. Add brewers’ yeast to the mash in the ratio recommended on the packet and leave the mixture somewhere warm (around 29°C) for three to five days.
Distil. Transfer to a sanitised still with a pipe inserted into a rubber stopper in the flask.
Purify.

Can you make vodka from malted barley?

Vodka is commonly made from wheat, rye, barley, corn, or potatoes. Sugar and molasses can also be used alone or added to other ingredients. One distiller even makes an innovative vodka from Pinot Noir red wine. Whatever you choose, it must have sugars or starches so that alcohol is ultimately produced.

Is homemade vodka legal?

Yes, it is illegal, for commercial or personal use. you need a license to distill and you won’t get one unless you are a commercial distiller. you cant distill conventionally or by freeze distillation. The equipment is legal to own and freely available, as are essences, yeasts and all manner of products.

What is the difference between moonshine and vodka?

Physically speaking, there is no real difference between vodka and moonshine. Both are unaged neutral spirits, usually cut with water to increase volume and produce a more drinkable product. The difference is mostly geographic.

Is Everclear and moonshine the same?

Both Everclear and Moonshine are unaged spirits; however, Everclear is made from grain and Moonshine from corn. Everclear is a brand name of a neutral-tasting, very potent grain alcohol. Moonshine is a general term used to describe illegally produced corn whiskey.

What is the smoothest moonshine?

The 10 Best (Legal) Moonshine Brands in America

Hudson New York Corn Whiskey.
Tim Smith’s Climax Moonshine.
Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine.
Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon.
Troy & Sons Platinum.
Stillhouse Clear Corn Whiskey.
Bill Elliott’s Moonshine.
Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1.

Which is stronger moonshine or vodka?

Vodka generally has to be filtered and distilled multiple times, otherwise it is not vodka. But there are a lot of cross-overs between classifications and vodka and moonshine are closely related. Usually you will find that moonshine is harsher than vodka, because of the lack of filtering and single distillation.

Is Moonshine light or dark?

Moonshine is often called white lightning, mountain dew, or white whiskey –Moonshine is a high-proof distilled spirit that is produced illegally. Moonshine is typically made from a mash of corn and sugar.

What type of liquor is moonshine?

Moonshine purists define the spirit as a homemade, unaged whiskey, marked by its clear color, corn base and high alcohol content—sometimes peaking as high as 190 proof. Traditionally, it was produced in a homemade still and bottled in a mason jar.

Is Moonshine the strongest alcohol?

There isn’t anything inherently dangerous about moonshine — at least no more dangerous than any other alcoholic drink. When made properly, it is simply very strong alcohol with a very hard taste, or “kick,” because it hasn’t been aged. It is usually very potent, as high as 150 proof, which is about 75 percent alcohol.

Why is it illegal to make moonshine?

So why is moonshine still illegal? Because the liquor is worth more to the government than beer or wine. In 2005, almost $5 billion of federal excise taxes on alcohol came from legally produced spirits. Until 1978, it was illegal to home-brew liquour or beer—and the rules on wine-making were somewhat ambiguous.

Is 200 proof possible?

Yes, we can manufacture 200 proof (100% alcohol molecules) but it has to be stored in a sealed container. Alcohol has an extreme affinity for water. If 200 proof alcohol is exposed to the air it will “suck up” humidity out of the air and quickly be less that 200 proof.