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From Elderflower Champage to spirits

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:43 pm
by trinder
hi, I have had a couple of goes at the champagne but have had more success with the cordial thus far. However I decided to do the champagne in a demi john and watch the bubbles, after two weeks it was still going steadily and my "mate" told me it would be rubbish so the best thing to do is put it through his still ( don't think it's legal to own one so maybe it wasn't :lol: ) this he did for me and at the first test it was over 60% so he halved it added some water tasted like nothing so added a glug of cordial. It is now 30% (so he tells me) tastes non alcoholic and if it's right , I have 2 reasonably tasty but incredibly cheap/inexpensive bottles of spirits. :cheers:

Re: From Elderflower Champage to spirits

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:49 pm
by frozenthunderbolt
MOve to NZ you can legaly produce an unlimited amount of spirits for personal consumption!

Re: From Elderflower Champage to spirits

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:18 am
by StripyPixieSocks
In the UK it is legal to own one for water distillation but highly illegal to distil alcohol in it.

Re: From Elderflower Champage to spirits

Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:44 pm
by Carltonian Man
But you can own one for distilling bio fuel...