How To Make Potato Vodka The Easy Way

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  • Let's make potato vodka without the hassle of cooking the potato! This makes an interesting, crisp, clean vodka with a subtle steamed potato flavour. Yum!
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    Mash Recipe:
    30L / 7.9 gal of strike water
    4 kg / 8.8 lb Ale malt
    1kg / 2.2lb Oats
    3kg / 6.6 lb Potato flakes
    Mash at 65c (149f) for 1.5 hours. Check temp and stir at the 45min mark.
    Sparge twice with around 10L (2.6 gal) of hot water (20L / 5.2 gal total)
    Add 9kg ( 19.8 lb) of sugar and top up to 90L (23 gal) in total
    Add 3 tsp of yeast nutrient
    Temp control to 38c and pitch 90g of Angel Red Lable
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  • @mumzly1
    @mumzly1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    You are a legend for adding the conversions to imperial in your measures. Thank you.

  • @IronKing66
    @IronKing66 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    I have never had a stronger case of beard envy in my LIFE! Hats off to YOU , sir.

    • @philgiglio7922
      @philgiglio7922 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      When was the last time you trimmed it?
      I trim mine in spring and again in August

    • @IronKing66
      @IronKing66 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@philgiglio7922 I keep my beard fairly short these days. I have super long well kept dreads, and glasses, so if I let my beard get super long, my face kind of disappears 😅

  • @garytong3395
    @garytong3395 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Jesse, a big thank you for all your energy and enthusiasm. Because of you, Bearded and George I've just distilled my very first Calvados, it's great! Many thanks.

  • @igortumbas2769
    @igortumbas2769 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Mate! This is awesome! I'm an aspiring distiller. I was born in Former Yugoslavia. My grandparents had a plum orchard and they, and afterwards my parents, made plum brandy commonly known as "Shlivovica". There was a distiller who would bring around a massive pot still on a horse drawn cart and the next door neighbor would come around to do the tasting and separate the fore shots, heads, hearts and the tails. This sits very firmly imparted in my memory. I'm planning to reignite the family tradition now that we live in Australia. My first go will be distilling a plain vodka just to hone my distilling craft and then move on to making the plum brandy. I don't know how long this will take me. But your videos are are hugely informative and instructive. Keep going my friend!

  • @JustAPakistaniGamer
    @JustAPakistaniGamer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

    i don't even drink alcohol, why am i even watching this at 2 in the morning, who knows? who cares? !!! lol

    • @glennllewellyn7369
      @glennllewellyn7369 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I stopped drinking 8-12 standards a day 10 weeks ago. Why am I here!?!

    • @ehta2413
      @ehta2413 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yup. I know. I am only here to see if he' going to draw it through thin veil of silver :D

    • @Larry-rs2hc
      @Larry-rs2hc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me also

    • @perryrush6563
      @perryrush6563 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But did you ENJOY the video?

    • @ehta2413
      @ehta2413 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@perryrush6563 Yes, but alas no silver :/

  • @safetymikeengland
    @safetymikeengland 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    My dad grew up in KY (he was born in 31). .. he was interested in talking about people making whisky.
    One of the things he was really clear about was, you could throw a bunch of sugar in the batch and increase the outcome, BUT . . . then you would have "Sugar whisky" which is not nearly as good to drink.

    • @timchapman6702
      @timchapman6702 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have to disagree. I have made all grain and I personally think it’s not as good. I like the taste of the ones with sugar added. Just my opinion.

    • @amirmahan2252
      @amirmahan2252 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sugar causes the production of ethyl acetate, which causes drowsiness

  • @liamhaven1442
    @liamhaven1442 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love these vids. I’m blind and looking to move from my air still to something more substantial. I use the air still because it’s so foolproof, a blind guy can use it. I’ll be getting a pure distilling copper pot unit soon, as it seems easier to manage than a T500. Would love to listen to some more content using the PD gear.

  • @scurge1971
    @scurge1971 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    First time watching your channel and I must say YOU are the Potato Juice King!!!🍸

  • @safetymikeengland
    @safetymikeengland 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    at 6:00 - seems like some sort of centrifuge might be handy to recover all the liquid and get rid of all the solids.
    at 11:55 - this is great - I've seen how the old-timers did it with sealing the top on the still - this gadget just snaps on like a pressure-cooker!! awesome.

  • @dbomber69
    @dbomber69 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have an idea for a run. What about using popcorn? Ground Popped popcorn? Since it's popped it's already gelatinized. And if you know someone who works at a factory making bagged popcorn you could get it dirt cheap. Maybe even free if you use floor sweepings as long as the factory floor is clean. Distilling will filter out any thing that gets in it. I'm just wondering what flavor it will have. Will the corn taste come through or will it disappear? If it has a nice popcorn taste it would be a good candidate for a caramel corn shine.

    • @MattWinkler1
      @MattWinkler1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I actually made a popcorn brew a couple years ago! I attempted by crushing the kernels, butter and all, and popping it would've definitely been easier and more effective lol. The end result tasted a bit like Chardonnay diluted with pond water
      th-cam.com/video/VwuUJ1yGPqo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6biRIt1FfBq0IkbO

  • @bilz0r
    @bilz0r 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Boss, Kiwi in Tasmania here. I've been watching your videos and distilling for a couple of years using the pure distilling kit. Love to see you using it/any comparisons. I've also love to see you do a video about putting 2 inch bubble plates into those stills.

  • @tomhill4003
    @tomhill4003 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks Jesse! Your insight in the craft is truly inspiring.

  • @Yourlibrarian
    @Yourlibrarian 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love watching people do their hobbies. This is very cool.

  • @TheInfinityzeN
    @TheInfinityzeN 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    If you actually do want a little more "texture" and flavor in your vodka, you can try "pot still finishing". You do need a pot still with actual copper rather than just stainless steel. Dilute some of your high abv vodka down to 40~50% abv, add it to your pot still, and run it. The interaction with the copper will boost up the esters and give it a softer more rounded flavor. I would recommend not doing this to your whole batch but only something like 20% and blending it back in, since otherwise it can be overpowering. Optionally you can add a small amount of material to the pot still batch, such as the material the vodka was originally distill from to punch up that flavor or a little bit of botanical to mildly flavor it. As an example, for the wash in this video a handful of baked potato skins and a pinch of rolled oats would give it more potato flavor and mouth feel. If your initial spirit was 95% abv then the results are a vodka.
    Another option is to take about 1/10th of your wash or low wines and run it through a copper pot still instead of a column still, then blend the final products together. This is going to produce way stronger flavors though and you have to be careful that the final product is not to harsh. That means taking careful cuts off the pot still. Also this is not a true vodka since part of the finished product never got up to 95% abv.
    For home distillers it does not matter if it is "legally" vodka or not, so you are fine doing it any way you like. For the distilleries that sell their product though, the second option is pretty much not allowed unless they use so little of "only pot still" run that it would be a flavored vodka.

  • @Golden_SnowFlake
    @Golden_SnowFlake 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A Great usage of your "waste" spirits, is to get an alcohol dual fuel stove, to use for heating mash, assuming you are willing to go through that step with an actual burner.
    waste not want not.

  • @m0Ray79
    @m0Ray79 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Interesting experience. In russia, where I am from, potato vodka was considered one of the "low-end" alcohol for hard drinkers, an "alcohol surrogate".

    • @crispincattermole
      @crispincattermole 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm from England we have potatoe vodka which is higher end about £35+ a bottle 'Chase English Potato Vodka '

  • @MB120478
    @MB120478 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Super glad you're using the Pure Distilling relux condenser. It's a top bit of gear. More videos of Pure Distilling products please

  • @colahandyman67
    @colahandyman67 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Another excellent video, the explanation of fores/heads is top notch, I'm a bit disappointed you didn't go further into the running of the Pure Distilling Reflux Still explaining how it works and reflux in general, what the thermometer is telling you and how to use that info, this could be a whole new video.

  • @whiskeywookie2758
    @whiskeywookie2758 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You're an evil genius mate! Potato flakes! I'm so trying this next!

  • @JzNMuzak
    @JzNMuzak 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Perfect! Once the battery voltage reaches a stable level, you can now attempt to charge it using the regular charger. Connect the charger and monitor the charging progress.

  • @maiaallman4635
    @maiaallman4635 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +137

    I'm always so relieved when TH-camrs use the metric system!

    • @IndieCthulhu
      @IndieCthulhu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Same

    • @AcrylicGoblin
      @AcrylicGoblin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I agree, it's much easier to work with in recipes.
      When I was in elementary school in the late 70s and early 80s, I remember teachers telling us how important it was to learn the metric system because that's what the country would use by the time we were out of high school. Unfortunately, it hasn't really worked out that way.

    • @nedevans6322
      @nedevans6322 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I thought the comment was a piss take on jesses kiwi accent

    • @jovi_monet
      @jovi_monet 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@nedevans6322same lmao

    • @Muttsy
      @Muttsy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It's pronounced "Mitruc"

  • @savagesarethebest7251
    @savagesarethebest7251 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    For those who don't know it was a Swedish lady who first figured out how to make alkohol from Potatoes, Eva Ekeblad de la Gardie. And for that she was the first woman accepted to the Swedish Science Academy at only age of 24.

    • @DonnyHooterHoot
      @DonnyHooterHoot 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hmm... Doubtful.

    • @jackwarneckii4406
      @jackwarneckii4406 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      gonna call bs

    • @moscuadelendaest
      @moscuadelendaest 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In 1760 a German, David Mollinger, started commercial distillatiin of taters. The Soanish introduced distillation to South America in 17th century and taught the locals to use it on tubers of all sorts. So no. You are wrong.

    • @julianpetkov8320
      @julianpetkov8320 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's where St. Eva's day comes from. She saved the righteous from boredom.

    • @Andrew-wv9ys
      @Andrew-wv9ys 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So because the rest of you want to sound informed without actually being informed, I went to the trouble of looking it up. Eva reported on her techniques for making distilled potato spirits as early as 1746. David Mollinger is credited with the first commercial distillery in 1760, which is quite a bit different than publishing a paper on a technique and in no way proves the OP wrong. And while yes, people have been fermenting tubers since ancient times, I think we can cut OP a little slack and assume they are indeed referring to distilled spirits.

  • @kahwigulum
    @kahwigulum 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i make mead and was curious about potato vodka and noticed you having trouble with temperature regulation
    a great hack i learned from someone else for beer and winemaking is go to the aquarium supply store and buy an aquarium temperature controller. it has two leads that dangle into the tank and measure the average temp and then an seperate outlet for a heating device. you can set a preferred temp which the controller will then cycle power to the heating device when the temp drops, and then shut off when the temp is reached. this means a steady temp rather than temperature spikes. most will also have wifi or bluetooth and send data to your phone so you can monitor while you do something else.
    it seems something like that would work great for your use in distilling spirits. no more manual checking and rechecking or allowing the temp to drop and ruin the final product

  • @wmpriest123
    @wmpriest123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you can still go the potato route quick and easy with this same recipe, if you have one of those cheap "hotpot" standalone pressure cookers (even a small to mid sized one is more than ok) that plug straight into the wall outlet, it is mere minutes and you have soft potatoes with minimal water needed, you can reuse the same pressure cooker only adding the necessary minimum moisture until you have the total amount ultra soft potatoes you need in a separate (bowl, pot, tun, container) store, just remember to add the remaining moisture and pressure cooker dregs to the potatoes before mashing to preserve all of the potato goodness. Pre-peeling isn't needed, if you shock cool them with plain water before the last batch exits the pressure cooker it is easy just to tear off the majority of the skin. Most people just mash it in skin-and-all. From there just follow the rest of this recipe. The pressure cooker is also great too speed up other recipes of other ingredients that require cooking or heat softening if the recipe calls for actively boiling ingredients.

  • @Luke-r5s
    @Luke-r5s 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I found the t500 a great first time still, and it's really versatile so as you get more experience you can get more fancy and make all sorts of great brews. I'm still using the t500 after more than 30y of brews. I would have loved to have had it when I first started, but the older styles force you to be more careful/accurate, and more hands on. Gotta say that making a brew with ya mates while having a BBQ just bring you all closer.

  • @bmwalker611
    @bmwalker611 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was a great video! Thanks for making a video with average joe equipment!

  • @elberttanner6189
    @elberttanner6189 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    While discussing this recipe with an acquaintance I have in Russia, He suggested to use the exact same recipe, but with the addition of 1kg of grated Turnips.

  • @lvolvo1810
    @lvolvo1810 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    well done sir! can't put a finger on any flaws, Well Done!

  • @dangeary2134
    @dangeary2134 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Potato vodka.
    I saw it when I was a kid in some war movie, and always wondered.
    I would rather boil the spuds myself, though.
    Who knows what they put in them today.
    Who knows what will happen tomorrow?
    Cricket wine???

    • @jayrichards3572
      @jayrichards3572 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was likely "The Great Escape". Steve McQueen and one other actor were American POWs and made the vodka to celebrate July 4 in the German camp. Good movie.

  • @baijokull
    @baijokull 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've got the same still, although not from Pure Distilling. It works amazingly well, I get close to 94% and it's very simple to run. My only complaint would be the temperature of the liquid coming off the still is quite high.

    • @rldrld7747
      @rldrld7747 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Try a separate water feed into the product condenser if you are running water through the reflux condenser then into the product condenser. You can use mains supply, but I use a water reservoir with a small 12vdc pump that splits into two water feeds with needle valves to control the output. Works great

    • @baijokull
      @baijokull 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rldrld7747 With this still there's only one condenser that all the water flows through. It's one of the things that makes it so simple to run but it also means that you can't really control the offtake temperature.

    • @rldrld7747
      @rldrld7747 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@baijokull Sorry I didn't think about the fact you have a boka setup. I would say the easiest solution would be to make a small worm condenser. You could also try running it a little bit slower by using an Scr ( if you don't already have one) to control the boiler element output. It's great for fine tuning the process.

  • @DeliciousDeBlair
    @DeliciousDeBlair 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My brew always uses oats, but I have used raw on some, and toasted on some.
    I prefer the flavor of a moderate golden toast.

  • @isidoruleone1753
    @isidoruleone1753 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another great video. thank you. At 24.59 you mention "worry about saponification". Can you elaborate on that a bit more?
    Cheers

  • @rocketsroc
    @rocketsroc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have equipment to distill on-grain, but from my experience, I've found this tends to add off flavors to the spirits. Clean, filtered fermented mash is, IMO, the best choice to distill. If you are using a heating element to heat your still, there is a very high risk of scorching whenever the mash has particulate matter in it.

  • @roberthousedorfii1743
    @roberthousedorfii1743 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Can you some more detail on the potato flakes? Here in the us, amazon only has expensive crap with preservatives.
    The Oats you used also please!

  • @DrAppalling
    @DrAppalling 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Any idea what the points per pound per gallon of potato flakes is? It would be useful to know if you want to try making vodka from potato flakes alone.

  • @clarencerswann1360
    @clarencerswann1360 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Jesse, what was your overall thought on that reflux column? I have one of a very similar design from Kegland. It's pretty basic in design, but usually can get

    • @malcolmclement
      @malcolmclement 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i bought the pure distil and the difference between this and yours i believe is the pure distil column is wider . I have only been distilling about one year and every batch so far has produced 94 percent abv using pure distil fermentation kit .

  • @Mike1962nz
    @Mike1962nz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I would always use Dextrose rather than table sugar in any kind of brewing.

  • @toolazytogivehimselfanickname
    @toolazytogivehimselfanickname 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh hey? I wanted to be doing something nice on my freetime. So as i was trying out as the video said, i realized i dont have distiller. Now i am stuck with a bowl of paste. Is there any other way to distill at home?

  • @crowznest438
    @crowznest438 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just a guess is that sugar vodka would be fine for continuing on in making kalua. And, I could be wrong. Fermenting is such an interesting process.

  • @rickl.1603
    @rickl.1603 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What I want to know is what kind of enzyme substitute did people use hundreds of years ago? Thank you for the content and I hope someone can answer this question

  • @peterichards4317
    @peterichards4317 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jesse, what would you suggest to use the big 200L blue drums as a fermentor?
    I thought maybe cut the top off use some food grade hose around the edge to act as a sealer and maybe use a 12mm sheet of wood to cover the top, chuck a large brick on top to create the seal and drill a hole in the wood for an air lock with a grommet to seal that hole. I’m a beginner and would appreciate any advice you might have? Chur

    • @roberthousedorfii1743
      @roberthousedorfii1743 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can give you some small advice. When I make wine, from kits, or sometimes from crushed grape I buy from the dealer, 10 gallon batches, I just put it in a 10 Gal SS pot with the lid, after pitching the yeast.
      Within 1 hour, you are making so much CO2, that you don't need a seal.
      Just don't be peeking at it every hour, and you should be fine.

    • @rogerblack4603
      @rogerblack4603 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For occasional use I've found cling wrap makes an acceptably "lid"(mainly just to keep dust and insects out). Depending on the diameter, you may need a couple of strips. Then use elastic around the rim to secure.

  • @GerinoMorn
    @GerinoMorn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My Polish arse looking at this in horror xD

  • @WrokkerGaming
    @WrokkerGaming 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the channel, just wish I could do this in the UK at all. All of the guidance says it's illegal, full stop, without a license. Kinda sucks, but there ya go. Wines, meads and beers are still on the table though, so at least I can chase THAT craft.

    • @JohnSmith-j2j
      @JohnSmith-j2j 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's illegal to distill water?

  • @davidperdue7506
    @davidperdue7506 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My experience with home brewing beer and ale. Adding sugar will jack up the ABV, but almost guarantees a bad hangover.

  • @DanielSmith-dx4wt
    @DanielSmith-dx4wt หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Bud
    Love the content. Have you skipped the potato and just gone straight potato starch?

  • @allennapier9393
    @allennapier9393 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Try an emulsion blender... works great

  • @troyleach5471
    @troyleach5471 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is awesome, thanks for all you do. I wanted to ask, on most of your 'safety net' vid's, the receipt doesn't need to be modified if you do NOT add the sugar correct?

    • @eggwood5
      @eggwood5 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Short answer - yes. Those safety net recipes crank up the flavour from specialty malts to counteract the sugar. Without sugar your ratios would be out of whack and aged spirits tend to turn nasty if your % of specialty malts is too high.
      I think Jesse did a vid a while back on "levelling up" from safety nets (can't recall the name).

  • @agw5425
    @agw5425 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So if I want to make as strong and pure as possible alcohol for cleaning purposes and do not care about smell or taste at all just purity, what steps are required for that?

  • @Aaron-zu3xn
    @Aaron-zu3xn 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Get an electronic stirring machine with heating set it to your evap temp of methanol and the acetone and methanol should all come off. Even without a heating mantle you could use an electric thermometer I think it's 140F

  • @schmidtyschmidty5118
    @schmidtyschmidty5118 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've had a lot of luck fermenting on grain and proceeding off. Alcohol sparges more efficiently than sugar, as do flavor compounds dissolved in alcohol versus those that aren't. Amazing results with wine grapes especially!
    I always describe the "rubber tire" smell as "sorghum molasses but angry as hell" :D Spitting out the headsy stuff and chasing with water helps keep one's pallet aligned.
    Do you even thump, bro? Those bright white potato flakes call for thumping with dried skins!

  • @jonv1496
    @jonv1496 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Distilling onions... that would be an interesting experiment.

  • @mehranshafiee4495
    @mehranshafiee4495 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks a lot Dear friend..... In your idea what is the best "FILTER" to remove odor and bad smell from our Vodka???
    The filter of Refrigerator can be used or you advise the specific version of filter??? 🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @GrantMcEwing
    @GrantMcEwing 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How about putting the rolled oats in with some barley for a beta glucan rest at 45C before raising the strike water temp and adding the barley malt...

  • @theghettogourmet6762
    @theghettogourmet6762 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a professional Chef I can honestly attest this is the only thing instant potatoes are good for

  • @jasonkelley2651
    @jasonkelley2651 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't have the slightest idea what most of what you said was. But I will admit that you did seem to be enjoying yourself.
    Cheers!

  • @kb2vca
    @kb2vca 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great, great video but I guess my ignorance is showing with this question. The reason I thought that potatoes were used to make vodka in Russia was that they were cheap and available whereas other grains and simple sugars were not and so the ABV of a potato wine is low AND the amount of work you need to transform the complex crabs into smaller sugars is immense. If you are making a vodka - and so removing just about all flavors from your mash or wash AND you have simple sugars available that are less expensive than potatoes or processed potatoes what exactly is the advantage of making a vodka from grains and potatoes other than to show it can be done?

    • @rocketsroc
      @rocketsroc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Potato vodka was actually first made in Poland, and the only reason potatoes were used is because they were more plentiful and cheaper than grains. Problem with potatoes is they are low in starch, so you have to use a lot of them. Using soft white winter wheat is far better and all one needs to add are enzymes to the gelatinized crushed wheat and sugar. This is a far easier recipe.

  • @1965cajun
    @1965cajun 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How you prevent the methanol in the front? What percent you discard in front?

  • @glxbt1987
    @glxbt1987 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ok….. I did this recipe almost exactly. It fermented crazy hard for about for days. Slowed down and after about a week I’ve gotten almost nothing. It’s still reading 1.040 in my mash. I hit it with another round of yeast and yeast nutrient and got a tiny bit of action. Now that could have just been carbonation. I heated it multiple times during the process.
    My recipe that I’m trying is as follows
    4lbs malted 6 row
    2lbs quick oats
    2.5lbs potato flakes
    4lbs white cane sugar
    Starting gravity is 1.085
    Pitched red star distillers yeast and yeast nutrient
    Not sure what to do or what I did wrong.

  • @konradKaczmarzyk
    @konradKaczmarzyk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Jesse!! I am not sure if you compared the new easy recipe of potato vodka with the original recipe ( from the first video) ?? can you confirm that ? and if not which one did you prefer? cheers!

  • @glennllewellyn7369
    @glennllewellyn7369 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video mate!

  • @CrimeVid
    @CrimeVid 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks like an advert for distilling supplies to me ! all illegal in England, of course, tempting as it might be ! I think freezing techniques might be more amusing, and, more suited to small production.

  • @the_whiskeyshaman
    @the_whiskeyshaman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love it brother. This is a good one for sure.

  • @philgiglio7922
    @philgiglio7922 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That looks like a Glencairn nosing glass?
    Beautiful piece of lead crystal

  • @FedericoLucchi
    @FedericoLucchi หลายเดือนก่อน

    That looks like a "bokakob" still. Pretty easy to DIY, the plans were posted on the internet by the original inventor.

  • @williamscott9459
    @williamscott9459 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Freeze and fine grind. Powder.

  • @Елло123
    @Елло123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very great Video 💯
    But I have a Question does someone know the Song at 23:50?

  • @TheNumbers400
    @TheNumbers400 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gray cover soap would make a kick a$$ sponsor ;-)

  • @kingcobra0128
    @kingcobra0128 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well I think you should do sweet potato vodka

    • @StillIt
      @StillIt  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Already have and it was pretty good. I also made a "tequila" with kumera (NZ sweet potato). That's even better

  • @chrisrudy1969
    @chrisrudy1969 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You ever think of adding maple syrup or honey instead of sugar? Maybe give a different flavor profile?

  • @natrogers3297
    @natrogers3297 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Jesse, have you considered adding some Sodium Carbonate (Lectric Washing Soda) just before you perform the spirits run to enhance the final spirit's cleanliness?

  • @ed0c
    @ed0c 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    run through brita filter like 20 times. high filter = higher shelf vodka everytime.

  • @Artcraftcreations-y6s
    @Artcraftcreations-y6s 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    awsome lesson...cheers...

  • @markfergerson2145
    @markfergerson2145 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    DISCLAIMER: I have never done anything like this. Closest I’ve come is diluting honey with water in a five gallon bucket and putting it under the bathroom sink for a week, then filtering the result. Gave us a good buzz but I don’t recommend it.
    The next logical step in your progression would seem to be to use straight potato starch. Have you considered that?
    How about making rice wine using rice starch?

  • @DanielSmith-q3x
    @DanielSmith-q3x 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Honey buns, peppermint sticks & strawberry/kiwi juice off commissary

  • @CarlDalach-px4cj
    @CarlDalach-px4cj 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Thanks

  • @johnkieffer889
    @johnkieffer889 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you bother with an iodine test to check for full conversion?

  • @seandennis8486
    @seandennis8486 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Jesse. I'm a tofu manufacturer and we use anti foam when the soya milk boils over, is this good to stop the puke or would it destroy the taste? Would use keep more of the liquid with less bubbles. Love your videos I can relate to them x

  • @robertr4193
    @robertr4193 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was wondering have you ever used Sugar in the raw or a Turbinado Cane Sugar in any of your brews? Not even sure if you can find it where you are or what the price might be if you can fine it. In coffee and teas at least to me it adds a slight caramel flavor to my drinks. I am not a brewer and truthfully not much of a drinker either but I do find watching your videos interesting.

  • @Miata822
    @Miata822 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What did you think of that new still head? I don't care for the idea of having a valve in the vapor path. Can we assume that it has some other outlet, some way of preventing pressure from building up?

    • @colahandyman67
      @colahandyman67 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Rest assured, no pressure can build up, it is vented at the top, the valve is only in the liquid output path

  • @Dark_Lord_Mr_B
    @Dark_Lord_Mr_B 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I read somewhere that the bad stuff evaporates earlier than the good stuff. Is that the case?

  • @williamscott9459
    @williamscott9459 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A centrafuge is simple and easy.

  • @PankajDoharey
    @PankajDoharey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you are using grains then your vodka is largely made from grains. Potatoes wont ferment properly because of starch. You should try Japanese koji rice to convert starch to sugar and then ferment it.

  • @AntimatePcCustom
    @AntimatePcCustom 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    needs a little spice and you get snaps instead

  • @brad9529
    @brad9529 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When you distil the alcohol out, how could it possibly carry any flavour from the mash?

  • @hophunter0077
    @hophunter0077 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So the metric system is not strong with this fella!! Let's say I had a 12 gallon fermentation vessel which I think is about 45L, I don't think halving everything would work, would it?? Asking for a friend. 😊 love the channel too!!

  • @philgross2385
    @philgross2385 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i dont understand why you would use a copper tower?

  • @ladyoftruth6651
    @ladyoftruth6651 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank You

  • @misterprecocious2491
    @misterprecocious2491 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Is it possible to make this in a prison toilet??

    • @Ethan_o97
      @Ethan_o97 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If there’s a will, there’s a way

    • @PhilipJohnson-hx1hr
      @PhilipJohnson-hx1hr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, not how you think tho. And it’s the strongest and ATLEAST in Va the dudes that’s been down for a real while and cook are the ones who sell it and goes for a nice bit of change but definitely better than fruit made wines and taste like liquor, comes out clearish white almost and I’ve seen dudes actually make a legit still on compounds where the inmates are running it

  • @mindbodymushrooms7971
    @mindbodymushrooms7971 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anyone have a good source for angel yeasts in Canada?

  • @gregkeeganbushbuildsandhac9306
    @gregkeeganbushbuildsandhac9306 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Jesse, I'm trying to find out where to get the larger than just 12 gram packets of Amylase in both the Alp[ha and Glocoamylase. I looked on your store but can't find any so wondering where you get your larger containers from? Thanks.

  • @ArjayMartin
    @ArjayMartin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does reverse osmosis or distilled water make a difference?

  • @tylerjedi
    @tylerjedi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Cant be The Easy Way if I dont understand any of the terms you are using, go one for beginners?

    • @z135210
      @z135210 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It’s all basic distilling. You have to have a basic understanding of how alcohol is distilled and how fermentation works

    • @tylerjedi
      @tylerjedi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@z135210 got one for beginners?.... was the question.

    • @RossPacino
      @RossPacino 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@z135210well then if you are familiar with how to distill you wouldn’t need a video to teach you how to do it

    • @z135210
      @z135210 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@RossPacino that shows how little you know. what a troll

    • @RossPacino
      @RossPacino 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@z135210 how tf am I a troll? I came to this video to learn cause I was under the impression that it was an easy video geared towards beginners

  • @011CJ
    @011CJ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks again

  • @christophershapka8937
    @christophershapka8937 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whats with that evil Beethoven ahh beat?, i like it 1:37

  • @Iowa599
    @Iowa599 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have you checked the pH?

  • @GeraldBlack1
    @GeraldBlack1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful explanation, now I can make heads and tails out of heads and tails!

  • @nancymcmonarch
    @nancymcmonarch 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😦And this is the "easy" way? I'm sure it's a lot of fun for people who can buy all that equipment and risk tossing any product that winds up tasting like ammonia or whatnot. But suddenly I'm very appreciating Trader Joe's for stocking a fine potato vodka at right around ten dollars a quart. Cheers!

  • @RonByg
    @RonByg 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The low wines are over there heating up right now?

  • @TheMopangbend
    @TheMopangbend 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jesse your recipe says top off up to 23 gallons. How big is that mash tun your using in the video , I would like to get one. Also is there a code I can use so they know you sent me ? And get credit for a sale. Thanks

  • @giannidcenzo
    @giannidcenzo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sharp