Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Hey all plan on distilling some ginger beer next week or so wondering what peoples thoughts are on putting some on oak has anyone tried it? Should I put it on oak or drink it white dog going to be pot stilled. Thanks in advance.

Give it a go :handgestures-thumbupleft: Ive had some on oak since November, the jury is still out. If yours goes cloudy when you dilute, leave it for a few weeks and it should clear up. I will have to do some sampling on the weekend, will post results soon
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Ok awesome will do. Will post back when i have had some samples..

I am bitterly dissapointed how it turned out no where near enough ginger flavour or bite and low abv 55% after two runs through pot. Didnt bother with oak watered it down to 40% grated some ginger into it much better but wont bother with this again :handgestures-thumbdown:

I believe Starwood make a ginger beer whisky as one of their projects which is extremely popular. You now need to have purchased two bottles previously to even get a look in to buy one there days. So it must turn out pretty good with oak ageing.

do you reckon diluting some neutral down with a ginger beer kit would taste nice?

The kits are for 20L so around 8L 95% neutral, ginger beer kit and top up to 20L.
Obviously you would work out a smaller amount to start with.

Actually I wonder if you chucked a ginger beer kit can with some neutral in the boiler whether the flavour would come across better. Wouldnt be sweet though

There was no sweetness to mine i think maybe a ginger flavoured spirit might work. The recipe i used was real nice before fermentation maybe use that recipe then fortify or add to the spirit run. personally not going bother again ginger is not cheap and I cant afford to play around at $50 per batch

Stuff i made in beer form tastes more like beer with bite of ginger beer rather than a soft drink style ginger beer which i was hoping for...

TasSpirits wrote:Give it a go :handgestures-thumbupleft: Ive had some on oak since November, the jury is still out. If yours goes cloudy when you dilute, leave it for a few weeks and it should clear up. I will have to do some sampling on the weekend, will post results soon
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The batch I oaked is interesting :think: I will leave this a bit longer and report back.
The unoaked has lost its flavour, now it only has a hint of ginger left :handgestures-thumbdown:

I am going to experiment some more when I have time, next experiment will be a ginger whisky I think.