The Dark Alchemist wrote:I have only made 2x batches of Odin's Easy Gin recipe, both have been a super success.
First was almost to the letter, as I added neutral as I made it, along with incremental botanicals. Left it for 2 weeks, pumped it through the T-500 and waited as quick as I could for 3 weeks before trying - nectar! I was surprised as from what I read, the T-500 wasn't favoured as a gin producing unit.
The second batch I was pushed for storage space, so macerated 10x botanicals in 5L of 91% neutral for 2 weeks, before diluting and re-distilling. This batch gave a lot of louching at 42%; I think I didn't sacrfice enough early product off the still, so have been cutting it back with 42% neutral. Drinking great now, 3 weeks later.
Both batches I have just removed the citrus from the boiler before distilling, then let it rip; no infusion at all.
My next batch will be 2L to the letter, and a comparison 2L swapping tangerine for lemon and a further 2L going for a more rooty flavour, than citrus - I have a lot of botanicals to play with.....
Rolls912 wrote:Has anyone added cinchona bark to their receipt?
Dig Brinker wrote:I usually run similar volume, 25 litres at 30ish %. I only use 1 basket, I don’t change botanicals. BUT I normally run off close to 2 litres (heads and some neutral, after fores) before I add the basket. Gives great flavour into tails and usually get around 4.5 ish litres of 92% gin. Used cassia bark in my last gin as opposed to cinnamon, was definitely noticeable going into tails and has given this batch a less citrus tang with a more woody (for want of a better term) ending.
If you keep changing botanicals you get the juniper & citrus more pronounced, but if you don’t leave it in long enough you will miss out on the heavier herbs at the end.
Have your other runs been ok or not enough flavour?
Professor Green wrote:Cucumber has no business being anywhere near a good gin! :puke-huge:
bluc wrote:I bought fresh ground them and got gin... :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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