Vodka without smell

Description

The drink is quick and easy to prepare. Many people dislike drinking moonshine due to its unpleasant odor, so everyone tries to make moonshine without this smell. Sometimes it turns out excellent without extra effort, when all the proper techniques are followed, but unfortunately, this isn't always the case. There are many ways to get rid of this unpleasant odor—I'd like to offer you my own version. The recipe for odorless moonshine takes more time than making regular moonshine, but I think it's worth it. The resulting moonshine has a soft taste, with a light aroma of lemon zest and star anise. It's ready to serve.

Instructions

1. 1

   Step 1

   Pour 0.7 liters of water into a large pot and bring to a boil. Add sugar, mix well, and let it boil for about 10 minutes. Then add citric acid and reduce the heat to low. Cover with a lid and simmer for about an hour.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Turn off the syrup and pour 7 liters of water into it. Mix and transfer to the fermentation container.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Pour a small amount of water over the dry yeast, mix well, and let it sit for a while until it starts to "work."

4. 4

   Step 4

   Pour the yeast into the primary fermenter and install the airlock. Place in a warm spot.

5. 5

   Step 5

   After 7 days, the mash has finished fermenting. Now, siphon the mash off the sediment, pour it into a saucepan, and heat to 50 degrees. Then return it back into the bottle.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Transfer the bentonite to a glass and pour a small amount of warm water over it. Stir and let it sit for a while. Then pour the bentonite into the wash, close with a regular lid, and shake several times. Leave for 12 hours to allow the bentonite to clarify the wash.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Pour the mash in such a way that the sediment remains in the jar, and set it up for distillation.

8. 8

   Step 8

   We separate the "heads" and collect the "main body". After the first distillation, we obtained 1.5 liters of 40-degree spirit.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Mix 1.5 liters of moonshine with 2.5 liters of water. The result should be 15-degree moonshine.

10. 10

    Step 10

    Add vegetable oil to 15% moonshine and mix well for 3-4 minutes. Set the jar with the mixture aside for 12 hours to let it settle.

11. 11

    Step 11

    The oil has risen to the surface as a film. The alcoholic liquid needs to be poured into another container. To do this, blow air to spread the oil film and use a tube to transfer the liquid. Next, to remove all traces of oil, filter the alcoholic liquid through a cotton filter.

12. 12

    Step 12

    Filter the alcoholic liquid again using a household charcoal filter, then proceed with distillation.

13. 13

    Step 13

    We collect 70 ml of "heads" and replace the stripping column. We load lemon peel and star anise into a clean stripping column.

14. 14

    Step 14

    Got 0.7 ml of "heart". Let the moonshine sit for a couple of days — then taste it.