Originally Posted by kerrytaylor
So does it matter then what brand you use so as to ensure the vodka is made from potatoes? I kind of don't get this starch thing anyway. This would seem to have the same effect on fabrics that using a steam iron does ( it stretches the fabric our of shape/or something). Ive read the various arguments concerning steam/ no steam ironing on this board. I use steam and no starch, never thought of it. HELP!
Since there is no starch left by the time it's vodka it doesn't matter what it's made from to start with.
From the website;
Essentially how it's made: The cornerstone of the production of most alcohol is the process of distillation, which involves the separation of the contents of the liquids and ensuring the extraction of alchohol from a low strength alcoholic liquid to make it into a stronger one. The first step in the production of vodka is the crushing or mixing of the ingredients at hand and their mixing with water. Subsequently this mixture is heated up, which converts the starch into sugar. The resultant liquid, which is thickish and sweet is called the wort. Yeast is then added to this liquid which then goes through a fermentation process and results in a further liquid, which possesses the unremarkable name of wash. This wash is then converted into raw spirit by distillation. Through repeated distillation of the spirit, the impurities in the liquid are decreased and the alcoholic level is raised