I just read on my bottle that my vodka is made from grain. It said nothing about potatos.

Thanks for sharing.

Some is made from potatoes!

http://www.tulleeho.com/cb/vodka/section2.asp

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

Bet not- but do you get a bit tipsy ;)

Yep, sometime. When I drink the mixture!!! :thumbup:

Ok, time for night, night. Have a great week everyone!

Frankly, I'm surprised you can get any noticeable body or stiffening with it at all.

ALL alcohol is made from starch (carbohydrate). Yeast eats the starch (carbs) and converts them into alcohol. The results of the initial fermentation are wine (carbs from fruit), beer (carbs from grain) or mead (carbs from honey). Further distillation removes some of the water and some of the alcohol fractions and leaves brandy, whisky, vodka, etc. Most of the original carbs are long gone after distillation is carried out.

In the theatre, an old costumer's trick is to spot clean with a 50% dilution of vodka with water; I've never observed any stiffening at all after cleaning with a much higher percentage solution of vodka than the one you gave above.

You are probably not letting the starch solution soak into your fabric long enough. Or you are using an iron that is way hotter than necessary.