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05-04-2014, 05:33 AM
#22
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ummmm. No. The starches in a mash are what works with added enzymes and yeast to make the mixture which then ferments and breaks the starches and sugars down into alcohol. the mash has the potatoes and thus potato starch, but the alcohol that comes from any mash (potato, corn, barley, fruit, etc) comes from heating the mixture to a point where the alcohol begins to evaporate before the boiling point of the water. It is then condensed as the vapor travels through a series of coiled tubes, or chilled condenser assembly and collected into the collection tank.
And please do not ask how I know. Just let's leave it that I have a creative family on my papa's side.....
Vodka is essentially water and alcohol, with hints of the volatile flavors compounds that come from the mash components. Everclear is cleaner tasting and more volatile (more alcohol less water) and i use for a variety of crafting uses.
And please do not ask how I know. Just let's leave it that I have a creative family on my papa's side.....
Vodka is essentially water and alcohol, with hints of the volatile flavors compounds that come from the mash components. Everclear is cleaner tasting and more volatile (more alcohol less water) and i use for a variety of crafting uses.
I like how you think!
05-04-2014, 05:51 AM
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I write the recipe right on the bottle with a permanent marker. I have the inch measurements drawn on the bottle, and add Stay-Flo starch to the right measurement, then add water to dilute it for spraying. Usually it is one inch of Stay-Flo and add water to the 5 inch mark. So easy.
If you write your recipe for the Vodka starch on the bottle, it will always be there. (sometimes I have to "refresh it" with more permanent marker, but I do that before it is entirely worn off.)
If you write your recipe for the Vodka starch on the bottle, it will always be there. (sometimes I have to "refresh it" with more permanent marker, but I do that before it is entirely worn off.)
05-04-2014, 06:21 AM
#30
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Cleaning up after using polymer clays, solvent to remove stray inks on fabrics, creation of alcohol based inks, photogravure printing inks, some use in shellacs. It is also a popular ingredient in homemade deodorant splashes, perfume making, making extracts and flavorings, and wait, theres more! Lol
the big thing to remember is to get the highest proof possible and keep well capped when not in use. Alcohols are hygroscopic (water loving) and pull it from the atmosphere so you might need to add special type of dessicant bead for anyhdrous alcohols to stay water free. But everclear just needs to be capped.
the big thing to remember is to get the highest proof possible and keep well capped when not in use. Alcohols are hygroscopic (water loving) and pull it from the atmosphere so you might need to add special type of dessicant bead for anyhdrous alcohols to stay water free. But everclear just needs to be capped.
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