FAST & EASY VODKA with BREAKFAST CEREAL! + Vodka Tasting with JESSE from STILL IT!

Today I’m making my own version of a Fast & Easy Vodka using Invert Sugar and Breakfast Cereal! And I have a LIVE Vodka Tasting with Jesse from Still It!
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Breakfast Cereal Vodka Wash
OG: 1.078 - FG: 1.000 - ABV: 10.23%
Ingredients
1 box Grape Nuts Cereal amzn.to/3j1V4s2 or your choice of preservative free cereal
16 pounds (7.25kg) of white sugar
10 gallons (40L) of water
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2teaspoons (8g) Cream of Tartar or 8tsp (40ml) Lemon Juice
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Procedure:
1. Invert the 16 pounds (7.25Kg) of sugar by boiling in 4 gallons (16L) of water with 2 tsp (8g) cream of tartar or 8tsp (40ml) of lemon juice for 20 minutes. Cool to room temp.
2. Then split into buckets, top up with water to get a total volume of 10 gallons (40L) of sugar wash.
3. Split the cereal into 2 mesh bags and put 1 bag in each bucket. Add yeast nutrient and yeast, then oxygenate the sugar wash with vigorous whisking or use an air pump ( amzn.to/3gQUdJ0 )
4. Airlock the buckets and let it ferment for 2 weeks until your gravity reading is 1.000.
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[@BeardedBored]

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[@n8vmc469]

Inverted Sugar!! That’s a fresh one!! Will have to give it a try. Hopefully it will help a few slow downs I’ve had. Good info!

[@BeardedBored]

@@n8vmc469 Thanks Brandon!

[@n8vmc469]

Bearded & Bored You’re Welcome! I forgot to ask.. When you blended that, Did you take more of a George approach (whole run) or more of a Jessie approach (pick/choose)??? Just curious..

[@BeardedBored]

@N8v Mc For a reflux run of vodka you really only want the hearts since flavor isn't what you're looking for. So, George's approach can work. But he has tons of experience and uses PID temps to judge cuts. When you're less experienced, it's safer to collect everything, air it out overnight and blend the next day. For any *pot still* run, whiskey, rum, brandy, I've always liked the approach of collecting all the way down to the sweet water because you never know what you might find. Plus, I prefer power control over temp control, so the cut points are all going to be based on sense of smell and taste rather than temp of the output. Raw spirit right out of the still is hard to judge, so collecting 200ml at a time and lining up the jars for the next day's assessment makes things easier. And the smaller the boiler, the more critical it is to collect small jars since the transitions come quicker.

[@nblankensh]

"Fruit loops betrayed me" needs to be a t-shirt.

[@BeardedBored]

Hmm. I might have to add that to my Teespring account, Haha!

[@BallisticJell0]

Army of Darkness...Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well. I have a vodka experiment going on too. I have poured some bottom shelf ABC Liquor brand vodka into a leftover Grey Goose bottle. We'll see if my very picky, only drink Grey Goose friends can tell the difference. Mu ha haa!

[@BeardedBored]

Try not to let the smirk on on your face give it away as you serve them, LOL:-) Save the good stuff for Army of Darkness fans.

[@mndlessdrwer]

Popovs or Titos are at least usable bottom-shelf vodka, though they're both a bit... ...bracing. But I've found that to be true of pretty much every vodka, since I'm not much of one for ostensibly flavorless liquors. I'd prefer to spend on whiskey, where a cheap blended canadian whiskey is still a worthwhile experience.

[@Teddysad]

Hi B&B, as the originator of the TFFV, may I say good video. In my part of the world we don’t get grape nuts as such, but I did experiment with other cereals involving malted wheat and or barley. I came to the conclusion that the wheat bran itself and no other part ( germ etc) gave the better vodka character. That probably came through in Jesse’s reaction to the grappa direction.

[@BeardedBored]

I'm talking to a celebrity! Thanks so much for creating the recipe. I'm hoping to try using bran in another experiment I'm planning. Is that also the source of the slight anise note?

[@Teddysad]

Possibly. Regional wheat varieties may differ. It also works with 25% of the bran changed to crushed rye.

[@BeardedBored]

@@Teddysad Thanks so much for the info!

[@paulstankiewicz3499]

Worked like a dream. Thanks for all your hard work on the channel. Really appreciate it.

[@Rubberduck-tx2bh]

Great to see new vid Bearded! I have a wash of Kashi 7 grain that is taking agonizingly long... Hopefully ready to go this weekend! But this grape nuts idea looks fantastic!

[@BeardedBored]

Sounds like a fun choice! You might get some cool flavors from the mix of grain in that one. I tried one cereal that had vitamin E in it as a natural preservative that was really fermenting slowly. If yours has "rosemary oil" as an ingredient that's another natural product that can act as a preservative to slow down the fermentation. Hope it finishes up for you. Good luck!

[@jessbarclay472]

I'd use your beard products but I only have one hair...hubby might appreciate using it though!!! Love the idea of the acid conversion. Might try it. Ta.

[@StillIt]

Awesome my man! I will ink I'm going to need to play with invert sugar!

[@BeardedBored]

I think it's definitely worth a try:-)

[@Cloobornius]

The MAN IS BACK!

[@BeardedBored]

Sorry for the long wait. More videos coming:-)

[@bigjplay]

Awesome video man! Love your channel and your consistently amazing content! 🤘

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks a ton, Jason!

[@heymulen1840]

Hey Bearded and velcome back :-) Hope you've had a great time with George, Jesse and Genio. How's the beer garden comming along ? Allways looking forward to your next video !! Cheers.

[@BeardedBored]

Garden update coming next week:-)

[@michaelnichols1977]

Got a new thing to try, thanks mate and glad to see you back!

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks man. Have fun with it:-)

[@michaelnichols1977]

@@BeardedBored I have a hibiscus tea thing baking at the moment but once the fermenters clear up I'm very curious to try boiling and citrus to see the results.

[@ALMArt-ko9yu]

Hahaha hey brother always a pleasure watching your channel. Hope you been well man good to see you been busy✊😂

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks!

[@stevendavie]

Love your channel brotha! Such great content!

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks so much Steve!

[@oldcrowwoodcraft]

Man, I was wondering when we'd see you again! Missed your vids! My wife always looks at me funny when I'm watching them cuz I'm laughing out loud 😂

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks Joe! More vids on the way:-)

[@ChooRoo]

Nice a Sponsor. Congrats dude, that's a huge step!

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks so much:-)

[@lorenjemahli8879]

from what ive read about inverting sugar is that it needs to hit 114c to invert. i always do that with my sugar washes.

[@scottmcneill6333]

About gosh dang time Bearded! How does that garden grow? Glad to see your healthy and kickin!

[@BeardedBored]

LOL, sorry for the delay. Garden update coming in a few days:-)

[@Luvguf]

I made a wash with sugar, gerber's baby oatmeal, fcorn flakes and frosted mini wheats. Ended up making a not bad whiskey.

[@BeardedBored]

Awesome!

[@mr.dcaniget1subfromyouplea25]

Ive been a sub for approx a year now, and I'm pumped waiting for my cider to finish, not sure why i waited so long to try any of it, i realized during watching this that this new hobby is gonna get pricey, after that thought i quickly realized i could be spending my hard earned cash on scratch tickets, loose women or drugs, keep the AWESOME VIDEOS coming for us! Greatly appreciate you.

[@BeardedBored]

Good luck on your batch! Also, don't let that super fancy Genio still of George's put you off the hobby. Jesse's still is made from a beer keg and cost him a few hundred bucks. If you haven't seen it yet, definitely check out his channel too:-)

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

Awesome video. We missed you.

[@BeardedBored]

I appreciate that! Thanks George:-)

[@robertschumann3840]

Finally. An explanation over invert sugar. Wow. Grape nuts still live. I’ve see Lucky Charms at the American Store. Tell Jessie I’ll buy him a box if he brews something with it. Nice vid. Robert

[@BeardedBored]

Glad I could help, brother! I thought about Lucky Charms, but I think it's got too many preservatives to ferment. I'll pass that along to Jesse:-)

[@garysmith9818]

Looks interesting, must have a go. Would this work with the cold distilling technique you were demonstrating in the Apple Jack video?

[@davidrogers6262]

Great vid! I used a flaked wheat and oat bran cereal with invert sugar last year and definitely had a sweet grainy flavor that carried through. I liked it. I'll will have to try grape nuts. I think I would like to try white grape notes in a vodka. Oh, by the way, my hop garden is working. The bines are 6 to12 feet high. Cascade and Crystal are doing well but the Goldings are only a foot. They only sprouted about a month ago. I have about 25 bines that should bear cones by fall if this drought doesn't take them out.😒

[@BeardedBored]

Nice dude! Yeah, it's definitely worth a try just for the ease of making it without cooking bran. Flavor was surprising but really nice. Good luck on the hops harvest. I just got 3 fully developed cones on my plant so I'm pretty jazzed, LoL!

[@StillDrew982]

Good job with the sponsor 👍 Enjoyed the time hop also

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks man! Next video will be how to build a time machine;-)

[@StillDrew982]

@@BeardedBoredCan't wait as long as it runs on leftovers 😊

[@andreasbachlindsmann1610]

Hey, how about making an oatmeal stout? Keep up the good work!

[@BeardedBored]

Great suggestion!

[@chuckdontknowdoya6100]

Btw Just inverted 10 lbs of sugar for cranberry brandy mash I just started working on I used lemon juice to invert mine since I have four lemon trees in the yard.

[@BeardedBored]

NICE! Sounds like a fantastic mash. You're making me jealous!

[@jamesramey3549]

I am going to have to try this recipe, my favorite cereal growing up (and still) is grape nuts cereal. Of course I added sugar and microwaved a bit to soften. Really curious to taste it. Haven't tried a reflux run yet...hmmmm. on another note just ordered some wood samples you recommended for my peach brandy.

[@BeardedBored]

Good luck on the brandy aging, and the reflux run;-)

[@jamesramey3549]

Started my sugar and grapenuts cereal fermentation on monday evening. I've got to say it has been fermenting great. Had a nice aroma after placing the cereal in the wash. I let it cool to about 87 degrees before placing the bagged cereal in. Will do a stripping run first. Will run my very first reflux run on this. To be honest I am a little nervous about that. I got this though!!

[@BeardedBored]

Good luck brother:-)

[@FrankiesFire]

You had me at “that’s what she said”

[@at34h3r]

Great content! Will give it a try!

[@BeardedBored]

Have fun!

[@JB11381]

Thanks for getting me back into home brewing (definitely not hobby distilling cause that would be wrong.) At 6:10. hat did you add to the airlock?

[@BeardedBored]

Starsan and water mixture:-)

[@rogerbarrett2237]

Glad to see another video, Bearded. Was starting to miss that hobo beard of yours.

[@BeardedBored]

LoL, Thanks!

[@mountainsidefarm8357]

Where did you get the bags the cereal are in? Great idea!

[@BeardedBored]

They're actually little mesh bags for "delicates" in the laundry. Got them at the grocery store next to the ironing boards;-)

[@iancowell5166]

Hi like the video was wondering if you have ever used a bag of muesli for a wash if so how did it go

[@BeardedBored]

Not yet, but it should add a tasty note to the finished product.

[@rickmilkovic]

Glad to see you are well, hope your wife recoverd quickly. Was hoping to see you put out a bunch of videos but I thought this one was nifty, hard to understand how things work out somtimes, grappa like without the fuss.keep um commin.ps congrats on your sponcer

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks 👍

[@agungwayne3090]

Good one.

[@unsane78]

Bossman is good stuff! I love grappa definitely gonna give this a try and see if I agree with Jesse. How long did you leave the cereal in?

[@BeardedBored]

Until it finishes fermenting:-)

[@navymark101]

Great video guys, appreciate it...

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks for watching!

[@gmonkman]

Good stuff. Keep brewing

[@BeardedBored]

Always!👍

[@dack4545]

Ohh one other thing dude I put my cereal in a food processor and buzzed it till it was like flour and the cediment at the bottom was pretty much like doing a turbo wash it was pretty clean hey I just threw it in the wash and mixed it in was the best easy wash so far and so so clean and smooth after stilling and one carbon filtering

[@BeardedBored]

Nice!

[@don6636ify]

Can the starches and the cereal be converted to sugar because of the malt barley flour

[@chuckdontknowdoya6100]

Was starting to get worried about you my bearded brother looking forward to your upcoming videos and updates on the garden and I'm still waiting for your ginger beer recipe oh master of procrastination.

[@BeardedBored]

I haven't forgotten Chuck:-) I think I'm going to get it going this week.

[@ElGatoLoco698]

Anyone ever done the invert sugar trick in a mead? Just curious if honey can break down into the two sugars.

[@BeardedBored]

Honey is already mostly glucose and fructose, so it's pretty close to invert sugar.

[@shadow4280]

Shit buddy you're alive! Good to see ya!

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks Shadow!

[@Blarsen1971]

Great video 🙃 Gotta try this in a FFV one day soon. What Ph are you aiming fore when you invert ? And how high can you push the O.G. when the sugar is inverted ?

[@BeardedBored]

Your yeast's alcohol tolerance is going to determine how high you can push the OG. Aim for a pH of 5.0:-)

[@Blarsen1971]

Thanks 👍

[@another5659]

To do a callback, you could use your harvest from your garden to not only make beer but use it to make another wash to distil into vodka. You'd have grown your own spirits and beers in a sense, could call yourself a self-sufficient 1 man brewery.

[@BeardedBored]

That was the plan. Going to do an update on the garden soon to talk about some of the challenges I've had. I'll have some grain to work with, but not what I expected.

[@dahnehernadez1474]

Is there a way to distill it without the genio??? Would the Apple jack method work on this???

[@BeardedBored]

Any column still can be used to make pure neutral spirits like vodka or gin because it strips out most of the flavor. The Genio is just a super version of a normal column still. You can distill it with a regular pot still, but you'd need to run it through at least three times to purify it. Using the Apple Jack method will technically work on any fermented drink. It definitely would not taste like vodka since all the flavor will still be there. If you try it, let me know how it turns out:-)

[@NeoIsTaken]

TIL - Invert the sugar

[@RavenRLee]

How fast by using air pump ? Dose it work for other project ? Is it work in any other fermentation?

[@BeardedBored]

Using the air pump to give them oxygen helps the yeast in the first day of fermentation so they can reproduce quickly, but it doesn't speed up the fermentation. It only helps the yeast to be healthy. You can do this for any fermentation:-)

[@philpackard6220]

What were the chemicals you put into your airlock with the jar and spray bottle?

[@BeardedBored]

Starsan sanitizer and water mix.

[@robertfontaine3650]

Did you like the Genio? Outside of my price range so it doesn't really matter but does the automation help or hinder small-batch home destilling?

[@BeardedBored]

I think it's a bit much for home distilling. It produces excellent neutral spirit very quickly and without much effort, but it seems too automated for pot still running. Granted I only watched it work and didn't actually fiddle with it, so I'm not sure. Price is a big factor for me too. Seems like it'd be perfect for a commercial nano or micro craft gin distillery.

[@josephkordinak1591]

Very Interesting. I theoretically made some of the FFV Jessie made with wheat bran and sugar and it was pretty fiery and had some skunky flavors even after the spirit run getting 185 proof. I ran it through two passes of activated carbon and cut it to 80 proof and that helped it out quite a bit but it still has a little burn but it smoother than any of the top shelf vodkas I have in my bar so I cant complain too much. What kind of yeast are you using? I was using dady and then heard it isn't best with a sugar wash but it also might have given some off flavors from cooking in the Texas heat. I might have to theoretically try to invert my sugar next time and see how much difference it has but it will have to wait got other things cooking at the moment. Thanks,

[@BeardedBored]

I just used DADY. Worked out pretty well, but I really do think the invert sugar made the difference.

[@bettabgood]

Thanks for the metric mate!

[@BeardedBored]

No problem 👍

[@ironmck9826]

Been missing the Bearded videos! How's the garden doing?

[@BeardedBored]

Not doing the best, but we'll get some corn out of it. I'll have an update to post soon:-)

Citric acid powder is the way to go. Cheap, simple and very effective.

[@BeardedBored]

Yeah, I finally got some. Really like it:-)

[@Edgunsuk]

Or buy glucose in the first place , in the UK at least its actually cheaper than white table sugar

[@Rev-D1963]

Man, that's crazy!!!! Never would have thought of using Grape Nuts in making booze! Wonder if you used this recipe with corn flakes, if it would make something that tastes like bourbon? Hard to say! Cool vids brother, keep 'em coming please, and thanks for your work. :)

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks man! I think a few guys on the Home Distiller forum have done corn flakes, and I know George did a corn flake batch on his Barley and Hops Brewing channel.

[@Rev-D1963]

@@BeardedBored Sounds good brother, I'll check out their stuff. Stay safe!

[@boharris8179]

With that airstone try a piece of 1/2 inch copper pipe to run your air line through not because it's copper becouse it's heavy n I can walk away n let it run

[@BeardedBored]

Good idea!

[@puddingwar5110]

I've done a number of sugar head and moved away from them for the reasons you listed. I never heard of inverted sugar but it makes me excited to give this and a few other things a try again. This should make some good gin 👍.

[@BeardedBored]

I think it would...hypothetically.

[@timkirk3736]

Would you recommend the Cream of Tarter over a blended citric acid powder from the brew store?

[@BeardedBored]

Either will work fine. I think it takes less of the citric acid.

[@timkirk3736]

@@BeardedBored Thanks for getting back to me. I really enjoy your channel

[@BeardedBored]

@@timkirk3736 Thanks Tim!

[@jaredobrien9758]

Yussss New video! I thought maybe his face has gone bald or he’s not bored anymore 😜. I have some questions if I may please sir.... #1 what happened with the “Precious” pumpkin with the air lock in it? #2 are your sneakers still ridiculously white/clean? & # 3 can you please do another robot video with Wheat 🌾 or another malted grain? Awesome to have you back bro!🤙 🧔🏻

[@BeardedBored]

Hey Jared:-) 1. The pumpkin grew a beard of it own...on the inside. Pretty bad failure. Going to try again this year. 2. I buy cheap shoes from Walmart and toss them when they wear out in under 6 months. 3. I'll put that on the list:-) Thanks so much!

[@eviskoutelas7261]

I really thought this said can you make cereal with vodka I was intrigued

[@BeardedBored]

Well damn, that'd be a really neat trick:-)

[@mndlessdrwer]

I'm betting a stave from a white port barrel would make for some really interesting aging for your grapenut inadvertent pseudo-grappa.

[@BeardedBored]

Maybe so. I had to google white port since I didn't know it existed and that has opened up a whole new area of research fun. Thanks:-)

[@mndlessdrwer]

@@BeardedBored Always happy to introduce people to new booze. White and Rose ports are relatively recent additions to the family as far as I can tell, but the ones I've had were lovely. Another interesting ingredient that would make for an unusual ingredient to add to a basic inverted sugar wash would be pomegranate molasses. It's really common in middle-eastern cuisine and is famously an ingredient used to make grenadine. Adding in anywhere from a pint to a quart should be more than enough to add dramatic flavor to your "hypothetical" distillate, so you might be able to make something approximating a pomegranate brandy with less initial expense, given the annoyance of juicing pomegranates and the cost of their juice compared to the molasses itself. If you did want to make a grenadine-like "hypothetically" distilled spirit, you can add in a few teaspoons of orange blossom water into the wash and an orange's worth of peel into the gin basket for a nice, complex aroma to complement the fruit.

[@BeardedBored]

@@mndlessdrwer Very cool idea.

[@kymelefsen5276]

Hey mate hows things hope all is well. Just wondering what this would taste like with brown sugar?

[@jaredobrien9758]

If I may: more like rum, they tend to lean towards a molasses type wash. 🤓

[@BeardedBored]

Jared is right. You'd be making a rum wash.

[@justsomeguy8951]

I wish I could grow a beard like you and Jessie to use that stuff lol

[@BeardedBored]

Not many people have the patience to grow a beard like Jesse. That thing is glorious!

[@justsomeguy8951]

Bearded & Bored yeah it is

[@gregorypvincent]

When distilling are you running a reflection or pot still for final product?. Sorry I may have missed that.

[@BeardedBored]

Reflux for vodka or any neutral spirit. Even though this had that slight grapey note to it, the goal was a flavorless neutral spirit. There was a water pump issue on the still that may have effected the reflux and let some flavor through. I think if you were to do this one in a pot still you'd have to distill it at least 4 times, maybe more to get it close to neutral.

[@gregorypvincent]

@@BeardedBored thank you sir.Love your recipes weve become hooked on the Panty dropper recipe we've done your Strawberry and have moved on to making with BlackBerry and peach. Thanks for all you do.

[@BeardedBored]

@@gregorypvincent Oh that breaks my heart, LoL! The strawberry panty dropper is from my buddy Jesse's "Still It" channel, haha:-) Glad you're experimenting with it though. It's a great recipe!

[@gregorypvincent]

@@BeardedBored LOL sorry honest mistake. Beaded guys look alike 🤪Between you Jessie and George (no beard) I am not short on great recipes and ideas.

[@BeardedBored]

@@gregorypvincent No problem brother. I'm happy to get confused for Jesse and George:-) 👍

[@BesterJohan]

Hi Bearded, i found your channel a month or so ago once i decided to get into brewing myself, i am currently making my second "batch" of beer, i make about 10 liters at a time, i was wondering about your video where you do the apple jack. i am using fruit (pinapple and some strawberries) and i leave it for about 5 or 6 days then i filter and bottle for about to days for it to carbonate, when i bottle can i take about 2 liters of it and do the jack method? was just wondering if it is more "dangerous" with me using fruit to ferment instead of just the normal apple juice you used?

[@BesterJohan]

oh and my wife likes your shrimp tequila video, tastes amazing thank you, love from South Africa

[@BeardedBored]

You can use any fermented drink to make freezer jack, including those made from fresh fruit. Let me know how it turns out. Glad you enjoyed the shrimp! Thanks so much:-)

[@BesterJohan]

@@BeardedBored Thank you will do!

[@BesterJohan]

@@BeardedBored i did the bottling this morning, tastes dryish as you would say, also did the 1st round of freezing.... man its going to kick like a horse, thank you for your advice and videos keep it up!!

[@superdupermax]

i got a similar issue. every time im in a store, i look for what i can turn into liquore :D

[@BeardedBored]

It's a fun part of the hobby;-)

[@superdupermax]

@@BeardedBored im thinking milk chocolate next... tons of sugar in those :D

[@robertlewis3336]

What was the total wash size for that one box O grapenuts? What was the gravity reading/potential alcohol of the wash?

[@BeardedBored]

10gallons, 1.078. I've got all the rest of the details in the video description if you need them👍

[@robertlewis3336]

Ah. Got it. Should have looked before I asked. I believe I will try this.

[@ChaosTherum]

You should totally ship him a box of grape nuts I would love to see another take on it.

[@BeardedBored]

Sadly, shipping anything food related to New Zealand often doesn't work because of their strict customs laws. I already tried and fail with another project years ago:-(

[@ChaosTherum]

@@BeardedBored I wonder if there is any sort of import/export company that does that specific type of thing. Importing American foods and stuff like that.

[@BeardedBored]

@@ChaosTherum Oh yeah, probably so:-)

[@Just_The_Average_Dude]

The licorice flavor must have something to do with the cereal. I used to to do the RAD's All Bran recipe, using bran flakes cereal but I could never enjoy that licorice note. Glad youre back, how is the garden?

[@BeardedBored]

I was wondering if all bran did the same thing. Mine was really subtle on the licorice, plus it was only run once through the Genio. I'm wondering if that would knock down even more or disappear with another reflux run. Garden had some serious setbacks, but we'll be able to get some corn out of it to play with. Update on that next week:-)

[@Just_The_Average_Dude]

@@BeardedBored Rads was ran twice through a pot and tried to make tight cuts but it didnt help. I realize, though, that a reflux would do a better job at cleaning it up and making it more neutral. If someone tries a double run in the reflux I'd be curious to know the results. I'm sorry the garden has been an issue.

[@BeardedBored]

A reflux rig would be nice, but that's not in the cards right now. Someday...

[@AerodynamicBrick]

I see these videos and I'm still waiting for vodka made from cheap white bread

[@BeardedBored]

That's not a bad idea. I'll see what I can put together.

[@johnnymoniker9481]

I got so high on weed. I ate a bowl of honey nut cheerios and thought damn, it would make a potent liquor. Now I'm here.

[@dack4545]

You shouldn't have needed to add the yeast nutrition, because of the cereal you put in there plenty of nutrients in that alone, I did a NutriGrain wash an stilled it out came out way cleaner tasting than the TPW wash and after one carbon filtering it came out smoother than any store bought Vodka I've had in the past, anyway dude love the channel and good luck with your drink adventures 👍🏻🇦🇺🍻

[@zberteoc]

Does the sample from Jesse look a bit foggy?

[@LonelyRavenProductio]

Of course Jessie is right!

[@BeardedBored]

Yep!

[@JohnDoe-jq1mi]

Hey bearded getting ready to do my first sugar wash got a basic pit still shotgun condenser what can I expect as far as the texture or the ethanol is it thick ,thin ect does this make sense

[@BeardedBored]

It'll be thin like any other spirit. Since you're running it on a pot still you'll need to do a stripping run and then a spirit run, then maybe a second spirit run to boost the abv.

[@JohnDoe-jq1mi]

@@BeardedBored thanks that answers my question ,but I have a hopper will that work for the double run

[@BeardedBored]

Hopper? Oh, I call it a thumper. It will boost the abv, but it'll be up to you to decide if the abv is high enough. Normally folks use reflux stills to get high abv and low flavor for vodka and gin. The pot still will of course work, but you have to do more to get the high abv and strip out the flavor.

[@JohnDoe-jq1mi]

@@BeardedBored ok I think I understand , imeant thumper,it's too hot here too n Texas to think straight

[@BeardedBored]

I feel that!! Check out the Still It channel and Barley and Hops Brewing channel for more details on distilling the batch. Let me know how it turns out for you:-)

[@zberteoc]

Are those just regular Home Depot buckets? Are they OK, they are not food grade as per my knowledge.

[@BeardedBored]

They are made of HDPE plastic with is rated as food safe.

[@lawrenceritchie1693]

Just want to know what can you do with cucumbers I have so many don't know what to do with them , if so can you give me a recipe please

[@BeardedBored]

Pickles maybe? That's what I ended up doing with all the cucumbers I got.

[@lawrenceritchie1693]

I'm done canning pickles

[@BeardedBored]

@@lawrenceritchie1693 This was my first year doing it, so I'm all out of ideas.

[@diablominero]

Is this all hypothetical? Or did you distill it in New Zealand or somewhere like that?

[@BeardedBored]

Yes.

[@don6636ify]

Where was the proof at before you proof it down. Did you use a pot still or a column

[@BeardedBored]

George ran it through his column still. It was around 85%abv.

[@arl6280]

Stupid question...could you freeze distill this?

[@BeardedBored]

You can freeze distill any alcoholic beverage, but this would taste crappy I think.

[@arl6280]

@@BeardedBored good to know. Thank you sir 🙂

[@raymondpinner8328]

It sounds like you make a European style schnapps.

[@phuketbungalowinfo2757]

shit on the taste, i mix it with COKE :D :D :D ... thanks for the vid and really THANKS for using Liters and gramm too, highly appreciated. Btw, about how many Gal/Liters you got out from this 10 Gallon ??

[@BeardedBored]

4L:-)

[@JohnDoe-jq1mi]

Interesting 👌

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks!

[@BigEdsGuns]

The "licorice" flavor is hinting/leaning towards a Sambuca (even Ouzo) characteristics. Not fan of either. But experimentation can/could continue with star anise.... Cheers B&B!

[@BeardedBored]

It barely registered with me, but Jesse could pick it up. This was only run once though, so another run could pull that out. Don't have enough left to test it though.

[@BigEdsGuns]

@@BeardedBored Well then... Rinse and repeat. I know you don't have still....... May have to wait awhile longer...... .-. ..- -. .. - (Run it) Cheers!

[@BeardedBored]

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[@Blarsen1971]

I wanna grow a beard now 😎

[@BeardedBored]

It will complete your life:-)

[@AngryParrotDistillery]

Far more convenient to consume and a lot more nutritious than smothering it in moo-juice and filter feeding it thru the chin moss. ... hypothetically. 😊

[@BeardedBored]

Hahaha:-)

[@kevinhoban4416]

I hate to bother you but I wonder if you've heard anything from George at barley and hops I hope he hasn't been sick just wondering if you had any information

[@BeardedBored]

George told me he was taking a break from KZbin almost a year ago. Haven't heard from him since. I hope he comes back, but I don't have any more info than that.

[@kevinhoban4416]

Thank you I appreciate the information like your videos and comments keep it up doing a good job

[@MrCalldean]

Love weird stuff :D

[@BeardedBored]

That's where the fun is:-)

[@wldtrky38]

I got DEATHLY ILL on vodka and lime juice about 40 years ago. I still do not like vodka, lol. Make mine Corn or Single Malt 😁

[@BeardedBored]

I had the same problem with cheap bourbon about 20 years ago. Good bourbon was the only cure. I haven't tried to make an ultra pure neutral/vodka yet, but from all accounts, if you do it right and can maintain a good reflux it has almost no hangover potential. I'd like to try that someday.

[@bergthorjohannesson7819]

Hmmmm more like a billy goat than a biker :)

[@sethr.c1065]

I can see a bit of an issue already: vitamin and mineral fortification will likely influence flavor negatively

[@BeardedBored]

Seemed to work out ok, but feel free to adjust the recipe.

[@sethr.c1065]

@@BeardedBored Very interesting

[@piratepete1961]

👌👍

[@BeardedBored]

👍🍺

[@the_whiskeyshaman]

Som bitch that sounds good. 🥃

[@BeardedBored]

It was:-)