Homemade Absinthe Documentary

[@alexandruc.5128]

Very informative and interesting. Thanks!

[@saroyafanniel8932]

It's awesome that you ave your own plants!!!

Awesome! One day, I will try ty make my own aswell!

[@geological76]

Hey please can you tell me more or less what is the dry weight(without the steam) of a good wormwood plant if everything goes right? AND how many plants of green anice or fennel do I need to grow 100 grams of seed? (1/4 pound)... I know that it depends of many many things, but I want to make an home grow to make 1 or 2 gallons of Absinthe with that(of course need more than 100 grams of wormwood).... I don't have idea of how mutch square feet I will need... Please can u help me to understand the plants yield (dry weight ) especially about the seed... Thank you!

[@ChernobieffPiano]

Nice video. But aren't you suppose to let the first few ml run off before you collect to avoid the poisonous material?

[@Timothy656]

He is already using fairly high proof pure grain ethanol from a liqueur store so there should be zero poisonous material to begin with.

[@frozennorth2150]

hey nice video. what was your initial recipe with the worm wood and such?

[@zoemeow7677]

Ooooh is worth it with! 😲

[@insanity54]

Really neat process! You have to be pretty patient to wait 7 months for those herbs to grow. Can you describe the taste of absinthe? I've never had the opportunity to try.

[@uberscientist]

Maybe I'll send you a little bottle... if it's legal to send :P (or legal enough) But it's supposed to taste like black licorice (anise, fennel) and bitter (wormwood), I think the hyssop gives it a sort of flowery taste too, but it hides behind the other flavors. You're supposed to water it down, trying to drink 74% alcohol is probably dangerous (as well as being probably too hard to enjoy). Lots of people use sugar with it too. I just drink it with an ice cube and water in small amounts, it's has a lot of "natural" remedies according to this page: absinthe.msjekyll.com/recipe.html -- I based my product off skimming that. So, it's a licoricey, bittersweet (even if you don't add sugar) pancea :p In mine, the anise notes are not as present as I'd like them to be. I think I'll also track down some dried licorice root for the finish next time to boost that flavor. It's mainly bittersweet, but there is definitely a hint of the anise. /rant

[@filthysock]

Best explained as licorice with a vague, floral backdrop. Very herbal and minty fresh. Best served with cool water on a warm day. It's impeccable. The taste always brings to mind a green, alpine meadow or something. If you've ever had Ouzo, it's a lot like that...

[@SULFUR4UDeATHbYMeta1]

You’re in Arizona right? I heard you mentioned Flagstaff.

[@ivarsandin7275]

Great video. I'm planning to make my own absinthe in a month or so. What resources did you use for absinthe recipes?

[@uberscientist]

I just googled, I really didn't find anything that seemed really legitimate to be honest, so I ended up winging it. The top two results I get are what I used: chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/absinthe_3.htm www.absolutelyabsinthe.com/absinthe/herbs.html If you find anything better, let me know! I didn't plant any absinthe herbs this year, but I do want to try it again. Also, in the video I did 2 separate distillations, I learned that was dangerous distilling the high % alcohol directly and it's better to do the maceration with water and alcohol and then distill the mixture all at once (so instead of everclear maybe a cheap vodka would work better). You might find the comments here helpful (so I don't have to re-type everything): www.reddit.com/r/Absinthe/comments/28m9y7/video_about_my_homemade_absinthe/ I'm not too sure about distilling with the herbs in it at the same time, but that may be the "proper" way of doing it, I would have to definitely make a larger pot. Good luck! Have fun, be safe!

[@oneboatcircus9939]

Hey there, i was wondering what you used for a heat source for the distillation process? Can you give me a few ideas on this.

[@yasssgawwwd5643]

He appears to be using a gas grill. I see he has a hot electric plate but he was using the grill.

[@oneboatcircus9939]

and maybe some pros and cons of some different heat sources. Thank you

[@martinavaslovik3433]

Very nice video. How did you deal with the tails?

[@uberscientist]

+Martina Vaslovik Are the tails the last bit of stuff that gets distilled? It's mostly water or has more water than the middle of the distillation? Anyway, I really didn't know how to distill absinthe and was just figuring stuff out as I went along from recipes cobbled together from really basic google searches! I may get back into it, but I haven't thought about it in a while. Thank you for the comment! *edit:* I just mixed all the distilled stuff together without really mixing it like a proper run

[@martinavaslovik3433]

Well as I understand it the tails are what comes out in the distillate before and after the pure stuff comes out. In videos I've seen of distillation you first see a cloudy liquid come out, which is discarded, then a clear distillate, then at the end a less clear liquid. The tails are said to be not good stuff at all, and what you want is the nice clear stuff in between the tails.

[@paulmyfinger]

Tails come out last and need to be thrown, heads come out first but can be recycled, its really the hearts you want to keep

[@oneboatcircus9939]

HEY THERE I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE RUBBER HOSES ARE FOR THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE SIDES OF THE GRAHAM CONDENSER?

[@uberscientist]

oneboat circus the red ones are letting water flow from the hose to cool the condenser coil

[@gothembadboy1]

Did you get any hallucinations? Be honest, lol! I really want to experience the effects of absenthe

[@emreandersson3574]

whats the inside of these tea bag? is it worm wood?

[@uberscientist]

Yes, there was a little sprig of wormwood, but I wouldn't do that again, it made it too bitter. There was also hyssop, sprig of fennel and I even used an "Egyptian Licorice" teabag for a bit. 3:50 I actually say it: "mint, fennel, sprig of wormwood, Egyptian licorice teabag for a few hours" this is the Egyptian tea: www.amazon.com/Yogi-Egyptian-Licorice-Bags-Pack/dp/B0009F3QL6 It's called "finished absinthe" if you want to see what others use search: "finishing herbs for absinthe"

[@yasssgawwwd5643]

So kool!

[@jeffsmith50001]

Didnt look like Wormwood leaf to me ?.

[@JOHNNYBOYCIVIELLO]

Great louche.

[@CharlesBock]

Shit gets real at 4:23

I want that worm!

[@motluck8898]

awe some

[@RobertSeviour1]

This video has an irritating and unnecessary 'music' track behind the commentary. Thumbs down.