Hi.
Last year I ended upwith some of my wine stuck. And couldn't move it whatever I tried. The gravity is around 998-1004 in different kegs.
So I bought a still to learn to make brandy. Soon as I recycle this wine I will try with apples which I have available very cheap, all year round.
So, my still has a parrot so I can monitor the % alcohol all through the process. I discard the first acetone smelling heads. Then I collect the hearts. And when the % drops below 96, I consider it tails. According to what I've read, distillers allos some tailsto bleed in. And it is kind of a personal choice. Should I let it get down to 90% or 85 till I cut? Or 95 is as far as you would go or is that already too much bleeding? Because even if I go very pure, around 97-98, that still has quite an aroma. And I guess these aromas are gonna interact with the oak chips to give the final taste. It would be a long experiment till the oak chips give out their taste, so I thought I'd ask around before trying.
Anybody experimented on it that can shed some light?
Last year I ended upwith some of my wine stuck. And couldn't move it whatever I tried. The gravity is around 998-1004 in different kegs.
So I bought a still to learn to make brandy. Soon as I recycle this wine I will try with apples which I have available very cheap, all year round.
So, my still has a parrot so I can monitor the % alcohol all through the process. I discard the first acetone smelling heads. Then I collect the hearts. And when the % drops below 96, I consider it tails. According to what I've read, distillers allos some tailsto bleed in. And it is kind of a personal choice. Should I let it get down to 90% or 85 till I cut? Or 95 is as far as you would go or is that already too much bleeding? Because even if I go very pure, around 97-98, that still has quite an aroma. And I guess these aromas are gonna interact with the oak chips to give the final taste. It would be a long experiment till the oak chips give out their taste, so I thought I'd ask around before trying.
Anybody experimented on it that can shed some light?