distilling old wine or old lees.

[andahope]

Hi - first time using a still but have been meaning too for years.

I have about 30L of homemade wine that didnt turn out that well -
doenst taste that good (possibly slightly oxidised). its about 2 years
old now.
Also have about 15L of sediment/mash/lees from another batch of wine
that turned out quite well - this is about a year old.

both have been keep sealed.

would either of these be ok to try and distill? does anyone forsee
any problems with this old stuff?

Cheers

[GBaars]

At least while your wine is not totally oxidized
and tastes like vinegar you can even make
a brandy out of it.

Post by andahope
Hi - first time using a still but have been meaning too for years.
I have about 30L of homemade wine that didnt turn out that well -
doenst taste that good (possibly slightly oxidised). its about 2 years
old now.
Also have about 15L of sediment/mash/lees from another batch of wine
that turned out quite well - this is about a year old.
both have been keep sealed.
would either of these be ok to try and distill? does anyone forsee
any problems with this old stuff?
Cheers

[Richard Rennie]

Post by andahope
Hi - first time using a still but have been meaning too for years.
I have about 30L of homemade wine that didnt turn out that well - doenst
taste that good (possibly slightly oxidised). its about 2 years old now.
Also have about 15L of sediment/mash/lees from another batch of wine
that turned out quite well - this is about a year old.
both have been keep sealed.
would either of these be ok to try and distill? does anyone forsee any
problems with this old stuff?
Cheers

Just try a little. You can use a pressure cooker connected via rubber
tube to a glass/plastic/metal coil or other longish pipe for cooling
purposes. Watch out - the alcohol will be 100% pure so good luck! Also
watch out for the wrong type of alcohol, the kind that can blind and/or
kill you...