To make gin you first need to start with really clean neutral.
Make a double distilled spirit http://www.duckdistilling.com.au/blogpost/double-distillation Instead of proofing down to 40% you can leave at 95% OR for super clean spirit you can proof down to 40%, carbon filter and then distill back up to 90+% Heres my Gin recipe 1.75L 94% neutral (90-95% neutral will work) 30g Juniper 1 cardamon pod 1.35g grapefruit zest 0.70g lime zest 1.3g lemon zest 1g licorice root 1.4g coriander seeds .27g fennel seed 2 almond 0.5g cinnamon quill 0.7g Nutmeg 3 Peppercorns All whizzed up in a coffee grinder (except the citrus zest). I soak all the botanicals in the neutral alcohol for exactly 12hours. Then it is diluted with water to 4L (40% abv from memory) and chuck the whole lot in the still. Discard the first 15ml and keep the next 2L. The first 15mL contains harsh juniper oils Dilute to 45% Good to drink straight away but the flavour melds a bit over to coming weeks. Recipe can be scaled up, just multiply everything.
10 Comments
Tash
2/26/2020 11:48:39 pm
Hi I am looking to make gin and wanted to confirm the following:
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Duck Distilling
2/27/2020 01:40:28 am
Hi Tash,
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Tash
3/1/2020 10:48:11 pm
Hi
Duck Distilling
3/2/2020 01:36:51 am
Hey Tash,
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Donna Thomson
7/22/2020 12:07:28 am
I have the T500, do I need to remove the saddles once I redistill after soaking the herbs etc for 12 hours.
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Kev Kenyon
3/6/2023 06:54:22 am
I removed half the saddles and used some rolled up fine copper mesh, then put muslin stretched over the top not touching the wash then put 200 grams of juniper berries on this & clamped the lid on & run
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Troy
3/11/2021 12:24:59 pm
Hi Luke,
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Neil Sutherland
10/12/2022 10:46:58 pm
Love your gin recipe guys, I'm having a lot of fun with it. Many thanks for the great website and info. Cheers
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Hi there,
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Paul
5/12/2023 04:58:27 pm
Hi Duck
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