Comments on: Mixology Mondays – Bathtub Gin | How to Make Your Own Gin at Home? http://www.agrandioseblog.com/drink/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Loise http://www.agrandioseblog.com/drink/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/comment-page-1#comment-578 Loise Fri, 01 May 2009 20:33:18 +0000 http://www.agrandioseblog.com/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/#comment-578 Use a brita filter as a distiller. Use a brita filter as a distiller.

]]> By: rob http://www.agrandioseblog.com/drink/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/comment-page-1#comment-575 rob Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:26:25 +0000 http://www.agrandioseblog.com/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/#comment-575 I think what you are doing with your mangos is infusing the gin. The bathtub gin is the infusing of vodka (unaged whisky) with the juniper berries. The juniper berries where plentiful and not very edible on their own so the were sacriced to the bathtub god. Anything that was edible was saved in those times due to the depression and the mental effects on the population as a whole. I think what you are doing with your mangos is infusing the gin.

The bathtub gin is the infusing of vodka (unaged whisky) with the juniper berries.

The juniper berries where plentiful and not very edible on their own so the were sacriced to the bathtub god. Anything that was edible was saved in those times due to the depression and the mental effects on the population as a whole.

]]> By: MICHAEL http://www.agrandioseblog.com/drink/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/comment-page-1#comment-547 MICHAEL Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:10:31 +0000 http://www.agrandioseblog.com/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/#comment-547 i wish to make homemade gin for christmas & other celebrations can someone tell me the ingredients i need & how to make this please? i wish to make homemade gin for christmas & other celebrations can someone tell me the ingredients i need & how to make this please?

]]> By: george http://www.agrandioseblog.com/drink/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/comment-page-1#comment-529 george Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:39:51 +0000 http://www.agrandioseblog.com/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/#comment-529 jimi, Is there a recipe for safe date-rape wine? But seriously, if you want to make gin safely at home, it's very easy. Well not very easy, but not that tough. You'll need a large pot that you can tightly secure a lid onto, a condenser like one of these: http://www.bestlabdeals.com/Condensers_s/370.htm (you can buy one new, the size really doesn't matter, or you can befriend an undergrad who can steal one from a chemistry lab for you), some plastic tubing, juniper berries, other spices of your choosing, everclear (190 proof), and a stove. You'll have to attach the condenser to the lid of your pot so there's no break in the seal (bore a hole in it or something). Attach the tubes to the condenser (bottom is in, top is out), and attach the bottom one to your faucet. Put the everclear and spices and berries in the pot, seal lid, turn water on, and let simmer for 8 hours or so. If you let it boil too fast or there's a break in the seal, you'll lose almost all your alcohol, also if the water's not running, and running cold. As for the spices and berries, you can filter them out when you're done or in the first place put them in a little pouch that lets the alcohol soak with them. When you're done, dilute with water to the proof you want and you're finished. The first one I ever made was using juniper berries and cinnamon, and pretty good. As for ratios, you must suffer for it and learn what is best for you, but the process is fun and the results quite enjoyable. Also, it is perfectly safe, though heed the caveats above if you don't want to have 0 product remaining at the end of 8 hours. Cheers! ~george jimi,

Is there a recipe for safe date-rape wine? But seriously, if you want to make gin safely at home, it’s very easy. Well not very easy, but not that tough. You’ll need a large pot that you can tightly secure a lid onto, a condenser like one of these: http://www.bestlabdeals.com/Condensers_s/370.htm (you can buy one new, the size really doesn’t matter, or you can befriend an undergrad who can steal one from a chemistry lab for you), some plastic tubing, juniper berries, other spices of your choosing, everclear (190 proof), and a stove. You’ll have to attach the condenser to the lid of your pot so there’s no break in the seal (bore a hole in it or something). Attach the tubes to the condenser (bottom is in, top is out), and attach the bottom one to your faucet. Put the everclear and spices and berries in the pot, seal lid, turn water on, and let simmer for 8 hours or so. If you let it boil too fast or there’s a break in the seal, you’ll lose almost all your alcohol, also if the water’s not running, and running cold. As for the spices and berries, you can filter them out when you’re done or in the first place put them in a little pouch that lets the alcohol soak with them. When you’re done, dilute with water to the proof you want and you’re finished. The first one I ever made was using juniper berries and cinnamon, and pretty good. As for ratios, you must suffer for it and learn what is best for you, but the process is fun and the results quite enjoyable. Also, it is perfectly safe, though heed the caveats above if you don’t want to have 0 product remaining at the end of 8 hours. Cheers!

~george

]]> By: Jimiffondu http://www.agrandioseblog.com/drink/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/comment-page-1#comment-505 Jimiffondu Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:13:27 +0000 http://www.agrandioseblog.com/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/#comment-505 Awww, that's so disappointing! I loved your build-up and background explanation. I was digging your writing style, and looking forward to learning some sort of secret, safe and foolproof recipe for making gin from scratch - and you go and just flavour some you bought in a store? What a cop-out! What happened to suffering for your art? In my student days, I perfected a recipe for date wine - but it did involve me losing my sight for about three hours one night! You tell me how to safely make gin, and I'll share the recipe for safe date wine! hugs and kisses, jimi-f Awww, that’s so disappointing! I loved your build-up and background explanation. I was digging your writing style, and looking forward to learning some sort of secret, safe and foolproof recipe for making gin from scratch – and you go and just flavour some you bought in a store?

What a cop-out! What happened to suffering for your art? In my student days, I perfected a recipe for date wine – but it did involve me losing my sight for about three hours one night!

You tell me how to safely make gin, and I’ll share the recipe for safe date wine!

hugs and kisses,
jimi-f

]]> By: Cigar Jack http://www.agrandioseblog.com/drink/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/comment-page-1#comment-483 Cigar Jack Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:04:35 +0000 http://www.agrandioseblog.com/mixology-mondays-bathtub-gin-how-to-make-your-own-gin-at-home/#comment-483 Alton Brown has done something similar on an episode or two of "Good Eats". One of the things he made was black pepper vodka. Alton Brown has done something similar on an episode or two of “Good Eats”. One of the things he made was black pepper vodka.

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