Liqueurs are spirit based drinks to which flavors are
added, usually by infusion, and are often enhanced by sweetening.
Sometimes spirits are flavored but unflavored liqueurs do not exist; they
are simply known as spirits. Liqueurs are also known as cordials
in the United Kingdom and Australia. In the Scandinavian and Germanic speaking
countries liqueurs and spirits are commonly known as aquavits, schnapps
(schnapps, snaps), or washers; in eastern Baltic and Slavic countries as
vodkas; and in French speaking counties as eau de vies and brandies.
5L
Serving and Aging Barrel Kit $89.95
Handcrafted from American White Oak the barrel holds approximately
5 liters. All barrels have a medium toast and come with the stand, bung,
and wooden spigot. Perfect for aging Wine, Tequila, Brandy, Whiskey, Scotch,
Bourbon, Cognac, or Wine Vinegar. Kit includes: Barre, Stand, Bung,
Spigot, Conditioning and Cleaning Supplies.
Dimensions: 9.5" x 6.5"
x 6.5" | Size: 5 liter (approx) | Toast: Medium
ALASKAN
BOOTLEGGER'S BIBLE $21.95
How to make beer, wine, liqueurs and moonshine
whiskey. The author dusts off over 30 years of experience to tell you how
it's done. He also tells you how to make the equipment.
LORE
OF STILL BUILDING $10.95
A fun and helpful guide to producing alcohol
for food and fuel.
CORDIALS
FROM YOUR KITCHEN $12.95
Using these easy instructions, readers can create
fruit, nut, herb, spice, coffee, and cream-based liqueurs.
MAKING
LIQUORS FOR GIFTS $3.95
Includes everything from equipment to labeling,
gift ideas and recipes using fresh ingredients. Also includes a short history
on liquors. 32 pages.
8
oz. SMALL PLASTIC LIQUOR BOTTLES $12.95
The perfect package for giving your homemade cordials as gifts.
Holds 8 ounces in a crystal clear plastic bottle with reusable screw on
cap. Bag of 12 with caps.
LIQUOR QUICK IDEAS
You can use Liquor Quick Essences to flavor and enhance all types of
foods. Here's just a few ideas.
Specialty Beers: Add 1 bottle of selected essence to the secondary
fermentation. Use Mexican Coffee to make kyber beers or Scotch Honey Whiskey
to make honey lagers.
Specialty Coffees: Add a few drops of your favorite essence to a mug
of strong French or Italian roast coffee.
Syrups & Italian Ice : Combine 2 cups of sugar in 1 cup of boiling
water. Add 1 bottle of your favorite essence and 1 fl.oz. of glycerin.
Use as a topping on crepes, pancakes, waffles, French toast, puddings and
cakes. Refrigerate any unused syrup.
Fancy Desserts: Add a few drops of your favorite essence as an ice
cream, fruit salad or sautéed fruit topping. Add a few drops
of your favorite essence to your recipe of homemade cookies, fudge, cake
or chocolates.
Ice Cream: Add a few drops of your favorite essence to homemade ice
cream just before you start the ice cream maker.
Sauces & Glazes: Add a few drops of essence or a few ounces of
premixed liqueur to your favorite sauce or glaze. Highly recommended for
de-glazing the pan of grilled venison, poultry or lamb.
Fondues: Add a few drops of your favorite liqueur essence to cheese
or chocolate fondue.
Distiller's Supplies
CLASSIC
TURBO YEAST 240 grams $5.95
Best all-rounder. Classic is the best selling Turbo Yeast world-wide,
performing excellently under most conditions. It’s fast, capable
of fermenting 6kg of sugar in 36 hours. It reaches 18% ABV where
8kg of sugar is used and has excellent temperature tolerance. Classic
has been further improved with the inclusion of new mineral absorbents,
further improving distillate quality. We recommend you use Turbo
Carbon as it will significantly improve the performance of Classic Turbo.
TURBO
YEAST EXPRESS 200 grams $7.90
When it's needed tomorrow. Express is the fastest Turbo on the
planet, fermenting out 6kg of sugar in less than 24 hours and producing
very good distillate quality. It is important that water start temperature
is correct and only 6kg of sugar is used to get maximum speed. We
recommend you use Turbo Carbon as it will significantly improve the performance
of Express Turbo.
TURBO
YEAST POWER 23 390 grams $8.95
Extreme strength. Power should be used where high alcohol strength
is the most important thing. Fermenting to 23% ABV in the wash will
increase the still yield by nearly one third! Only use where cool
air temperature (between 18–24°C) can be maintained. Remember,
the more alcohol produced by the yeast, the lower the final distillate
quality. We recommend you use Turbo Carbon as it will significantly
improve the performance of Power Turbo.
HEAT
WAVE TURBO YEAST 90 grams $4.95
When it's hot. The only Turbo to use when the air temperature
is above 33°C. Delivers excellent quality alcohol in hot conditions.
Heat Wave is also the only yeast we recommend for ‘stacking’. Up
to a 200 litre volume can be fermented using 8 sachets (providing the start
liquid temperature and air temperature are both 20°C). We recommend
you use Turbo Carbon as it will significantly improve the performance of
Heat Wave Turbo.
TRIPLE
DISTILLED TURBO YEAST 210 grams $7.50
Ultimate quality. Triple Distilled Turbo should be used where
ultimate alcohol quality is of primary importance. Only use where
cool air temperature (between 18–24°C) can be maintained. This
is a revolutionary breakthrough in Turbo Yeast development making it possible
to produce “triple distilled” quality alcohol in the home. It is
essential to use Turbo Carbon with Triple Distilled Turbo Yeast.
SUPER
DISTILLER'S YEAST for six gallons $4.85
MINI
SUPER DISTILLER'S YEAST for one gallon
$1.45
A new single-pouch high alcohol kit that produces 40 proof (20% abv)
alcohol base in just 10 days. It works by fermentation of a special
distiller's yeast and nutrients.
Ingredients:
high alcohol distiller's yeast, diammonium phosphate, yeast nutrients,
trace vitamins and minerals.
HOW
IT WORKS
LIQUOR
QUIK SUPER KLEER K.C. $1.65
This superior Euro-fining, is the new standard
in wine finings. It contains 2 pre-mixed pouches, kieselsol and chitosan.
It works by creating both strong negative strong positive charges in the
wine, which allow for larger yeast clumping and faster clearing.
These finings have been successfully promoted in certain brands of wine
kits over the past few years and are now available to every wine kit maker.
One 1.35 oz package is sufficient to clear a 5 or 6 gallon batch
of beer or wine in two days.
PROOF
& TRALLE HYDROMETER $5.95
Measures approximate alcohol in spirits up to
200 proof.
How
To Use Distiller's Yeast
Assemble equipment and 18 lbs of granulated cane sugar. Use only
plastic food grade items.
Sterilize all equipment with a sterilizing solution such as One
Step.
Mix 18 LB. of sugar into 3 gallons of hot water until all sugar dissolves.
Gradually add cold water to make 6 gallons.
Ensure the mixture temperature is between 80-90°F. Pour the contents
of the SuperYeast pouch into the solution and stir for 1 minute.
Ferment between 70-80° for 8-10 days or until the Specific Gravity
drops to below 0.990. For best results keep the temperature constant.
A consistent temperature is critical in the fermentation process.
Use a Brew Belt if necessary.
Do not allow the temperature to rise above 90°F otherwise fermentation
will cease.
Clearing - Due to the special yeast strain used, the mash will not clear
naturally. To clear the mash, one of two methods is recommended.
The most effective means of clearing is the addition of Isinglass
Fining Agent. The fermented mash may also be cleared using a
wine filter such as the
Mini Jet™ with
sterile-grade wine filter pads.
Charcoal Filter - To make homemade
liqueurs or liquors, it is recommended to use charcoal filter pads or activated
carbon to remove any remaining unwanted volatiles, purifying the taste
of the finished liquor.
Flavor the finished alcohol with your favorite liqueur or liquor extract.
For best results use LIQUOR QUIK™ brand,
100% natural essences. To make a quick party punch, add the fermented mash
directly into your favorite mixture of soda and/or fruit juices.
LIQUOR
QUIK SUPER KLEER K.C. $1.65
This superior Euro-fining, is the new standard
in wine finings. It contains 2 pre-mixed pouches, kieselsol and chitosan.
It works by creating both strong negative strong positive charges in the
wine, which allow for larger yeast clumping and faster clearing.
These finings have been successfully promoted in certain brands of wine
kits over the past few years and are now available to every wine kit maker.
One 1.35 oz package is sufficient to clear a 5 or 6 gallon batch
of beer or wine in two days.
CARBON
SNAKE Activate Carbon Filter $16.25
60
gram CARBON SNAKE REFILL $1.85
500
gram CARBON SNAKE REFILL $8.55
This, easy-to-use, carbon purification system is designed to remove
unwanted odors and flavors from fermented “alcohol-bases” such as the base
made with High Alcohol SuperYeast™. Those of you who have been hesitant
to make the base used with Liquor Quik™ brand essences because of not having
a carbon filter to clear it can now do so with confidence. Manufactured
of food-grade, ethanol resistant plastic, the unit attaches to the spigot
on a bottling bucket, comes with an initial supply of carbon along with
complete instructions for use.
Assemble
The CarbonSnake™ and attach to bottling
bucket as per the diagramt.
Cut one (1) double-sheet 1” circle from the enclosed coffee filter paper.
Save the remainder of the filter paper for future use. Replacement paper
is available at most grocery and discount stores. Unscrew the swivel connector
(male nipple) and place this paper between the stainless/rubber washer
(convex side) and the (female) connector. Re-attach the (female) connector.
It is very important to assemble this correctly or the paper may rupture,
causing the liquid to filter grey. Avoid getting grains of carbon into
the connector threads. This may cause leakage or colour the liquid grey.
Slide the YDS key clamp over the opened end of the hose assembly. Carefully
open the 2 oz. (60 g) package of GAC (enclosed) and gently fill the tube
assembly to within 1” of the top of the hose. A small funnel is useful
for this purpose.
Prime the hose by filling the hose with clean warm water. Securely attach
the hose to the tap by hand tightening the YDS clamp around the outside
of the hose. Make sure the hose does not slide off the tap.
Fill the pail with liquid to be filtered. For best results, first clarify
alco-base with Super-Kleer K.C.™ or #3 sterile filter pads. The flow rate
will depend on the clarification of your liquid and the choice of GAC;
the murkier the liquid or the finer/irregular the GAC, the slower the flow.
An average flow rate using the recommended DARCO GAC is approx. 13 fl.
oz. (400 ml) per hour. The slower the flow, the purer the final product.
Place a food-grade receptacle under the bottom of the hose. Turn on the
tap. Remove any air bubbles trapped in the top of the hose by pinching
the hose. The purified liquid will begin to drip out the male connector
nipple within a few minutes. Taste the liquid every gallon (4L) for purity.
It should smell and taste like vodka. To maintain the best purity, you
may stop the flow after 3 U.S. gallons (12L), and replace the used GAC
with new GAC. If the liquid drips grey, the filter paper may be punctured
or inserted incorrectly.
Once the liquid is purified, you may mix it with soda or juice to make
a party punch, or flavor it with liqueur/liquor extracts. For best results,
we recommend 100% all natural LIQUOR QUIK™ branded essences.
Clean your hose by loosening the YDS key clamp and gently removing it from
the lever tap. Unscrew the male connector and remove the washer and filter
paper. Flush warm tap water through the hose until clean. Air dry.
DO NOT detach the hose while the liquid is still flowing.
DO NOT attempt to purify ethanol that is more than 50% alc./vol.
DO NOT pack the carbon in the hose; this can block or impede flow.
DO NOT use powdered carbon in the hose; this can block or impede flow.
DO NOT use a non beverage-grade carbon; this may add mineral salts or other
unwanted byproducts to your ethanol instead of removing them.
DO NOT re-use the spent GAC.
WARRANTY: This product is conditionally guaranteed against defective materials
and workmanship for 1 year from the date of purchase. Guarantee void if
product is damaged, altered, tampered with or otherwise misused.
5L
Serving and Aging Barrel Kit $89.95
MAKING
LIQUORS FOR GIFTS $3.95
SUPER
DISTILLER'S YEAST for six gallons $4.85
CARBON
SNAKE Activate Carbon Filter $16.25
Assemble
The CarbonSnake™ and attach to