How to clean alcohol at home?

Many people prefer to drink home-made alcoholic beverages, as store products do not always meet our requirements. Therefore, the issue of alcohol purification in the issue of winemaking is so relevant. Today we will look at several time-tested and available to everyone ways to achieve the perfect result, and answer the question, how to clean raw and industrial alcohol and remove the smell of alcohol at home?

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Purification of alcohol at home - process features

Is it possible to clean alcohol from alcohol tincture? Of course, the most radical way is re-distillation. However, other methods are known for purifying alcohol at home. Let's consider them in more detail.

The quality of cleaning depends on the degree of the drink - the lower the degree, the higher the quality of cleaning the drink. Until the twentieth century, distilleries produced vodka, the so-called “bread wine”. But with the increase in the quantity and quality of alcoholic beverage products, they switched to the production of wheat alcohol, and vodka was obtained by dissolving ethyl alcohol with water.

Important! In some countries, such as Poland, the USA, alcohol is diluted only with distilled water - chemically pure, but without dissolved air and tasteless. This, in fact, is dead water, it is impossible to get drunk with it, and aquarium fish in such water instantly die.

The main reason for using this technology is to improve the quality and purity of vodka. It is much easier to dilute strong alcohol with good quality water than to clean stinky water found in moonshine.

Important! The quality of water for diluting wheat alcohol is of great importance, since it is water that determines the taste of the finished product, in which 60% water and 40% alcohol.

In the CIS countries, ethyl alcohol is diluted only with raw water. The best for this purpose is traditionally considered spring water. Of course, ideally, it should be clean, transparent and with a high salt content, but within acceptable limits. With excessive water hardness, a ring forms on the neck of the bottle and a precipitate precipitates, and therefore the taste of the drink deteriorates. Too hard water must be cleaned and softened with multi-stage filters.

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Living water - clean alcohol

To clean alcohol from bad odor and harmful impurities using this technology yourself, you will need:

• Hydrometer (a special device that shows the amount of alcohol in a drink).
• Soft spring water.

Proceed as follows:

1. Take the hydrometer and insert into the container with alcohol.
2. Add water to the tank until the hydrometer reads 45 degrees.

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Cleaning alcohol with soda

Soda is the most affordable and familiar tool that is present in any kitchen. The method is based on the chemical reaction of acetic acid contained in alcohol and sodium bicarbonate (soda). Due to the interaction of the components, acetic acid is neutralized, and accordingly - you manage to slightly clear the alcohol at home.

To carry out the cleaning you will need:

• Soda at the rate of 10 g per 1 liter of alcohol.
• Vata.
• Charcoal.
• Water.
  

Use the components as follows:

1. Dilute soda with water, keeping the proportions 1: 1.
2. Pour the resulting solution into a container with alcohol.
3. Mix the contents well.
4. Let it brew for 30-40 minutes, stir again.
5. Put the can at night - choose a dark place.
6. In the morning, drain the drink, additionally filtering it through a layer of cotton wool and charcoal.

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Cleaning with potassium permanganate

Using potassium permanganate, you can successfully clean the moonshine. This method is known even to those who have never been involved in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

For the cleaning procedure you will need:

• Potassium permanganate at the rate of 2 g per 1 liter of drink.
• Glass containers or any transparent container.
• Funnel.
• Vata.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Add potassium permanganate to the container with the alcohol-containing drink.
2. Stir the strong drink well.
3. Leave to stand for 10-20 hours.
4. After a certain time, you will see a precipitate at the bottom of the can. These are harmful impurities.
5. Filter the drink through a layer of cotton. Put cotton on the bottom of the funnel and drain the liquid into a clean vessel.

Important! To make the cleaning process more efficient, close the lid with the alcohol-containing liquid and hold it in a water bath for 10-15 minutes. The water temperature should not be higher than 60 degrees (do not put in boiling water). This method will help you get rid of the turbidity of moonshine.

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We use brown bread

Fusel oils are perfectly absorbed by brown bread. Alcohol is not only cleaned with this method, but also acquires a pleasant aroma of bread. This method was also used by our ancestors. However, it is better to use it as a “final chord” in order to purify alcohol at home with the utmost quality, following the previously listed methods.

Using rye bread for the cleaning method is very simple:

1. Dip a piece of bread in a jar of alcohol.
2. After a few hours, when the impurities are absorbed, remove the baked goods.
3. Strain the drink through a filter to remove bread crumbs.

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How to clean moonshine with egg white?

Many experts advise to clean the product only with egg white. This method is based on the property of protein folding under the influence of alcohol. In addition, protein perfectly absorbs various impurities. It is in this way that meat broth is clarified in cooking.

Important! Instead of egg white, you can use milk, since it also curbs under the influence of alcohol. For 1 liter of moonshine, 200 ml of milk is needed. Pour the milk into an alcohol-containing liquid, and after curdling the dairy product, filter the strong drink.

Proceed in the following order:

1. Take a fresh raw egg (for a 3-liter jar - 1 egg).
2. Separate the protein from the yolk.
3. Dilute the protein a little with water and beat.
4. Pour the mixture into an alcohol-containing drink.
5. Leave the container with liquid for 1-2 days in a dark place.
6. Carefully drain the product so that the residue remains in the jar.
7. Filter the drink thoroughly.

Important! Use this method in the case when the strength of the drink is not lower than 50 degrees, since with lower strength indicators the protein will not fold well. Use this method after all distillations so that the final product does not smell boiled eggs.

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Freezing

An effective method of purification of alcohol-containing drinks is freezing. This method will relieve moonshine of cloudy sediment and make it stronger. When freezing, fusel oils are attached to the walls of the container, and only pure alcohol remains in the vessel. To clean alcohol at home, the temperature must be very low:

• freeze vodka at -29 degrees Celsius;
• wine at -5 degrees C.

Put the bottle of drink in the freezer. After freezing, drain the clean drink into another container, all harmful impurities will turn into ice.

Important! The bottle for the method of freezing should be strong enough so that it does not burst from the liquid that has expanded from the frost.

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Classic coal cleaning

Activated carbon is an excellent absorbent. It absorbs unpleasant odors and absorbs harmful substances. Therefore, this method is one of the best if you want to clean alcohol safely and with minimal effort at home, and time does not play much significance for you.

Use activated carbon as follows:

1. Grind the product into powder.
2. For cleaning, take 1 tablespoon of coal per 1 liter of product.
3. Add crushed coal to a strong drink.
4. Mix well.
5. Let stand for several days (15-20).
6. Shake the drink twice a day so that the entire product takes part in the reaction.
7. At the end of the time, filter the drink through a clean cloth or cotton filter.
8. Repeat the process several times, changing the old coal to a new one.

Important! Activated carbon can also be used to prepare a simple carbon filter:

• In a funnel, place a small layer of cotton wool, on top - gauze, and then crushed coal.
• Cover the charcoal with gauze so that it does not float during filtration.
• Pass the alcohol-containing drink through a funnel with a filter.

As a result, you get a clean product, since coal absorbs all harmful substances.

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How to evaluate the result?

The purity of alcohol can be checked at home. For this:

1. Take a glass or a mirror and rinse thoroughly with cleaners without additives.
2. Do not wipe the glass, let it dry by itself, then there will be no stains. Put a few drops of alcohol-containing drink on the cleaned glass. If there are no traces left on the glass, then there are no fusel oils and impurities in the alcohol.

Important! For one more check - pour glass over with distilled water. With high-quality cleaning, water will not roll off, as on greasy surfaces.

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Helpful hints:

1. Instead of activated carbon, you can use birch, which will give the best result. Pound the coals and pour into the pan at the rate of 50 g per 1 liter of product. Pour the coals with vodka and insist for one week, then filter the drink. The cleaning process can be repeated several times, changing the old coals to new ones, to improve the result.
2. When performing cleaning, the alcohol temperature should be at room temperature, since the hot solution is very reluctant to part with fusel oils and harmful substances.
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We hope that thanks to our information, you will find for yourself an affordable and inexpensive way to cleanse your drink at home. And let the best and most refined drinks of our own production become the decoration of the festive table.