Alcohol Stratification?

[Dirt_McGirt]

Posted this in the Apfelwein sticky and got no response, so....:

I've had 2 gallons of apfelwein in a small bucket fermenter for 3 weeks. It's my first non-beer fermentation. I pulled my first sample for a SG reading, then proceeded to start drinking the sample.

The first third tasted like rocketfuel, while the last third was quite mellow and delicious.
Did the alcohol tend to float to the surface in my sample (and in the fermenter)?

 

[gregbathurst]

The alcohol will be mixed right through but it is possible for some of the sediment to be in your sample and thicker lower in the sample, which might change flavour characteristics. Or your palate might be playing tricks on you.

 

[GuldTuborg]

Nope. Just like with beer, the alcohol will be evenly distributed throughout.

 

[Dirt_McGirt]

Alright, I'll take another sample tomorrow or Sunday. I'm 99% sure of what I tasted, but will defer to conventional wisdom until I taste it again....