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If you are using the column, adding flavors after distilling would be better, as the column will likely strip off a lot of the flavor compounds.
Using it as a pot still might allow more flavors to make it into the distillate, but then you can't really make clean vodka with a pot still.
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Using it as a pot still might allow more flavors to make it into the distillate, but then you can't really make clean vodka with a pot still.
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i'm thinking something like gin? stringing up some peanuts and vanilla beans in the column, so the vapor goes over them?
or in the thumper
Gnomebrewer
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Some flavours work best re-distilled (eg. juniper), some work well simply soaked in the finished spirit. Vanilla is great without re-distilling (spiced rums are done like that), but I wouldn't have a clue for peanut butter (it's not high on my list of flavours to try in spirits). My guess is that the oils are going to be problematic.
As Doug's already said, no point adding botanicals during a reflux run (it strips flavours) unless you can somehow add it to the vapour as it leaves the column before condensing. It's more common to make your neutral, then run it again in pot mode through/with botanicals.
As Doug's already said, no point adding botanicals during a reflux run (it strips flavours) unless you can somehow add it to the vapour as it leaves the column before condensing. It's more common to make your neutral, then run it again in pot mode through/with botanicals.
