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Any alcoholic drink, even if it is made from environmentally friendly, natural ingredients, will always contain harmful impurities and fusel oils. They ruin the taste appearance cause hangovers. Therefore, experienced moonshiners consider such a stage as cleaning moonshine as a prerequisite for preparing high-quality home-made vodka.

Ways

Cleaning moonshine at home can be done in different ways.

All of them are equally affordable and effective: the purification technology is simple, using the tools available in any home.

All methods of moonshine filtration have general recommendations for the cleansing process:

1. The use of an unrefined product, the strength of which is not more than 35 degrees. This concentration ensures maximum separation of fusel oils from the water-alcohol mixture;
2. Moonshine must first settle for 2 days;
3. Start cleansing only a chilled drink, the temperature of which is not higher than room temperature.

Here is a list of the most common methods by which moonshine is cleaned at home:

Using charcoal to purify homemade vodka

Charcoal cleaning can be done in 2 ways:

1. active. In this case, moonshine is poured into a jar through a funnel, where several layers of cotton wool or gauze are previously placed. Crushed coal powder is inside the cotton wool. It is necessary to perform at least 5 overflows, with a constant replacement of coal.
2. Passive. Pounded coal is poured into the container, after which the jar is removed for 1-2 weeks. Shake the container periodically. Last step- straining moonshine through gauze.

In order for the cleaning of moonshine to be effective, it is necessary to take 50 g of coal per 1 liter of the crude product.

Cleaning moonshine with potassium permanganate

The technology is simple:

1. add potassium permanganate to the drink. For each liter, no more than 1 g of manganese powder is taken.
2. Thoroughly mix the liquid, achieving complete dissolution of the crystals.
3. Place the container in a dark place for a day to settle. The appearance of sediment, flakes at the bottom of the jar, the becoming transparent liquid indicates the completion of the cleaning process.
4. Filter the drink through gauze, you can additionally use coal.

Milk is an effective means of cleansing homemade vodka

The casein and albumin substances found in the milk protein actively bind the molecules of harmful impurities and fusel oils.

The result of such a reaction is their complete removal from the product being purified. The whole process is accompanied by the formation of white flakes, precipitation.

Cleaning with milk involves 2 cleaning options:

1. without further distillation. For 10 liters of moonshine, add 150 g of low-fat milk, mix the ingredients well and tightly seal the container. Put the jar in a dark place for several days, shaking it occasionally. Finish cleaning the product by carefully draining the liquid from the sediment and passing it through several layers of cotton wool.
2. with additional distillation of moonshine. Milk is poured into the drink, any fat content, at the rate of 100 ml of milk per 1 liter of moonshine. The liquid is mixed, closed with a lid and left for 5 days. During this period, you need to mix the contents of the jar with a spoon once a day. At the end of the process, the drink is carefully drained, without sediment, diluted with water 1: 1 and sent for distillation.

Cleansing with soda

Soda perfectly removes a sharp, unpleasant odor, as well as substances harmful to the body.

To clean an alcoholic product, you need 10 g of soda per 1 liter of moonshine. Soda is introduced into the drink, stirred, after which the liquid must be settled for at least 12 hours. To remove the top layer, unsuitable for drinking, about 3 cm, and also to prevent sediment from entering the finished product, moonshine should be filtered through a layer of cotton wool.

Cleaning moonshine by freezing

This method is based on physical properties liquids, or rather differences in freezing temperatures. Thus, pure alcohol freezes at -115°, vodka -25°, water at 0°.

Moonshine is poured into a strong container, for example, an aluminum pan and placed in a freezer. When the water freezes, drain the alcohol and discard the remaining ice.

The essence of cleansing is that when freezing, water and harmful substances freeze, crystallize, turning into ice on the walls of dishes. Alcohol does not have time to freeze, remaining in a liquid state.

The result of this purification will be a vigorous drink of the highest quality. The fortress of moonshine will become higher than it was before the purification procedure.

As you can see, there are many ways to clean moonshine. In this case, you can use several techniques at once, successfully combining them. The output is an environmentally friendly, pleasant to the taste and appearance of the product. Here are the ways.

Moonshine is a Russian traditional drink that is prepared independently at home. Moonshine is a kind of art. The manufacturer's arsenal includes a huge number of various recipes and a huge selection of ingredients. All this allows you to get unique drinks, with a unique taste and aroma. But in order for the drink to turn out to be of high quality, you need not only to be able to cook, but also to know howclear the moonshine. How to properly produce home cleansing moonshine from fusel oils.

What are fusel oils and where do they come from in moonshine

Excessive content of fusel oils in moonshine can be dangerous for the body

Essential or fusel oils are a by-product of the fermentation of raw materials. These are toxic substances that have an oily base and have an unpleasant specific odor. As part of oils contain: acetone, acetyl, isoamyl alcohol, acetaldehyde and other harmful substances. An excessive amount of toxic impurities that are contained in moonshine after distillation leads to intoxication of the body and a severe hangover.

But at the same time, the content essential oils gives uniqueness and originality to the drink, determines its organoleptic qualities. Without these oils, any alcohol would just be alcohol water.

Therefore, in order to get a tasty and high quality drink, it is important to remove toxic impurities from it and preserve all harmless substances.

Cleaning methods

Moonshine cleaningis important and obligatory step for a premium drink. In the history of home brewing, there are many wayspurification of moonshine from harmful fusel oils . The most popular removal methods are described below. fusel oils from moonshine.

Potassium permanganate

A simple way is to purify strong alcohol with potassium permanganate. To do this, moonshine is diluted to a consistency of 40% of the fortress. Manganese crystals are thoroughly dissolved in water until a slightly colored solution is obtained, at the rate of 2 grams per 1 liter. Then you need to pour the prepared mixture into a bottle of moonshine, mix everything well and leave for 10-12 hours. After the drink becomes lighter and sediment falls to the bottom, the liquid must be filtered through gauze folded in several layers.

Important! In the process of getting rid of fusel oils do not use metal utensils.

Cleansing using charcoal is one of the most popular methods, as it has the ability to absorb harmful impurities and remove unpleasant odors.

To do this, you can cook coal yourself or buy it ready-made in the store. Then crush it, pour it into a container with alcohol and mix thoroughly. For 1 liter of drink, it is recommended to take 50g. coal. Infuse for 7 days, stirring constantly. After the end of the settling process, drain from the sediment and filter.

There is another cleaning method - activated carbon, which is an excellent sorbent and is used to make a filter. To do this, a napkin or gauze must be rolled up in several layers, put cotton wool between the layers and crushed Activated carbon. Pass moonshine through such a filter. It is better to use this method as an additional method.

biological

Biological purification of fusel oils is carried out using dairy products (kefir or low-fat milk), egg white and rye bread.

Cleansing with dairy product carried out by pouring it in proportion: a glass of milk per liter of moonshine. The mixture is thoroughly mixed and placed in a dark place. For 7 days, you need to mix it every day. As a result, all harmful impurities will precipitate in the form of flakes. As soon as this happens, the drink must be removed from the sediment, filtered with activated carbon. This will give the drink a special softness. Then make a second distillation, previously diluted to 40%.

Cleansing with egg whites is done in the same way as with milk. For 1 liter, two squirrels whipped into foam are taken. Pour the mixture into the moonshine, stand until flakes appear, pass through the filter and re-distill.

After the second distillation, the drink is refined with rye bread. This method is used in combination with milk cleansing or as an independent method. With this procedure, the bread is crushed, mixed with moonshine, settled for 2-3 days. Then it is decanted and filtered. To process a liter of liquid, you need 100g. of bread.

Important! For cleansing in this way, it is advisable to use fresh bread, in order to avoid the appearance of an unpleasant aftertaste.

soda

To like to get a clean and aromatic drink, some manufacturers use clarification and purification of mash from fusel oils.

One of the most common ways is cleaning with soda. To do this, you need to mix soda with water in a 1: 1 ratio, counting that for every 10 liters of feedstock you need 10 grams of the product. Pour the solution into a container with mash, let stand for about 30 minutes. Then mix and place in a place protected from light for 12 hours. Then remove from the sediment, pass through the filter.

Tannins are tannic acids with tannic properties and astringent taste. They are found in the bark, leaves, and fruits of many plants. A large amount of tannins is found in the following plants:

• oak;
• acacia;
• larch;
• eucalyptus;
• spruce.

Tannin is used to cleanse harmful impurities and improve taste. To implement this procedure, 10 gr. tannin powder or oak shavings are poured into 1 liter of the processed liquid and infused for 10 days, after which it is filtered and the drink is ready.

Freezing

Freezing is a very affordable and easy way. The fact is that when frozen in freezer, all harmful impurities, sediment and water freeze and remain on the walls of the dishes. It remains only to drain the alcohol into another container, and then it can be filtered by any known method and diluted to the desired strength, since after freezing the water, the strength of moonshine increases.

Making a carbon filter column with your own hands

Good results can be obtained by passing moonshine through a carbon column - a filter. This method gives a high degree of purification and does not require the use of additional methods. You can make it yourself:

1. We need to prepare the coal. For these purposes, any coal is suitable, which does not contain any impurities. Coal needs to be crushed to get a powder and small pieces.
2. Take a two or three liter plastic bottle, cut off the bottom and drill 6-7 small holes in it at the same distance from each other. Drill a larger hole in the lid of the bottle.
3. You need to assemble the structure in this order: a bottle is inserted into a three-liter jar with the neck down, which is filled with prepared small pieces of coal by one third, a bottom with holes is placed on top of the coal and pressed against it so that the coal does not float up.

Pour the unrefined drink into the rest of the bottle. Through the hole in the lid, moonshine after filtration , will drain into the jar. At the exit, it will be mixed with coal, which will be removed in the next step. If there is a blockage and the passage of liquid through the bottle slows down or stops completely, you can slightly press on the bottle, or by unscrewing the cap, clean the hole. Moonshine should be passed through such filter 2-3 times.

After that, pour the remaining coal powder into the container with moonshine, at the rate of 40 gr. per liter, mix well, close the lid and leave for 2 days. After all the coal sinks to the bottom, you can proceed to further cleaning.

To rid the drink of the remnants of coal and make it transparent, you need to close the same bottle with a lid, lower it back into the jar with the neck down, fill it with cotton wool and pour in the moonshine in small portions. As the cotton gets dirty, change it clean. After the procedure is completed, the drink is cleaned and ready to drink.

Important! When storing alcohol, do not use plastic utensils, because during long-term storage, plastic comes into contact with alcohol and begins to release harmful substances.

Cleaning moonshine at home without subsequent distillation

Cleaning moonshine at home
without further distillation

There are several ways to clean moonshine at home. The lower the alcohol content in the drink, the better the purification process.
So, if you don’t mind distilling moonshine a second time, then it’s better to dilute it with water and first clean it of bad smell and harmful impurities.
If subsequent distillation is not provided, then we clean the moonshine, first diluting it with water to the degree we need (but not higher than 70, and preferably 40 degrees).
To measure the strength, we use a hydrometer (alcohol meter).

1st way. Cleaning moonshine with soda Since moonshine contains acetic acid, which is formed when alcohol is combined with oxygen, we add soda to it. Baking soda neutralizes the acid. Add 1 g of soda per 1 liter of moonshine, this is about 1/12 of a teaspoon (on the tip of a knife).
It is useful to clean with soda before cleaning with potassium permanganate.

2nd way. Purification of moonshine with potassium permanganate (reaction of slow oxidation of fusel oils)
For one liter of moonshine, add 1-2 grams of potassium permanganate, mix thoroughly and leave for at least 10 hours. After clarification and precipitation, we filter moonshine. You can filter through household water filters.
You can make a moonshine filter yourself from plastic bottle or canisters.
We make holes in the lid, cut off the bottom, turn it over, insert a cotton swab into the neck of the bottle and fill in the calcined river sand (we disinfect the sand by calcination).
It is even better to take crushed birch charcoal instead of sand (you can crush Karbolen tablets bought at the pharmacy).

3rd way. Cleaning moonshine with egg white
Egg white coagulates (coagulates) under the influence of alcohol, absorbing the particles of fuselage (particles “stick” to the protein).
In cooking, boiling broth is clarified with the help of egg white.
In 1 liter of moonshine, pour, with stirring, 2 beaten egg whites, let stand and filter.

4th way. Cleaning moonshine with fresh milk
This cleaning can be applied either to the mash before distillation, or to the ready-made moonshine.
Purification of moonshine with milk occurs due to the sticking of the fuselage to the particles of milk and its precipitation (we then filter the moonshine).
Pour 1 liter of milk into 5 liters of mash. Drive out slowly. During the first distillation, cloudy moonshine is possible. If so, we distill a second time.
Or, pour 100-200 ml of fresh milk into 1 liter of ready-made moonshine, actively stirring, after curtailing it, the moonshine is filtered (filtered).
After cleansing with milk, it is useful to clean with bread.

5th way. Cleaning moonshine with freshly baked black bread
It perfectly absorbs fusel oils and gives moonshine a pleasant aroma. Stale bread is not used, because. will give an unpleasant aftertaste due to the microorganisms multiplying on it.
Bread broken into small pieces (100 g per 1 liter) is shaken in moonshine until the pieces are soaked and disintegrated. Then let stand for a day or two and filter.

6th way. Freezing moonshine
Under the action of low temperature, water and impurities freeze. Fusel oils freeze to the walls of a vessel with moonshine. Alcohol remains, which is poured into another container.
The freezing point of vodka is -28-29°С, dry wine -5°С.

7th way. Cleaning with charcoal
It absorbs impurities and foreign smell. Coal can be bought at any chain store, birch is better, because. it has more absorbency.
Charcoal is first crushed in a saucepan, then poured into a container, 50 g per 1 liter. vodka.
All this is insisted for at least a week, periodically shaking, then it is left to stand until a coal precipitate and the liquid becomes clear, drained from the sediment with a siphon tube and filtered.
If drained carefully, then filtering is not required.
Moonshine can be cleaned with activated charcoal tablets Carbolen or Entorosgel purchased at the pharmacy.

Old recipes for cleaning moonshine and vodka

Method 1. "How to take away the bad spirit from vodka"

For six liters of moonshine, add 1 liter of fresh milk and distill so that it goes clean and there is not the slightest particle of chase.

Or: pour 400 g of pure birch coals into 12.3 liters of moonshine.

Insist until all the coals settle and the moonshine becomes clean, then drain, dilute with water in a ratio of 2: 1 (one part is water), add 800 g of raisins and overtake again.

Method 2. "How to take away the bad taste of vodka"

Before distillation, depending on the size of the cube, put from three to six handfuls of sifted birch wood ash with several handfuls of salt. The second distillation is carried out without ash and salt.

Method 3. Ready-made moonshine undergoes the following cleaning:
In the moonshine distilled from the mash, add 1-2 g of baking soda per 1 liter of moonshine. The mixture is stirred and allowed to infuse for 20-30 minutes. Once again, mix thoroughly and infuse for 10-12 hours. The liquid is then poured off from above and the precipitate is removed.
Then, 2-3 grams of potassium permanganate powder (sold in any pharmacy) is poured onto a 3-liter jar, stirred until potassium permanganate dissolves (or you can pour in a strong solution of potassium permanganate in water) and wait for precipitation (from several hours to 1 day).
Carefully drain the moonshine from the sediment.
To intensify the process, after adding potassium permanganate, cork the jar, shake it and place it on water bath 50-70 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Then, in the process of infusion, periodically shake the infusion.
After these procedures, for the final elimination of foreign tastes and odors, keep moonshine alcohol for 12 days on a violet root at the rate of 3-4 finely chopped violet roots with the addition of 1 teaspoon of sugar per 1 liter.
After the product is infused, it should be filtered.

Good moonshine burns. A bad one, when you try to set it on fire, will not light up.

How to make alcohol close in strength to 100 degrees?
To do this, you need to calcine copper sulfate with constant stirring over a fire for dehydration in an open glass, copper or aluminum dish.
Then cool the vitriol and immediately pour it into the alcohol obtained after distillation. Since one vitriol molecule attaches seven water molecules to itself during the formation of a crystalline hydrate, the alcohol is dehydrated.
If you overtake such alcohol again, eliminating any contact with air, then it will become 100 degrees.
It must be stored in a very tightly sealed container, because this alcohol is extremely hygroscopic - greedily absorbing water from the air, it will quickly reduce its strength to 96 degrees.
IMPORTANT! ALCOHOL DEHYDrated WITH COPPER VITTER IS STRONGLY POISONOUS TO DEATH! Therefore, it is used only for technical purposes.
If the alcohol at hand has a strength of more than 96 degrees, it is poisonous after drying, it cannot be taken orally at any dilution!

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NOTE:
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There are a great many ways to "produce" moonshine. Particularly successful recipes for making this alcohol are passed on unchanged from generation to generation. Some "distillers" are trying to invent new technologies for the production of alcohol at home and drive it from the most inappropriate products, for example, from tomato paste or mash based on fruit caramels.

It is quite understandable that a hazy artisanal drink made from low-grade raw materials cannot boast of high taste and requires serious rectification. However, even the highest quality homemade alcohol needs additional purification, since it also contains impurities that significantly impair its taste and aroma, and besides, they also harm the body. Therefore, professional distillers have developed several effective recipes on how to clean moonshine from smell and fusel oils at home.

How to determine if there are fusel oils in homemade moonshine?

To verify the presence of impurities in the moonshine, you need to inhale its smell, or even better - type it into a spoon and set it on fire. When the alcohol burns out, droplets of an oily liquid will remain at the bottom of the spoon.

These are the very unsafe and foul-smelling fusel oils that are present in any homemade alcohol. Of course, a drink with so many bad impurities should not be consumed.

Method for cleaning moonshine with activated carbon

1. Purchase at the pharmacy the required number of packs of activated charcoal tablets, based on the proportion: 50 g of charcoal per 1 liter of hard liquor.
2. To enhance the absorbent capacity of the charcoal tablets, finely grind and pour into a bottle of homemade alcohol.
3. Close the container with a drink tightly with a cork and put it in a dark place.
4. For 2 weeks, several times a day, take the container out of the cupboard and shake it thoroughly.
5. For the third week, let the alcohol "rest" on the cabinet shelf without shaking.
6. After that, drain the clarified and no longer smelling of fuselage moonshine from the bottle into another container, filtering it through 6 layers of gauze. The precipitate will remain at the bottom of the bottle.

Biological method of cleaning moonshine

1. Pour 3 beaten egg whites or ½ cup unboiled cow's milk into a bottle with 1 liter of cloudy, "fragrant" moonshine.
2. Stopper the bowl and shake vigorously.
3. When milk or egg protein coagulates, i.e. curl up and fall to the bottom in the form of soft curdled flakes, pass the drink through a clean canvas flap folded in three.

Purification of alcohol with potassium permanganate

1. Dissolve potassium permanganate crystals in a small volume of cooled boiled water.
2. The dose of potassium permanganate is calculated in the ratio: 2 g of the drug per 1 liter of crude moonshine.
3. Pour in concentrated solution purple into a bottle with a drink, shake it up, and your homemade alcohol will take on a soft pink color.
4. Place the drink container in the cupboard.
5. Take it out the next day. You will see that the moonshine has become transparent again, and a brown precipitate has formed on the bottom of the bottle.
6. Carefully drain the drink from the bowl by straining it through a thick cotton-cloth filter.

Cryogenic method for cleaning moonshine

1. Pour the moonshine with impurities into a metal bowl and place it in the freezer overnight.
2. In 12 hours, fusel oils will harden and freeze to the bottom and walls of the container. And pure alcohol, which solidifies at a temperature of about -60 degrees Celsius, will remain liquid.
3. Remove the dishes from the freezer, pour pure alcohol into a bottle.

Purification of alcohols with vegetable oil

This rectification method is based on the ability of substances to mix only with certain types of liquids.

Due to this property, fusel oils can dissolve in a related medium - in vegetable oil, while ethanol and water will not dissolve.

When using this method of rectification, there is only one difficulty. At the end of the cleaning process, an additional distillation of alcohol will have to be carried out, since in order to remove harmful substances, we will need to dilute the moonshine with clean boiled water to 20-25 degrees.

It is necessary to dilute alcohol with water in order to make it easier to “part” with harmful impurities. Strong, undiluted alcohol is much more difficult to get rid of fusel oils dissolved in it.

Cleaning technology with vegetable oil

1. Pour the unrefined, foul-smelling moonshine into a large enameled container and add boiled moonshine to it in small portions. cold water. Constantly stir the liquid and check its strength with a home alcohol meter. When the percentage of ethanol in the drink becomes less than 28 degrees, pour the diluted moonshine into a large glass bottle up to 2/3 of its volume.
2. Pour the required amount of refined sunflower oil into a bottle of alcohol and tightly cork the dishes. Stick to the proportion: 20 g of vegetable oil per 1 liter of diluted alcohol.
3. Put on mounting gloves with rubberized palm surfaces and grasp the bottle tightly with both hands. Shake it as hard as you can for 5-7 minutes. As a result, the liquid in the bottle will become cloudy, but after shaking, the whitish substance will literally begin to delaminate into fractions and lighten before our eyes.
4. Leave the dish with the oil-alcohol emulsion overnight. The next day, the oil with harmful impurities dissolved in it will rise in a single layer to the surface.
5. Using a long, thin hose lowered to the bottom of the bottle, drain the pure moonshine into another container.
6. Pass it through a cotton-cloth filter and repeat the distillation.

Cleaning moonshine is an important step in its manufacture. Since not only the quality of the drink depends on it, but also its safety.

There are many cleaning methods, while they can be combined and get a tasty and safe drink. Some methods come from ancient times, and some are based on modern technology.

Why is unrefined moonshine dangerous? How to clean it and get rid of the unpleasant smell? Read on.

Fusel oils- This is a group of substances of oily consistency, which are a by-product of the preparation of alcohol. Fusel oils are necessarily contained in any alcoholic beverage, with the exception of pure alcohol (rectified).

Important! Fusel oils are considered extremely harmful and dangerous to human health.

What is the danger?

Fusel oil is a combination of several elements that are poisons. When used systematically, they can seriously undermine human health.

The substances that are meant by this formulation are:

• Isopropyl alcohol.
• isoamyl alcohol.
• Acetone.
• Furfural, etc.

These are highly toxic compounds.

They lead to damage to the mucous membranes, irritation of the skin, the development of dermatitis and eczema. With the systemic use of low-quality alcohol, a person begins to suffer from severe intoxication, damage to the liver and brain.

Important! If you use unrefined moonshine, then severe poisoning can occur after the first use!

Ways to remove harmful impurities at home

As a rule, homemade moonshine is cleaned in two stages:

1. First cleaning. At this stage, the raw (drink after the first distillation) is purified. Cleaning methods may vary. Potassium permanganate, activated carbon, egg white, milk, soda, etc. can be used here.
2. Second phase- separation of the drink into fractions (re-distillation). At this stage, fractions containing a maximum of harmful substances (heads, tails) are calved. The result is a pure drink that can be consumed (body).

1. Refined vegetable oil

The essence of the method is that fusel oils are able to dissolve in other oils. At the same time, alcohol does not dissolve in them. Therefore, this method is very effective.

Methodology:

1. Make sure that vegetable oil odorless, it must be refined, fresh and of high quality. When buying, pay attention to the date of manufacture.
2. Before cleaning, moonshine must be diluted with water to a strength of 20-30 degrees. The lower the degree, the more effective the cleaning.
3. Now you can add oil in the proportion of 20 ml per 1 liter of diluted moonshine.
4. Shake the mixture vigorously for 1 minute, let stand and shake again.
5. Put the container with the mixture in a dark place for a day. The drink should be infused at a temperature of 5-15 degrees.
6. After a day, a film forms on the surface, which has already absorbed all the harmful substances.
7. Carefully pierce the film with a sharp object and carefully pour the moonshine into another container. Don't damage the film!
8. Filter the drink through a piece of crushed charcoal to remove any oil particles.

How to properly clean raw sunflower oil is described in the video:

2. Charcoal

For this method, it is better to use birch or coconut charcoal.

Methodology:

1. Coal is crushed in a container to a powder state.
2. Coal powder is added to moonshine in the proportion of 50 g per 1 liter.
3. The mixture is infused for 7 days in a dark place.
4. Shake the mixture two or three times a day.
5. After a week, the drink is filtered through a cotton-gauze filter.

3. Potassium permanganate

Technology:

1. Dilute 2 g of potassium permanganate with 50 ml of boiled water.
2. Pour the resulting solution into moonshine and mix thoroughly. Proportion: 50 ml of potassium permanganate solution per 3 liters of drink.
3. Leave for 8-10 hours. During this time, the drink will become light, and sediment appears at the bottom.
4. Gently strain the solution through a thick cloth (flannel, waffle or linen towel).

How to clean moonshine with potassium permanganate is described in the video:

4. Milk

Technology:

• Add milk to raw alcohol at the rate of 1 liter of milk per 10 liters of drink, mix and cover.
• The resulting mixture should be infused in a dark place for a week. It also needs to be shaken daily.
• A week later, the liquid is drained from the sediment and filtered through cotton wool with activated charcoal.
• Now you can start re-distillation.

Reference! Milk protein contains substances such as casein and albumin, they bind the molecules of fusel oils. The resulting compounds precipitate, which is easily filtered.

The technology for cleaning moonshine with milk is shown in the video:

5. Baking soda

Purification technology:

1. Dissolve 50 grams of soda in 50 grams of water.
2. Pour the solution into a container with moonshine (5 l), shake thoroughly, leave for 30 minutes and shake again.
3. Insist 5 days in a dark place. Sediment will appear at the bottom of the container.
4. The final stage is filtration with a filter made of gauze, cotton wool and charcoal.
5. The filtration procedure should be repeated several times.

Important! When filtering, proceed carefully so as not to touch the sediment, it must remain intact.

6. With water filter

The meaning of the method is that such a filter contains several components - activated carbon with silver, shungite zeolite, flint ion-exchange resin, mechanical filter.

The components are arranged in layers and passing through them, the drink receives a high quality cleaning.

Technology:

• Dilute the "raw" with water to 20-30 degrees (if you plan to re-distill).
• Smooth the drink up to 10 garus.
• Attach the filter to the neck of a 3-liter jar.
• Pass the liquid through the filter.
• Repeat filtration 2-3 times.

Attention! You should not pass the drink through the filter more than 3 times, otherwise its taste will become hard, acquires a characteristic vodka flavor.

7. Fruit

Such cleaning can be used both as a primary and as a finish. It removes harmful impurities and gives the taste fruity notes.

Technology:

1. For 3 liters of liquid you will need one large apple.
2. Peel the apple, cut into large slices, remove the core.
3. Put a chopped apple in a jar of moonshine and stand for several days.
4. After about 5 days, the fibers will begin to flake off the apples. This is a sign that the cleanup is complete.
5. Drain the drink, strain, discard the apples.

8. Egg white

They also clean with egg white.

For this:

1. For 1.5 liters of moonshine, you need to take one egg white.
2. The protein is whipped and diluted with one glass of warm boiled water. The mixture is poured into a container with moonshine.
3. Then they act according to the technology described above.

Reference! With this purification, harmful substances react with milk and turn into a precipitate that falls on the bottom of the container in the form of flakes.

In the video, an experienced moonshiner tells how to clean the distillate with egg white:

9. Bentonite

Bentonite is a type of clay that is able to absorb odors, moisture, and absorb protein compounds. When mixed with water, it forms a filter that traps harmful substances in the production of moonshine.

Purification technology:

1. Grind bentonite to a powder state.
2. Dry in the oven for 30-40 minutes at a temperature of 120 degrees.
3. Mix the resulting powder with water in a ratio of 1 tablespoon of clay to 0.5 liters of water, mix until a homogeneous mass.
4. Pour the resulting composition in a thin stream into the mash. The proportion is 0.5 liters of solution per 10 liters of mash.
5. Stir the resulting mixture, seal tightly and leave for a day.
6. Carefully drain the mash, leaving sediment at the bottom.

Attention! When using bentonite, it is the mash that is cleaned, not raw!

Fractional cleaning (head, body, tail)

After cleaning the "raw", you can proceed to the second level of distillation (fractional distillation).

On the this stage the drink is divided into three fractions (head, body, tail). Of these, only the middle fraction (body) is usable.

Distillation technology:

1. The purified raw material is poured into a moonshine still and intensively heated to 60 degrees.
2. The heating rate is reduced and the drink is slowly brought to 80–84 degrees (at this temperature, moonshine boils).
3. The first 10% of the released liquid is called the head. It contains the main amount of harmful substances. The heads are unusable.
4. After the moonshine boils, the heating rate is slightly increased. In this case, the 2nd fraction of the drink (body) is expelled, which is approximately 40% of the total initial volume of liquid. The body is pure moonshine, usable. Its strength should not be below 40 degrees.
5. In order to determine that the entire body of the drink comes out. It is necessary to measure the fortress with a speedometer in each portion of moonshine.
6. If the fortress fell below 40 degrees - this is a sign that the tails have gone. The tails are kicked out until the temperature of the mash reaches 98 degrees. After that, the race is finished. Tails contain a large amount of fusel oils, have an unpleasant odor and cloudy color. They are also unusable.

Reference! The composition of the heads and tails of moonshine includes: acetone, methyl alcohol and acetaldehyde. Their use threatens a serious danger to human health. It is fraught with severe poisoning and serious complications.

How to eliminate an unpleasant smell?

Usually, there is no unpleasant odor if the technology is followed, cleaning is carried out and the drink is distilled again. But sometimes the smell remains.

However, don't worry, there are a few effective ways its neutralization.

Ways to eliminate unpleasant odors:

• Infusion on lemon peels. To do this, you need to take the zest of one lemon and pour it with 3 liters of the finished drink. Insist 12-14 days. Then filter through a cotton-gauze filter or filter paper. You can also use orange zest.
• Infusion on violet root. To do this, take one hundred grams of crushed dry plant and pour 3 liters of distillate. Insist for 10-12 days. Then carefully pass the drink through a cotton-gauze filter. Moonshine becomes soft in taste, the unpleasant smell completely disappears.
• Freezing. A great way to clean moonshine from a bad smell. To do this, the container with the drink is placed in the freezer and left for 4-5 hours. The water contained in drinks, along with harmful substances will freeze. In this case, alcohol will remain in a liquid state, since its freezing point is much lower than that of impurities. After 4–5 hours, the drink is removed from the freezer and the liquid is poured into the prepared container. This is a high quality purified moonshine.

Ways to combat the unpleasant smell of moonshine are described in the video:

1. After each distillation, you need to thoroughly wash the tank and all other equipment.
2. For the preparation of mash, you need to use only alcohol yeast. This will ensure the high quality of the drink, without an unpleasant taste and smell.
3. When distilling, it is undesirable to raise the temperature above 85 degrees.
4. The slower the distillation process, the cleaner and better the product.
5. Do not use activated charcoal from the pharmacy to clean the drink. Since the cleansing effect will be very weak.

Cleaning moonshine will not be difficult if you follow the technology and the rules for the procedure. It is also very important to observe the technology of making the drink itself.

You should use high-quality raw materials and equipment, do not neglect the advice.

And remember, a well-purified drink is the key to your safety.