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Old 17-11-2004, 18:55   #31
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Re: home brew
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Originally Posted by gary_580
correct rammy, its illegal to distill spirit in this country
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Indeed, HMCE will take an extremely dim view of it. However, (and I await with interest any further details), I'm not sure what is the legal position on freezing your home-brew. If you freeze it, more or less pure ice will separate out and the alcohol content will increase; I don't really know how high you can get the alcohol content and, as I said, I really don't know whether or not it is legal. A downside is that, as well as increasing the alcohol content, you will also increase the concentration of everything else. If you start with a sweetish brew, you'll end up with something sickly sweet. If there is some initial acidity, you'll end up with something that will dissolve your teeth as you drink it.
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