It was quite surprising to find that leaving rakia one month in the open barrel after distilling, the angels above must be having a party for all this time.
The alcohol content of the 42 litres of rakia was 58% when left to stand for the required month before being watered down to 44% and deemed drinkable. On checking the alcohol content after the month it had gone down to 51%! I was quite amazed that 7% of alcohol had evaporated into heaven. I knew that this happens but not to such dramatic loss. The rakia was made up to 49 litres with mineral water and now stands at 44% in sealed containers. This will ensure that it remains at this alcohol level for a lifetime and more.
This batch of grape rakia is the best I have made to date and should last through to next summer when the sliva rakia season starts again. Oh the beauty of cyclic nature!
The alcohol content of the 42 litres of rakia was 58% when left to stand for the required month before being watered down to 44% and deemed drinkable. On checking the alcohol content after the month it had gone down to 51%! I was quite amazed that 7% of alcohol had evaporated into heaven. I knew that this happens but not to such dramatic loss. The rakia was made up to 49 litres with mineral water and now stands at 44% in sealed containers. This will ensure that it remains at this alcohol level for a lifetime and more.
This batch of grape rakia is the best I have made to date and should last through to next summer when the sliva rakia season starts again. Oh the beauty of cyclic nature!
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