Oct I put a batch of apple jack in a large carboy and let it ferment till the
5th of Jan and than i set it out to do it's freezing process. it seperated like
it was suppose to and I sampled it just last week. to my surprise a friend
commented it didn't have any alcohol content to it. (he says when he drinks all
hard liquior it tends to burn his throat, due to a previous operation years
ago) How would I check to see the alcohol level of this mash and if it doesn't
registar on the Riechter Scale I thought I would dump a bottle of vodka in
it........couldn't hurt what do you all think. this stuff tastes wonderful.
the apple cider I used was pasterized......thank you

The only way to know for certain about the alcohol content is to have kept
records on the SG. Did you measure it at the beginning and at the end? If
not, you might get an idea from the current SG if you tell us the current SG
and how much sugar, if any, you added to each gal. This will at least help
figure what the alcohol level was before freezing. The freezing could not
have done anything but increase it. Vodka will raise the alcohol level but
if there is not alcohol in the starting wine then you are just making mixed
drinks.

Ray

"CMLursch" wrote in message
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Oct I put a batch of apple jack in a large carboy and let it ferment till
the
5th of Jan and than i set it out to do it's freezing process. it seperated
like
it was suppose to and I sampled it just last week. to my surprise a friend
commented it didn't have any alcohol content to it. (he says when he
drinks all
hard liquior it tends to burn his throat, due to a previous operation
years
ago) How would I check to see the alcohol level of this mash and if it
doesn't
registar on the Riechter Scale I thought I would dump a bottle of vodka in
it........couldn't hurt what do you all think. this stuff tastes
wonderful.
the apple cider I used was pasterized......thank you