Making Potato Vodka?

TheMechWarrior

I'm keen to have a crack at this but:

1. I'm relatively new to brewing
2. Haven't seen a step-by-step guide brewing from spuds
3. I'm concerned about separating the wort from the spent potato

Does anyone here have practical experience with brewing from spuds?

Cheers,

Mech.

Chalmer

The Alaskan Bootleggers Bible___ I think I read something in that book about it but cant remember what but it might be a good start.

Manofconstantsorrow

@TheMechWarrior You might want to give Pint's post at AD a read you can find it here.

TheMechWarrior

Beaudy mate, thanks :-bd I'd forgotten about AD.

CothermanDistilling

I have toured places that used local potato flakes (Boulder Distilling) and whole heirloom potatoes (Woody Creek Distillers), both made excellent product, the latter is some of the best vodka I have ever tasted, sublime... enzymes were used with both, the whole potatoes were macerated in something that was a cross between a grain mill and a sewage pump... but both were cook, cool, add enzymes at various stages, cool add yeast, distill

punkin

Was there seperation from the solids at some point or did they liquidize the spuds?

CothermanDistilling

I am guessing russel finex separator before going in the still, but do not see it in my pictures...