Blackberry vodka

[TaffyApple89]

Hi all, I've decided to make blackberry vodka for the first time this year and have just gone to strain & bottle, and have a difference in some jars.

Most of the vodka was in 4 jars kept under the stairs for 12 weeks and are a lovely dark ruby red when I brought them out.

One jar I've kept in the cupboard in the kitchen that we hardly ever go in, and is a slightly cloudy, more browny colour. It also smells slightly different, too - almost more like mincemeat for mince pies kind of smell??

All bars were sterilised well and in the same manner before use.

Any idea what has caused this? Will the cloudyness disappear upon filtering? I don't want to potentially taint what else I have that seems ok. And ultimately...missed it safe to drink??

 

[Nicks90]

My blackberry vodka recipe is 1l of blackberries and 1l cheap vodka.
Chuck it all in a 2l lemonade bottle and shake every other day for a month.
Pour through a coffee filter in to a 1l fliptop bottle (IKEA!) and it's good to go.
Never had any go brown and the filtered white berries make a good crumble with some left over rhubarb.

Personally I'd still drink your brown one, it's been in vodka, not much survives that! Whether it's nice to drink is a different matter, but I doubt it will kill you.

 

[fury_tea]

Hi all, I've decided to make blackberry vodka for the first time this year and have just gone to strain & bottle, and have a difference in some jars.

Most of the vodka was in 4 jars kept under the stairs for 12 weeks and are a lovely dark ruby red when I brought them out.

One jar I've kept in the cupboard in the kitchen that we hardly ever go in, and is a slightly cloudy, more browny colour. It also smells slightly different, too - almost more like mincemeat for mince pies kind of smell??

All bars were sterilised well and in the same manner before use.

Any idea what has caused this? Will the cloudyness disappear upon filtering? I don't want to potentially taint what else I have that seems ok. And ultimately...missed it safe to drink??

Are you sure that's not mincemeat? Hope many have you had??

You could either mix it in with the rest, but risk changing the whole batch, or just embrace it as an Xmas tipple and and impress friends and family by labelling it mince pie vodka (with a secret recipe)!

 

[The Baron]

Were all the bottles full as it sounds like a bad blackberry or two or they have oxidised with air being present just grasping at straws

 

[suebland]

My blackberry vodka recipe is 1l of blackberries and 1l cheap vodka.
Chuck it all in a 2l lemonade bottle and shake every other day for a month.
Pour through a coffee filter in to a 1l fliptop bottle (IKEA!) and it's good to go.
Never had any go brown and the filtered white berries make a good crumble with some left over rhubarb.

Personally I'd still drink your brown one, it's been in vodka, not much survives that! Whether it's nice to drink is a different matter, but I doubt it will kill you.

That sounds lovely, we will try that.
Does anyone know how we can make our vodka that has finished fermentation less sweet? It was a kit and tastes fine but it is not really like vodka whilst still sweet. Thanks all!