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11 13th, 2008| 
Before you even read this: WARNING!
Distillation is BANNED in most countries and for the right reasons - it’s DANGEROUS and one tiny mistake can have your whole house on fire. If you don’t want yourself or your loved ones to get hurt OR end up in jail - do not try this ever.
Disclaimer: The instructions below are for educational purposes. Home Booze Kit is NOT responsible for anyone following the instructions below.
With vodka becoming an ever popular drink of choice around the world, quite a few people have been asking the question as to how they would be able to make there own vodka at home. The process is extremely long, hard, space, and time consuming. Depending on how much vodka you are drinking, or exactly how much you are spending on your vodka, this may possibly be an alternative for you. Time wise, the process can take anywhere from one to three weeks. Depending on exactly how much vodka you want to create, you should expect to use at least a small five foot by five foot area. This small space however should be expected to increase significantly if you want to make multiple gallons at a time.
While producing vodka, the number one rule is to keep your work area and all of your equipment clean. If there are any germs or microbes on any of your equipment or distilling equipment, it will ruin your end product and send weeks of work and preparation down the drain. It is recommended that you clean everything, even you working area with a solution of bleach and water. Once again this is to ensure that all the impurities will be out of the surrounding area. Some people also pick and isolated area in there home or garage to do all of there brewing. For this reason, most say that it helps because then they are very sure they will not be stirring up any dust or additional bacteria into the air to settle onto the equipment.
Vodka is created from taking a product that is high in starches and breaking those starches down and allowing them to ferment. The basic idea is to take potatoes and make a mash out of them. You want to use a plunger that you would normally use to make mashed potatoes, and get the potatoes to a very fine consistency. After you have your mash you need to add roughly the same amount of boiling water to the mixture. IE: If you use say ten gallons worth of potatoes, add the same amount of boiling water. After the water is added, stir vigorously and allow cooling slightly.
After about twenty to thirty minutes add yeast and then seal your container off and allow the remaining product to ferment for 2 weeks. After two weeks is up remove the mash and once again heat it up to a boil, it should have a soupy consistency. Add one gallon of extra water for every five gallons of mash you have and make sure the product is boiling. At this time you want to drain off all the boiling liquid and dispose of the hard mash that should be at the bottom of your boiling pot. The liquid that is strained off of the top is your vodka, drink with care, and drink responsibly.