MAek Ur OwN AbSiNtHe [Published]
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NEITHER I NOR TOTSE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STUPIDITY READERS MAY PERFORM WHILE USING THIS GUIDE
Meterials Required
1. one part α/β-Thujone containing plant material (Salvia officinalis or Artemisia absinthium)
2. a wort distilled to one's preferred flavoring or some spirit like eau de vie
3. one part fennel seeds
4. one part crushed anise seeds
5. yeast, depending on the size of batch (1-2 lb. yeast per 1000 gallons)
6. a still
7. a fermentation vat
8. a hydrometer and cylinder (optional)
9. Some common sense (I hope)
The Holy Trinity
Pre-Distillation Process
Mash Production
First we make a wort by selecting a sugar or starch laden plant material and preparing it according to its nature. This may involve boiling or allowing germination and will require research upon the part of the reader. Depending on the amount of yeast added, materials, and setup, the time it takes for alcohol to kill the yeast will vary. Generally 7-14 days (one can find the finer points of this in many a book on brewing) is the time it takes to reach 5-10% abv.
Thujone Addition
*NOTE THAT ONE COULD DISTILL THE THUJONE CONTENT INTO AN OIL FIRST. MOAR INFO IN ADDENDUM
Then we add our thujone and fennel content, stir vigorously, and let it sit for approximately 4 to 8 weeks. This process takes time and so I read has an art to it.
*ALSO NOTE THAT MUCH OF THE THUJONE WILL BE BROKEN DOWN DURING THE DISTILLATION PROCESS. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING. IT IS TRADITION. ASK NAPOLEON AND THOSE FRENCHIES. THOSE "ABSINTHE KITS" DO NOT MAKE THE TRADITIONAL DEFINITION OF ABSINTHE!
Distillation Process
This shit is pretty simple: boil --> vapor --> product. The only thing one might have to worry about is vapor pressure so make sure the reflux/distillation adapter isn't clogged. Use a pot still for more flavor. Also, one could add a higher proof fennel/anise pre-distilled to make the product a higher proof without having to distill a second time, destroying more thujone.
Post-Distillation Process
Maceration, Pt. II
At this point, your colorless, refined product should be sitting before you to await its coloring. Many use mint and like foodstuff plants for a second maceration, leading to the final color and flavor profile. Use a tea bag material to minimize the number of particulates,
At this point one can pour come in a cylinder and use a hydrometer to check the proof.
Addenda
Some stuff on hydrometry
http://www.honeycreek.us/specfic_gravity_table.php
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(alcoholic_beverage)[/ame]
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(alcoholic_beverage)[/ame]
EDIT: I will look into oil distillation soon
Comments
How did he make it? It's not supposed to be very different from normal alcohol and always tastes like shit. That sickeningly sweet taste is the anise making its full appearance. Absente has the same nauseating essence and has less virtue than even homemade absinthe.
Also there is contention as to the role of thujone in the alleged psychedelic effect of absinthe. Some think myristicin is responsible for the effect. There's a Frenchie somewhere unwilling to share his secret. The method described above is a combination of my research and common sense but would love more authoritative sources on the subject. Expect this thread to change in time as I learn more.
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Also a good way to tell if your Absinthe is authentic is let your brew come to room temp then pour the thinnest stream of cold water you can make into it. The brew should turn from that teal blue color to more of a emerald/aqua-marine type color. I'm pretty sure that is the sequence it happens in. Either teal to emerald or emerald to teal.
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Nice. Under the table import?
No disrespect intended, but there are several flaws in this method.
The first two herbs mentioned contain no psychoactives. Salvia O. is simple garden sage and nothing I looked up even hinted at thujone content, or psychoactive compounds of any sort. Juniper is a good source of myrsticine, if you are making certain chems this could be handy, otherwise it is just used as a flavoring for gin. Wormwood is the real deal, and I can't figure why the others are listed as alternatives.
Fennel seed has insignificant sugar content, and is therefore unsuitable for making a wort for brewing purposes. Worts are made from grains or vegetables with a high starch and sugar content, like corn or rye. Sprouted fennel may contain more sugars than the seed but I can't see it as enough to get a high enough sugar content for brewing.
What I think has happened is you have omitted a step. The mixture of fennel, wormwood, and anise should be introduced to a batch of high test spirits like raw Eaux de Vie, steeped, then re distilled.
The last bit about coloring and further flavoring is spot on, so far as I can tell.
A good absinthe method would be a great thing to have on totse, so please take this as constructive criticism, do some more research, and correct your method.(or tell me to fuck off, up to you)
I have tried Absinthe, good stuff too, there is a cottage industry springing up in my home town area making a product that is quite close to the original French.
http://tabooabsinthe.com/home.html
I did 4 2oz shots one night, at almost $30 a toss(the way the waitress did the whole ritual, burning sugar and all was soooooo cool). But aside from the alcohol, I honestly could have gotten the same buzz off one good toke. The hangover however, was almost an experience in itself. I was paralyzed by waves of nausea that almost felt like pain, and I couldn't eat for half the day.
C/O
"devout hedonist"
Now THAT'S what I'm talking about. By all means, correct me. I made this article intending to both provide information to &T and to myself; no disrespect is taken.
I would like to contend though that essential oil content of Salvia officinalis (which do note there is much contention as to the nature behind absinthe's, with its many recipes and formulations, psychoactive effect; for instance myrsticine, which you mentioned is one proposed alternative) DOES in fact sometimes contain α/β-Thujone and other monoterpenes. In fact there is a high-oil-content strain of S. officinalis called 'Extraka.'
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17518111
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf981170m
This one too, though it's a different Salvia species
Terpenes do play an important role in biosynthesis and as such are present in quite a few plants. Considering garden sage is practically a food safe plant, I figured it would play well as a potential alternative to Artemisia absinthium if it were unavailable.
I admit my lack or research on the part of starch content in fennel and have only learned the process for absinthe in bits and pieces. I will work on the guide and update it soon after some more research and spring break comes and thanks for the info.
^^this
Hope C/O helped you out. Good effort on the guide. It was put together very well bro.
Thanks man. Also, coming Spring Break I'll be working on extracting m3scalin3 citrat3 using this tek and continuing my trich thread.
The ritual doesn't involve burning anything.
orly?
So some idiot on youtube is an authority on absinthe? Lighting it on fire came about in the 90's to market cheap, inferior Czech absinthe to tourists. It has nothing to do with quality absinthe.
this. using sugar was used to help hide the impurities in cheaper absinthe. you dont need that with the quality stuff
Since 2008.
Technically it's absinthe flavored spirit that is legal in the US as it's secondary components must be below a particular limit as established by the FDA. This is actually the reason why I made this thread as I have tried and own several thujone-free absinthes.
Also, burning of sugar before pouring is a more recent phenomenon and so I've read that "it is looked down upon by absinthe connoisseurs."
EDIT: I just saw your post, Jizzlam. That figures. Thanks for the clarity on the subject.