is it possible to make really cheap vodka taste like expensive stuff

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Howard

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Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Originally posted by: Howard
Does water slip through without getting filtered, also? If not, I don't see how the vodka would do that either.
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Not in the pitchers designed for the cartridges, but the site was talking about building something out of PVC to hold multiple filters.
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Oh, I must have glossed over that part.

Wouldn't it be possible to just find the pipe that's the closest in size to the filter (so that it drops through, of course), and find some sort of rubber/wax gasket? Then all you would have to do is apply a force atop the filter so that it seals completely.
 
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EvilYoda

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So you could use those filters inline with some hose connected to say...a handy beer-bong. I'm just curious as to whether there needs to be a constant rate of pressure in order to "push" all the liquid through? I guess you could just let it drip, it'd just take a while.

What an idea for new years :D
 
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I'm thinking combing the filter I found above with a little water cooling technology.

How aobut using a pump to circulate the vodka thru the filter then out to a pitcher then have the pump fed from the same pitcher. let run for 30min to and hour and you could have some pretty pure vodka.
 
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Heisenberg

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Originally posted by: EvilYoda
So you could use those filters inline with some hose connected to say...a handy beer-bong. I'm just curious as to whether there needs to be a constant rate of pressure in order to "push" all the liquid through? I guess you could just let it drip, it'd just take a while.

What an idea for new years :D
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I'd just mount the filters vertically and make it a gravity-feed system. Looks like Home Depot carries cartridges for ice-makers for $10-20 that have fittings on the ends.
 
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Jhill

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I am kinda skeptical about this. Why haven't the cheap Vodka companies done this already?
 
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AntaresVI

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Originally posted by: Jhill
I am kinda skeptical about this. Why haven't the cheap Vodka companies done this already?
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Because then it would be more expensive vodka. Companies don;t always make their products the best they can be - somebody has to be on the bottom.
 
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Jhill

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Originally posted by: AntaresVI
Originally posted by: Jhill
I am kinda skeptical about this. Why haven't the cheap Vodka companies done this already?
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Because then it would be more expensive vodka. Companies don;t always make their products the best they can be - somebody has to be on the bottom.
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Yea but if a very cheap Vodka company can spend a few pennies per bottle and make their Vodka taste like Expensive Vodka they would. Maybe I missed something but it seems like they could use this technique and filter their Vodka for VERY cheap.

Maybe these filters are more expensive than I thought.
 
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AntaresVI

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Originally posted by: Jhill
Originally posted by: AntaresVI
Originally posted by: Jhill
I am kinda skeptical about this. Why haven't the cheap Vodka companies done this already?
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Because then it would be more expensive vodka. Companies don;t always make their products the best they can be - somebody has to be on the bottom.
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Yea but if a very cheap Vodka company can spend a few pennies per bottle and make their Vodka taste like Expensive Vodka they would. Maybe I missed something but it seems like they could use this technique and filter their Vodka for VERY cheap.

Maybe these filters are more expensive than I thought.
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Yeah, i guess the thing is how fast they kill a brita filter. THose things are six bucks new.
 
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AntaresVI

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Originally posted by: caivoma
Originally posted by: AntaresVI
oh and by the way, i'm doing it this weekend. Wish me luck :)
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good luck, if we dont see you next monday, nice knowing ya.
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ah, where's the optimism? I'm sure it'll be the best tasting Mohawk the world has ever seen.
 
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TechnoKid

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make sure you prime/flush the filter first with some distilled water to remove carbon fines.
 
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EvilYoda

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yeah, they usually suggest a few soaks and rinses...don't need any black pebbles ruining your precious Mohawk.
 
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Dubb

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huh, I knew you could do something similar by building your own distillation column, but this seems much easier.

also- what are the chances that all that exposure to air when filtering lessened the alch. concentration and thereby made it less "harsh"

the "how fast does it kill a filter" and "does it loose alchohol when filtering" experiments are crucial
 
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TipsyMcStagger

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Originally posted by: Jhill
Originally posted by: AntaresVI
Originally posted by: Jhill
I am kinda skeptical about this. Why haven't the cheap Vodka companies done this already?
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Because then it would be more expensive vodka. Companies don;t always make their products the best they can be - somebody has to be on the bottom.
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Yea but if a very cheap Vodka company can spend a few pennies per bottle and make their Vodka taste like Expensive Vodka they would. Maybe I missed something but it seems like they could use this technique and filter their Vodka for VERY cheap.

Maybe these filters are more expensive than I thought.
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most likely the same company that makes cheap vodka has their own high quality vodka as well. If they filtered out their cheap stuff, nobody would buy their $20-$30 bottles anymore.
 
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Howard

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Originally posted by: Falloutboy
Originally posted by: Wahsapa
Originally posted by: Falloutboy
now here we go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...em=4334255168&rd=1
now something like that would in theory would be very easy to work with.
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?!?!?

how close is that to what the britta filters are made out of?
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same type of filter carbon/phosphorus
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Not sure I like this:

<<The FDA/NSF approved and certified polyphosphate in these filters will slowly feed into the water supply>>
 
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Gurck

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Originally posted by: Falloutboy
"good" vodka doesn't have much taste which means it goes down easy and gets you wasted good and quick
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Real men pound it down either way. And even the best vodka is nasty compared to the cheapest tequila :D
 
Fritzo

Fritzo

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I used to drink a lot of vodka in college....it's really hard to tell good stuff from the cheap stuff. Unless you're having vodka experts coming over, buy a bottle of Armadale and when it's gone refill the bottle with some Smirnoff :)

The only real difference in vodka is how it's distilled. I think grain based vodka is a bit sweeter than vegetable based. My favorite used to be Absolut Citron- great mixer or with some tonic water and lemon.
 
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