Vodka Science

non-condensible CO2 in our man condenser. One of the things that made engineering our continuous still so tough! #distilling #science #quality (at Industry City Distillery)

The new Technical Reserve site is up! We’ve added a whole new “how-to” section where we’ll be showing you everything from recipes to techniques. Oh and #science, so much science. TechnicalReserve.com #drinkicd #vodkascience #highestproof #TechnicalReserve @tcfnyc (at Industry City Distillery)

Success! Say hello to the latest generation of ICD yeast. Coming your way in batch #12 of Industry Standard. #vodkascience #tcflab #yeast #science

Our vintage 1950’s bioreactor is freshly sterilized and ready to be installed for @wanteddesign this weekend. Our propagator, Werner, is jealous. #vintagescience #wanteddesign #vodkascience #vodka #science #bioreactorenvy

Where’s your pot still?

Yep, we don’t own a pot still. Sure, we have a still and it has a “pot” boiler, but that’s where the similarities begin to decline. When we started Industry City Distillery, the goal from day one was to create vodka, so we commissioned equipment to do just that. 

vodka!

95.6% alcohol coming off  our main condenser

Vodka has a few legal requirements that make it “vodka”, but the most important one is the proof that it’s distilled to, and you just can’t do it efficiently with a pot still. Here we’ll look at how pot stills work, why they’re a bad match for vodka, and what other options are out there.

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