Author Topic: Vodka through the Brita Filter (Read 1854 times)

Toad · « **on:** September 11, 2005, 11:46:51 PM »

OK, I'm not a big drinker period, vodka almost never.

But my son threw this one out and I had to check it out on the web. Supposed to work.

After all it's been tested at George Mason University!

Render Grey Goose obsolete

Has anyone here tried running booze through a Brita? Does it work on any varieties? Does it work on all varieties?

Cheap bourbon through a Brita?

Any adventurers out there?

Chairboy · « **Reply #1 on:** September 11, 2005, 11:49:55 PM »

We spoke of this in http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=148495&highlight=britta

mora · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2005, 12:58:21 AM »

I wonder if that would remove denaturating agents..

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:21:49 AM »

I've done this. For Labor Day we ran Winner's Cup (Safeway store brand, $10/1.75l) through the filter 5 times. It was excellent. We did a blind taste test against unfiltered Winner's Cup and it was no contest, filtered is much better. Next time we are going to test it blind against Chopin ($30/750ml), and I think it will do pretty well.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:33:12 AM »

I'm also going to test against my favorite "cheap" brands, Vodka Monopolowa and Tito's Handmade Vodka. Tito's is the only brand that has come close to Chopin in our previous drink-offs.

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:43:53 AM »

Cheap Vodka ugh.. It's my least favorite thing inthe world. I'm sure we all have our dislikes in booze.. Any sort of Vodka makes me want to visit the throne goddess from hell.

Toad · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:46:52 AM »

Chair, yes, I missed that thread. You're the only one who commented on it though.

I'm looking for folks that boldly went in search of the new frontier, like Funkmeister.

Funk... you suggest the 5X filtering method? Most of the on-line discussions say 3-4 but I can see where 5 might be better.

Has anyone tried this on cheap bourbon or Scotch? Or is that a new frontier I must boldly explore myself?

Chairboy · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:47:25 AM »

Nuchpatrick, try and keep up! This thread is about converting cheap vodka into expensive tasting vodka through the magic of filters.

Many of us would be loathe to even run our cars on the plastic-jug stuff, but if Brita can indeed work it's magic, then any recalcitrance on the process would be based on snootiness rather then actual taste, yes?

Chairboy · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:48:45 AM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Chair, yes, I missed that thread. You're the only one who commented on it though.

I cannot be blamed when the others fail to note my brilliance!

Ok, perhaps I am not in possession of the requisite hours of sleep.

Toad · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:49:54 AM »

Have you tried it?

Chairboy · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:58:44 AM »

No, but in the interest of science, I now feel that I must. Prudence dictates that I wait until my workday is done. Hopefully I can find our filter somewhere in our packing boxes. Since moving from Los Angeles, we have not needed the services of our Brita as the tap water in the Eugene/Springfield area is tasty delicious, not to mention that I prefer to drink collected rainwater and pure grain alcohol to protect my precious bodily fluids.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2005, 11:02:55 AM »

I actually tried "smuggled" korean SoJu (sp?) this weekend. It wasn't bad and had a nasty creeping effect to it.

[que good morning veitnam bar owner]

jest a touch of formaldihyde for flavor!

deSelys · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2005, 11:14:28 AM »

You guys are going to be blind in a near future!

Chairboy · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2005, 11:18:34 AM »

Knowing this crowd, the real risk of blindness comes from a different Internet resource than 'vodka filtering', and I don't see a big demand for braille interfaces to AH yet, so I wouldn't be too worried.

deSelys · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2005, 11:24:00 AM »

I can't read what you're typing. Can you use a bigger font?