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ScottinAtlanta · September 8, 2017

I have so many superhots this year that I am thinking of fermenting a couple of gallons of mash, and distilling the mash into a kind of pepper eau de vie. A couple of questions:

1) Will the capsaicin distill with the alcohol, or will the alcohol contain only the flavor of the peppers?
2) How much natural sugar is in a superhot pepper? That is, will I have to add sugar for the fermentation?

September 8, 2017	#1
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Has anyone tried to distill hot pepper mash? I have so many superhots this year that I am thinking of fermenting a couple of gallons of mash, and distilling the mash into a kind of pepper eau de vie. A couple of questions: 1) Will the capsaicin distill with the alcohol, or will the alcohol contain only the flavor of the peppers? 2) How much natural sugar is in a superhot pepper? That is, will I have to add sugar for the fermentation?