Re: combination distilling

"Vic Whirlwind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I want to make an apple-based spirit with the flavor intensity of
applejack
> but without the headache (methyl alcohol).  Could I freeze distill apple
> cider so that the flavor is intensified and then pot distill the applejack
> just until the methyl alcohol is gone, keeping what is left in the pot?
> Would that be the best of both worlds, or would there be negative side
> effects?  Would what's left be cooked and less tasty, or would it be just
as
> flavorful to distill all of it and just make an apple brandy?
>
> I know it's a strange question.  Thanks for any help.
>
> Vic
>
    I like to hear the answer to that,I was considering making cider with
supermarket apple juice and boiling the Methanol (headache) out in a still
at the relevant temperature,and stopping as soon as the Methanol
ceases.Cider usually gives me a serious headache.
  Les