Questions tagged [alcohol]
Alcohol is a class of liquids which includes beer, wine, liquor and spirits, and is used as a flavor enhancer in cooking. Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with alcohol as a star ingredient. Questions about dishes which include alcohol, but are not focused on alcohol, should not use this tag.
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What is distilled or freeze-concentrated mead called?
I brewed a 10 gallon batch of mead for my wedding/honeymoon last year. It's a sack mead, so it tends to be more on the sweet side, like a cordial. I've decided to freeze concentrate (as opposed to ...
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Will storing a mix of vermouths alter their taste?
The recipe I have for a manhattan cocktail calls for 2.5:.5:.5 Bourbon:dry vermouth:red vermouth.
Will mixing the dry and red vermouth together and storing before making the cocktails adversely ...
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Flambe, alcohol percentage and water residue
In Norway, the strongest liquor allowed to buy is 60% (120proof?). I try to flambé my Crème Brûlée as suggested in Can I make Crème Brûlée using a flambé?.
Problem is that my ...
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Is there any alcohol remaining in beer-stewed chicken?
We once tried to use beer instead of water when stewing cubed chicken breast pieces on a lark, and it turned out pretty tasty (surprise, since we don't actually like to drink beer).
However, we were ...
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Can you add alcohol to chocolate being tempered?
I want to make a tempered white chocolate coating with brandy flavour. Will adding the alcohol ruin the tempering process, or is there another way of going about this.
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Non-alcoholic substitution for dry white wine in bolognese sauce and other tomato sauces?
What is the purpose of dry white wine in a recipe like bolognese sauce? I need to substitute something non-alcoholic for the wine and while I've found many great lists of possible substitutions, the ...
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Can you use brandy instead of rum in cake recipe
Can you use brandy instead of rum in a cake recipe
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How do i select a gin to use in making sloe gin? [closed]
I have some sloes, collected from beside a bridleway in the depths of Essex. Naturally, i wish to make some sloe gin.
There are many gins. They can have quite different flavours: Gordon's is brute ...
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Looking for the name of a sweet green drink
A long time ago I tasted an alcoholic drink which was green and tasted very sweet (possibly like banana, definitely not mint), and it had a long french name, something like (pesong, pisang, ...). Does ...
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How does mixing different kinds of beers/liquors mask the taste of alcohol?
Some time ago, I was at a college party where my friend gave me some horrifying concoction of various liquors, and he asked me to try it. As I'd expected, it was absolutely foul- until he added a ...
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How can I thicken margaritas?
I've been making margaritas and I've found that, unlike fancy bar/restaraunt bought margaritas, my margaritas come out more like a liquid drink with shaved ice sitting in it than a mixture. I have a ...
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What's the difference between Santa Cruz Rum and Jamaican Rum?
Reading through a book of cocktail recipes from the late 1800s, I notice some recipes call specifically for Santa Cruz rum and some call for Jamaican rum. Is this a mere place of origin reference, or ...
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Could you use other liquors than vodka in pie dough?
Cook's Illustrated has developed a recipe for pie dough that substitutes vodka for some of the water, making dough mixable but developing less gluten (tough pastry). It works! Has anyone tried using ...
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Non-alcoholic mint julep?
Can I substitute Bourbon in this recipe? Lemonade would make it too sour. Water would make it too watery.
I know this isn't exactly cooking per se, but the reason behind this is that I have a BUNCH ...
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storing liquor in cabin for the winter--quality loss?
I stocked up on a few mid-range "nice" whiskeys, scotches, and cognacs ($50-70 bottles) while visiting my summer cottage this summer but will likely not finish off all the bottles before I leave in a ...
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Why does my lime peel-alcohol infusion become cloudy when mixed with water?
Over the past week or so, I've been experimenting with infusing lime peels in alcohol, by:
Peel limes
Mix with 250mL of 151-proof grain alcohol
Let sit for a week
Strain through a coffee filter.
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Whiskey inside a metal flask for a month. Safe for drinking?
Taste aside, is it safe for drinking? Whiskey that was left inside a stainless steel flask?
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Trying to find the actual name of an eastern european distilled beverage
this is hopefully a simple question. I have had several friends from Eastern Europe, and they often visited with a bottle of a family-style distilled beverage. It is made with pretty much whatever ...
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Do unopened bottles of Gin and Campari turn bad in extreme heat?
just got back from a trip with 2 new bottles of campari and gin, then forgot them for 24 hours in the trunk of my car, in a hot day (30C degrees) :(
Should I just throw them away? or are they still ...
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Should I boil the alcohol out of marinade?
A recipe for cooking pork calls for sake in the marinade. Should I boil the alcohol out or should I marinate with the alcohol intact? I read somewhere that alcohol can cook the meat just like acid, ...
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Can Rum-balls be made without alcohol?
My wife and I enjoy a recipe for rum-balls that she has made in the past, but we have friends that choose not to consume any alcohol.
Is there any hope for non-alcoholic rum-balls? What could be ...
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What type of rum to use when making vanilla extract?
My mom just bought me some vanilla beans from Tahiti and said that the person she bought them from suggested using rum to make an extract. What type of rum should be used, white or dark rum, and is ...
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Alcohol-optional desserts?
I am having a dinner / make-fancy-cocktails party, and trying to work out the menu. Since it's a cocktail party, having some sort of alcohol in the dessert seems appropriate.
The difficulty is, for ...
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What happened to my melted couverture?
I wanted to make mint-chocolate-covered candy. I never worked with couverture, but yesterday it was all I had.
I melted the chocolate, cooled it, reheated a bit (tempered), added peppermint extract (...
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Eggnog to Spirit ratio? [closed]
I know, I know, I should be making my own eggnog, but when I'm in a pinch and I don't have the time to make my own eggnog, I have to rely on the store bought stuff.
With that being said, can anyone ...
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Alcohol evaporation
It's fairly well known that alcohol in liquids used for cooking evaporates pretty well, at a lower temperature than the water it's in, so the end result doesn't contain much alcohol. It doesn't all ...
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Can one get sick from drinking too much home made Water Kefir? [closed]
Using well water and some Odwalla orange juice.. What is the maximum amount that is safe for consumption daily?
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How to determine the alcohol content of a mixed-drink?
Title says it all: How do I determine the alcohol content of a mixed-drink (Cocktail, Longdrink)?
Note - I know the alcohol content of all ingredients.
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How long will infused alcohol last?
I'm attempting to infuse alcohol for the first time, and I'm wondering how long the infusions will keep? I've read a few different (contradictory) opinions on this matter. One recipe for vanilla vodka ...
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What's a good way to taste a variety of alcoholic beverages? [closed]
I've never been too keen on alcoholic beverages since trying things growing up and not liking them. However, I try to keep an open mind and would like to taste more. My problem is I'm hesitant to buy ...
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Where did the idea of using alcohol in pie crust come from?
Back in 2008, Good Eats showed a recipe for pie crust which included distilled alcohol. In 2009, America's Test Kitchen showed a recipe for blueberry pie which also used alcohol in the crust. In both ...
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What is the acceptable vanilla:vodka range for homemade vanilla extract?
I am extremely bad at getting the seeds out of my vanilla beans. So I started putting the "used" beans (which still have at least 1/3 of their seeds) in a small jar with some vodka, and using the ...
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Best substitute for Gin
There are a huge number of cocktail recipes that, being allergic to juniper, I've never been able to try because they contain gin. I know that juniper is a fairly distinctive flavor and gin won't be ...
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Is there a preferred tequila age for Strawberries Por Mi Amante?
I'd like to soak strawberries in tequila for a Por Mi Amante. I'm not concerned about the brand, but I'm curious if there is a flavor difference as a result of soaking in blanco vs reposado vs añejo.
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Can alcohol bottles (especially liquor) be stored on their side?
I have a fairly well-stocked mini-bar, but not a lot of space. I've considered storing the bottles in a drawer, but I've heard that you should store certain alcohol upright. Is this true? If so, why?...
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Is there any trick to make a palindrome-cocktail?
I'm trying to make a palindrome cocktail:
made by building the components, like for example the classic B52; and also
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does bread have alcohol in it?
According to wikipedia, the byproducts of yeast fermenting (like done in baking it says) are carbon dioxide and alcohol (not necessarily ethanol -- the kind you can get drunk on).
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What happens when you mix whiskey and water?
It is sometimes said that to best experience the flavor and aroma of a good whiskey (or whisky), one ought to add a bit of water. This practice is said to release flavors somehow.
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How can I flambé ice cream?
For a dessert I recently made, I intended to flame, or burn some alcohol on a quinel of ice cream. Unfortunately, it would not light. I've searched the web a bit since and have come to think it was to ...
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Is it possible to make low-alcohol Limoncello?
Lemons are currently in season and dirt cheap. I'd like to make a homemade Limoncello.
The recipe I'm using calls for odorless, high-ABV (150+ proof) spirit, like Everclear. Unfortunately, my state ...
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What is the right moment to add sugar to make my own coffee liqueur?
I've been looking for a good coffee liqueur recipe. In some places they add sugar and water before you store the liqueur for a few days or weeks, and others say to add the sugar and water after it.
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By what method, other than heat, can I cause the alcohol in a liquid to evaporate?
If boiling and other heat methods cause a deterioration of flavor, What is the fastest way of accelerating the evaporation rate of alcohol in a liquid like beer?
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Does the alcohol in wine affect cooking process?
When cooking with wine or other booze does the alcohol have an affect on the cooking process?
Example: deglazing a pan or making a wine-based sauce. My understanding is that the alcohol evaporates ...
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Apple Pie in a Jar Drink
I was recently out of town for a business trip and heard some people talking about some type of drink that they had at a party called Apple Pie in a Jar. I was curious if anyone else has heard of ...
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What's an inexpensive substitute for Port wine?
Is there a good substitute for port? It's for a slow cooked pork loin recipe. I'm not concerned about the alcohol, but I would like to keep the cost down.
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How to incorporate alcohol (rum) into a cake recipe?
How can I incorporate alcohol (rum, in this case) into an existing cake recipe (pumpkin cake, for example)? Can I simply replace the water with rum?
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Homogenizing whole milk, butter, and vodka
I have a recipe that calls for mixing half a stick of butter into 1.5 liters of milk and 4 shots of vodka.
Unfortunately, these three things don't mix very well and as soon as I pour it out into a ...
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What are some good substitions for alcohol in cooking?
One of my favorite recipes these days is making a good bananas foster dessert. Everyone I know enjoys it, to some extent, so it's a go-to dessert, for me.
One of my concerns, however, is that since ...
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Non-alcoholic substitute for brandy?
I have a cake that calls for 4 Tablespoons of brandy. I don't have any brandy in the house, nor any kind of liquor at all (besides maybe red wine vinegar which doesn't help much). Is there anything I ...
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How to substitute vodka in home-made vanilla extract?
I came across this recipe for making my own vanilla extract.
However, the vodka in my country isn't very cheap. So, I would like to replace it with a cheaper alternative.
We discussed this in the ...
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