VODKA PRODUCTION PROCESS Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: alcoholic beverage industry. SUBSTANCE: process involves preparation of water-alcohol mixture by mixing rectified ethyl alcohol called "Extra" with drinking water characterized by hardness 1.5 to 3.5 mole/cu.m to give 40% alcohol concentration followed by clarification of mixture with milk. Addition of the latter is preceded by adding acetic acid. Milk can be used in dry defatted state or in the form of skimmed milk in amounts sufficient to precipitate undesired substances from vodka. After addition of milk, mixture is settled during a few hours and then clarified liquid is subjected to preliminary filtration, activated carbon treatment and poured into adjustment tank. Into the latter, succinic acid and glucose dissolved in drinking water and also pantocrine are added. Resulting mixture is stirred, finally filtered, and bottled. Additionally, ascorbic acid dissolved in drinking water in amounts 0.09-0.15 kg and 0.1-0.2 kg St-John's wort per 1000 dal vodka can be added. Finished vodka contains, kg/1000 dal: succinic acid 0.09-0.15, glucose 3.5- 4.5, pantocrine 0.04-0.06, and acetic acid 0.1-0.3. EFFECT: enabled production of high-stability and low-toxicity vodka enriched with complex of biologically active substances and enlarged assortment of low-toxicity vodkas. 6 cl, 3 ex