Making simple Alcohol out of molasses?

Making simple Alcohol out of molasses?I am now on my second brew of liquid malt extract beer and all is going well, so i was thinking that maybe i should try to make a simple alcohol. I have heard about this and I'm thinking about trying it, Fermenting molasses,water and sugar. Then adding potassium sorbate to slow down the yeast when i want to bottle it.

My plan is to get about a 12% alcohol content drink that I can enjoy.
----also does anyone think that I should fermentate twice, I mean primary and secondary, then bottle in 2L bottles.

Answer by Ralphie
Yes, you should ferment twice, racking between because that will improve the flavor a LOT. Also aging it will help the flavor too.

Molasses Wine:
1-2 bottles molasses
3 cups sugar
3 tablespoons dry tea, steeped in a little water (include the leaves and the tea and all.. this is food for your yeast)
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon champagne yeast - I think that's the only way you'll get to 12 % alcohol.
If you use regular bread yeast that is fresh, you'll get 9-10% alcohol.
water to 1 gallon
airlock or balloon with a hole in the top to cover your container while fermenting.

Wow, this sounds good I think I'm gonna make some too!

You'll want to rack it at least once, more if you can before bottling. Ferment for 1 month, then rack (which is siphoning the clear liquid into a clean container, leaving the sediment behind). Use the airlock or balloon on your 2ndary fermenter just in case fermentation wants to go a little more, but mine never do- I get my yeast going good and happy, and all the fermentation is done within 3 weeks!

Every time you rack, you are improving more of the flavor because more dormant yeast cells fall out of solution and drop to the bottom in the sediment to be left behind. Otherwise it will taste all yeasty.

Here is an article for making a 1-gallon batch of basic mead... you can follow the directions, substituting molasses and sugar for the honey. I like to use tea instead of raisins, but you get the same end result. They may not be needed with molasses, come to think of it, but it would not hurt to provide some yeast food just in case the molasses is missing anything. Happy yeast = successful fermentation! Anyway, this is like a photo-tutorial, and there are lots of video tutorials throughout the site as well. This site helped me get started! http://stormthecastle.com/mead/fast-cheap-mead-making.htm

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