Son of KC / 165758

Does anyone have experience making rumtopf? I have four good quality jars and am going to try an experiment using different sugars (refined, raw, brown, and honey). I’m just stuck on the rum. I know the alcohol percentage needs to be ~55% but I am seeing conflicting information as to whether spiced rum is a good idea. I had planned to supplement a normal 40% rum with Stroh 80%, but Stroh is spiced.

Any ideas?

Bernd2022-06-09 16:32:35 · 4yNo. 165823 reply

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>>165758

Stroh 80 is great to mix stuff, but it isn't really spiced by default.

Are you, by any chance, mixing it up with some variants that Stroh also sells?

Also that Rumtops seems very alluring, what is the procedure?

t. Stroh 80 "self spicer"

Bernd2022-06-09 16:33:35 · 4yNo. 165826 reply

>>165823

Wtf is this green-white thing?

Bernd2022-06-09 16:55:43 · 4yNo. 165863 reply

>>165826

Brokolli.

It's good for you!

Bernd2022-06-09 17:04:10 · 4yNo. 165874 reply

>>165823

The only variety they sold at the liquor store I go to was spiced. The procedure is (I think) the typical procedure. The sugar will be the only variable changed between the jars. The honey jar will be the one that presents a problem since honey has ~18% water content. I think I will increase the alcohol percentage in that jar to compensate.

>>165826

The top layer? I think grapes.

Bernd2022-06-09 17:04:32 · 4yNo. 165875 reply

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>>165874

Bernd2022-06-09 17:35:39 · 4yNo. 165903 reply

>>165875

I think that just means that it's not all that real high quality stuff, which admittedly Stroh surely isn't.

But it's great for cooking or making your black tea or cola more fun.

Bernd2022-06-09 17:41:16 · 4yNo. 165911 reply

>>165903

Hmmm. My issue is that no rums here are 55% so I need to mix a conventional rum with an overproof rum. I’ve also seen recipes use Everclear instead of overproof rum, but that seems less than ideal to me. Would you recommend I try to find a brand other than Stroh?

Bernd2022-06-09 17:50:04 · 4yNo. 165919 reply

>>165911

Just buy some cherry kompot and use the excess liquid to thin it down.

The added cherries just mean more fun for your Rumtopf.

That's how I'd do it.

Bernd2022-06-09 17:58:42 · 4yNo. 165929 reply

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>>165919

I’d been thinking about adding a jar of these to finish each pot

Bernd2022-06-09 18:01:18 · 4yNo. 165935 reply

>>165919

That’s an interesting idea though. So you’re saying only use the Stroh and lower the proof using cherry syrup

Bernd2022-06-09 18:02:40 · 4yNo. 165938 reply

>>165929

>>165935

Nice ones!

Yeah, essentially the liquid with those cherries is just cherry flavored sugar water that keeps them from spoiling.

Maybe just thin it down to 60%, then you make sure that there can't be any unwanted growth in your jars.

Bernd2022-06-09 18:15:45 · 4yNo. 165957 reply

>>165938

I think I’ll try that with a fifth, smaller rumtopf since each jar of Luxardo is roughly $20. That’s a really good idea, thanks.

Bernd2022-06-09 18:36:38 · 4yNo. 165977 reply

>>165957

You're welcome, be sure to post the result whenever ready.

I may try with a mason jar myself as it sounds as some really nice idea.

Bernd2022-06-10 00:04:26 · 4yNo. 166288 reply

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Oookay the farmers market has been visited and the fresh organic strawberries have been acquired. All samples will be the same aside from the type of sugar used. The proportion of sugar to fruit by weight is ~1:2. I’m going to let the fruit rest in the honey for an hour or so before adding the rum.