pablo
06-11-2006, 13:07
Now this seems mad altogether ! There's a new product being sold on the internet and it's creating quite a stir in Europe. A German company called subyou (http://www.subyou.de/) has managed to manufacture Alcohol (the drinking variety) in powdered format (see pic) which it sells over the internet. This is how they make it:
The powder contains approximately 30% alcohol by dry weight, and is said to maintain a high degree of the original flavor of the alcohol solution. It is available in such flavors as brandy, rum, whiskey, red wine, white win, and vodka. -- According to the manufacturer, the powder is produced in the following way. A solution of water and alcohol is mixed with maltodextrin and then spray-dried at relatively low temperatures. Each molecule of alcohol is encapsulated by dextrin during the spray-drying process and the smaller water molecules are allowed to pass through the surface and evaporate. There is about a 5% loss of alcohol on the surface of each droplet. Article : here (http://outhouserag.typepad.com/outhouserag/2005/08/powdered_alcoho.html)
I must keep an eye out for this stuff ! :dizzy:
The powder contains approximately 30% alcohol by dry weight, and is said to maintain a high degree of the original flavor of the alcohol solution. It is available in such flavors as brandy, rum, whiskey, red wine, white win, and vodka. -- According to the manufacturer, the powder is produced in the following way. A solution of water and alcohol is mixed with maltodextrin and then spray-dried at relatively low temperatures. Each molecule of alcohol is encapsulated by dextrin during the spray-drying process and the smaller water molecules are allowed to pass through the surface and evaporate. There is about a 5% loss of alcohol on the surface of each droplet. Article : here (http://outhouserag.typepad.com/outhouserag/2005/08/powdered_alcoho.html)
I must keep an eye out for this stuff ! :dizzy: