How to make brandy

Ecuador does not have a "national liquor". But then, we drink?. Well, most people prefer beer and rum secondly, at parties people like to take also quite Scotch (Barcillo et al, 1994).
Here in Ecuador you can find almost any liquor imported from Budweiser (Puagh!) to Sake. But this page only process liquor made ​​here in Ecuador. We have good spirits here, some are native here, others are national versions of foreign liquor.
First a little history of liquor in Ecuador. Before the Spanish came, the Indians used to do "Chicha", this is a drink made ​​from fermented grain or cassava. Then the sugar cane plantations allowed the development of "Brandy" or "pure". This is a sugar cane distillate similar to other spirits manufactured in other cane producing countries.


STEPS TO PREPARE THE SPIRITS

1. - We cut sugar cane with a machete as low as possible.

2. - After transporting the sugar cane in hand with the horse.

3. - Then grind the sugar cane mills are driven by horses.

 
4. - The juice of the sugar cane mill is poured into the tanks, but must be fermented to produce alcohol Durantes few days.

5. - The fermented juice is poured into a tank and heated on a fire bagasse.
 
 
6. - The liquid produced by the still known as brandy and has a 60% to 65% alcohol content graduation is measured using a hydrometer.

7. - The liquor is transported in plastic tanks to the local collection point