kilju
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Kilju () is the Finnish word for a mead-like homemade alcoholic beverage made from a source of carbohydrates (such as cane sugar or honey), yeast, and water, making it both affordable and cheap to produce. The ABV depends on the yeast that was used, and since it does not contain a sweet reserve it is completely dry. Crude product may be distilled into moonshine. Kilju intended for direct consumption is usually clarified and stabilized to avoid wine faults. It is a flax-colored alcoholic beverage with no discernible taste other than that of ethanol. It can be used as an ethanol base for drink m
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Cultural aspects
- Production
- Ingredients
- Inverted sugar syrup
- Yeast
- Alcohol measurement
- Alcohol adjustment
- Post-process
- Undistilled
- Flavoring
- Carbonation (alcopop)
- Distillation (moonshine)
- Legality
- Finland
- Sweden
- Consumption
- Binge drinking
- History
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Kilju () is the Finnish word for a mead-like homemade alcoholic beverage made from a source of carbohydrates (such as cane sugar or honey), yeast, and water, making it both affordable and cheap to produce. The ABV depends on the yeast that was used, and since it does not contain a sweet reserve it is completely dry. Crude product may be distilled into moonshine. Kilju intended for direct consumption is usually clarified and stabilized to avoid wine faults. It is a flax-colored alcoholic beverage with no discernible taste other than that of ethanol. It can be used as an ethanol base for drink mixers.
==Cultural aspects== Kilju is commonly associated with the punk subculture.
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