[Avodah] Selling bourbon before pesach

[Zev Sero]

kennethgmiller at juno.com wrote:
 
> I have long wondered about these drinks, and how they are made, and why
> it is common to hear them referred to as "chometz gamur". I tried looking
> on Wikipedia under "whiskey" and "distillation", and other articles, and
> they really did not explain anything to me.

The grain is kept in a hot confined place until it ferments and turns into
a mush.  It is then put in a still and boiled; the steam that rises from
it (which has a high percentage of alcohol because alcohol's boiling point
is lower than that of water) is caught and condensed.  The "sweat" of
chametz has exactly the same status as the chametz itself.


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