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To make your own vodka, start by heating water, flaked wheat, and crushed wheat malt in a 10-gallon pot to make a wheat mash base. After a couple of hours, cool the mash and let it sit overnight. Then, strain the mash into a food-grade bucket or carboy, and stir some distillers yeast into it to kick off the fermentation process. Once you've added the mash and yeast, attach an airlock to the top of the container so carbon dioxide can get out but oxygen can't get in. When you're finished, siphon off the fermented, alcoholic liquid into a clean container, and leave the yeast sediment behind. Add the alcoholic liquid to a still, then heat it to separate the alcohol and water. Throw away the first distilled liquid, which is toxic and dangerous to drink. After that, collect the rest of the distilled liquid, and test it with an alcometer to see how strong it is. If you'd like, you can distill it a few more times to make your vodka stronger and purer. Finish by filtering the vodka through an activated carbon filter and diluting it with water until it's at your desired strength. To learn more from our Bartender co-author, like how to bottle your homemade vodka, keep reading!