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Fermented Palm Sap Distillation is the process of fermenting palm sap into a low‑alcohol wash and then distilling it to produce a clear spirit.
Origin: Yoruba, Ga, Kerala, Kadazan (pre‑colonial (15th–19th centuries)) — West Africa, Ghana, India (Kerala), Malaysia (Kadazan)
See full technique reference →During fermentation, yeast converts the sugars (sucrose, glucose, fructose) in palm sap into ethanol and CO₂, with optimal activity at 20–30 °C over 3–7 days. Distillation then separates ethanol from the wash by heating to its boiling point (78.4 °C) at 1 atm, yielding a clear spirit after 2–4 hours in a pot still.
Primary Reaction
Yeast fermentation of sugars to ethanol and CO₂
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