Went with a little more than half a zip(ok schmoke)/to a total of 5 fl oz(151 bacardi) ratio and made my first batch. Yeeeeeeehaw

Damn....it tastes absolutely horrible....So I'm sure it worked.
So dark green it's almost brownish dark green.

Through the grinder
325 preheated for 5 min flattened out in foil and wrapped
comes out a little brown and just beginning to stink a little.

I wouldn't screw with the microwave...The oven preheated to 325 works well.

Note: In order for me to get the Bacardi mix to 170, I needed to go; full-bore high on the electric burner I used.

Now....... I was wondering how people could have bad results and the ONLY thing I could think of was:
Some people may have made the mistake of keeping the water bath @ 170....
If the water bath is kept @ 170, then there is no way in hell the transfer is going to take place....b/c the Bacardi mix will only get to about 140 degrees....(if that). I believe the alcohol mix needs to be pretty damned close to 170 degrees for the 20 min to get the magic to happen.:thumbsup:

Doesn't hurt to empty the mixture once finished and add one more fl oz of 151 to clean the sides and get anything that didn't transfer initially :rastasmoke:
Possibly let it go for 8-10 more min then strain using whatever creative method you choose.

I began with 4 fl oz. Reduced, I got 2.5 fl oz.
Then I added the extra fl oz to clean the sides and whatnot. That reduced to .75 fl oz
Probably a total of 3 or 3.5 oz in the jar!

Thanks for the recipe...Wish there was a way to make it a little more "drinkable" I read something about sweetener someplace.

In order for me to strain it, I used tea bags(carefully opened and removed of tea)...Hey it's all I had.

I don't think I could stomach much more than I drank in one setting...Think I had about a shot glass full.

Will report on my trip.

Peace Love and Happiness People!!!:hippy:
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