Does it matter if you freeze your vodka.?!
Does it matter if you freeze your vodka.?
can I have it sit out on the counter or will it not taste them same after awhile.
Answers:
Vodka will not freeze. As a matter of fact, the colder the better, and it is highly recommended to keep it in the freezer to reach max coldness, as it wont freeze and turn into crystals. Vodka has a high component of ethanol which has a freezing point of approx -117degC. The higher quality vodka has more ethanol and freezes at a lower temperature. Cheap vodka has more water and freezes easier :) Also the shape of the ethanol molecules tend to trap the frozen water in between neighbouring ethanol molecules.
Vodka which is 40% ethanol and 60% water will freeze at about -27 C. As a normal kitchen freezer is about -18 C, it won't freeze in one of them.
So in sum, for a very simple answer here. 80 proof vodka will freeze at approximately -26.95C or -16.51F. 100 proof vodka will freeze at approximately -40.43C or -40.78F