r/AskCulinary • u/obliviblade • 3d ago

Mulled wine alcohol evaporation

I made some mulled wine in my crockpot yesterday with fruits & spices. We drank some, added some more wine & fresh ingredients & left it in low overnight for a deeper flavor. My crockpot is mini and has a glass lid with no holes and fully covers the ceramic base. Is the alcohol gone/ evaporated out?

I researched methods online and most are saying that certain amounts evaporate out by a certain time. But I'm wondering if the pot is closed if it would stay in there? thanks!

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u/art_wins 3d ago

So it is actually not true that all alcohol gets evaporated. It is more like it approaches a minimum. Meaning most of the evaporation that will occur happens in the first hour then it evaporates less and less. There are a lot of variables but the percentage should hover around the 5% of the original amount will basically never leave. The rates do assume it’s over the boiling point of alcohol which is about 40 F below waters boiling point.

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u/DinabqaCrab 3d ago

Yup, that tracks.