Cornflakes Whiskey (CFW) chat thread

[Toopy]

Definitely Mac's 2"... You'll be on your way to a bubbler then :handgestures-thumbupleft:

probably best to ask mac, but can the 2" be modded to a bubbler or plated colum?

In short yes you can, all of the parts for the 2" pot can be used to build up to a plate still :handgestures-thumbupleft:

and with that info you have yourself a sale :clap:

[choppy]

Zac and other knowledgeable types,

I stripped Gen 3 tonight, I haven't got any corn flakes for the Gen 4 wash, so I am planning to use cracked corn.

I have a litre of cracked corn currently soaking in 7 litres of hot back set from the still.

By substituting the corn flakes with cracked corn, do you think there might be something missing from the wash?

I still have the grain/yeast bed from the 3 previous gens in the wash.

Thanks in advance.

Choppy

[Urrazeb]

Might need some nutrients in there too mate. Dead yeast will work :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[choppy]

Would there be enough dead yeast in the fermenter from the previous 3 gens?

If not, what other nutrient options would be viable.

On a completely different topic, tonight was the first strip using 2 of Mac's elements, a lot quicker and easier than gas. Shoulda done it months ago!!

[Zak Griffin]

If you're worried, crush up a mutivitamin tablet and throw that in... I reckon you should be alright though :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[choppy]

thanks, a multi vitamin was just what I thought as i pressed submit on my last post.

I'll chuck one in just in case.

Thanks guys.

[CyBaThUg]

I'm not a whisky drinker but I'm attempting this cfw can anyone tell me what would b the best oak to put this on

[Urrazeb]

American Heavy toast for me! :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Zak Griffin]

American medium/heavy toast, with a bit of a char on top for me :)

[CyBaThUg]

Cheers lads

[CyBaThUg]

My initial sg was 1050 should I add some more sugar as the yeast hast been added yet it was tested whilst still warm dunno if that affects it

[Stoney]

I did a strip on my 3rd gen yesterday and dumped out the cornflakes for the chooks as I want to start again with no crushed cornflakes and a different yeast, going off the flavour of bakers yeast. ec1118?

I was just about to dump the dunder but had a taste and it has a really nice sour mash taste to it so decided to keep the dunder to kick off a new first generation. Has anyone kept dunder from CFW and have any comments ?
ie .. does it go mouldy, if so, is that a good thing ?

[Zak Griffin]

I find the sour mash taste doesn't really start to come through until gen 3 or 4.

I always use some dunder to start a new wash :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[choppy]

Do your chooks look pissed and lay sour mash eggs?

[CyBaThUg]

So how long are you guys aging this for

[Geeps]

:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Do your chooks look pissed and lay sour mash eggs?

[Zak Griffin]

Age it for at least 12 weeks mate, the longer the better though :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Ryan]

Stripped my 3rd gen today, Can really taste the sour mash! not long now and ill be doing a final spirits run!
Has anyone else found as you go along the generations take longer to ferment?

[CyBaThUg]

12 weeks Jesus lol best I give something else a crack in the mean time thinking macs bourbon

[Zak Griffin]

Nothing can beat time on oak mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

The stuff is quite drinkable straight off the still, but you want to age for a few months for best results.