Toasted Corn Whisky

[EziTasting]

and I'm Jana Went.

These stories and more, TONIGHT on 60 minutes... but we're off topic.

[ultrasuede]

I couldn't find any iodine, so 1.055 looks like my starting SG.

Welcome Ted

Regards,

Art Vandelay
Importer/Exporter

Art, I could do with some matches

[OzzyChef]

1055 is pretty good though ultra, 1060 is target isn't it? Should give you a nice starting point wash to build on. It's all learning right?

[ultrasuede]

For sure Chef. I also just started a toasted sorghum, wheat, corn and barley whisky. The mash smells incredible

[bluc]

I couldn't find any iodine, so 1.055 looks like my starting SG.

Welcome Ted

Regards,

Art Vandelay
Importer/Exporter

Art, I could do with some matches

Betadine works the stuff you put on cuts..

[OzzyChef]

I couldn't find any iodine, so 1.055 looks like my starting SG.

Welcome Ted

Regards,

Art Vandelay
Importer/Exporter

Art, I could do with some matches

Betadine works the stuff you put on cuts..

Bloody hell thats a good tip bluc! Everyone has that gear in the first aid kit!

[ultrasuede]

Awesome! Didn't know that, cheers!

[ultrasuede]

After about 4 days, all the activity stopped, and the SG held at 1.033. Worked out about 5%. The beer tasted sour, but nice, and defiantly starchy.
After spending over an hour separating the grain from the beer, into the boiler it went. Stripped hard and fast. The low wines tasted awesome.
After the spirit run, I was left with 800ml of 80% moonshine. The taste is incredible. I can't get over how sweet it tastes, and how thick the texture is. Really nice the way it is, but should I oak it?

[bluc]

Yes oak it. Oak is like bacon... everything is better with oak :laughing-rolling:

[azzman]

Yes oak it. Oak is like bacon... everything is better with oak :laughing-rolling:

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[EziTasting]

Yes oak it. Oak is like bacon... everything is better with oak :laughing-rolling:

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[Zak Griffin]

I'd leave it white, personally... let that corn sing!

[Minpac]

Both. Both is good.

Split it and oak half to test. It may be awesome, but you'll never know until you try!

[ultrasuede]

There wasn't that much to play with. If anyone finds a reasonably priced source of beta and alpha amylase, please share. 50L of corn wash should make more than 800ml of 80% awesome.
I watered it down to 65%, to bring my volume up to 1.1ish litres and added 5g charred american oak, 5g charred french oak, and 10g of charred applewood. That combo works well on my rum, so interested to see how the magic tastes on my corn shine.

[mattcoffs]

There wasn't that much to play with. If anyone finds a reasonably priced source of beta and alpha amylase, please share. 50L of corn wash should make more than 800ml of 80% awesome.
I watered it down to 65%, to bring my volume up to 1.1ish litres and added 5g charred american oak, 5g charred french oak, and 10g of charred applewood. That combo works well on my rum, so interested to see how the magic tastes on my corn shine.

I wouldn't think you need any enzymes if you're using malted barley...?

[ultrasuede]

Not enough enzymes in the barley for that much corn.

[Swedish Pride]

If anyone finds a reasonably priced source of beta and alpha amylase, please share.

I use a polish crowd, now they don't have any prices for shipping outside of Europe but no harm asking, especially as you get enough enzymes to convert 300kg of grain for a fiver.
https://destylacja.com/pl/p/Enzymy-do-z ... zowych/531

luckily the site has an translate option as I can just about say kurwa in polish.

I've used it two times, works good, but you have to pay attention to protocol, the enzymash stuff is easier to work with but pricier.

[Minpac]

I've sent them an email to see if they'll ship and for how much...

[mattcoffs]

Not enough enzymes in the barley for that much corn.

http://www.brewhaus.com/Free-Stuff/instruction-pages/wheat-vodka-recipe.pdf

The above vodka mash is:
4kg wheat (174g/L)
3/4kg of wheat malt (32.61g/L)
23L water

••••187.5g malt per kg of grain••••

The OP's recipe uses;
4kg roasted corn (100g/L)
4kg cracked corn (100g/L)
1.5kg malted barley (37.5g/L)
40lt water

••••187.5g malt per kg grain••••

Unless i'm a muppet, i'm getting the same ratio of malt per kg on both these recipes.
Maybe it's an efficiency/PH/hardness issue?

I'm not sure of the enzyme content difference between wheat/barley malt. But why not just up the barley?

[tipsy]

Not enough enzymes in the barley for that much corn.

http://www.brewhaus.com/Free-Stuff/instruction-pages/wheat-vodka-recipe.pdf

The above vodka mash is:
4kg wheat (174g/L)
3/4kg of wheat malt (32.61g/L)
23L water

••••187.5g malt per kg of grain••••

The OP's recipe uses;
4kg roasted corn (100g/L)
4kg cracked corn (100g/L)
1.5kg malted barley (37.5g/L)
40lt water

••••187.5g malt per kg grain••••

Unless i'm a muppet, i'm getting the same ratio of malt per kg on both these recipes.
Maybe it's an efficiency/PH/hardness issue?

I'm not sure of the enzyme content difference between wheat/barley malt. But why not just up the barley?

The first recipe has wheat malt, I'd assume it's malted wheat :think: therefore able to convert the other wheat?