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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Muppet » Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:37 pm

Robj wrote:Hi Mac
Do u leave the grain in the wash and run it in the still??

No mate! The most popular way is 'racking' (syphoning the wash from the top down) from you're fermenter to the boiler leaving the grain and yeast cake in the bottom of fermenter. You could then reuse the grain/ yeast to continue a 2nd gen.
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Postby Robj » Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:33 pm

Cheers muppet, makes sence, I'm new to this, how can you reuse the grain/yeast again for a second gen? Also what's a second gen exactly mate? Cheers
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Bushy » Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:10 pm

Read the bourbon knock off thread to learn about generations mate. I have played around with up to five gens of this stuff. Its all very nice but to be honest the recipe on page one is the best.
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Postby Robj » Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:24 pm

Will do bushy, cheers mate
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Leggie » Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:43 pm

Just a noobee question.. I'm guessing I wouldn't be able to run a fine batch like like this through a T500. Am I right.?
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Smbjk » Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:46 pm

Leggie wrote:Just a noobee question.. I'm guessing I wouldn't be able to run a fine batch like like this through a T500. Am I right.?


Probably not :think: really needs a pot or bubbler to bring through all that malty goodness :D
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Leggie » Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:21 pm

Smbjk wrote:
Leggie wrote:Just a noobee question.. I'm guessing I wouldn't be able to run a fine batch like like this through a T500. Am I right.?


Probably not :think: really needs a pot or bubbler to bring through all that malty goodness :D


F**k it. Rushed out in all my excitement and got the wash on.
Ah well.
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Brendan » Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:27 pm

May as well give it a go now mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Can you take packing out? Run it hard...
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Leggie » Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:30 pm

Brendan wrote:May as well give it a go now mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Can you take packing out? Run it hard...


So you mean strip out the saddles and then run it?

Sweet. Done.
In the mean time I'll be starting on the building of a "bubbler" mate.

Cheers again.
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Frothwizard » Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:50 am

Leggie wrote:
Brendan wrote:May as well give it a go now mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Can you take packing out? Run it hard...


So you mean strip out the saddles and then run it?

Sweet. Done.
In the mean time I'll be starting on the building of a "bubbler" mate.

Cheers again.


Definitely, to get full flavor, taking your packing out will reduce reflux considerably and give you less ABV and more flavor.
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Smbjk » Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:12 am

Leggie wrote:
Brendan wrote:May as well give it a go now mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Can you take packing out? Run it hard...


So you mean strip out the saddles and then run it?

Sweet. Done.
In the mean time I'll be starting on the building of a "bubbler" mate.

Cheers again.


Cool bud on the bubbler build. Didnt realize you had already put a wash on. But as the other said reduce the reflux and run it hard to carry flavor across.. also your going to love the build process :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Leggie » Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:31 am

Smbjk wrote:
Leggie wrote:
Brendan wrote:May as well give it a go now mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Can you take packing out? Run it hard...


So you mean strip out the saddles and then run it?

Sweet. Done.
In the mean time I'll be starting on the building of a "bubbler" mate.

Cheers again.


Cool bud on the bubbler build. Didnt realize you had already put a wash on. But as the other said reduce the reflux and run it hard to carry flavor across.. also your going to love the build process :handgestures-thumbupleft:


Checked the wash this morning and it's blown the liquid from the air lock dry.
Counting down the days.
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Urrazeb » Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:33 pm

Checked the wash this morning and it's blown the liquid from the air lock dry.
Counting down the days.


Mate I live in Perth and can lend ya my pot still for a weekend if you want.

PM me if interested. I got a keg ya can borrow too :)

I wouldn't want to see a fellow member run it so hard to smear the fractions and have shit booze. ;-)
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby whiskeyshiner » Fri May 02, 2014 4:38 pm

Would you guys who have made this call this a sugarhead single malt clone?
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby MacStill » Fri May 02, 2014 6:01 pm

whiskeyshiner wrote:Would you guys who have made this call this a sugarhead single malt clone?


You could if you used some peated malt I guess, but not sure the peat flavour would carry through to the end product from a sugar head :think:
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby whiskeyshiner » Fri May 02, 2014 7:41 pm

MacStill wrote:You could if you used some peated malt I guess, but not sure the peat flavour would carry through to the end product from a sugar head :think:


Thanks mate :handgestures-thumbupleft: maybe im looking at the wrong type of whsky i was sort of chasing sweet single malt i tried awhile back you'll laugh when i say its was edwards essences single malt whisky my my made :laughing-rolling: i didnt know they all were peated so maybe ill just give this one a crack sounds tasty cheers
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby SBB » Fri May 02, 2014 9:48 pm

whiskeyshiner wrote: so maybe ill just give this one a crack sounds tasty cheers

Do it I doubt you will regret it, I reckon this stuff needs at least 4 months on oak to come into its own....then its real tasty.
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Moonshine Millar » Sat May 24, 2014 1:49 pm

Getting new still finally this week.....
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Going to use the almighty "MacWhiskey" recipe for its virgin run ^:)^
Can't wait...... :D
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby pulsetech » Sat May 24, 2014 2:15 pm

Sexy setup
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Re: MacWhisky

Postby Woodsy71 » Sat May 24, 2014 6:33 pm

Moonshine Millar wrote:Getting new still finally this week.....
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Going to use the almighty "MacWhiskey" recipe for its virgin run ^:)^
Can't wait...... :D


A cracking rig indeed mate.

Enjoy
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