BIAB Single Malt Whisky

[TasSpirits]

Not for Malt Whisky, what I do is use 5L backset to dissolve sugar, malt extract and what ever cereal I am using to make a sugar head. Gives a better flavour IMHO, have gone upto 6 gens with Malt Whisky Yeast. I keep all my tails from spirit runs separate to boost abv in the next run, heads into neutral container(might do something with them one day)Next time I get cheap grain I may try gens. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[TasSpirits]

First batch was not as good as I had hoped, fermented out to a FG of 1.000 ended up collecting 4.5L @35%. I have done a 2 steep mash tonight 65' for 90mins then drain and add another 12L @ 80' held at 70' for another 60mins. Total 27L with a SG of 1.070 :D Feeling much more positive about tonights effort :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[TasSpirits]

Update, currently 9L @ 43% from 2 strips, I will mash the last of my grain tonight. Hopefully I will get another 6L @ 40% from the last 9kg :pray:

[TasSpirits]

After stripping my last batch I have 14.5L @ 42%, the last batch I used 1 Tbsp of yeast, took about 1/2 a day longer to ferment but no other difference that I can tell. I will pick up another bag of grain tomorrow and keep going, hopefully will have around the 30L mark from 2 bags.

[TasSpirits]

Update for anyone who's interested, after 6 mashes i have stripped 31.5L @ 40%
50kg of Malt
40gm Yeast(approx)
$112.6 total

Going by past spirit runs I expect to collect around 8-9L @ 92% + maybe 1-2L lower, unfortunately life is getting in the way of a full day of distilling so it will be a few weeks before I can do the spirit run :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[WTDist]

Update for anyone who's interested, after 6 mashes i have stripped 31.5L @ 40%
50kg of Malt
40gm Yeast(approx)
$112.6 total

Going by past spirit runs I expect to collect around 8-9L @ 92% + maybe 1-2L lower, unfortunately life is getting in the way of a full day of distilling so it will be a few weeks before I can do the spirit run :handgestures-thumbupleft:

So are you stripping them all in a pot, then doing a spirit run on the bubbler? If so how many plates will you use after a stripping run? I read (or rather saw his video) that doc always strips his runs before using a bubbler.

Im hopeing this recipe gets a lot of thumbs up as i have a few mates that like scotch

[TasSpirits]

Update for anyone who's interested, after 6 mashes i have stripped 31.5L @ 40%
50kg of Malt
40gm Yeast(approx)
$112.6 total

Going by past spirit runs I expect to collect around 8-9L @ 92% + maybe 1-2L lower, unfortunately life is getting in the way of a full day of distilling so it will be a few weeks before I can do the spirit run :handgestures-thumbupleft:

So are you stripping them all in a pot, then doing a spirit run on the bubbler? If so how many plates will you use after a stripping run? I read (or rather saw his video) that doc always strips his runs before using a bubbler.

Im hopeing this recipe gets a lot of thumbs up as i have a few mates that like scotch

Stripped through pot then through the bubbler :handgestures-thumbupleft: will be running this through 4 perf. plates, I have half a dozen or so single malts on oak at the moment that where done this way, they all seem to come good a lot quicker. Used to take at least 12-18 months with the pot. If my hearts cut is similar to the other runs I have done I should collect 5-6L @ 65%

[WTDist]

thats not bad yeald, is that about 12$ per 1l bottle at 40% after finished ageing? (not including power/water)

[bluc]

Getting closer to having a go at this just gotta get warras corn whiskey out of the way first..Will be pot stilling mine.

[TasSpirits]

Getting closer to having a go at this just gotta get warras corn whiskey out of the way first..Will be pot stilling mine.

I used to pot still all my AG untill I got the bubbler, I ran real slow and made 200ml cuts. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[TasSpirits]

thats not bad yeald, is that about 12$ per 1l bottle at 40% after finished ageing? (not including power/water)

So far I have averaged a loss of 5% aging in bottles, so Im looking at $9.60 a 700ml bottle. Water is recirculated in a 200L drum and I have a half decent solar system feeding into the grid, so I dont bother counting power and water :teasing-neener: , sprit run would only cost about $4 anyway.

[WTDist]

thats not bad yeald, is that about 12$ per 1l bottle at 40% after finished ageing? (not including power/water)

So far I have averaged a loss of 5% aging in bottles, so Im looking at $9.60 a 700ml bottle. Water is recirculated in a 200L drum and I have a half decent solar system feeding into the grid, so I dont bother counting power and water :teasing-neener: , sprit run would only cost about $4 anyway.

Nice, Same where i moved still, numerous tanks pools and 10kw solar system. those prices look good :handgestures-thumbupleft:
A lot in beginning but over all it is good. slightly dearer than using turbo yeast, essense and chips :laughing-rolling: those damn home brew shop robbers. :laughing-rolling:

[TasSpirits]

thats not bad yeald, is that about 12$ per 1l bottle at 40% after finished ageing? (not including power/water)

So far I have averaged a loss of 5% aging in bottles, so Im looking at $9.60 a 700ml bottle. Water is recirculated in a 200L drum and I have a half decent solar system feeding into the grid, so I dont bother counting power and water :teasing-neener: , sprit run would only cost about $4 anyway.

Nice, Same where i moved still, numerous tanks pools and 10kw solar system. those prices look good :handgestures-thumbupleft:
A lot in beginning but over all it is good. slightly dearer than using turbo yeast, essense and chips :laughing-rolling: those damn home brew shop robbers. :laughing-rolling:

Those HBS robbers have just put the price of my favorite malt upto $110 :scared-eek: So I am having a go at Irish Whiskey atm 50/40/10 malted/unmalted/oats if I can get it to work I can buy unmalted for 50c kg

[wynnum1]

Is that from the drought.

[TasSpirits]

Is that from the drought.

Imported Peated Malt, the local gear is still the same price, most of the barley down here is irrigated as far as I know. I do like a bit of peat in my whisky, need to buy a bigger place and start malting my own :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Zzpop]

Any reason for not doing single passes through your bubbler?

[TasSpirits]

Any reason for not doing single passes through your bubbler?

I first tried doing single runs, nothing wrong with it. Watched Doc's vid and decided to strip then run, this way seems to age quicker and a little better IMHO, also doing a decent sized spirit run I can fill a 5L demi in one go. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[EziTasting]

...Stripped through pot then through the bubbler :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Just curious, do you strip using a de-tuned pot still?

[TasSpirits]

...Stripped through pot then through the bubbler :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Just curious, do you strip using a de-tuned pot still?

Not quite sure what you mean by de-tuned pot still? I run a simple pot with a liebig condenser, then run through the bubbler with 4 plates, hope that clears it up for you :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[EziTasting]

...Stripped through pot then through the bubbler :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Just curious, do you strip using a de-tuned pot still?

Not quite sure what you mean by de-tuned pot still? I run a simple pot with a liebig condenser, then run through the bubbler with 4 plates, hope that clears it up for you :handgestures-thumbupleft:

:-B sorry, detuned, from my reading means that the potstill body is empty - no copper or SS mesh or any other 'copper or Stainless' saddles or whatever's in it! Just like an empty tube....