Easy "Scotch" (with a twist)

[stattonb]

i just chuck it all in mate....i use raw sugar had some on oak for 3 months and gave it a try damn good

[spit'n'shine]

Just an update on this... I had Gastro two weeks ago and am still a bit weak in the guts. I would normally drink my spirits neat but I am forced to mix at the moment. So I bought some Schweppes Dry Ginger Ale today and headed to the aging area to make a mix.
The Easy Scotch from a year or so back was the first jar I saw so in went a good glug with some ginger ale. WOW! I don't ever remember enjoying a Scotch and Dry this much!

So rewarding, this hobby of ours! :happy-partydance:

[Urrazeb]

Just an update on this... I had Gastro two weeks ago and am still a bit weak in the guts. I would normally drink my spirits neat but I am forced to mix at the moment. So I bought some Schweppes Dry Ginger Ale today and headed to the aging area to make a mix.
The Easy Scotch from a year or so back was the first jar I saw so in went a good glug with some ginger ale. WOW! I don't ever remember enjoying a Scotch and Dry this much!

So rewarding, this hobby of ours! :happy-partydance:

It sure is a good feeling, knowing that you can make something that you can enjoy! :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Unna240]

Not a bad drop mate, well done I cut a bottle the other day to 40 it's been on oak since 12/10/15 with a bit of ice in a glass. Nice smokey Scotch flavor

[deadliftsnstill]

Hey guys, just a noob here with a keg pot-still, not much experience, and a desire to make some scotch and Irish supermarket washes (bourbons not my thing, and don't have the room or desire for all-grain yet).

How does this recipe compare to Nutrigrain wash as far as scotch profile goes? I noticed on the NGW thread someone said it was like sweet irish.
I'm assuming it tastes more like a blend than a single malt too?

I'll be putting both washes down once the kid has come so I can compare then but would like a pointer

[deadliftsnstill]

I'm back (to a very old thread I just noticed! Didnt check the dates the first time round).

I just decided to put a wash down (even though I have some rum washes waiting to be stripped).
Slight tweak:

35L fermenter
500g 9 grain vitaweats
1/2 tin (500g) LME (the stuff from Woolies)
6kg raw sugar (inverted with lemon juice)
2 Tbs Vegemite
topped all the way up.

I threw in the malt to cover the extra volume in my recipe.

I pitched yeast yesterday once temp was right, and 30min later the smell was already divine. There's something about cereal washes smelling good (at least compared to rum! Never done AG)

I am planning to run more gens of this on the same yeast, thinking for Gen 2:
250g VW
1/4tin malt
6kg sugar
1 Tbs Vegemite

Hoping to run 5 gens giving me 2 spirit runs for my boiler setup. Thanks for the easy recipe!

[BigRig]

Looks interesting.

[deadliftsnstill]

Update:
A week later nearly all the wash has cleared, will rack this afternoon and put a 2nd gen on the lees.
Wont run till the weekend to give it a few more days to clear even more.

wash has a good sour taste, will check FG tonight but the vegemite definitely puts a flavour in there, but nice maltiness from the LME.

[BigRig]

Update:
A week later nearly all the wash has cleared, will rack this afternoon and put a 2nd gen on the lees.
Wont run till the weekend to give it a few more days to clear even more.

wash has a good sour taste, will check FG tonight but the vegemite definitely puts a flavour in there, but nice maltiness from the LME.

Hey deadlift, have you had a chance to run it ?

[deadliftsnstill]

Hi Bigrig,

Sorry for slow reply, life has a knack of getting in the way of the fun stuff.
I racked it and put down a second gen. I finally ran a 45L charge (30l of first and 15L of second gen as a strip run.
The whole run smelled awesome. The middle of the run I could drink off the spout. I'm kicking myself I didn't grab a bottle to keep as "malt" white dog. The really low abv end of the low wines I found a big dank but will clean up real nice as a 1.5 or a double distillation.
I've got a 3rd gen on, will strip that with rest of gen 2 and the do a spirit run. Will be a couple of weeks before I can get to that sadly.
I'm really keen to see how this oaks up as its the first drink I've made (total novice here) that tasted properly good to me off the spout. I'm a scotch drinker by trade so the maltiness is to my taste.
I'll keep you updated.

[BigRig]

i put 2 x 30L washes down yesterday. Smells good.

[deadliftsnstill]

Update: I've done another 2 stripping runs, 1 more to go and a big spirit run.
although, i added 1/2 cup of milo as a way of quickly testing how much chocolate/toffee type flavour would come over - so it's become a bit of a blend!
I kept the middle of this run as a single pass shine. currently sip it white @40%, not as smooth as it should be as i was stripping fast, but like the flavour!

Have you done yours Big Rig?

[BigRig]

Update: I've done another 2 stripping runs, 1 more to go and a big spirit run.
although, i added 1/2 cup of milo as a way of quickly testing how much chocolate/toffee type flavour would come over - so it's become a bit of a blend!
I kept the middle of this run as a single pass shine. currently sip it white @40%, not as smooth as it should be as i was stripping fast, but like the flavour!

Have you done yours Big Rig?

Sounds good. Na i haven't run mine yet. Will give it a run on the weekend.

[Jedstar]

I made a 50L wash of this and ran it through the bubbler, very happy with he result, found the white dog to be quite palatable, the stuff I oaked I am even more pleased with. For mine the flavor of this for the simplicity and cost is well worth while. I'll be making more of this stuff to be sure. Thank you for sharing you recipe.

[BigRig]

Yeah i am finally running mine tomorrow.

How long has yours been oaking ?

[RC Al]

i added 1/2 cup of milo as a way of quickly testing how much chocolate/toffee type flavour would come over

Intrested in this, have recently tried chocalate malted barley and wheat, 10% seems to wipe out most other grain flavours

[Jedstar]

Yeah i am finally running mine tomorrow.

How long has yours been oaking ?

Only a couple of weeks for the one I sampled, I expect it will continue to improve over time

[deadliftsnstill]

I made a 50L wash of this and ran it through the bubbler, very happy with he result, found the white dog to be quite palatable, the stuff I oaked I am even more pleased with. For mine the flavor of this for the simplicity and cost is well worth while. I'll be making more of this stuff to be sure. Thank you for sharing you recipe.

Sounds Good Jedstar!
I've found the same. I did side by side samples on single pot run "hearts" and some nice scotches (my preferred poison - and these weren't bad at all, top shelf stuff) - yes it lacks the depth of flavour white but it's really not far from the mark. keen to see how it oaks - giving it 6 months minimum.

[deadliftsnstill]

i added 1/2 cup of milo as a way of quickly testing how much chocolate/toffee type flavour would come over

Intrested in this, have recently tried chocalate malted barley and wheat, 10% seems to wipe out most other grain flavours

Sorry, I haven't done any more other than a stripping run with this gen yet. It doesn't smell like much has come over but it's just milo not actual grain so don't think it will be too strong.

[deadliftsnstill]

Finally did a spirit run, i had stored up 45L of Vegeweat low wines and had some Allbran feints to run.
Got a huge run done on Saturday, so have plenty on oak to age now!

The flavour was really good, much more flavour than my allbran or LME experiments.
The flavours in early tails were really unique and nice, plenty of grain flavour from the 9 grain vitaweats.

Can't wait to see what 6,12,18,24+months does to this!