Molasses suppliers

[warramungas]

Just a heads up for WA rum makers. You can get as much molasses as you want at city livestock on gnangara road near ellenbrook (west of) for about $2 a liter.

[Offline]

Old thread i know but i can't find any more recent.
I'm after a supplier in the Newcastle region?

Cheers O'ffy

[wynnum1]

Have you looked at where they sell for race horses last time i looked at a seller there seemed to be a shortage of supply and had none in stock.

[gad]

I get mine in the Canberra region & the brand is Castlereagh. The Castlereagh feeds web site:

https://castlereaghfeeds.com.au/

under "Find a Stockist", list several around the Newcastle area.

Cheers. (I pay $24.50 for a 13kg bucket)

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The Castlereagh feeds web site:

https://castlereaghfeeds.com.au/

under "Find a Stockist", list several around the Newcastle area.

Cheers. (I pay $24.50 for a 13kg bucket)

They even have a stockist in my suburb, if they don't actually stock it i'll be able to ask if they can get some in at least.
Cheers

[Joycy]

Wondering where the rum makers source their molasses in Brisbane and how much I should be looking at paying per litre/kg? Have found some in small quantities but works out a little expensive when doing a few batches. Thanks guys

[RC Al]

As mentioned earlier a few use capalaba produce - i cant comment on where they are with availability or price though -

Northsiders are a bit screwed, nothing reliable has been reported lately? - I have access to 50c/l gear (200l min buy), its a mere 30 min drive for me - but im 200k north of brissy - I would volunteer to pick some up for pple, but im not up for splitting any yet - i got enough on my plate distilling wise with AG shenanigans on my hit list atm

Many only run it in summer, From what i understand, your better off fermenting then, the extra heat stress on the yeast brings out some desired flavours

So apparently there was a molasses shortage this year :think: :shock: Might be best to just jump on the phone and call around, if you find any good deals, let us know :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Joycy]

Thanks Al, post was pretty old so thought I would ask the question. I've got some of that Bundy Molasses previously mentioned but thought there might be something better out there.
I don't suppose a heat belt would help with the 'chilly' Brissie winter temperatures would it? I'm not a rum man but I've tried some from the newish rum distillery in Milton and it's not a bad drop even without ageing, so I thought I would try it out

[RC Al]

Heat belt will help (might want a thermostat on that), what size fermenter you using? How warm is your brew area? It will ferment, , just different to how it would in summer

We already had single digit temps a few nights here, once I I get around to using different yeasts and I have a better idea of temps where I plan to use larger fermenters, I will work out a brewing schedule based on season to avoid using too much power.

Dead fridges are meant to be good for regulating temps, depends on space available

[Joycy]

I'm going to use 60l fermenters in my garage. The garage is a double garage with garages either side and unit above so it's not the coldest place, although we are expecting single figures next week too.
I've got 4 60l drums and was thinking of doing 4 batches at a time so have enough after stripping all 4 to do a spirit run without having to wait for 4 generations

[The Stig]

You have a bubbler, you dont need to strip.
Single run is the go.

[r1zzla]

Does anyone know of a good molasses supplier in Adelaide ?

[Joycy]

Stig, you think just single runs through 4 plates? How does it compare to stripping and spirit run through a pot?

[The Stig]

The whole idea behind the bubbler is single run full flavour high ABV.
Your not going to get the full manky flavour you would via a basic pot still but its a more polished flavour.

[Joycy]

Great, same as the Whiskey then.
In regards to generations the usual is to make 4 generations, add it together and run it all but what if I made 4 separate batches together. I make 4 1st gen batches and run them together then go on to 2nd, 3rd and 4th gens, essentially the whole run would be a single generation as opposed to mixed 1-4. How would this affect the taste overall with the supposed unique and complex flavours in the later gens?

[The Stig]

I only ever do single gen rum , gives me the flavoring I’m after.
Bigger brains will have a better answer

[coffe addict]

I won't profess to be the bigger brains that stig is talking about but here's my 2c...
I reuse dunder but pitch new yeast as lowans is perfectly adapted to molasses as it's bread/cultivated/raised (no idea about the correct term) on molasses anyway and it's dirt cheap.
Doing it this way helps me get more of the dirty funky flavours that I like oh and I'm back to pot stilling too lol

[r1zzla]

Does anyone know of a good molasses supplier in Adelaide ?

Sorry to drag this thread back to " Molasses suppliers"
But ...

Does anyone know of a good molasses supplier in Adelaide ?

[Offline]

I ended up finding a supplier in Newcastle/Lake Macquarie called Cardiff Produce.
They do stock feed and the like.
I'm not sure of the quality/suitability yet as i only used a small amount in my last gen.
$2 a liter filled from an IBC or they had some prefilled 2 liter containers when i was there.

Cheers
Off'y

[mjcj01]

As mentioned earlier a few use capalaba produce - i cant comment on where they are with availability or price though -

Northsiders are a bit screwed, nothing reliable has been reported lately? :

Try Brendale Produce...they sell it