hi there my good friends as i move to ferment bigger mashes before i make a expensive mistakes would a 600plus liter ferment behave same a a 200liter mash ...
600 Liters hey? Hope you bought a larger still then that little alembic you have lol. As long as you add sufficient nutrients and yeast, it really should ...
Another thing Bossy, For large fermentations, they also use stirrers that keep the fermentation in continuous motion.. If I remember right, you have a ...
I have been searching the internet for info on mashing corn for distilling with no luck. Does corn need to be malted like barley or can it be ground up and...
hi again if i was to use raw spring water for my ferment. of course as nature insist there will be bad organism and good ones now the question is knowing that...
hey waldo yes i will be botteling and selling. but it will be more of a new taste. no aging at this stage. i know it makes it better but im small scale im...
I started my drive for information after running across a link to youtube,, just type in moonshine in the search bar, and see what others have uploaded To...
I used to live in Sligo in the west of Ireland and all our drinking water was drawn from our artesian well high on the side of a hill. As have my wife's...
Hi Bravo, Spring water should be just fine and dandy. I use well water of doubtful quality (almost undrinkable. I don't use it for dilution) with good results....
Hi again Bravo, Like you I've been a bit hesitant to scale up over 200 litre ferments. The three thinks that spring to mind are; 1) Heat. Might need a cooling...
Hi bravo (or is that Bossy I like that better), Pump the Co2 into an ajoining greenhouse with barley in. I know mushrooms love it. They love co2 and grow...
I have aquired some oak. If i want to age in oak, do I add this to the raw neutral spirit or after the flavouring is added. Or at which stage does anyone...
hi what i do when i am making whiskey is to take some oak chips and fill a qt jar with them and fill it with whiskey and let it sit for a few months becouse...
thanks guys, i havedone a water test, there are some nasties in there but the norm nasties only wanted to know if those nasties would do like the yeast and...
hi there of course stainless steel fermenting tanks is the best but 600l to 1000l tanks can get quite shaky on your bank details lol so if i resroted to...
Corn does not have enough enzymes to convert starch to sugar. A source of enzymes must be added to the mash. Either a Amylase powder or 6 row malted barley...
Bossy, Have heard of several commercial wine makers using fiberglass fermenters - one of them is Ventana Vineyards - Doug Meador founded Ventana Vineyards in...
thanks what a releif to know tat its all good. only i will make sure i use a foodgrade paint for the interior. thanks again guy what is your opinion on the...
Bravo, You can kill any nasties in both the water and on you mango fruits using potassium or sodium metabisulfite, which is a chemical added to the ...
You still need to boil the corn as in a cereal mash to gelatinize the grain. If it is not gelatinized then the starch is not available for the enzyme to ...
ok i was reading and they say that there are 2 other ways that this can be done 1st buy a uv light sterilizer which your water pass through before reaching the...
Please don't beat me up about this as it's a thought and I'm a beginner. Please correct me if I am wrong though. Years ago there was no way to test water other...
Iker, There are plenty of different essences around for flavoring vodka. They use them a great deal in New Zealand. Not sure about a "decent" whiskey though....
<p>I've tried some of the prestige brand and didn't like any of the whiskey or Bourbon flavors. The Irish cream was good though.<br><br><br></p> <p>Sent from...
<p>I probably did. I tried allot of them before I started using grain.....grains a pain but even my first attempt using corn produced a nicer better taste. I...
