Good for Sweet Feed whiskey?

[Tito]

Went by tractor supply and like many have said on here, most of their "sweet feed"
Has pellets. I found a feed store today selling this. It is their version of "sweet feed" and does NOT contain pellets. Will this work?

[greggn]

I would not put a lot of faith in "grain products."

[Tito]

You are right. Just got home and opened it and it has pellets. TSC has the right stuff i believe but it is not sold in our store. I may have to order online.

[Pikey]

Over here "sweet feed" meets with uuniversal blank faces in feed houses !!!!

[kiwi Bruce]

I find the statement..."Do not feed to sheep ! May contain levels of copper that could be toxic." Just a little disturbing.

[NZChris]

The copper wouldn't bother me, but it might bother the yeast.
It doesn't say what the grains are, so it's a bit of a gambol. They might even vary between batches.

[Tito]

Well loval TSC doesnt carry the All Grain or Sweet Cob nor can they order it for you nor can you order it online? Who woulda thOught getting your hands on this this could be so hard.

[rgreen2002]

Tito,
A while back there were a few threads here about TSC sweet feed. This was around the time I started stalking them for it.... Long story short in MANY of their stores they stopped carrying the "good" sweet feed (the majority of us were talking about Producers Pride Sweet Feed). The PP sweet feed in TSC now all has pellets (some here believe that is OK too... if I remember correctly the pellets with alfalfa are what you try to avoid but I have NO idea how to figure that one out)

Why not just make your own sweet feed.... It's just corn, oat, and barley with molasses mixed in. If you HD search the site you will find many different recipes for a "homemade" sweet feed.

[dukethebeagle120]

go to your local feed mill and get it mixed the way you want.
then buy the molly and add at mashing time
that way you get the grain you want
cost the same price as sweet feed anyway

[Tito]

Yeah none of our feed stores carry barley. One can order a 50lb bag for $20. A bag of oats is $13 and cracked corn is $7, so for all three you would be looking at $40 plus molasses. Is that in line?

[ShineonCrazyDiamond]

Yeah none of our feed stores carry barley. One can order a 50lb bag for $20. A bag of oats is $13 and cracked corn is $7, so for all three you would be looking at $40 plus molasses. Is that in line?

Well, that would be for 150 lbs vs. 50 lbs, but yeah.

[Opdog]

What ScoD said.

Keep in mind that if you are not going to actually mash it, you will need the molasses or some other form of sugar for the yeast.

You can get feed grade molly for about $9 for a gallon or 5 gallons for $30 plus shipping. Going with your 150 lb grain bill I'd go with the 5 gallon bucket. It takes. Long time for molasses to go bad and you get a useful bucket with a lid that seals for free. you can never have too many of those in this hobby.


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[Pikey]

The T&T recipe calls for a white sugar based ferment -

[Tito]

Yeah ill have a good bit extra but the barley i wont have to pay shipping on...my seed store will order it for me and have it delivered on next shipment...and whatever molasses i dont use i can just use for ducks. Season is coming in soon

[rgreen2002]

Tito..
I lot of the beer brewers will have group buys where a bunch of guys in a local region get together and buy a shit ton of grain and save money on bulk purchase.... Something like this: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=174" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

Just a thought.

As far as molasses goes, two words.: Golden Barrel. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 8#p7482438

Plus, you'll only have extra until the fermenter is empty...

[chickenfeed]

I'm able to get golden barrel molasses from Gordon's foods

[raketemensch]

Man, I wish I could find a local supplier for golden barrel. Shipping 5-gallon buckets is crazy expensive.

[chickenfeed]

Look for a local restaurant supply store you might have to sign up for a membership whenever I get ready to run a batch of rum I order 2 gallons and a 25 pound sack of light brown sugar and they have it there the next day