has anyone heard of this

[frodo]

mo bucks deer feed

i think, rice,corn molses

[StillLearning1]

Can't see the ingredients, but it sounds worth a shot if the price tag is right.

[firewater69]

I googled it, corn rice bran & molasses. should make a fine SF style likker.

[shadylane]

Make a small test ferment.
A 1/2 pound of "mo bucks deer feed"
1 pound of sugar and a gallon of water.
After it's done fermenting, let it clear a little and drink some of it.
If it's not to bad, make a bigger batch and distill

[frodo]

It is $11.00 per 40 lb sack, i will get some tomorrow and start it.

[bilgriss]

Where'd you find this?

[frodo]

bilgris, i found it at our local veternaty clinic. who also sells feed.
finding SF is getting hard, TS does not carry it, walmart is out
local coops are selling the crap with preservatives

from my understanding, it is made locally in Brookhaven MS at Brookhaven milling co
it is available in the south eastern states

I had to mill the corn.

[Rastus]

well that looks like it should work fine...

I found sweetfeed at a local mill and feed store. I called to order and confirmed it was straight grain and molasses.

when i started mine i was bothered by all the Oats floating on the cap so i was glad when i finally scooped them all out. as the generations passed it worked fine and 50 pounds went a long ways.

one thing the local mill and feed store mentioned to me is they would blend the grains for me in whatever ratio i wanted. that was a nice offer and no extra charge. i figured i would just add my own molasses anyway. i believe they had a certain minimum, but when i get to the point of doing all grain i may order that way.

well best of luck i will watch this thread and see how this turns out with rice bran, corn and molasses.

[shadylane]

I googled it, corn rice bran & molasses. should make a fine SF style likker.

From the pic it looks like a lot of rice bran, a hand full of whole corn and a little bit of molasses.
In other words, I doesn't look too promising to me.
But I'm often wrong on my first guess.

[Rastus]

yeah looking at the picture it seems rice bran heavy. may end up like Deathwish with a touch of corn and molasses.... IF you grind the corn.

good luck

[shadylane]

Frodo, give it a try.
Win, lose or draw.
I want to see a picture of the cap, on that ferment

[frodo]

Frodo, give it a try.
Win, lose or draw.
I want to see a picture of the cap, on that ferment

[shadylane]

Hells of fire
I was expecting, something more volcanic.
Give it a kick and throw in a cup of sugar for the next pic

[frodo]

you missed it, it was cutting up earlier,,,puking out the airlock



a 6.5 gallon bucket holds all 40 lbs

i separated the corn from the other..it had 1/2 a 5 gallon bucket of whole corn
i ran it threw a blender.

so now, i have 6.5 gallons [40lb] of powder.

think i should use 1 lb sugar per 1 lb feed ?

then check sg...look for 1050?

[Rastus]

i bet its smelling pretty good ...

and id love to taste some of that foam....

i love following the flavor as it changes as the wash or mash progresses through its metamorphosis up till the ultimate spirit shed its wash and drips into our jars....

[frodo]

ferment is done. .990

syphoned off the yum yum, threw the other out

its trying to clear. give it a few days and we'll know something

[frodo]

tasted the finished "Mo Bucks" wine...interesting flavor.

I think i will run a 15 gallon wash , give it a go.

HMMMMM...i have a barrel full of SF right now,

will have to wait till its finished..

[Hilltop]

tasted the finished "Mo Bucks" wine...interesting flavor.

I think i will run a 15 gallon wash , give it a go.

HMMMMM...i have a barrel full of SF right now,

will have to wait till its finished..

How did this turn out? I feed my deer rice bran, and have often wondered if it would make a good whisky. I can say this with certainty, deer prefer rice bran to corn. rice bran is relatively cheap, after researching, I don't see much in the way of discussion on the feed store variety of rice bran only brown and white rice. Feed store rice bran is 8 bucks per 50 lbs

[Rastus]

wonder what ever happened with this one....

[Shine0n]

Hell, he done drank that up. lol

The SF I buy breaks down and looks like shredded wheat but settles into a nice dark colored beer once the cap falls.

I can't find that brand in Va but I'd like to try it!