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Ok thanks.

Oh,,,,,,,well that is low. Run through your fermenting process please. Well after we make the mash we pour it in to a fermentation bucket with an airlock and let it sill in a dark cool room. Room temp is about 70 deg F. It ferments for about a week or 7 days. Then we distill it. To make the mash we...

I am using a pot still. I am trying to make moonshine. It take about 30 minutes to heat to 172 deg F

Out of a 2 Gal wash in a pot still how long is the average it should take?

This helps. Thanks

When I distill it it works great but it only comes out as 40 proof. 40% sounds about right for a pot still with a perty thick stream. Dallman, is your final product 40 proof, or 40% alcohol? Also just out of curiosity, how did you arrive at that number? Are you using a hydrometer? I used an alcohol...

LWTCS wrote:40% sounds about right for a pot still with a perty thick stream.

Run it again and run it much slower. Likely git you to 160-170.

Who told you "real" moonshine is 200 proof?

Thanks and I will run it again. I hope it works.

We are using a pot still. The mash consist of .25 LBS Corn Meal, 1 Gal Water, 1 LBS Sugar, and .06 OZ Yest.

Also I always thought moonshine was pure alcohol.

I need some help. I got this recipe for moonshine online and it has me put corn meal in a pot of hot water. then with its warm add sugar and yest and let it ferment for 4-5 days. When I distill it it works great but it only comes out as 40 proof. How do I make it 200 proof like moonshine should real...