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will the mid 40ts at night stop ferment

Also one more question,I aged some on oak for 4 /5 months then strain through a coffee filter,and still after it sits for a few days I have charcoal settle in bottom of bottle.
Is this normal,or is there a better way?
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I do use coffee filters and the jar ring screwed on ,and the temp I dont take a reading on ,but seem pretty close.
When it comes out at 140,after 24 hours its about 132 or 134%.
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I take a proof reading as I put it in jars when distilling ,After I air out for 24 hours it goes down in proof 6 to 10 points.
Is this normal ,what it does for everyone?
Thanks
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From what I read on the home site,for every 10 lbs of grain you need at least 1 lb of malted barley for conversion .
Barley malt is the most powerful is that right ?
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Thanks corene1,I am doing so.
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So you make a post asking what's wrong with your mash. Don't include that you added any malt. In the first post. Then say oh yea I added a handful at a few different temps. Still not saying how much used. Hell we don't know if you have baby hands. Or bigfoot hands? It sounds as if you are malting y...

Thanks guys
will youu get more flavor from corn that is gelatenized from higher temps,like 180 compared to diamonds 100 ?
thanks again
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Dont want no hand holding,just tring to learn more,sometimes you read and read and things get blured.
if it takes malt or enzymes to convert to fermentably sugars ,why use a 100 lb. corn if your not geting the sugars.
thanks for all info.
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on the parent site ,the diamond recipe does it get any alcohol from the corn or just the sugar since there's no malt?
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The wheat I malted then dried it and ground it to a fine grind.
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woodshed wrote:What was the temp when you added the malt? Did you mill it first? Stir it in or just toss? How much?

I put a hand full in at different temps and stirred.
I just added three crushed beanos,will that work for enzymes?
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corene1 wrote:needs enzymes to convert starch to sugar, either a malted grain or liquid enzyme. Maybe some more reading on AG mashes. Look in the tried and true recipes. There are many good recipes to get you started.

I added some malted wheat last night will but still the same .
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I boiled my water then added my corn,stirred kept at about 160 / 180 for30 or 40 minutes then let sit over night.
10 lb. cracked corn 4gal. water.
when I try the iodine test it is still real dark.
any help please
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One more thing do I grind the barley and malted wheat coarse or fine?
Thanks again
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If I do a cracked corn ,barley and malted wheat ,will that get the sugars out of the corn and barley,or do I have to malt the barley too?
Thanks
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On a 12 gal run on that set up,say after the pint of fore shots is tossed and you got 8 quarts of keeping stuff. The first qt.at 140 pr. the 8th qt.at 80pr. then a couple qt.at 65pr. and 50pr. for tails. Would you blend the 8 qts. with water to get the proof you want say 80 to 110 for drinking, or l...

In a 15 gal. keg ,for a pot still with a 3gal. thumper,is a pint of fore shots enough to toss out if your wash is 8 to 12 gal.
Thanks
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I made a mash of corn and corn malt ,my malt about half sprouted and smelled sour. I cleaned ,dried and ground the malted corn. Now that it is in the fermenter it still smells sour,its not the best temp for working going slow ,so I added yeast. My ? is, is the sour smell bad ,should I toss it and st...

when you add new feed for the second gen ,do you heat it first to like 150 let it cool to about 90 then put it in the fermenter?
Or do you just put it in the fermenter on top of the old mix and then add the water and sugar?

thanks
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Sorry I ask the question wrong, I was just wanting to know if the old timers would keep it all down to say 60 proof mix it all together,then water down to what proof they wanted to drink . M y granddad and great granddad used to make it ,but I was to young to remember how they done it . I think they...

I made my run today of my sweetfeed. IT was at 1.084 when it started,and 0.994 when it stopped working 2 days ago. I use a 15 gal. keg still and a 3 gal. s.s. stock pot thumper with a wooden top. I had 12 gal. of makings ,11 gal.and 1qt. in keg and 3 qt.in thumper. This is what I got. 1pint out 1 qt...

Sounds alrite. you can make cuts and blend or since you're using a pot still combine it all. and proof back to lower than 40% for a spirit run which will yield a slighty less flavorful but cleaner product. your call Thanks midwest shinner, If I combine all of it and cut it back to 40% with water,is...

I just made a sweet feed mash,now I'm thinking I messed up . Heres what I done I used cracked corn ,dried molasses , oats , some rye flower ,sugar and yeast ,had no barley. After putin it in fermenter ,I realized my oats were whole not rolled ,do I need to crack or grind them some . They are floati...

I just made a sweet feed mash,now I'm thinking I messed up . Heres what I done I used cracked corn ,dried molasses , oats , some rye flower ,sugar and yeast ,had no barley. After putin it in fermenter ,I realized my oats were whole not rolled ,do I need to crack or grind them some . They are floatin...

when I started mine the temp. was in the 70s and 80s worked good for 3 or 4 days ,then temp. fell to 30s at night 40s 50s day time. the temp has been up and down here in KY. Mine has been working for 18 days in shop building with no heat,bubbles good when stays warm for few days,not so much when its...

Thanks NcMoonLight,thats what I thought,I have read so much sometimes it all goes together!
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Thanks junkyard dawg
Will this cap fall,sink to the bottom when it is done fermenting and ready to run?
Thanks
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Well first of all, what did you make? Hi NcMoonLight, what I made was,about 25 pouunds cracked corn,28 pounds sugar,about 25 gal. water. Boiled about 12 gal. water,added corn,stired ,turned heat down a bit simmered and stired a while,put in 34 cal trash can added cool water up to about 30 gal. put ...

I pitched my yeast yesterday and now I have a nice cap.
Do I break the cap and stir or leave it alone till its done in 7 days or so?
Thanks, very new at this.
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