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Rad you are absolutely correct in regard to the bugs not hurting you from a health standpoint, and the materials could easily be used to make more distillate. However, what my last sentence meant though was, if you wish to create absolute premium product no bugs should be present in the grain, there...

Yea I would run your current mash through, for only 3 little flies it will be fine. However, I do think you should throw away the invested corn or give it to someone who can use it. If you start with poor materials no amount of distilling is going to get the off flavors out.

Just out of sheer curiosity, freshwater, have you been able to get more fermentation?

I would not recommend that unless you have taken the precautions conducive to brewing. What you have left is most likely unfermentable sugars, waste product from the yeast, dead yeast, and potential bacteria. Better to save your time then trying to reclaim what little, if any potential alcohol is le...

I have made rum, whiskey, bourbon, vodka, and gin. Never dabbled in tequila or scotch, but I am interested in them.

Hello everyone, I am real new to this site and forums in general, however, I am not new the practice of distilling and brewing. I have been working in a distillery for about a year now but, in that year I have learned a ton. My background in brewing is about 7 years with two of those working in a cr...