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by Single Malt Yinzer
Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:54 am
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Bite or burn appears after aging
Replies: 27
Views: 2355

Re: Bite or burn appears after aging

Short answer: Leave the bottle open a dash for a few days or put it in a larger bottle with more headspace. Air is your friend. It will take some time (weeks/months) but it will get back to good. Longer answer: Spirit straight off the is very chemically active. Depending on the conditions it will ta...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sun Sep 05, 2021 5:00 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Lacto infection! Help!
Replies: 52
Views: 1957

Re: Lacto infection! Help!

Don't use bleach around the area you distill in. You can get a TCA infection. It will taint everything for the worse.

https://www.winespectator.com/articles/ ... d-tca-3346
by Single Malt Yinzer
Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Lacto infection! Help!
Replies: 52
Views: 1957

Re: Lacto infection! Help!

- There's really nothing you can do about it. - It may or may not be lacto. If you're naturally fermenting then you have thousands of infections that it might be. It's most likely a mixture of several. - Regardless distilling will kill anything bad. It may or may not taste great but it will be ok to...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sat Aug 14, 2021 6:46 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: My experiments with bloody butcher corn
Replies: 13
Views: 1329

Re: My experiments with bloody butcher corn

Boil the living hell out of it for gelatination. Dark colors indicate carotenoids. Carotenoids breakdown with heat into rose ketones. It will give your spirit more flavor and aromatic qualities. If you're doing a grain in distillation that will help but the more you heat it up the better.
by Single Malt Yinzer
Wed Aug 11, 2021 4:14 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Best $119.99 I've spent in a long time.
Replies: 9
Views: 1466

Re: Best $119.99 I've spent in a long time.

You can get a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter and use the TV as a second monitor.
by Single Malt Yinzer
Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:36 am
Forum: Resources and Reviews
Topic: Your review of YOUTUBE distilling video's
Replies: 48
Views: 6223

Re: Your review of YOUTUBE distilling video's

New one I found the other day - Little Miss Brewbird: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1vGih ... HdNzfe5eBg

More on the commercial side but still good.
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:12 pm
Forum: Liqueurs
Topic: Crème de cassis
Replies: 8
Views: 1821

Re: Crème de cassis

Creme de *** usually means tons of sugar in the spirits world. not that they use actual cream. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_liqueur
by Single Malt Yinzer
Wed May 26, 2021 5:04 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Assessing the impact of corn variety and Texas terroir on flavor and alcohol yield in new-make bourbon whiskey
Replies: 0
Views: 1446

Assessing the impact of corn variety and Texas terroir on flavor and alcohol yield in new-make bourbon whiskey

Different study by same guy as: https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7669527#p7669527 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0220787 The whiskey industry is dominated by whiskey styles with recipes that contain corn as the primary grain. However, little research...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Tue May 25, 2021 6:07 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: CHARTING A CHEMICAL ROADMAP OF TERROIR IN CORN
Replies: 10
Views: 1016

CHARTING A CHEMICAL ROADMAP OF TERROIR IN CORN

CHARTING A CHEMICAL ROADMAP OF TERROIR IN CORN—TOOLS FOR SELECTION OF NOVEL VARIETIES FOR WHISKEY A Dissertation by ROBERT JONES ARNOLD https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/193247/ARNOLD-DISSERTATION-2021.pdf?sequence=1 I'm including his tweet in case you would want to follow h...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sun May 02, 2021 8:33 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Stuff floating after chilled
Replies: 7
Views: 714

Re: Stuff floating after chilled

It's an unstable colloidial emulsion. (Yes I learned a new word and now am showing it off.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloid https://ecis2016.org/scientific-information/what-is-colloidal-suspension https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-tyndall-effect-605756 https://agclassroom.org/matrix/less...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Mon Apr 19, 2021 5:43 pm
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: High Ester Bourbon
Replies: 48
Views: 7972

Re: High Ester Bourbon

That sucks. On a coincidental note I was reading on one of the pro forums that they used Horindal kviek for rum. At first it was crazy awesome and then after 1+ years it lost the esteryness that it had before. I have two bottles that I made with a high ester profile in mind. At a little over a year ...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:58 am
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Mini-Review: The Role of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the Production of Gin and Vodka
Replies: 2
Views: 482

Re: Mini-Review: The Role of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the Production of Gin and Vodka

Good article. Funny part for me here: In addition, there are groups now developing synthetic yeast in the laboratory [68], where, eventually, the potable alcohol industry could utilize S. cerevisiae strains constructed to meet industry specific demands and the creation of a ‘perfect’ distilling yeas...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:04 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Better understanding Polyphenols in distilling
Replies: 1
Views: 480

Better understanding Polyphenols in distilling

So I find this interesting: https://beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/AqB3u34uGf/ For distilling you introduce phenols and polyphenols many ways. POF+ Yeast (Phenol Off Flavor Positive - generally a fault in beer, good for whiskeys that are aged and it helps increase rye flavors), tannins from oak, some...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: Fruit and grain season is here
Topic: plums and plum pits
Replies: 5
Views: 2388

Re: plums and plum pits

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/a20705824/are-stone-fruit-seeds-poisonous/ https://www.today.com/health/amygdalin-fruit-pits-converted-cyanide-after-eating-t114515 They are poisonous. To what degree - that's the question. You can heat them up (bake them) and it will destroy th...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sat Apr 03, 2021 7:41 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Protein Rest - how to?
Replies: 9
Views: 1702

Re: Protein Rest - how to?

Look up decoction mashing. It's a easier and also harder than adding more water at a time. It's easier that it makes the mash thinner at an earlier stage. It's harder as you have to deal with heating up mash if you can't lauter it. If you can do it with lautered off wort it's really easy. For modern...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:05 am
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Paper: Fats have an affinity for tannins
Replies: 4
Views: 583

Paper: Fats have an affinity for tannins

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/study-examines-molecular-basis-for-why-wine-goes-so-well-with-fatty-foods/ Supposition: For spirits that have more tails (made of esters and other lipids from yeast) the effect is the same with barrels (oaking). Maybe this is one of the reasons spirits that te...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sat Mar 20, 2021 1:24 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Foreshot Hand Sanitizer
Replies: 21
Views: 2690

Re: Foreshot Hand Sanitizer

Methanol & other junk in foreshots can be absorbed through the skin. It's the same as drinking it. Dump forehots, don't use them for anything that gets near your body.
by Single Malt Yinzer
Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:11 pm
Forum: Gin
Topic: The Chemistry of Coriander
Replies: 5
Views: 950

Re: The Chemistry of Coriander

Weird - I guess that's why it can taste soapy off the still but after a period of rest will go away. For me 30 days is minimum for resting.
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:06 am
Forum: Rum
Topic: Running an 18 month old heavy rum ferment
Replies: 12
Views: 1453

Re: Running an 18 month old heavy rum ferment

Sorry to hear about your troubles. That's horrible about your family. Nothing bad for you will live/carry over through the distilling process. For the wash as long as it hasn't turned to vinegar it will be ok. Hard to tell about off flavors but if it doesn't smell bad that's a good sign. Run it and ...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:30 am
Forum: Rum
Topic: Dunder: surface growth and vinegar smell
Replies: 10
Views: 1442

Re: Dunder: surface growth and vinegar smell

Like Tummydoc said it's trial and error. Trust your nose. If it smells musty then don't. Other aromas that are sweet or odd should be fine. The distilling and aging process will turn those chemicals into something else, normally good. Esterification is kinda crazy and not easily predictable. That's ...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:39 am
Forum: Rum
Topic: Dunder: surface growth and vinegar smell
Replies: 10
Views: 1442

Re: Dunder: surface growth and vinegar smell

Vinegar: It's because there was still alcohol in the wash. If you leave dunder uncovered then acetobacter will eventually grow and turn the alcohol into vinegar. Surface growth: There was probably sugar left in the wash. If so then other bacteria, yeast, or mold will grow quickly. It happens eventua...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:59 pm
Forum: Rum
Topic: I'm a new father!
Replies: 15
Views: 1621

Re: I'm a new father!

Recklessly spreading your seed around are we? Every spore is sacred.
by Single Malt Yinzer
Wed Jan 27, 2021 4:37 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Reactive Distilling Techniques
Replies: 23
Views: 4592

Re: Reactive Distilling Techniques

I wonder about instead adding a pool of H2SO4 in the reflux area instead of resin. The boiling temp is above 300c. Would it not get flooded out by the spirit? It's SG is 1.84 so it might stick around a bit but eventually get push down to the boiler? If it's highly miscible then it will definitely g...
by Single Malt Yinzer
Wed Jan 27, 2021 4:27 pm
Forum: Gin
Topic: Common Ingredients in Gin
Replies: 26
Views: 2772

Re: Common Ingredients in Gin

Orris and Angelica are considered fixatives. You probably should use one or both in your mix. Fixatives help maintain the aromatic and flavor compounds in the spirit. https://distilling.com/distillermagazin ... ve-effect/
by Single Malt Yinzer
Thu Jan 07, 2021 5:31 pm
Forum: Gin
Topic: Gin Pink
Replies: 10
Views: 2159

Re: Gin Pink

Hibiscus flowers and raspberries also are common ways to get a pink color.
by Single Malt Yinzer
Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:44 pm
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Very, very high ester whiskey?
Replies: 6
Views: 1215

Re: Very, very high ester whiskey?

Yes. I haven't used the Cousins process as I don't have a thumper. I would love to some day. I use seasoned dunder, heavy ester producing yeasts, long ferment times, and bacteria to get high ester counts. One thing to think about with the Cousins process is that it only captures the organic acid sid...