wait, did I mess up here?

riff42 · Post by **riff42** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:00 am

I used this Simple whiskey reciepe: So a "no frills" whiskey recipe might go as ...
Heat 4 kg cracked or crushed malt with 18 L of water to 63-65 °C, and hold there for 1-1.5 hours. Heat to 73-75 °C, then strain off and keep liquid, using 250 mL of hot water to rinse the grains. Cool to below 32 °C (should have an initial specific gravity of 1.050). Add hydrated yeast & leave to ferment (maintain at 26 °C) until airlock stops bubbling and final SG of around 1.010. Let settle for a day, then syphon carefully into still.

My question is, I filtered out the grains, and pitched my yeast in the liquid only. SHould I have kept the grains in with the mash to ferment?? I've been reading opposing unclear information, so I'm confused if i did it right.
initial SG was 1.055

Post by **Tater** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:41 am

Can be done either way.Ferminting on grain is said to give more grain flavor to wash. .

riff42 · Post by **riff42** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:32 am

tater wrote:Can be done either way.Ferminting on grain is said to give more grain flavor to wash. .

K. I shall try with the grain next time.

Thanks!

TRANSPLANTED HILLBILLY · Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:58 pm

If your grain is still clean, you could put it back in.

riff42 · Post by **riff42** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:26 am

TRANSPLANTED HILLBILLY wrote:If your grain is still clean, you could put it back in.

I don't think so anymore. It is kinnda in a dumpster.
Next time

junkyard dawg · Post by **junkyard dawg** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:04 pm

Birds and deer, squirrel, they all love that grain...chicken, horses...pretty much everything but the dog...

Post by **Grayson_Stewart** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:18 pm

Somebody forgot to tell my squirrel dog.

Post by **Husker** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:21 pm

My dog (schnawzer) also loves spent grain (stupid dog!)

Post by **theholymackerel** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:58 am

Don't yet ya'lls dogs eat grain that's been in contact with hops. Hops will mess a dog up bad, certain breeds like sight hounds are less tollerant.

copperhead · Post by **copperhead** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:04 pm

my goats love it i have read that its full of protein good forgoats and cattel also