mash scum?

rmj993232 · Post by **rmj993232** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:24 pm

is it normal to have a white scum on the water level an a mash of about 8 days even when its working

Post by **Tater** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:47 pm

not usally

Ricky · Post by **Ricky** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:16 pm

sounds like my poor attempt to ferment raw cane juice. stuff was super sweet so i said i would give it a try. that was before i met you guys. i didnt know the juice had to be cooked. the stuff had a thick slime on the top and tasted very bitter. definently a bad experiance. what kind of wash are you trying to ferment?

rmj993232 · Post by **rmj993232** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:44 pm

corn sugar yeast and two row barley

Post by **Grayson_Stewart** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:55 pm

Was the two row malted and crushed or just straight barley? If not malted, pouring boiling water over your grain will kill off alot of the stuff that might have caused that. Actually boiling it is even better.

rmj993232 · Post by **rmj993232** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:21 pm

i threw the crap away i want to make strong moonshine out of corn so u tell me whats the simplest way to do so ive bought and read just about everything thing there is to read but like i said everybodys got there own way it seems ... thanks oh and yes it was malted two row and i cooked the corn pryer to adding everything else

Post by **Grayson_Stewart** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:26 pm

First of all, why would you want to make strong stuff out of corn? That simply isn't going to happen unless you redistill several times or run through a column....either way it removes flavor and eliminates the entire reason for using corn in the first place.

The most simple way to just "make strong stuff" is to use water, sugar, tomato paste and yeast. Nothing more, nothing less....plenty of recipes and posts here on that. Redistill until you get the proof you want.

rmj993232 · Post by **rmj993232** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:31 pm

thanks for the help and ya your right keep running it tell it gets stronger thanks

Ricky · Post by **Ricky** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:21 pm

sounds like you need to hook up with a pharmacy supply place and get you some pga(pure grain alcohol). guaranteed to singe your tonsils! lol most of us here have a tendency to drink our own stuff. you must be looking to get a laugh somewhere.

rmj993232 · Post by **rmj993232** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:34 pm

well granted so do i but i don't want to drink water ether ..... i am a rookie but learning there buddy

hornedrhodent · Post by **hornedrhodent** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:52 am

Boil the sh*t out of it to kill the nasties and start again - convert starch if you've got starch and add yeast and get it fermenting. Dont forget to measure SG to determine your sugar content and potential A/V beforehand.