Which mash first?

[OldManP]

Before I actually get started fermentin' and distillin'--I'd like to clear up some confusion. If this has been address, please let me know where and remove this post.

1)Will UJSM yield a liquor similar to the "Georgia Corn Liquor Moonshine" that is available commercially (sold in mason jars)?.. I ask b/c i love whiskey buorbon scotch, etc but haven't been able to drink that GCLM?

2) If so, does the taste change enough once aged on oak cubes that i should give it a go or should i just try making a mash using a different recipe?--such as rye or oatmeal?

[junkyard dawg]

well, what do you like to drink? That georgia moonshine is just white dog... unaged unoaked young whiskey... Its the oak and time that turn it into the familiar brown whiskeys and the flavors we are all familiar with. Uncle jesse sm might be in the same ballpark as the GCLM before its aged. I doubt it will taste that close, not without some trying.... but its the oak your after. Uncle Jesse Sour Mash aged on oak will be close to what you like, and after some practice, probably better...

[wineo]

I think that a UJSM will beat georgia moon,hands down,if the cuts are made properly.after you make the cuts,pot still it again,and you will really have something good,oak,or no oak.I like to run it 2 or 3 times with cuts made,get the proof up to 190,and cut it to 130 proof.If you get rid of the bad flavors along the way,you will have some really really good.
wineo

[Samogon]

From my experience with Georgia Moon, I think they leave a lot of tails in it - the stuff smells terrible. Like late tails - old socks, nasty funk. Taking the extremely conservative 70% tails cut that Uncle Jesse has in his recipe yields a much nicer smelling product. One advantage home brewers and distillers have is that we can do things that would be far too expensive commercially because of our small batch size. I'll bet the 'Shine On Georgia Moon' folks can't afford to cut as early as UJ's recipe says, even if they wanted to.

And yes, if you oak and age UJSM properly, it is nothing at all like the Georgia product. I would recommend that you start with it.

[OldManP]

Thanks...UJSM's it is....and God Bless UJ, i know many of us here owe him for his recipe. I probably will owe him for years to come!