Flavoring

[Selby]

Hey Y'all What can I add to my Bourbon to make it taste like Jim Beam?

[punkin]

Rats piss and metho?

[Rudi]

Rats piss and metho?

Furk I just spat beer all over my keyboard.

[Aidas]

Bad cuts.

[theholymackerel]

Howdy Selby,

If ya like Jim Beam. Ya came to the right place. Cause once yer done learnin' here, and yer makin' yer own fine hand-crafted whiskeys, you'll never let somethin' as foul as Beam cross yer lips again.

I mean it. You'll be really and truly spoiled.


Read the parent site, read all the "stickies" here, and then come back and post what spirits yer most interested and we will point the right way for ya still wise and set ya runnin' with an easy to learn recipe. But first learn the basics so ya can figure out what ya want.



PS: Aidas, yer answer was true and funny!

[Selby]

I'm surprised! Beam is pushed pretty hard here in Oz. & is popular. But then we probably haven't got the choices you have. Selby.

[punkin]

I'm surprised! Beam is pushed pretty hard here in Oz. & is popular. But then we probably haven't got the choices you have. Selby.

There is some very nice bourbon comes from outa Clermont, just Jim Beam is not one of their better brews. Do yourself a big favour and track down a bottle of Bookers here in Aus. We have got the choices, you just can't get em at Woolies, you gotta find a decent bottlo.

Might cost ya a bit, but you only need to have a small glass with no mixer cept a splash of water on your second or third sip. Have one or two when you're sober then put the bottle away. Later on in your distilling craft, when you think you got something special, drag that bottle outa the back of the cupboard and have one back to back with your own.

Ther'es probably plenty of others around, Blantons gets a fair mention here, and i like it too.

Ther'es a couplea threads about store bought too, have a look down in off topic i think.

[Dnderhead]

you can have it , ill stick to my private stock -------horse feed and barley maybe call it old nag ?

[lawnman 2]

you can use beam chips and let em soak for awhile ,have a little sampler to see if you like the taste if not let it sit longer or add more chips.
still spirits have a good range of things.

but beam is cheap crap though id rather drink my bourbon any day i drank a bottle of my rum on the weekend woke up nxt day not a worry
but i recon if i drank a bottle of " bundy rum " i wouldnt be standing and would prob have been very sick nxt day.
preserveatives you see no crap in my brew all natural.

[Selby]

I agree it is generally recognized here that Jim Beam has a relatively high hangover (methanol) potential, but beauty as they say, is in the eye of the beholder & I do enjoy the flavor. I'll try the suggestions though, Selby.

[DrTorque]

If I had a drink in my mouth, I would have spit it all over my keyboard, too.

I had my first Booker's a couple of years ago, and was introduced to Blanton's and Woodford about a year ago - I have trouble looking at other bourbons now. See if you can get one of them. You'll quickly realize how bad Jim Beam really is.

I think the same goes for any type of liquor. I used to think Jose Cuervo Gold tequila was good, now I have trouble drinking anything that's not a decent Anejo. Cuervo makes me sick now. For the most part, super-high volume stuff that is "pushed hard" is usually not very good.

[lawnman 2]

Hey Y'all What can I add to my Bourbon to make it taste like Jim Beam?

maybe ask the question in a diff manor like how can i maufacture a flavour like jim beam from my home brewing ????
as i enjoy that type of flavour and im into home brewing my own bourbon and also discribe what type of still you have wheather reflux or pot.
cheers aaron just lets other people know what your talking about with stiull types.

[punkin]

Aidas had it right though. If you make your cuts wider, leave a small amount of heads in, but go very much deeper into the tails you'll start getting there.

Assuming you're starting with bourbon or sugar based corn brew and not vodka with bourbon cordial.

[Aidas]

After I got hooked on this craft, did some experimentation, I stopped trying to compare (or make) stuff to commercially available. For two reasons: primary -- we're making better stuff than the big guys do; and second - we have the opportunity to fine tune our product.

Therefore, I suggest getting past the notion of copying something that's on the market, and making your own signature whiskey. In fact, I've taken to labeling my recipes in the old journal as "Signature #1", Signature #2, etc. They're mine. The process is mine, the recipe is mine, the work is mine. Why try to make the product less than it can be (i.e. comparable to commercial cut-rate stuff)? They make it for a profit. We make it for the art.

Aidas

[blanikdog]

you can have it , ill stick to my private stock -------horse feed and barley maybe call it old nag ?

Talking of horse feed, has anyone in Oz been able to find a brand with out all the additives? I've had no luck at all in finding some. Maybe I'll try Completo.

blanik

[Dnderhead]

What iv bin using is strait corn and oats. I useing barley malt to convert. nothing is added

[Selby]

What happened to peppercorns & thyme drops ? Selby