Exem,Exem wrote:I am planning to make some bourbon following this recipe. I think I will have to use corn flakes as the only cracked corn avalable for me is feed corn, i am not sure if this will work. It might contain preservatives.
My plan is to use 60 percent of corn flakes, 30 percent malted barley and 10 percent malted rye.
If I mashed everything in a mash tun with a manifold on the bottom for 2 hours, do you think it would be possible to lauter the wort? It works perfect with 100 percent barley malt, 100 percent rye malt did not work at all for me, (everythinhg got stuck, could not separate the liquid from the grains using a manifold)
Fermenting on grains or off grains? Which gives better results?
as an alternative to feed corn, you can usually find preservative-free bird feed at home n hardware stores. it's more expensive , but it's better than the feed I get at tractor supply.
as far as your mashtun, I'd be surprised if your manifold will flow well enough for a corn mash, but there's little risk in tryin, right? ....if the manifold plugs up, just dump the mash straight into the fermenter and cool to pitching temp.
(that's what I do)
and may try out UJSSM first. 
