Mash mixing
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Mason_man85
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Mash mixing
If my fruit mash has a cap on it should I periodically stir it?
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Re: Mash mixing
i dont think so but i would check in the tried and true section there one where they guy make peach shine.
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its like wiping before you poop, dont make sense.
its like wiping before you poop, dont make sense.
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Hearts_On_Fire
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Re: Mash mixing
I'm answering from a wine-making perspective, so maybe a more senior distiller can properly answer this...
I push down the cap every so often to help the C02 be released and to have the ingredients in the cap to interact with the fluids and the yeast.
I push down the cap every so often to help the C02 be released and to have the ingredients in the cap to interact with the fluids and the yeast.
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Re: Mash mixing
dont stir fruit must, just push the cap down ,there a bunch of flavor in the skins
as well as doing so helps keep the mold away.
a potato masher with a extended handle works.
as well as doing so helps keep the mold away.
a potato masher with a extended handle works.
Re: Mash mixing
A lot of wine making instructions say to push down the cap and stir once or twice a day, but they typically say that for the first two days. After that leave it alone. Usually what I do is stir twice a day for two days and then rack the liquid to a secondary and seal it up with an air lock.
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