Using an old potato in an AG Whisky for "mouth feel"

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Using an old potato in an AG Whisky for "mouth feel"

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There is a great rum recipe on here that uses an old diced boiled potatoe added for mouth feel. I tried this in a rum wash and really did notice a little bit of a creamyness. So if I tried this in an AG wash maybe a few more pototes, I'm thinking I'd achieve a thick creamyness of an aged Whisky without the time in the barrel. I will be using a toasted oak stick in a glass vessel for aging, maybe minimum 6 months. I'll be doing a 100% German Pilsner malt wash which I'm really excited about.
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Also... Would adding maybe a few lbs of rolled oats give the desired result
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Definitely let us know how it works out, that would be pretty easy to do. That rum recipe is as entertaining to read as it would be to drink.
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raketemensch wrote:Definitely let us know how it works out, that would be pretty easy to do. That rum recipe is as entertaining to read as it would be to drink.
I wish I could find it now.
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Is Harry's GGGPa's recipe best i can tell ...

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Are you thinking of adding the cooked potatoes to the mash? The starches are going to convert to sugar, so I'd think it will behave differently than adding to a sugar ferment. Adding them post-mash would be more similar to what you did with the rum, but you would be giving up some potential alcohol.
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