OtisT wrote:I'll have to give it a try Hilltop, on a jar from my next Bourbon run. I love the smell of that backset when it's fresh.
If you don't use the backset right away, do you leave it out, chill it, or freeze? It could be two weeks from my first strip to my spirit run.
I recently froze half my backset and kept the other half in jars for two weeks. After thawing the frozen half, I liked the smell and taste of the frozen batch over the half left out. I've read some who like old backseat better. Just curious how you were taught.
Otis on my new batch I upped the backset to 8 tablespoons. I took double distilled corn whisky "that was topped off with box of all bran cereal" which is something I learned from here " thanks Rad" which came out of the pot still at 160 proof and cut that jar to 60% I then add 40 percent carbon filtered artesian spring water from out back and 8 tablespoons backset.
I first let the shine air out opened for 24 hours,i then added backset and started my cycle of in the cabinet first for 24 hours then in the fridge 24 hours. On the 3rd day this is some smooth fine sippin whisky.
My shine is made from spring water which is two hundred yards down hill, that I pump up the hill with a 1/2 horsepower sprinkler pump to a 400 gallon food grade tote tank. I then attached a shallow well water pump with pressure tank to the tote and have 40 psi artesian spring water. " It all taste the same, the difference is the water, and I fully believe that statement."
That's my hobby still.
This batch with 8 tablespoons of backset, that really is more like two big sloshes from the quart mason jar of backset is fine, man that's one good whisky, no oak chip needed.
Now you may want your liquer mix stronger or weaker experiment there. But I think you will like it with 8 tablespoons guess. This was made in heart cut whisky " not blended"
I love it and figure now our old method was weak on the backset, all future batches will include more backset.
Note this " the backset will give your shine a cloudy slightly gold color, this may not be well percieved by folks who are used to full strength clear shine." Made with hearts cut shine it's slightly dry, I have a feeling made with the blended shine it will be much better, blending is something ive never fooled with as we always drank the headache free hearts.
Let me know how your experiment goes OtisT.
