American scotch single malt whiskey mash bill?

[boschd]

Trying to make an American single malt similar to Balcones. I know they use Golden Promise as their base 2-row malt, but I'm wondering how much specialty malt to add and at what point it is too much?

Here's my mash bill:
80% Golden promise
5% Carmel 60
5% Special B
5% Honey Malt
5% Victory Malt

Has anyone had experience a single malt with too much specialty grain being overpowering/offputting? I'm going for a caramel/honey flavor.

[still_stirrin]

So, the thing to consider when crafting a new “signature” beer flavor is that this will be distilled. When making a beer for drinking, you can add specialty malts and crystal malts for the flavors they add. But, when distilling, the flavors don’t necessarily translate into the finished product.

Now, I’m not saying that you won’t get contribution to the whiskey flavors like you do with a beer. It’s just that the flavors that do come over in the spirit may, and probably will be much different than the beer. You’ll notice some sweetness carryover. And some spiciness as well. But a bigger impact will be noticeable from how you oak and age the spirit (and make your cuts, obviously).

Be creative. Goodness. But, to try to emulate a paradigm may require several iterations. You will create a signature spirit....just maybe not exactly what you’d originally targeted. Maybe...BETTER!
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[Expat]

Unless the flavors are highly compatible I'd not mix multiple specialty malts. 5% is generally the limit for one, probably applicable to multiple.

Also, it would be just american whiskey, no scotch involved.

[8Ball]

Trying to make an American single malt similar to Balcones. I know they use Golden Promise as their base 2-row malt, but I'm wondering how much specialty malt to add and at what point it is too much?

Here's my mash bill:
80% Golden promise
5% Carmel 60
5% Special B
5% Honey Malt
5% Victory Malt

Has anyone had experience a single malt with too much specialty grain being overpowering/offputting? I'm going for a caramel/honey flavor.

Look at this: https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtop ... t=American

[boschd]

Appreciate the recs- good advice in general Stirrin.

Will definitely be a trial and retrial process with some good drops along the way.

8Ball, thanks for the link for the american malt whiskey thread.

Just did a honey bear mash, will ferment it and distill it on the grain like always- this stuff is great.