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Made a 2nd molasses wash. Used a gallon of the last wash to keep the yeast going from that batch. Diluted molasses down to 1.070, added DAP, nutes ,etc & let 'er sit.

The first wash SG started at 1.07, finished at 1.005. Does that sound right? This was my first time with molasses. It started out almost black, finished dark brown. I used a fancy grade molasses.

Made a chocolate cherry bourbon oaked lambic beer. It wont be ready to drink until XMAS. West Flanders Belgian ale strain, Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus and Pediococcus bacterias. Yes, its a tad sour. 5 lbs of Montmorency cherries off my tree last year (frozen) will be pasterurized to 170 and added in 5 days after the brunt of the fermentation is over (to avoid all the bubbling carrying away the cherry flavors). In 6 months, Ill add some bourbon barrel oak cubes. At xmas I'll be pouring pints.

Cleaned up me hooch shelf too whilst brewering... Cheers friends.

I was gifted 50lbs of a a 1:1 sugar & cornmeal mix so I mashed up 30lbs of the mix with 12lbs of 2-Row and 5lbs of flaked rye over the weekend. It's not near enough malt to convert it all(AFAIK) but the sugar will ensure the yeast have something to chew on. I'm curious to see how this compares to 4th generation UJSM after all is said and done.

I put all the cornmeal and rye into a boil bag and steeped it in boiling water for about an hour then dumped all that into a cooler mashtun overnight. In the morning I left the top of the cooler open for a bit to let some heat out and added the malt to the bag and closed the cooler. Didn't do an iodine test but I've got 30 gallons of 1.065 mash there must have been some conversion I guess!

Running gen 2 of my hook rum right now. Started at 70% and gonna run it down to 20%. Collecting in about 200-250 ml increments and I'm on jar 13. Jar 11 was still 60%!

Stripping some banana rum right now. Got some apple rum almost ready for the still. Got a batch of All-Bran that's a few days away from completion. Also got a few single-gallon experimentals going... I'm staying busy.

Running 5 gallons of UJSSM and making some strawberry, peach and some cherry panty dropper. I been drinking that stuff for weeks and haven't seen a single pair of pantys drop yet. Story of my life

You gotta either drink it around some women or start cross dressing, partner.

Bogey wrote:Just finished up a Panela stripping run, followed up by a spirit run. Damn near took all day, but I'm happy with the results!

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Bogey, I like your organization there. My area is never that organized. The only way I can tell my jars apart is the number written on the top of each coffee filter.

Sour corn mashin tonight while i'm hangin around
Tis the season

80l of birdwatchers 1080 gonna be good then gonna run 4 batches for 20l of 40%

Did up a bourbon barrel vanilla porter beer. YUM, damn it smells good! Cant wait to tip some pints in a few weeks

I am kidding you not: I am making a TURBO! Yes, really, I am. Why? Because I am about to get a new rig in. For testing. Testing for automated cuts handling. What better to use than a turbo, right?

Odin.

Gonna try a Tater's fruit /berry recipe. I can't decide whether to use peaches or plums.

Odin wrote:I am kidding you not: I am making a TURBO! Yes, really, I am. Why? Because I am about to get a new rig in. For testing. Testing for automated cuts handling. What better to use than a turbo, right?

Odin.

/shaking head. Keep us posted, curious what kind of hooch that Ferrari still makes. Cheers.

I just calculated its HETP and devided that on the height of the column. Two centimeters for HETP equals a total of 60 (!) re-distillation cycles. That should clean anything up!

Odin.

Odin wrote:I just calculated its HETP and devided that on the height of the column. Two centimeters for HETP equals a total of 60 (!) re-distillation cycles. That should clean anything up!

Odin.

haha, So you intentionally created a crap turbo wash to test its abilities? Thats funny. It does look like a formidable neutral making machine! I have a test for it, some of this bourbon that went pukey. If that baby cleans up some butrytis Im sold!

Somehow I will be disappointed if it doesn't clean up pretty much anything!

Yep, I made the turbo crap to test the shit out of it.

Odin.

Made 25gallons of a mostly corn wash. Which is the 5th/6th batch of a Wheated Bourbon bill, hopefully destined for a small barrel(5gallons), maybe ready for Xmas presents.

I've decided with using peaches for Tater's Fruit Wash and later this afternoon I'm going to run a Rad's Allbran with raisins with is ready. i can't wait to taste it , first time using Allbran with raisins.

I did up a Bourbon today, wheat style, like Makers Mark, Van Winkle and them

16.6 lbs cracked corn
5 lbs wheat malt
3.3 lbs 6 row
12 gallons water
1 gallon backset
4 tsp gypsum

It will be fermented with US-05 ale yeast when its done convert'n.

Deeeeeeeefrickinlicious.

Cheers.

Stripping runs on a Wheated bourbon recipe, once finished I will post. Almost have enough stripping runs runs(11gallons 70 proof) to fill the keg and run off and fill a 5 gallon barrel!

onemarleyfan wrote:Stripping runs on a Wheated bourbon recipe, once finished I will post. Almost have enough stripping runs runs(11gallons 70 proof) to fill the keg and run off and fill a 5 gallon barrel!

Very nice Marley! didja git one of them glass wine thiefs yet? It will be your best friend when thats aging up nice in the barrel. that and the elastic top mesh bag are probably the best low dollar purchases I made in this hobby haha http://www.midwestsupplies.com/glass-wi ... meter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

I'm 7 jars into some fine corn whiskey while enjoying the sun with the old lady and the dog. Wish I could attach the smell along with this post, it's fantastic.

Black Eye wrote:I'm 7 jars into some fine corn whiskey while enjoying the sun with the old lady and the dog. Wish I could attach the smell along with this post, it's fantastic.

Love that smell. If I could turn that into food and eat it with a piece of bacon and a glass of Bourbon I'd be in frickin' HEAVEN!!

jimdo64 wrote:Very nice Marley! didja git one of them glass wine thiefs yet? It will be your best friend when thats aging up nice in the barrel. that and the elastic top mesh bag are probably the best low dollar purchases I made in this hobby haha http://www.midwestsupplies.com/glass-wi" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow ... meter.html

I haven't but I might now. I figured I would use an unused piece of 1/4" copper tubing and drink it straight from the barrel!!

Jimdo do you use the mesh bags for all your grain?? I was having a hard time draining from my 45gallon Igloo. I ended up filling a single bag repeatedly and squeezing it out. I was thinking since I was running 25gallons of water and 50lbs of grain that I might divide up all the grain into separate bags(I bought like 15 bags) and see how it comes out that way. 50 pounds of wet grain is a hot effin mess!! It would be easier to squeeze out 15 bags dump the grain and be finished. Don't want to hijack this topic, but since you mentioned it and it was on my mind....

onemarleyfan wrote:
Jimdo do you use the mesh bags for all your grain?? I was having a hard time draining from my 45gallon Igloo. I ended up filling a single bag repeatedly and squeezing it out. I was thinking since I was running 25gallons of water and 50lbs of grain that I might divide up all the grain into separate bags(I bought like 15 bags) and see how it comes out that way. 50 pounds of wet grain is a hot effin mess!! It would be easier to squeeze out 15 bags dump the grain and be finished. Don't want to hijack this topic, but since you mentioned it and it was on my mind....

Hey rasta man, funny you should ask, I just wrote up on it yesterday in this thread. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 0#p7078913 25 lbs of grain squeezes out pretty quick. But not 15 lbs at a time. The goop gets thicker and thicker as you work your way down in the barrel, so the amount you scoop into the bag changes as you go, but I shoot for a ball slightly larger than a softball after the goodies are squeezed out. Yesterday my losses averages 7.68 ounces liquid per lb of grain. Last time 7.7. haha. Id say thats consistent. It helps me know how much to ferment for a 10-12 gallon stripping run.

PS: Yes, I ferment on the grain for all whiskies. For beer I have a false bottom cooler and double batch sparge.

Got 5 gals of UJ low wines. Gonna knock em down to 40% and run it low and slow soon as the sun goes down tonight. Oh man!!!

Ran the wheated bourbon mentioned below, stripping run. And rehydrated the 25 lbs of spent grains with 16 lbs of sugar melted in 10 gallons water + 2 gallons backset. Workin in the yard and on the car most of the day otherwise. Back is killin me, time to sit on my ass with 3 fingers of something good.

Finally transferred my Birdwatchers to demijohns for clearing and put another one on top of the yeast cake, just need it to clear and I can do my first proper stripping run.

Pitched yeast on another batch of wheated bourbon, the one I wrote up this recipe on couple days ago. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 7#p7082872 When its done Ill do another Gumballhead with the spent grain like in the recipe.

This time I used WLP023 Burton Ale Yeast. Its a fruity english strain to compliment the fruity earthiness of the wheat.

... and since there's no point hanging on to a third a bag of corn, I did another, like below. So 2 barrels bubblin now. 2 strippers and a spirit run in a week or so. With any luck I'll have enough wheated bourbon to fill a barrel now with these and the last batches. I hope, lest that feed store will get another visit right shortly.

whats everyone makin, I know's y'all arent takin the summer off cookin up some fine hooch.