Re: MIKE"S SIMPLE FIVE recipe.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:53 pm
Good observation. Thanks for sharing you progress.mds624 wrote:I used to think that the higher abv the better, but now I know that above 14% will produce more impurities. Nothing wrong with the percentage that this recipe produces.
I have considered the solids in brown sugar as both partial nutrients and a very light rum, but mostly as a light rum because the recipe has all the nutrients in it already. I think results will be just as good if you use all white sugar if you wish to have a neutral wash.
The pack of EC-1118 that I use is 5 g, it is good for up to 5 gallons. It costs about 97 cents. Yes, I know that a bit more yeast would reduce fermentation time without adverse effects, even if the EC1118 was substituted with bakers yeast.
How do your drinkin pals like your likker?