a simple all grain corn likker

[Dnderhead]

yes they do,corn malt is not available in US but i believe it is in Canada.

[ohyeahyeah]

Most(not all) Canadian whisky is blended with 100% corn base whisky with the industry standards being jet cookers and enzymes. There is little malt used anymore, just a little malted barley here and there in rye flavoring whiskys though Hiram Walker uses rye malt for mashing their all rye flavoring whisky. I believe its Alberta Distilleries that has their own proprietory enyzme strain for mashing rye which makes sense with them being the only Canadian whisky producer to use rye as their base whiskey(off still at 94.5%).

[Dnderhead]

I should recant on that. corn malt is available in US but not to the general public.it a special order thing.if you order 10 ton? you can git it or go threw a broker witch takes orders and divides it among distillers/brewers.this is done once a year do to contamination between malts.

[newengland]

I'd like to conclude my observations here, as far as what I've learned:
1. an AG corn process isn't that tough to do, and the results will be satisfactory if one is okay with a 6-8% wash ABV;
2. there are many variations possible in the steps of the process;
3. although I will continue to try variations as I study HD and other sources, here is how I currently proceed for a 4 gal AG wash:
a. heat 4 gal water to 165 F
b. stir in 6.4 lbs course ground yellow field corn
c. bring to 180 F and maintain between 170 and 180 F for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring regularly
d. turn off heat and let cool to around 148 F
e. stir in 1.6 lbs 2 row malted barley
f. cover and let sit for 90 mins, stirring every 15 mins
g. let sit overnight or until 70-80 F (I don't do much insulation except to throw a covering like a terry cloth bathrobe over the lidded cooker)
h. pitch yeast (I use Lalvin 1118)
i. aerate by pouring back and forth between cooker and fermenter five or six times
j. cap and airlock
k. ferment
l. squeeze and strain
m.transfer wash to carboy and let sit until trub settles
n. siphon into still and strip run;
4. that's pretty simple, and it works each time;
5. I have no doubt that there are variations on some of the above steps that would improve this process, but I was looking for the most straightforward and simple method that worked for me.
6. And none of this is original. I am just using what I have studied.

Now I can go ahead and mess around with some of the fun processes I read about on HD.

[BrooklynTech]

buy a hydrometer and you'll know when it's done.

[midwest shinner]

+1 to what Brooklyntech said. a hydrometer can be found for less than $10 from a home brew shop and is a wonderful tool. Not a necessity but you will be very glad you got it