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My first run is using Cornmeal, rye, cracked wheat with sugar water and yeast (the one used for wine). It is now in the primary frementer; the yeast is bubbling t and the airlock is burping. My concern is that the initial SG was 1.024, now 3 days latter it is 1.043. Is this bad?
I am also looking for a good vodka recipe.

Wait...the SG went up? As in, you've been fermenting for a few days and the wash has actually become denser?

That's weird. User error? Maybe checked the SG before all the stuff was extracted from the grains?

I might have read the intial SG level incorrectly. I think I should use a recipe with true measurements rather than just a liitle bit of this and a dash of that.

I always find the latter to be the mark of a true cook, myself.

Vodka doesn't care what you make it out of so much as how you distill it. With the right still you could take any recipe out there and make vodka.

If that's true, why is it that mass-market potato vodkas are so frequently better than those made of just grain?

I would assume because most of the grain based vodkas are produced in the U.S. and are actually filtered as they are suppose to be. The potato vodkas are probably not filtered as well as they certainly don't meet the legal requirement of being tasteless.

You mean the other way around? It's been my experience that potato vodkas are usually of better quality than grain vodkas. And IMHO, the best quality mass-market vodkas are definitely not produced in the U.S.

I mashed the grains because that is what every recipe has said to do in order to convert the starches.
Does anyone have a successful recipe with measurements (ie the amount of corn, rye, sugar, etc)?
I just want to make a nice vodka.

for vodka all u need is sugar n water n yeast

Brett wrote:for vodka all u need is sugar n water n yeast

Perhaps some nutrient or tomato paste?

KatoFong

The word quality is not in my post.

Hey Rocky: This works for me, it's short and sweet (pun intended).
15# Granulared Sugar
4.5 Gals Water
1 packet Turbo Yeast (nutrients included)
Cost $ 10.46
Let 'er bubble for a few days and run it through the still. I run mine 2X and carbon filter, dilute to 50% and there you have it!
...BJJB

Sorry Gang: I typo'ed on the granulated sugar thing.....BJJB

imacoming wrote:My first run is using Cornmeal, rye, cracked wheat with sugar water and yeast (the one used for wine). It is now in the primary frementer; the yeast is bubbling t and the airlock is burping. My concern is that the initial SG was 1.024, now 3 days latter it is 1.043. Is this bad?
I am also looking for a good vodka recipe.

When you checked the s.g. the first time, are you sure all the sugar was dissolved? I don’t intend to talk down to you (I don’t know what you know) but if you dump sugar in and check the s.g. (with most of it still on the bottom) it will go up latter when dissolved. Temp of the wash will also play a part in off readings but a very very small part.