Corn whisky recipe?

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Corn whisky recipe?

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I found this at yahoo distillers, so props to the author. Does anyone see any dramas with this?....I intend on giving it a crack tomorrow (time permitting).
Here is a good bourbon recipe for 8 Gallons with the appropriate
metric measures:

4.5K Cracked corn (unmalted)
1.8K Cracked rye (unmalted)
1.8K Cracked malted 6-row barley.

Boil corn in 30L of water for 2 hours. Reduce temp to 37C, add rye
and malted barley. Hold at 37C for 20-30 minutes. Raise temp to 65-
65C and hold for 1-1.5 hours stirring occasionally. Raise temp to
73C to drain grains.

Reduce temp to 29C and check SG. SG should be around .068. Pitch
yeast, and whatever nutrients you usually use (a jar or two of
molasses - or treacle - adds a really nice touch and provides loads
of nutrients).

The wort should finish out at around 9% alcohol. You should be able
to collect about a gallon @75%.

I would recommend putting some on oak at around 65% for a few months,
after which, you will have some pretty high-class bourbon on your
hands.
It is most absurdly said, in popular language, of any man, that he is disguised in liquor; for, on the contrary, most men are disguised by sobriety. ~Thomas de Quincy, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 1856

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