Shady's Sugar Shine

[shadylane]

This is a simple, tried and true recipe for sugar shine.
It works for potstill runs and even better for making a neutral with a column.
I use cheap bakers yeast. As in $5 for 2 pounds from Sam's Club

Rule #1 don't stress the yeast

My fermenter holds 20 gallons. So the recipe is based on that.
Since it's a sugar wash, I'll start with how much sugar to use
With bakers yeast, 1.5 pounds of sugar per gallon of wash is close to the upper limit.
For 20 gallons that means 30 pounds or less of sugar.

Rule #1 don't stress the yeast

Yeast needs neutients
I use yeast that has been boiled, epsom salt, multi-vitamins and DAP
Bring 1 gallon of water to a rolling boil, turn off the heat and stir in 1/2 cup of bakers yeast.
You can try heating the water to boil after adding the yeast, but that's likely to cause drama.
Add the boiled yeast, 8 crushed multi-vitemins and a big pinch of epsom salt and 3 tbs of DAP to the fermenter.
Top the fernenter off with water to the 20 gallon mark

Rule #1 don't stress the yeast

pH control can be a problem with a sugar wash
A cup or two of crushed oyster shell/coral that's normally used as chicken feed helps for pH control.

I use a drill and paint stirrer to whip the fermenter into a tornado for aeration
Let it settle down for a minute
Then pitch a 1/2 cup fresh bakers yeast on top

Bakers likes to ferment at a constant 85F ish temp
Heating the fermenter from the bottom is best.
That helps the yeast keep the fermenter actively stirred up.

Figure 4 days to a week for it to finish fermenting and settle.