Proposition Irish Whiskey

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Picked up a sack of whole barley at a feed store today.
$35 cash for a fresh 50# sack.
Gonna malt half of it and leave the other half unmodified. Will kiln (toast) it all at 240F x 2 hours.
Will throw in a little cornmeal, cracked white wheat, honey malt, and flaked toasted oats.
Pre-mash city water will be treated & adjusted to 6.5 pH using ascorbic acid, gypsum, epsom salts, lime & 10% bourbon backset.
FermPro 927 yeast @ 90F pitch temp, outdoor ferment.
FermSolutions enzymes for optimal conversion.
Target OG will be 1.075 @ 5.3 pH
Will strip it, then do a 1.5 style spirit using propane; an all copper pot & liebig, no thumper.
Will leave some white and will age the rest on used oak @ 55% abv.

40.0% Barley, malted & toasted.
40.0% Barley, unmodified & toasted.
5.90% Cornmeal, yellow dent.
4.70% Each: Cracked wheat, flaked oats and honey malt.

Note: For a more traditional Irish, you may omit/reduce the corn, wheat & honey malt & replace with more malted/unmalted barley.