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'''Shady's Sugar Shine Recipe'''}} | '''Shady's Sugar Shine Recipe'''}} | ||
Per | Per 25 liters (~6.5 gallons) of wash | ||
* 4.5 | *4.5 KG Sugar | ||
* | *1.2L Boiling water +1/4 cup yeast | ||
* 3 crushed | *3 Vitamin B crushed | ||
* 1 | *Pinch Epsom Salt | ||
* 1/ | *1 Tablespoon DAP | ||
*1/2 cup shell grit. | |||
*40 grams baker's yeast to pitch | |||
* | |||
}} | }} | ||
Shady's Sugar Shine is a simple [[Sugarheads|sugar wash]] recipe which uses boiled yeast and a slew of additives as nutrients for the yeast. | Shady's Sugar Shine is a simple [[Sugarheads|sugar wash]] recipe which uses boiled yeast and a slew of additives as nutrients for the yeast. | ||
The aim of the recipe is to | The aim of the recipe is to create a wash suitable for making a [[neutral spirit]], whether with a [[reflux]] still or double distilled with a [[pot still]]. | ||
==Rule #1== | ==Rule #1== | ||
Don't stress the yeast. | Don't stress the yeast. | ||
==Recipe== | ==Ingredients== | ||
===Metric Translation for 25L Ferment=== | |||
*4.5 kg Sugar | |||
*1.2L Boiling water +1/4 cup yeast | |||
*3 Vitamin B crushed | |||
*Pinch Epsom Salt | |||
*1 Tablespoon DAP | |||
*1/2 cup crushed oyster shell/coral shell grit | |||
*40 grams baker's yeast to pitch | |||
===Original 20 Gal Wash Recipe=== | |||
*30 Pounds Sugar | |||
*1 Gallon of boiling water +½ cup bakers yeast | |||
*8 Vitamin B crushed | |||
*A big pinch of Epsom Salt | |||
*3 Tablespoons DAP | |||
*1 or 2 cups crushed oyster shell/coral shell grit | |||
*2/3 cup baker's yeast to pitch | |||
===Original 20 Gal Wash Recipe converted to Liters=== | |||
*75.7 Liter Wash | |||
*13.6 kg Sugar | |||
*3.7 liters boiling water + ½ cup bakers yeast | |||
*8 Vitamin B crushed | |||
*A big pinch of Epsom Salt | |||
*3 Tablespoons DAP | |||
*1 or 2 cups crushed oyster shell/coral shell grit | |||
*150 grams baker's yeast to pitch | |||
== | ==Recipe== | ||
# Add sugar to the [[fermenter]]. | |||
# Bring water for boiling to a rolling boil. | |||
# Turn off the heat and add fresh baker's yeast to the boiling water. | |||
# Add the boiled yeast, multi-vitamins, Epsom salt and DAP to the fermenter. | |||
# Top up fermenter to final desired volume. | |||
# Add crushed oyster shell/coral for [[pH]] control. | |||
# Aerate the [[wash]] thoroughly then let it settle down for a minute. | |||
# Don't stress the yeast. | |||
# Pitch fresh bakers yeast. | |||
# Keep ferment at a steady 30 degrees C/85 degrees F. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
This recipe was created by the HomeDistiller forum user | This recipe was created by the HomeDistiller forum user [https://homedistiller.org/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2694 Shadylane] and posted for feedback and criticism in April of 2018. [https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=96&t=72946 The original thread can be found here]. | ||
[[Category:Tried and True Recipes]] | [[Category:Tried and True Recipes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:35, 15 December 2022
Shady's Sugar Shine Recipe
Per 25 liters (~6.5 gallons) of wash
- 4.5 KG Sugar
- 1.2L Boiling water +1/4 cup yeast
- 3 Vitamin B crushed
- Pinch Epsom Salt
- 1 Tablespoon DAP
- 1/2 cup shell grit.
- 40 grams baker's yeast to pitch
Shady's Sugar Shine is a simple sugar wash recipe which uses boiled yeast and a slew of additives as nutrients for the yeast. The aim of the recipe is to create a wash suitable for making a neutral spirit, whether with a reflux still or double distilled with a pot still.
Rule #1
Don't stress the yeast.
Ingredients
Metric Translation for 25L Ferment
- 4.5 kg Sugar
- 1.2L Boiling water +1/4 cup yeast
- 3 Vitamin B crushed
- Pinch Epsom Salt
- 1 Tablespoon DAP
- 1/2 cup crushed oyster shell/coral shell grit
- 40 grams baker's yeast to pitch
Original 20 Gal Wash Recipe
- 30 Pounds Sugar
- 1 Gallon of boiling water +½ cup bakers yeast
- 8 Vitamin B crushed
- A big pinch of Epsom Salt
- 3 Tablespoons DAP
- 1 or 2 cups crushed oyster shell/coral shell grit
- 2/3 cup baker's yeast to pitch
Original 20 Gal Wash Recipe converted to Liters
- 75.7 Liter Wash
- 13.6 kg Sugar
- 3.7 liters boiling water + ½ cup bakers yeast
- 8 Vitamin B crushed
- A big pinch of Epsom Salt
- 3 Tablespoons DAP
- 1 or 2 cups crushed oyster shell/coral shell grit
- 150 grams baker's yeast to pitch
Recipe
- Add sugar to the fermenter.
- Bring water for boiling to a rolling boil.
- Turn off the heat and add fresh baker's yeast to the boiling water.
- Add the boiled yeast, multi-vitamins, Epsom salt and DAP to the fermenter.
- Top up fermenter to final desired volume.
- Add crushed oyster shell/coral for pH control.
- Aerate the wash thoroughly then let it settle down for a minute.
- Don't stress the yeast.
- Pitch fresh bakers yeast.
- Keep ferment at a steady 30 degrees C/85 degrees F.
History
This recipe was created by the HomeDistiller forum user Shadylane and posted for feedback and criticism in April of 2018. The original thread can be found here.