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Sugarheads are spirits | Sugarheads are spirits which use white table sugar as the base for fermentation, but contain additional flavoring adjuncts. The included adjuncts do not undergo saccarification [[conversion]] so they do not add fermentable sugars to the [[wash]], and are added almost solely for flavor. Fruit wines with low natural sugar content can also be made as a sugarhead to increase the specific gravity. | ||
Sugarheads are great beginner recipes as they do not require any specialized or expensive mashing and lautering equipment. A great whiskey flavor can be achieved with a sugarhead fermentation. As they are simple, beginners can focus instead on learning the distillation process. | Sugarheads are great beginner recipes as they do not require any specialized or expensive mashing and lautering equipment. A great whiskey flavor can be achieved with a sugarhead fermentation. As they are simple, beginners can focus instead on learning the distillation process. | ||
Many people continue making sugarheads even after they learn more complex methods because they are inexpensive, simple, and can make a great tasting product. | Many people continue making sugarheads even after they learn more complex methods because they are inexpensive, simple, and can make a great tasting product. | ||
A specific type of Sugarhead is a [[Gumball]] using spent grains as a flavoring source. | |||
==Sugarhead recipes== | ==Sugarhead recipes== | ||
*[[Uncle_Jesse's_Simple_Sour_Mash_Method|Uncle Jesse's Simple Sour Mash]] | *[[Uncle_Jesse's_Simple_Sour_Mash_Method|Uncle Jesse's Simple Sour Mash]] | ||
*[http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=9981 Rad's All Bran Recipe] | *[http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=9981 Rad's All Bran Recipe] | ||
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*[https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4909 Deathwish's Wheat germ recipe] | *[https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4909 Deathwish's Wheat germ recipe] | ||
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[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:38, 10 December 2022
Sugarheads are spirits which use white table sugar as the base for fermentation, but contain additional flavoring adjuncts. The included adjuncts do not undergo saccarification conversion so they do not add fermentable sugars to the wash, and are added almost solely for flavor. Fruit wines with low natural sugar content can also be made as a sugarhead to increase the specific gravity.
Sugarheads are great beginner recipes as they do not require any specialized or expensive mashing and lautering equipment. A great whiskey flavor can be achieved with a sugarhead fermentation. As they are simple, beginners can focus instead on learning the distillation process.
Many people continue making sugarheads even after they learn more complex methods because they are inexpensive, simple, and can make a great tasting product.
A specific type of Sugarhead is a Gumball using spent grains as a flavoring source.