PS. There is nothing like the sound of rain on a roof, music, and quite possibly the drip drip of a still or maybe a video like yours to put one at ease after a long day. Thank you my friend !!!
Smart stuff starting in the MIDDLE. No point in polluting your palate with the discards at first. A mini-spoon of yougurt and water rinse in between tastings does wonders.
My good sir not to insult but your final gravity was lower than 1.000.. It was at. .986 gravity.. Thats why it has those extra lines pass 1.000. So your abv was probably around 13% or or higher
THANX Randy great video! I'm just learning but I do have one question, I've heard that it's customary to remove about the first 5% of the Head I think it's called, it's my understanding that methanol burns off at a little lower temperature than ethanol. I have heard that even a small amount of methanol can be fatal and that even tiny amounts in your distillation can cause bad headaches and severe hangovers. I noticed you didn't remove any of the first amount that I understand contains methanol. Have I misunderstood or missed something? As I was saying I'm just learning and had it in my head from other videos I've watched that it's extremely important to ensure the safety and the quality of your finished product. THANX again for sharing.
Hi Terry, I do 6 gallon mashes and always remove the first 4-6 oz. if it is a fruit mash it will be closer to the 6 oz. what is rule of thumb like to go by taste and smell forshots and heads taste and smell bad just remember that methanol is from the fermentation process so if you you had beer or wine you have drank it but in large amounts yes it can hurt you and yes we get rid of it because we can to make a better final product cheers
Looks a good simple recipe to try. Might have to try this on my next batch. Would aging it with oak change the flavour much? [Apart from the oakiness obviously!]
Nothing like a good corn liquor. Another one to add to my list. Are you happier using your PWM vs propane? Having trouble deciding whether or not to go electric.
What grain would you age in a barrel then if u don’t age corn? Also what would u call this liquor if u don’t age it? Could it be gin? I mean could I flavor it with juniper and other stuff?
you can age any spirit in a barrel. I would call this corn liquor or white dog. Gin is made from a neutral spirit (no taste) then you spice it up with Juniper and others
@@stillworksandbrewing I like your show. I built my own still from copper sheets.You can see at "Dude Brews" on RU-vid. Video not very good though. i need a new camera. I just bought a ginger basket from watching your show, im going to add it to the still eventually, just starting out. Thx for the info Cheers!
Great looking corn sippin liquor Randy. Have you tried the moonshine app in the Google app store? It's free and will tell you exactly how much water per abv% and quantities to proof your spirits.
Hey Randy ! Another good video as usual. I'm beginning to expect nothing less from you, ha ha. Have you had any issues with scorching without clarifying your washes before you run your distillation ? I know you are running an open element from our brief " chats " and your videos. What was your starting proof after fore-shots when you ran this ? I know " only hypothetically speaking of course " that the mighty mini with two rolls of copper and no rings will start at around 150 and drop from there, but your column is much taller. Also, I wanted to check on you after the ice storm to make sure you and yours were ok, but realized I didn't have an email for you. Feel free to drop me a line ( pm) if you wish. I heard back from " Bearded " and he was doing ok after only two days without power. I'm assuming George came through ok as well. Be well my friend !! -- den
Hey Den glad to hear from you, I start off at 150 just like you. we had very little snow( keep power) send me a message at stillworkandbrewing@gmail.com
I thought so since you watched your ABV throughout the run. I'm new to the craft and trying to learn everything I can. Love what your doing!! Keep it up! It's a great help to us beginners!!
@stillworks and brewing Interesting.. definitely goin try ur recipe.. Here is a question for you made a mash and ran it the other day and it was awful smelled like corn and and grass clippings left in a black garbage can in the summer heat..
