Non distillers do not understand the work that goes into a quality mash. Especially on a brutally hot day. As you are going to do with apple I did a coffee bourbon and I cut it with cold brewed coffee. I gotta say it was rather awesome. Looking forward to seeing how yours turns out, but without a doubt it will be FANTASTIC!!
I built a small distillery shed. built a barn around it. electric, air, and heat in winter. @73, I don't handle heat or cold. either way, it is hard work. and it's dangerous work.
Awesome video as always Randy. I have an idea for a series, recreate ole smoky moonshine flavours. They got some that just sound fantastic and I'd like to see your take on them
This looks to be an awesome Mash Bill Randy! Love your channel and all that you do! I like the idea of cutting it with Apple Juice and look forward to seeing that!
Randy, you've got it going on. Love your videos. Ive got a sugar wash going right now so I can do a cleaning run on my new condenser then the real fun will start. Ive already done a rum run but wasn't happy with my worm. Any recommendations for a 1st corn mash?
You talking HOT, I'm here in Fl., with this Humidity it's almost unbearable. I have 8 gal Corn Mash been ready for a few days now I need to run, can't get myself out in the garage to run this stuff. How much Barley + Rye=lbs and how much total water? I found your Grain Bill and I'm guessing 6gal water, since u mentioned something to yhat affect in the video. 👍👍✌️
How much heads did you take out? When I first started, it was tedious, but I did 50ml initial as heads, collected another 100ml (to be on safe side), and then did another 100ml cuts until it smelled & tasted of the hearts. If you did a sugar wash vodka type of mash, it'll smell weirdly of acetone but after letting sit with paper towels on top with rings on the bottles, it cleared up in about 12 hours or so. You can still save your run, add it back into the still with equal parts of good, clean water to redistill. It'll be much higher proof coming out on the second run (if you use a thumper then bypass it if ran before for a triple distill and so you don't take too much flavor out) but at worst, you can distill it (I would suggest using thumper here) a few more times to make it "grain neutral" vodka to then make gin, schnapps, or something out of first. Next run, go with straight 100% corn mashbill. Reason, it will smell like corn going in and coming out. Using one grain helps determine where those up-front bad smells/flavors end and the good stuff begins. You can always just use it to make several of Randy's flavored shine recipes, it'll be good. :)
@@clintonhoush1088 hey thanks Clinton you're right it does smell a lot better today but I am still scared of it LOL I will pretty much be following exactly what you said
