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  • “Winos Get Creative with First Mash”

    Posted by esther87 on December 9, 2024 at 1:54 pm

    Mash started at 1.06, down too.996 now will check again today to see if it is done. Looks like I am at 7 Percent alc. Will let you know when distilling

    Salt Must Flow replied 6 days, 2 hours ago 5 Members · 4 Replies
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  • NormandieStill

    Member
    December 9, 2024 at 4:52 pm

    Well done. I use Wino’s as my go to for making neutral. I can’t easily get certain of the ingredients for Shady’s sugar shine which seems to be the de facto recommendation here.Just a friendly vocabulary pointer; a mash is when you hold malted grains for a saccharification rest so that the enzymes can convert the starch into sugar. A sugar based ferment is called a wash. It may seem like nitpicking but using the right words makes it easier to help when you have questions.”I have a potstill that smears like a fresh plowed coon on the highway” – JimboA little spoon feeding *For New & Novice Distillers

  • Twisted Brick

    Member
    December 9, 2024 at 8:16 pm

    .It’s not nitpicking, Normandie. In this hobby, correct terminology is worth practicing, especially regarding safety and mitigating mistakes. That’s where the Glossary comes in handy.“Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore, always carry a small snake.”- W.C. Fields My EZ Solder Shotgun My Steam Rig and Manometer

  • Tammuz

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    December 9, 2024 at 9:12 pm

    Hello, Water, sugar,yeast, yeast nutrients what are you missing? You guys are famous for your bread so you must have access to bakers yeast, make a yeast bomb and kill it. That with some zinc, b vitamin, and mag sulfate and your good to go.I would think you could make Shady’s recipe in a prison.

  • Salt Must Flow

    Member
    December 10, 2024 at 1:14 am

    Hello, Water, sugar,yeast, yeast nutrients what are you missing? You guys are famous for your bread so you must have access to bakers yeast, make a yeast bomb and kill it. That with some zinc, b vitamin, and mag sulfate and your good to go.I would think you could make Shady’s recipe in a prison.DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) is a biggie. Vitamin B Complex, Citric Acid, Epsom Salt, sugar and yeast. That’s the recipe, but I just didn’t list the quantities.4″ VM Build

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