How much corn do you need for moonshine?
5 Gallons of Water. 8.5 Pounds of Flaked Corn Maize. 1.5 Pounds of Crushed Malted Barley.
For a 5 gallon mash: (201)
7 lbs (3.2kg) cracked corn. 6-8 pieces/kernel is the proper crack. If using bird feed, make sure it is perishable, or in other words is free of preservatives. 7 lbs (3.2kg) of granulated sugar.
10 gallons of water (5 gal to start then 5 more) 8.5 pounds of flaked maize. 1.5 pounds of crushed malted barley. 6-8 pounds of sugar.
No Yeast Corn Mash Recipe
You will need: 50 pounds corn. 25 pounds sugar. 50 gallon barrel.
For a 5-gallon mash recipe, the yield will be about 3 quarts on average of 130 proof. Once you proof it down for consumption, the yield will be around 1 to 2 gallons of moonshine depending on how high you want your proof for drinking.
A 10 gallon run will yield 2-4 gallons of alcohol.
A great indicator of the success of your run will be the starting alcohol and the final proof. Commonly known as the alcohol by volume or ABV, starting alcohol is a measurement of the amount of alcohol in your mash. For example, If your starting alcohol was 10% you could expect 2 gallon of alcohol from a 20 gallon run.
The last run I stopped after it wouldn't light on fire anymore and after 3 gallons of mash I only yielded about 20 ounces and that took about 3 hours per gallon to distill.
What Type of Corn Should I use in my Moonshine? Our favorite type of corn to be used in moonshine is cracked, dry yellow corn. This type of corn is considered field corn and it needs to be clean and food-grade. It is recommended to use air dried corn rather than gas dried.
Additionally, commercial distillers have determined that simply discarding a standard amount per batch, based on batch size, is enough to keep things safe. The rule of thumb is to discard 1/3 of a pint jar for every 5 gallons of wash being distilled.
How do you keep moonshine flavor clear?
Adding sugar can also adjust the taste of your moonshine
To add final touches, you can add 5 teaspoons of caramelized raw or white sugar per liter of your spirit. You can add additional sugar if you want it sweeter because your final product will greatly depend on your taste buds.
8.5 Pounds of Flaked Corn Maize. 1.5 Pounds of Crushed Malted Barley.
Re: frozen corn
Frozen Corn for a mash. Sure, it'll “work”. And you don't need to gelatinize it. Just thaw it out and mash like normal.
It costs around $8 per gallon for the sugar and wheat to make the moonshine. The selling price is around $25 a gallon if sold in bulk, or $40 for retail price.
If there are no directions we suggest 1 tablespoon of yeast per 5 gallons of mash.
As you can see, the process of fermenting and distilling moonshine is quite time-consuming. In general, you can expect it to take between 1-3 weeks to make moonshine, as the mash must ferment and the distillation process must be continued until the final shine is safe for consumption.
Always dispose of the first bit of moonshine, in order to avoid contamination with methanol (which has a lower boiling point than ethanol). Contagion with methanol can be noticed by the bad smell and taste of your moonshine and needs to be avoided, since it is toxic.
Once the distiller makes the first cut, the heads are generally either disposed of or redistilled in able to collect more alcohol from them. After the distiller has decided that the quality of the incoming distillate is good enough to keep for drinking purposes, they will cut to “hearts”.
We make this 30 gallon heavy copper moonshine still to order. We have been making moonshine stills for generations. We have it perfected! This still is capable of producing over 6 gallons of shine per run.
The 8 Gallon will hold about 6.5 Gallons of a distilling wash, making about 1 gallon of distillate, while the 13 Gallon holds close to 10 Gallons. Really, what it comes down to when picking the right Dual Purpose, is how much you're looking to make.
How thick should copper be for a still?
1/4 ” copper tubing – 8 ft should do.
The selling price is around $25 a gallon if sold in bulk, or $40 for retail price. "They can make as much as $10,000 a month," the task force said. Producers make five to six gallons every seven days in the winter and 7 gallons every five days in warmer weather.
On average, a proof moonshine could range somewhere between 100 to 150 proof. When you convert that alcohol by volume, 150 proof is equivalent to 75% alcohol by volume. Now that's high!
Technically, moonshine is a homemade, unaged high proof grain alcohol, typically around 190 proof. The process to make moonshine from scratch, starting with a corn mash to distilling is quite difficult and illegal without a license.
Assuming you add enough grains to craft a 6.3% ABV beer, according to the chart, you'll need to add at least 1lb of sugar to hit a potential alcohol of 7.5%, because adding 1lb of sugar will increase the potential alcohol by 1.2% for a 5 gallon batch.
The general guideline for AGs is 2lb total grain/gallon. The ratio of unmalted to malted is going to depend on the grain type and the diastatic power (DP) of each malted grain. A DP of 30 is generally needed to convert a mash successfully.
Yes it's shelled deer corn. I guess we'll make a run with it and see what comes of it. Thanks! If you love your country, you're gonna have to love moonshine.
The advantage of using fresh corn is while you are fixin up your mash,you can throw some of that corn in a skillet,throw in a stick of butter,and a cayanne pepper,and eat while your waiting for your mash to finished.
#1 – Use Distilled and Not Tap Water
One of the most important tips I can give to moonshiners is to always use distilled water for making moonshine wash. It's no secret that tap water contains a plethora of chemicals, some of which includes chlorine, chlorate, bromate and fluoride.
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What does a thumper do in making moonshine?
What Is The Purpose Of A Thumper Keg? The main purpose of a thumper keg is to speed up the distillation process. It lets you distill a high-proof spirit without running it through the still multiple times. The other purpose of using a thumper keg is to add botanicals to your spirits.
8.5 Pounds of Flaked Corn Maize. 1.5 Pounds of Crushed Malted Barley.
Create a simple yeast starter for 5 gallons of mash
Add 2 packets of yeast (14 grams or 1 tablespoon if using bulk yeast).
What Type of Corn Should I use in my Moonshine? Our favorite type of corn to be used in moonshine is cracked, dry yellow corn. This type of corn is considered field corn and it needs to be clean and food-grade. It is recommended to use air dried corn rather than gas dried.
The last run I stopped after it wouldn't light on fire anymore and after 3 gallons of mash I only yielded about 20 ounces and that took about 3 hours per gallon to distill.
It costs around $8 per gallon for the sugar and wheat to make the moonshine. The selling price is around $25 a gallon if sold in bulk, or $40 for retail price.
Yes it's shelled deer corn. I guess we'll make a run with it and see what comes of it. Thanks! If you love your country, you're gonna have to love moonshine.
Additionally, commercial distillers have determined that simply discarding a standard amount per batch, based on batch size, is enough to keep things safe. The rule of thumb is to discard 1/3 of a pint jar for every 5 gallons of wash being distilled.
you can use fleischmann's, or you can just let your container sit open for a few hours and harvest natural yeast from the air. that's how the moonshiners did it, and they'd only add a packet of yeast in cold temps to jumpstart fermentation.
It can ferment 4kg of sugar/18 L in less than 4 days! But I still waiting to see the final result after distillation. I have used 21 grams in a 5 gallon batch. Too much can cause stress to the yeast, and affect flavor, and give ya some wicked heartburn.
How much whiskey will a 5 gallon still make?
For example, the average run in a 5 gallon still can be expected to produce about a gallon or a gallon and a half of moonshine.
The general guideline for AGs is 2lb total grain/gallon. The ratio of unmalted to malted is going to depend on the grain type and the diastatic power (DP) of each malted grain. A DP of 30 is generally needed to convert a mash successfully.
Frozen Corn for a mash. Sure, it'll “work”. And you don't need to gelatinize it. Just thaw it out and mash like normal.
The advantage of using fresh corn is while you are fixin up your mash,you can throw some of that corn in a skillet,throw in a stick of butter,and a cayanne pepper,and eat while your waiting for your mash to finished.
Once the distiller makes the first cut, the heads are generally either disposed of or redistilled in able to collect more alcohol from them. After the distiller has decided that the quality of the incoming distillate is good enough to keep for drinking purposes, they will cut to “hearts”.
On average, a proof moonshine could range somewhere between 100 to 150 proof. When you convert that alcohol by volume, 150 proof is equivalent to 75% alcohol by volume. Now that's high!
The low proof of your distillate was also because of the low alcohol content of your wash. The alcohol content of the wash was low because you did not use a recipe that included nutrients for the yeast to live on.
