O'Donnell Moonshine -"Tough Nut" | 700ml | 25% ABV | 50 proof

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With a good stilling kit, moonshiners can make anything, even apple pie and chocolate-flavored moonshine! It all depends on the recipe you decide to follow or create. Some distillers add 2 tsp. of gypsum to the mash water at this step. Then they test the pH of the mash water. Now that you are reaching the end of your product, you will get to the end of the ethanol and hit the last stage: the tails. The basic ingredients for making corn moonshine are water, flaked corn maize, crushed malted barley, bread yeast, and optionally, sugar.

You’ve done the most difficult step in making mash water for your moonshine. Now, you just need to distill your mash water and separate all the alcohol content into a purified form. Sugar shine is popular among beginners and those looking to experiment with flavors as it doesn’t require any mash. The hybrid mash replaces some corn with table sugar, allowing for a higher yield with the same amount of corn. Final Words Here’s what you can expect for the amount of sugar added vs the potential alcohol in your mash. Up to you on how to proceed. Proper Storage A rough estimate, assuming a 10% alcohol by volume (ABV) in the mash and 85% distillation efficiency, suggests you might obtain around 0.425 gallons of pure ethanol. The first thing you’ll need for making moonshine is a mash. This part of the process will depend on the flavor you want.This yield translates to approximately 2-3 gallons of moonshine at a more palatable 40-50% ABV (80-100 proof) when the collected distillate is diluted. Using sugar can potentially increase the fermentable material, thereby boosting the yield, although it may also impact the flavor profile. Congratulations! You’ve had a good run, finished the entire process, and now have your very own moonshine! Make sure you clean up your entire setup, let it thoroughly dry, and then store it in a cool, dry place. How Much Moonshine Does This Recipe Yield? Hearts, the next 30%, contain mostly ethanol and are the desirable part of the distillate. Tails, the final 35%, have a unique taste and can be set aside for distillation later or discarded. What is moonshine and what is its history? In this guide, we’ll give you the most basic recipe so you can build on it for future purposes. The Classic: Corn Whiskey

The yield of moonshine from a 5-gallon recipe using 8.5 lbs. of flaked corn maize, 1.5 lbs. of crushed malted barley, bread yeast, and optional sugar can vary significantly due to several factors. These include the efficiency of fermentation, which depends on yeast quality, fermentable sugars, and environmental conditions, as well as the efficiency of the distillation process itself. How do you increase the proof of your shine? Simply add sugar (not really recommended) or use a thumper keg.Moonshine can be made from different types of mash, including corn liquor, whiskey mash, sugar shine, and a hybrid of the two. Corn whiskey mash gives the classic, smooth, full-flavored moonshine. So, purists opt for a corn whiskey mash, which will give you the classic, smooth, full-flavored moonshine. This is when your skill and experience will come into play. It’s important that you isolate the hearts well to maximize your production. Collecting Tails

This is most popular for beginners and those looking to really experiment with the flavors of their shine because it doesn’t require any mash and you still get the same abv. Remember that you always want to reduce the amount of sediment in your corn mash water as much as possible. Running Your Still Some recipes call for a 1:1 ratio. For example, you will use 1 gallon of water to 1 pound of sugar and 1 pound of corn meal. Feel free to experiment and see what works for you! Equipment For Creating the Mash The term moonshine came from its illegality, which forced people to make it at night or under the light (or shine) of the moon.

Avoid letting your moonshine drip into a plastic container, because this can lace your drink with BPA and may cause other issues. After the fermentation period is done, siphon the mash water out of the mixture. Ensure that you leave all the solid material and sediment behind by straining everything through a cheesecloth. The next 30% yielded by your distilling process contains mostly ethanol. This is the good stuff you want to collect and store. Distillation happens when you heat a mix of corn, sugar, and yeast (this mix is called corn mash) in a big tank or pot. The heat causes the yeast to turn the sugar into alcohol, a process known as fermentation.

You’ll notice there will be a significant drop in the sweetness from the cane sugar. You will even see an oily top layer on your alcohol.Making moonshine involves a process called distillation, which is commonly done using a pot still. The distillation process starts with creating a mash, a mixture of corn, sugar, and yeast, which is heated in a large tank or pot. The heat causes the yeast to turn the sugar into alcohol, a process known as fermentation. We highly recommend taking down notes throughout your distilling and moonshine-making process so you know what to improve on whenever you start a new batch. Prepping Your Still In the historic run, farmers used this to earn extra money because low-value corn crops could be made into high-value whisky. The U.S. government had a hand in this because of the how much sugar how highly they taxed alcohol. This process does not create alcohol, because the yeast already made that for you during fermentation. Increase the heat to high until the still produces drips. Keep it between water and alcohol’s boiling point (173°F and 212 °F)