This seems very low to me. My gut reaction says this won’t make much of a difference, but I’m a strong believer in experimentation. Now dump the cracked grains into a 30 gallon container and stir in 25 lbs. I prefer to siphon off the wash after grains have settled to the bottom. Set aside until the water reaches 160f. It turned out great but the alcohol level was not as high as I had expected. This is also how beer is made, but the recipes are much different than the one I have shared in this article. Or am I totally off base? The still is how you heat the mash up, capture the alcohol steam and condense it back to liquid. I’ve found that the Red Star brand works really well and is very affordable. I will post the results. You are right Garrett. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up! Just add water to get to a batch of 20 gallons by total volume, grains, and all. Don’t over complicate the recipe process. Your set-up looks reliable. A tall column can do the same thing. Wow, I didn’t realize until just now how easy those measurements are to remember. 8.5 pounds of flaked maize. Please help us continue to provide you with our trusted how-to guides and videos for free by whitelisting wikiHow on your ad blocker. Pure ethanol boils at 174F, but your wash isn’t 100% ethanol. The use of sugar would be null if doing so you could add sugar to possibly up the alcohol content. Such as pots and coils. Just note that moonshine making is both an art and science, your first batch won't be perfect, and your second batch likely won't either. To learn how to distill and filter the mash, keep reading! This article has been viewed 323,885 times. While waiting for the water to come to temperature put one part sweet feed to 2 parts corn in a 5 gallon bucket until its full. Now dump the cracked grains into a 30 gallon container and stir in 25 lbs. Sign up for the Newsletter for the latest updates from the Off Grid Maker! For example, a 5 gallon bucket of grains would contain 66% corn (3.3 gallons) and 33% (1.66 gallons) sweet feed. Do you have a recommendation on the sweet feeds to use? Red Star Yeast is hard to find locally, but you can buy it on Amazon here. Stir in the alpha amylase enzyme. It's the sugars extracted from malting process in grains. I have used all of the different water sources you mentioned and they all worked. I guess i dont undertand the ratio. You can go to my Pinterest board for moonshine and see many pics of different types of stills. It sounds like the right stuff. Other Whiskey Mash Recipes. So the other 45% is the water that came from the mash. Still working on a gallery app for the website. Cooling down the cornmeal will ensure it interacts properly with the yeast when it is added. I will be trying it. Still, what separates two different distilleries in flavor? What difference is there in copper and stainless stills. Do not use a pot that appears dirty or stained. Thanks for the update. Add vanilla vodka and Moonshine among the … Bring mixture to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. I ferment the mash in a container with a loose lid. I should have it up for sale on the site within the next 2 weeks. Once the mash is properly aerated, add the entire yeast starter to the mix. It may work fine because it sounds like it has all the right stuff. I’m hearing from a lot of people that they can’t find the unpelletized sweet feed. I bought that workbook and a 5gal SS stil like what you have linked, together those have been incredibly helpful for a newby in the home distillery world. That’s my problem I think, temperature up and down in the cabin, I tried to keep it above 70 but some nights it would get below 70 plus floor level is cooler than say 4 foot above the floor, my wall thermometer may say 75 but down lower it s 69, I also noticed when I dumped my grains outside I could smell the alcohol still in the grains, I should have let it go another week! ... Moonshine today is legal in many states, and mason jars filled with corn whiskey populate the shelves of retail stores across the country. This is how my family has done it for generations. Bring this water to 160f. After the mash has completed fermenting & ready to be transferred into the still do you transfer the grains w/ the ferminted liquid into the still or separate the liquid from the grains? I would love to know how you like it. Add the corn (place in a nylon strainer bag or in a steel mesh basket). Procedure – 11 Easy Steps To Make Corn Mash Step 1 – Heat up 5 gallons of water to 165 F and turn off the heat Step 2 – Add 8.5 lbs of crushed corn into the water Step 3 – Stir for 2- 3 minutes and after that stir once every 5 minutes until the temperature has drooped to 152 F If you want to add more flavor, mash dried fruit in water until it becomes more of a juice and add it to the mash. Allow to sour in the sun for three days in hot weather. Try a fruit mash with bananas, apricots, and pineapple to add flavor. Haven't run anything through it yet just got it. Warm up part of the water only warm enough to disolve the corn sugar.Finish adding cool water to help cool down the mash to 80 degrees.Add yeast at 80 degrees and let ferment for 7 to 14 days and distill. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/3\/34\/Make-Moonshine-Mash-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Make-Moonshine-Mash-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/3\/34\/Make-Moonshine-Mash-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid3713419-v4-728px-Make-Moonshine-Mash-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":334,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"529","licensing":"