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Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-12-21T21:40:47+00:00

Maybe you should let your wife into some more of the dark arts Brian?
The girl "done good" it seems.
Merry Crimbo,
Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:40 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-12-21T21:03:30+00:00

I managed to get only two generations finished and stripped before I took my new job and had to put things on hold.

I cut the strip back to 30% and did a spirit run, took 10% of heads with the LM and then switched to Pot Mode for the hearts.

I was expecting to be a way for a month, so I added some heavy toasted oak from the HBS and left for warmer climes.

As it turned out I was away longer than anticipated and was away for over 3 months. Half way through I panicked about leaving the oak for too long and quickly phoned the wife and explained how to rack off the oak and cut the drink to 40%. All of which seemed like a recipe for disaster.

I have just arrived back and tasted it.

I have just made this my drink of choice, it surpasses anything I have made by a long long way.

One happy happy bunny.

Statistics: Posted by YHB — Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:03 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-31T20:01:51+00:00

Runningman,

Runningman wrote:
HI brian
Whats this sweet feed product like and where do you get it from. Any info much appreciated.
Regards
Runningman

See first post in this thread.

Statistics: Posted by YHB — Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:01 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-31T18:56:03+00:00

Sounds like you got away with it this time

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Wed Jul 31, 2013 6:56 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-31T18:51:30+00:00

HI brian
Whats this sweet feed product like and where do you get it from. Any info much appreciated.
Regards
Runningman

Statistics: Posted by Runningman — Wed Jul 31, 2013 6:51 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-31T18:00:54+00:00

Today, I think I screwed up.

My sweetfeed was ready to rack off and start the 2nd generation.

This morning I dissolved 4 kg of sugar in some Cornflakes backset and left it to cool.

Tonight I went to the shed to rack the wash, and add the sugar/backset to the grains in the fermenter. I do not know when, but at sometime this morning I must have removed and never replaced the sensor for the fermenter’s heat controller, so for around 12 hours the heater has been switched on.

The thermometer in the fermenter was reading 58 degrees.

I carried on, racked the fermenter added the sugar /backset solution and assuming that I had killed off all the yeast added another half a tin.

The heat in the fermenter, has stirred things up so it will take a while for the wash in the settling bucket to settle out again.

I wonder what the addition of the heat in fermenter will do? The new yeast is doing what it is supposed to be doing and it is once again merrily bubbling away.

Statistics: Posted by YHB — Wed Jul 31, 2013 6:00 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-28T18:45:37+00:00

As a sweet feed, if you work it like a UJSM its does make a good 2nd 3rd 4th generation sour mash style wiskey. IT will run much longer than that using the original yeast and grain bed with a little UJ style grain supplement and sugar added.. Its truly makes a good tipple.

Statistics: Posted by FullySilenced — Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:45 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-28T18:26:54+00:00

I don't get it?

All that starch from the grains is going nowhere without an enzyme, so what's the point?

I did a DWWG once and it was the maddest ferment I've ever seen and I had to use a blow tube to let the foam escape to a bucket. At the end of the day the stripped wash was no different from an all sugar wash

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:26 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-28T17:31:52+00:00

This is the most vigorous ferment I have done,

24 Hours and the gravity is now 1.000 the little yeasties have gone through 4 kilo's of sugar in a day.

There is no cap or crust on the wash but it looks like a rolling boil and smells heavenly.

Statistics: Posted by YHB — Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:31 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-27T16:06:08+00:00

Hi Brian you need a bigger fermenter for sweet feed i use a 60ltr as the feed swells up about 1/4 way up i top mine up to 50lt
alan

Statistics: Posted by alan — Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:06 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-27T13:27:08+00:00

Having already boughtthe bits from Holland & Barret I decided to stick with them.

I started to empty the packets into the fermenter but suddnly realised that the amount would be to muh and decided to halve the quantities to 1Kg Maize, 1 Packet of Muesli Base and Half a jar of Molasses.

This gives a bill of
300g Oats
300g Jumbo Oats
150g Wheat Flakes
150g Barley Flakes
100g Rye Flakes
1000g corn (Maize Meal)
225g Molasses

To this I added 4kG of sugar and 1.1/2 gallons of hot water, stirred until the sugar was dissolved, topped it up to the 5 gallon mark with cold water and pitched half a can of Allinsons yeast.

After my experiences with the cornflakes wash I think that |I will be struggling to get a couple of gallons of wash to strip, there is a very large amount of ingredients in it. I think that a 7 gallon fermenter would be more suited to this recipe.

If my plans work out I will be moving in a few weeks and I am hoping that I can get a couple of generations of this wash done before I go, to put aside for long term ageing.

It's been a couple of hours since I pitched the yeast and it is bubbling away like a good'n.

Statistics: Posted by YHB — Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:27 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-20T01:23:52+00:00

Coarse Feed

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:23 am

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-20T01:13:25+00:00

I have not owned horses in several years, but in the 70's and 80's while in the states we used a sweet feed to condition the stock. But I cant remember what it was called. It was a mix of cracked grain and molasses and would have made a good "shine".

Could only find English sites today, but Murray Farmcare @ 01387 722301 might be able to help. They also have bags of flaked corn and other grains.

If that will do anybody any good - Cheers

Statistics: Posted by RumJohn — Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:13 am

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-18T19:16:49+00:00

In the UK & Ireland Sweet Feed is called Coarse Feed look in Equine Suppliers. It's quite cheap - relatively

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:16 pm

Re: "Sweet Feed" In the UK

2013-07-18T18:35:34+00:00

I tried for weeks to get sweet feed in the end i bought 25kg bags of cracked corn rolled crushed oats and rolled crushed barely,and 5lt molasses
alan

Statistics: Posted by alan — Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:35 pm