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Re: Anyone ever try a straight molasses rum wash?

2017-04-12T22:29:40+00:00

Having checked my notes, I like Anavrin and GazaTheInstructor's recipes but find them too "molassesish"

I love RumJohn's Cachaca and find myself halfway between the two.

Half molasses and half sugar has too much flavour for me. Most of my stuff has dunder in so is a complete frankenstein, but assume roughly 1 part molasses to 1 part golden syrup, 1 part demarara, 1 part white sugar, with a total of just under 1 kilo of sugar per UK gallon of water.

edit : just under 1 kilo of sugar making 1 gallon of mash, which is a little less sugar again than 1 kilo per gallon of water.

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:29 pm

Re: Anyone ever try a straight molasses rum wash?

2017-03-27T01:14:04+00:00

I use what I will refer to as a low grade brown sugar. It is very sticky and not nice to work with, but it is loaded with molasses. Works just fine.

Statistics: Posted by RumJohn — Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:14 am

Re: Anyone ever try a straight molasses rum wash?

2017-03-26T19:44:38+00:00

I make my rum like this.

1 part molasses
1 part aged dunder
2 parts water

It makes for a full flavour, and needs aging longer. I only add a bit of sugar if the molasses is low in sugar like horse feed.
If I was wanting to do all molasses with a low sugar molasses, I'd probably step feed the wash, adding the molasses over a few days to stop it being too thick.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:44 pm

Re: Anyone ever try a straight molasses rum wash?

2017-03-24T21:01:38+00:00

I have very strong flavoured

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:01 pm

Re: Anyone ever try a straight molasses rum wash?

2017-03-24T19:03:20+00:00

I've done an almost straight one.

Almost because I didn't use sugar with the molasses.
Result? Extremely pleasing. Traditionalists may not be so pleased.....

Statistics: Posted by packapoo — Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:03 pm

Re: Anyone ever try a straight molasses rum wash?

2017-03-24T18:41:19+00:00

I haven't tried it, but there's some maybe relevant info here http://forum.moderndistiller.com/viewto ... f=56&t=181

I tend to use 1 kilo of sugar per gallon of wash or a bit less and I think molasses have about 50% fermentable sugar depending on type.

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:41 pm

Anyone ever try a straight molasses rum wash?

2017-03-24T13:44:53+00:00

Just wondering if anyone has tried a straight molasses with no added sugar? If so how much would you use per gallon and how did it turn out?

Statistics: Posted by Sttifyd35 — Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:44 pm