StillSmart

Don't know if it would be to everyones taste but i soaked the Spirit in Jack Daniels Wood Chips for 14 Days, i think i will give it another 7 Days,I soaked 2.5Litres of Spirit in 500grammes of Chips,tasted it after 2weeks and thought it was getting there,i tasted it after having some Jim Beam Devil's Cut and some Buffelo Trace,I cannot say that it tasted like either,but it was a respectable Whisky.I have only doing this for 6 months so maybe people out there can make it much better,but it's by far the best i have managed so far.

It's good.

Search for "nuke" you might enjoy the reading

Mash I have just bought a brand new microwave,
20ltr Sharps for £15 never been used, just ex
demo. Perfect for the brew shed.

Good man. I gave to say the JD chips are soo good I do wonder if all grain mash is worth the time it takes.

I would say that AG is worth the extra effort.
And I do it a harder way than most.
The 13.5 litres @ 62% from my last sack of barley have a base taste and odour that oak aging will only improve upon.
It cannot replace that, only improve it, IMHO,

Robert.

As luck would have it. The rest of my fittings arrived yesterday so the BM will be rebuilt very soon.

That and Manflu have slowed down me down a bit.

First up is a malt/corn mash.

Might need a hand with the recipe

Sup on some Beechams Powders mate, maybe mixed with a little home product!
GWS
Robert.

Easydrinker wrote:I would say that AG is worth the extra effort.
And I do it a harder way than most.
The 13.5 litres @ 62% from my last sack of barley have a base taste and odour that oak aging will only improve upon.
It cannot replace that, only improve it, IMHO,

Robert.

what is AG? im a newb aand have read a good book about the shine but the abbreviations used here are reet proper over my head like

"all grain"
Beer or wash make from grains (mashed)
I think it's a brewing term to differentiate kit beer from proper beer.

Many guys here are multi-talented when it comes to yeast.

JD chips awesome great flavour, add
some maple juice and wow!!!

Mash wrote:"all grain"
Beer or wash make from grains (mashed)
I think it's a brewing term to differentiate kit beer from proper beer.

Many guys here are multi-talented when it comes to yeast.

thanks for the reply ivve got some bourbon chips (essencia) and some good run off happening right now so im gonna run through the still again 2wice and then do the soak..

as for all other replies thanks again its enlightening

Mash wrote:"all grain"
Beer or wash make from grains (mashed)
I think it's a brewing term to differentiate kit beer from proper beer.

Many guys here are multi-talented when it comes to yeast.

i also thing ill be doing an AG mash/wash next time round as the ingreds are available to me and my only question is whether it would be worth it using an airstill or do i need the t500 copper dome etc

Perfectly do-able.

Please don't get a dome. Not sure my fingers can take anymore

Mash wrote:Perfectly do-able.

Please don't get a dome. Not sure my fingers can take anymore

Yep, as mentioned in other thread(s) don't pay for a dome, even if you do go T500 route. The pot head (or a made/bought other type) works fine with standard T500 lid.