wheat

[MARBAKER]

hi folks another question for you,i can get hold of an endless surpply of wheat from a farm, can i use it on its own to make a wash if so can you tell me a recipe please,all so when you make your cuts can you recycle the heads im a bit confused on what you can recycle head or tails thank you. regards marbaker

[billmcc]

Marbaker as regards your cuts question look here section 4c
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 5#p6798133

cheers billmcc

[MARBAKER]

thanks for that billmcc much appreciated mate

[alan]

Hi marbaker your wheat needs to be crushed or rolled so that when you boil the mash it will release the starch. its easier using wheatgerm,Iv got a full mash going at the moment corn,barley, oats, and molasses and 7lb sugar. I got the recipe from home distillers forum its called sweet feed

[MARBAKER]

thanks alan i will have a look

[phlogiston]

Yes, you can use wheat to make a wash, but not entirely on its own. You will need to:
- crush the wheat

- boil up to gelatinise the starch

- go through a full mashing procedure to convert the starch into sugar; for this you need to add some barley malt. It\'s the same procedure as making all-grain beers.
You then ferment and distil as for a sugar wash.
Wheatgerm is not a substitute -- you would need a very large amount to get enough sugar out of it.
Try the artisan distillers website and look for all-grain washes, or wheat wash, or wheat whisk(e)y.
A free supply of wheat is too good an opportunity!