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cereal crops

PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 6:41 pm
by gaza the instructor
Anyone got any ideas regarding flaked crops
Corn, Wheat or Maize ?
Have a local supply and cheap.
Make Vodka with the Wheat.

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:05 am
by Squint

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:48 am
by Mash
gaza the instructor wrote:Anyone got any ideas regarding flaked crops
Corn, Wheat or Maize ?
Have a local supply and cheap.
Make Vodka with the Wheat.


Buy a GF and mash for whiskey !!

Many farmer will sell at the gate.

Never mash more that 50% wheat in the mix else it will clog seems to be popular advice.

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:54 am
by gaza the instructor
All at £8 per 25KG from local supplier.
Get my molasses off them too. That is
pure cane molasses 64% sugar nothing
added 4ltrs for £6, so I add 1 per wash.
Getting a good result with flaked
wheat to make Vodka. Just wondering
what I could make with Maize or Corn ???

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:21 pm
by Easydrinker
That looks like a mighty fine price for molasses :)

Robert.

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:21 am
by gaza the instructor
And its good stuff to. :) :)

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 11:43 am
by Phantom
Dunno about 4ltrs for £6, but I've delivered 1000litre IBC's of molasses for animal feed.

Most agri feed suppliers would be able to supply many of the common grains in flaked form. But is "flaked" necessary if it still needs to be milled into "grist" form ? Surely just whole grain milled to grist would do and not have a middle man charge included for crushing to flake ?

Oh and you'd need to pick their brains some as there's often other stuff added for nutritional value that you might not want in a mash.........

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:09 pm
by gaza the instructor
@ Phantom
Buying flaked wheat as don't have a mill ATM
Sure makes a good Vodka, cheap to. :)

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:16 pm
by Phantom
gaza the instructor wrote:@ Phantom
Buying flaked wheat as don't have a mill ATM
Sure makes a good Vodka, cheap to. :)

Ah, ok that's fair enough.

Been thinking of seeing if I could get one of those small hand mills to give it a try. I don't do grain per se (apart from delivering malt by the tonne to local craft breweries).....

But would like to give it a try......

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 11:16 pm
by Easydrinker
It is still the molasses grabbing my attention here.

Maybe throw the cereals to the four winds?

But DO play to your hearts contentment.

There are many ways to do anything.

Robert.

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 6:49 am
by gaza the instructor
It sure does make a flavoursome Rum.
On the strip run it has a golden hue.
Gone on spirit run but smell is
awesome. 6-8 weeks ageing in some
Oak a little tweaking and yummie :)

Re: cereal crops

PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 1:23 am
by Easydrinker
Assuming that you are talking Molasses here, and not cereals, which will work, but in these days of cheap sugar why would you?
Unless striving for a possible flavoured wash?
Potato,rice,grain washes existed for the reason that it was the cheapest wash available in the locale.
Forget region and artisan, back when, it was how many units of spirit can we make from what we have?

Simples.

Robert.