StillSmart

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

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

cheers billmcc

thanks for that billmcc much appreciated mate

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

thanks alan i will have a look

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!