How much peated malt for a whisky?

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Re: How much peated malt for a whisky?

Postby Easydrinker » Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:13 pm

dalawhisky,hello and welcome here!
Your English is so much better than any Swedish that I may attempt..
It seems that you have already decided upon the correct way to do this,and it all sounds good.
Do let us know how the product turns out,somewhere in the near future.
ATB(All The Best)

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Re: How much peated malt for a whisky?

Postby Admiral Toad » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:03 am

Hi Toper I've used that malt before with decent results
my kit allowed me to do 23 litre washes from about 7 kg which gave me an OG of 1080 or so

I've d 3 stripped runs combined for the spirit run gave about 10 litres at 60% or so ready for barrel maturing

Save the tails each time and run with the next spirit run just as the big boys do and the flavours just keep developing

And to our new friend from Sweden sounds like you are on the case sherry in the cask first works really well and even 3 or 4 weeks prior to the spirit going in should be fine. I also put some JD barbeque barrel chips in too
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Re: How much peated malt for a whisky?

Postby Toper » Fri Feb 20, 2015 3:41 pm

Dalawhisky......Välkommen till forumet !
“...I use 2kg hevy peted malt and 6kg pale ale per 20 liter mash...”

The quantities of grain per wash seem to be what I will be aiming for in my next runs.

To accommodate this amount of grain I am having to modify my mashing equipment by introducing a home-made false bottom and using a far larger bag. I will still need to use a bag because the false bottom will be 'bag protective' rather than 'grain proof.'

Whilst impressed with the 'peated' element in my last endeavour, I feel that the over-all flavour. would have benefited from a higher level of malt in the wash.

To this end, I too will be using a mixture of grain (i.e. peated and unpeated probably 50/50), though I do intend to do a run using 100% heavy peated to use for comparison purposes.

I was impressed with the price of the barrels on the site you gave. Although in US$, when converted they appear much cheaper than an equivalent in the U.K. However, shipping costs could prove a pitfall.
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Re: How much peated malt for a whisky?

Postby dalawhisky » Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:45 am

Thank you Robert for the welcome.

I have 3 batches left to strip,
then i will make the final run in my 60 liter potstill.

My goal is to achieve 20 liter+ and put it in a 20liter keg.
Hopefully it's turn out to be a nice product,
because it's a lot of work in this project.

Admiral toad: great idea with the JD barbecue barrel chips.
My first try with whisky was a failure, I make souer mash, and use the all spirit without proper cuts, then I used to much barrelships. So the taste was to much oak and heads and feints.

Better luck next time they say.
I say, studie harder and do it like the big boys.

Toper: tack så mycket, är du från Sverige?

I don't want so much peat in my whisky, just a hint. So I hope my grain ratio will be proper.

The price on the keg is the half price included shipping to Sweden, compared to the barrels I can buy from my local supplier in Sweden.

http://Www.thorslundkagge.com

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Re: How much peated malt for a whisky?

Postby Toper » Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:03 am

Nej jag är från Storbritannien, men med tanke dina språkkunskaper som jag trodde jag skulle försöka svara på samma sätt .
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