WHISKEY

[Maurice]

Hi
I have a plan and it goes like this, I make a home made beer, run it through an air still then mature the result in an oak barrel .
The question I am asking is will I get something akin to whiskey both in colour and flavour?
Thanks

[Easydrinker]

Hello and welcome,
I know you have been a member for a while,but this is my first chance to greet you on a recent post.
Yes,you can brew a beer (minus hops),run it through an airstill,oak barrel,or age on oak,and come out with something resembling a Scotch whisky.
The Oak will both flavour and colour the spirit.

In my experience,your final result may be determined by your beer brew;all grain,LME,DME, whatever.All will work to some degree.
It is the playing of this game that keeps me interested.
And I hope that if you have some good,or even bad results,that you will share.
For the common good.
Robert.

[Frank]

@Maurice
if you keep the hops out of the ferment, you will make a (sort of) Scotch as described.....although I suspect it may lack in flavour/body.

What I would suggest is that you also consider the yeast used as, IMHO, it IS important.

[Admiral Toad]

I use alcotech whisky yeast and it seems ok about 6 days to ferment out on all grain washes

Try a bit of darker malt for a bit more flavour but NO HOPS so a standard kits no good

[Maurice]

Thanks guys for the advice, I appreciate it , just out of curiosity , why no hops?

[chill]

Because the taste comes through in the distilled product. I don't like it.

[paul]

would you still boil the wort for an hr before you chill then ferment?
paul

[Anavrin]

I've made an AG wash without boiling but you run the risk of infection as people don't normally sterialise their mash tuns, I think some will bring to the boil for 10mins just to kill off any baddies in the wash.

Another reason not to use hops is a hop oil will coat the inside of your column which means cleaning everything.

[paul]

yeah that makes sence anavrin