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"Well let me say I love potato vodka, and I found a recipe and wanted to start a mash, The truth be known I was board and really jumped the gun,lol. I have no tools of the trade so to speak I made my on bubbler, I have a small pot 4 gal almost ready to go, oh yeah I did my mash and I do not have a hydrometer (the big mistake) yet its on its way should be here in few days, back to the mash The recipe I used said 10lb Potato"s peeled and cut in to small cubes and bring to a boil I don"t remember Temp any way cubes should be soft, I strained mash and replaced into my stock pot, at this time its yellow and really cloudy, ( should I have maybe strained a few more times with like a cheese cloth, to clean it up? anyway it called for 5lb sugar when it cold down some I added sugar then transfer to carboy, add yeast, it was bubbling almost on contact not fast but within 4hrs it was shooting yellow mash about a foot out the bubbler, oh I did not what Amylase Enzyme was nor did I have any, till I found out by Google (Beano) so dropped 6 pills in 8 hrs. after fermenting started, this was 4 days ago its still bubbling. I have sediment on bottom but its still way to cloudy. I know that I jumped the gun but Damn it"s been fun so far. Would it be wise for me to siphon off mash down to the sediment line and let it keep going, and if I can"t get it to clear up is it worth me filtering it through cheese cloth. And I know that it will be trash in product after Distilling. But will it screw up my pot when I do? I but there is a few people out there that"s really getting a good laugh off this,, as you should Hell I am So any suggestions for one BIG newbie break in mistake..  "
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" Originally Posted by: drakkar  Well let me say I love potato vodka, and I found a recipe and wanted to start a mash, The truth be known I was board and really jumped the gun,lol. I have no tools of the trade so to speak I made my on bubbler, I have a small pot 4 gal almost ready to go, oh yeah I did my mash and I do not have a hydrometer (the big mistake) yet its on its way should be here in few days, back to the mash The recipe I used said 10lb Potato's peeled and cut in to small cubes and bring to a boil I don't remember Temp any way cubes should be soft, I strained mash and replaced into my stock pot, at this time its yellow and really cloudy, ( should I have maybe strained a few more times with like a cheese cloth, to clean it up? anyway it called for 5lb sugar when it cold down some I added sugar then transfer to carboy, add yeast, it was bubbling almost on contact not fast but within 4hrs it was shooting yellow mash about a foot out the bubbler, oh I did not what Amylase Enzyme was nor did I have any, till I found out by Google (Beano) so dropped 6 pills in 8 hrs. after fermenting started, this was 4 days ago its still bubbling. I have sediment on bottom but its still way to cloudy. I know that I jumped the gun but Damn it's been fun so far. Would it be wise for me to siphon off mash down to the sediment line and let it keep going, and if I can't get it to clear up is it worth me filtering it through cheese cloth. And I know that it will be trash in product after Distilling. But will it screw up my pot when I do? I but there is a few people out there that's really getting a good laugh off this,, as you should Hell I am So any suggestions for one BIG newbie break in mistake.. You dont need to strain it again, cloudy is not an issue as long as there are no solids floating in it. If its fermenting then leave it alone and let it do its thing. Give it 8-10 days to get good and done and then syphone it off down to the goop in the bottom, leave all that behind if you can and still it."
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Well thanks for the fast input and the info, I think I will be lucky i it makes anything ,, but we have to fall befor we can walk,, lol
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Oh yeah i for got to mention the 10lbs of mashed potatos, next batch will use for some potato soup, if I get to work It also comes with Lunch,lol
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How bout do a tried and true recipe cause you know it will work and make likker! I bet your gonna be disappointed with that wash, I hope it works for ya tho!
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Originally Posted by: heeler How bout do a tried and true recipe cause you know it will work and make likker! I bet your gonna be disappointed with that wash, I hope it works for ya tho! Yeah I really dont think it will be worth a crap. I need to find me a good recipe and i should get some of my supplies Mon, I justlove the taste of potato vodka. lol
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oK just recived my hydrometer and pulled a sample off the wash and Tralles 5 Prof 10, i will have to learn all of this again i used to Home Brew Beer in 1992, so i will lok to see what i can figuer out , This is 8th day to ferm
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if vodka is tasteless, why potatoe wash??? :)
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Scotty try some Luksusowa. It's a Polish potato vodka and really tasty
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Originally Posted by: dieselduo Scotty try some Luksusowa. It's a Polish potato vodka and really tasty awsome taste some of the best vodka out there in my opinion
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Well it has come to an end with the bubbles did so yesterday so I belaeve I can wait a fewmore days and see what it tast like
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 :) MY FIRST EVER well i ran 2 1/2 gall through today I know that i did not start off on right foot. But I am pleazed with the out come1st jar 120 proof the mash was at 12% av, the only then was there is a little hint of a bitprob csuse i had to use to much yeast,, let a few of my buds have to little taste test and they liked it a lot,,, i have 2 gall of wash left to run , i saved almost 1 qt of tails do I need to add them to the 2gall that i have left to run,,, not as good as Luksusowa but it deffently has the sweet and a i hint of a bit of the potato flavor diffently different ,,,
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Thaks for the info but I was not disappointed with it, will do again , but I am looking for a tried and true recipe also a good Corn wiskey,
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Originally Posted by: heeler How bout do a tried and true recipe cause you know it will work and make likker! I bet your gonna be disappointed with that wash, I hope it works for ya tho! Thaks for the info but I was not disappointed with it, will do again , but I am looking for a tried and true recipe also a good Corn wiskey,
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