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Im interested in making honey flavored whiskey, and was wondering, if I use honey instead of sugar with the corn would that make a difference, or is the honey added after?
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I think you will get more flavor control if you make the whiskey you want and then add the honey to the finished distillate. When honey is added to the ferment very little comes over in the distillate from my expirence.
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there is a recipe for honey shine i got one going now
1 gallon of honey for every three gallons of water
i only did a gallon to test it out first
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I saw the honey shine, and plan to try it also. Let me know how it comes out. The reason I was asking about replacing honey for sugar was to get the flavor of the grain
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oops missed the corn sorry bout that
and yes i want to know as well
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Thanks. What I read was to do like you are suggesting, but it wasnt from a distilling site. You saved me from some disappointment
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"I read above -- one recipe calls for 1 gallon of honey to 3 gallons of water (so if we do a 6 gallon wash which is pretty standard) and use 2 GALLONS of honey vs. 10 lbs of sugar how much difference in price would there be??? 10lbs of sugar is like 9$.
How much does 2 gallons of honey cost these days???
I remember making beer once and using honey and I think a gallon of honey was like 50$ at that time, man-o-man 100$ for a likker wash....and almost no or should I say very little careover, hmmmm I dont know, hope ya'll can figger it out and be happy with the end results."
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Originally Posted by: heeler  I read above -- one recipe calls for 1 gallon of honey to 3 gallons of water (so if we do a 6 gallon wash which is pretty standard) and use 2 GALLONS of honey vs. 10 lbs of sugar how much difference in price would there be??? 10lbs of sugar is like 9$.
How much does 2 gallons of honey cost these days???
I remember making beer once and using honey and I think a gallon of honey was like 50$ at that time, man-o-man 100$ for a likker wash....and almost no or should I say very little careover, hmmmm I dont know, hope ya'll can figger it out and be happy with the end results. Thats why I asked the question before I laid out the money for the honey. In my area, honey is 7.50 a quart vs sugar at 12 bucks for a 25 lb bag both at wally. I plan to do your suggestion, and add the honey afterward.
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Thats why I asked the question before I laid out the money for the honey. In my area, honey is 7.50 a quart vs sugar at 12 bucks for a 25 lb bag both at wally. I'm planning on adding it afterward now, and save money and disappointment
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thats why i did a gallon as a test if its worth it in the end is yet to be seen
i dont like the sugar beets gradual i only use sugar cane gradual as the beet one has a nasty after taste
the honey shine is pose to be the top of the list
as for myself i dont care about the cost if i like it ill pay it
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"i tried a can of bud light as a test got mostly water but i had to play i did run test the honey but its not ready yet" kane attached the following image(s):  001.JPG (192kb) downloaded 0 time(s).You cannot view/download attachments. Try to login or register.
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I dunno about you guys, but I get my sugar when it's on sale for 40 cents a pound. Just picked up 25 pounds for $9.99 2 days ago. LOVE canning season!
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