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In the book making pure corn whisky the first cook method calls for flaked maize with strike temps around 160. The second calls for using corn meal at near boiling temps, I bought 50 lb's of cracked corn (says all natural). Which cook temps do I need for this? mtnwalker could you e-mail me at [email]xrayyou21 yahoo.com[/email], I'd like to send you some pictures and ask you more questions if you have time and patience.
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"I use 10 - 15 lbs. of cracked corn, 20lbs. of sugar mix with 5gal. hot water, aprox. 90fr. mix then add tubo yeast just enouth to lightly cover the top. let set for 1-2 hrs. then stur. Keep at room temp ( 70 -80 ) Stur once a day untill it stops working. Strain and distill ! popapina"
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" Originally Posted by: popapina I use 10 - 15 lbs. of cracked corn, 20lbs. of sugar mix with 5gal. hot water, aprox. 90fr. mix then add tubo yeast just enouth to lightly cover the top. let set for 1-2 hrs. then stur. Keep at room temp ( 70 -80 ) Stur once a day untill it stops working. Strain and distill ! popapina You must have a powerful yeast. I would never be able to get that much sugar to ferment out in only 5 gal. of water, whith any I have ever used. Care to share what kind? Mine would stich sure as anything if it even ever got started. What % ABV are you getting with this wash?"
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Joined: 10/31/2009(UTC) Posts: 9
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Isn't it roughly 2lbs sugar to 1 gallon H2O? So 10 lbs sugar to 5 gallons of water?
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"I use StillSpririts Express Turbo Yeast, and have tried different amounts of sugar. If you can keep the mash at room temp 72f it will take aprox. 5 - 7 days, and when distilled reflux I get one gallon of 160 proof. That workes for me. If anyone has more input please pass it on ! Merry Xmas.
popapina"
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The "power turbo" seems to work with 20 lbs. of dextrose according to the web site and can yield as much as 20 % in 7-8 days.
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Joined: 11/11/2009(UTC) Posts: 35
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I was wondering if anyone read my origanal question? In a cook method corn mash, Do I have to bring the mash to boiling temps with cracked corn.
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Joined: 10/22/2005(UTC) Posts: 817
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" Originally Posted by: letcher52 I was wondering if anyone read my origanal question? In a cook method corn mash, Do I have to bring the mash to boiling temps with cracked corn. For cracked corn, you need to boil at a simmer for a good while, and it needs almost constant stirring to keep it from scorching. A morter mixer on a drill works well for this. I cheat. I use a 22 qt. pressure cooker with a false bottom screen. Boil water and pour the corn in and seal it. 15# for 15 min. works great. Thinking I am going to try some of the gallon cans of sweet corn, that I can get real cheap at a discount grocery here. Mash or blend it up a bit and then do the mash enzyme conversion. Worth a try once i guess."
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