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anyone use "bakers bran wheat" or "rolled oats" from a feed store for makin vodka?
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"I have used rolled oats several times. It really is a total pain. If makeing vodka, just do a simple sugar wash.
Oats, rolled, whole L(horse feed) or oat berries makes the finest, mildest whiskey of all when run several times pot still mode.
To make vodka out of an oat mash would be like buying some excellent single malt scotch and makeing vodka out of it."
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i guess im tryin to mix my local taters with something other than sugar...just trying for a diff taste...but yur analogy is a good one...if i mix sugar w the tates, when would u add the sugar? im guessin boil the tates til soft, add the enzyme til sugarized, then add sugar and mix well b4 ferment??
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whats the xplanation for most store vodka being made from "grain, wheat, etc..." i mean grey goose is made from "the finest french grain...." 
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" Originally Posted by: slamat  whats the xplanation for most store vodka being made from ""grain, wheat, etc..."" i mean grey goose is made from ""the finest french grain...."" True. But the yields of the mash is very low 6 to 8% and a lot of work and heat. Then to retain the flavor and quality you would need to pot still it several times. Now, if you are useing a reflux column you should be getting very high proof neutral like everclear. With that you can mascerate for flavors, add glycerine for a bit of mouth feel, add most any kind of flavorings you want. Like limoncello as an example. If this is the case than a sugar wash is just cheap, quick and easy. I love useing grains for whiskeys and such and run in pot or de-tuned still mode."
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"dont mind the work...lookin for somethin unique...so the rolled barley or the sawdust wheat:-) would be better to try?
id go with the tates and sugar but thats the ez way...the wifes lettin me have a day ea wknd to master somethin..thank gd she likes vdka too:-)"
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