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by Ryno » Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:55 am
Ryno wrote:Put a MacWhiskey down on Monday as follows:
2kg medium peated malt
1 can of Briess CBW sparkling amber (they were out of Caramalt)
3kg Sugar
bakers yeast
You can really smell the peated malt. Smells fantastic. I guess the big decision to make is; Do I pot still (strip run) then run it through a 4 bubble plate (spirit run) OR just run it through a 4 bubble plate. Im wondering is there a big difference?
Just a quick update on this recipe I did above. Very smooth to drink. Ges really quick. However, don't bother with the peated malt. While is does have a great aroma while fermenting, none of the smokiness has carried over. And I mean none. Will do this recipe again this weekend and will try another malt. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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by Bushy » Fri Jul 26, 2013 12:30 pm
Ryno wrote:Ryno wrote:Put a MacWhiskey down on Monday as follows:
2kg medium peated malt
1 can of Briess CBW sparkling amber (they were out of Caramalt)
3kg Sugar
bakers yeast
You can really smell the peated malt. Smells fantastic. I guess the big decision to make is; Do I pot still (strip run) then run it through a 4 bubble plate (spirit run) OR just run it through a 4 bubble plate. Im wondering is there a big difference?
Just a quick update on this recipe I did above. Very smooth to drink. Ges really quick. However, don't bother with the peated malt. While is does have a great aroma while fermenting, none of the smokiness has carried over. And I mean none. Will do this recipe again this weekend and will try another malt. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Bugger!. I wonder Ryno, if you steeped the grain in some hot water first, would it carry over the smoke. :think: Usin the backset yesterday I got the temp to 68, put the grain in and wrapped it for an hour. Tasting told me little because it was backset flavoured already.
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by Ryno » Fri Jul 26, 2013 1:34 pm
hmmmm. It just might Bushy. :think:
I think you have just talked me into it. I will try it again this weekend (provided I can get some peated malt)
will let you know how I go.........
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by Sam. » Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:02 pm
You might find the peat will appear after being on oak for a while
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by Ryno » Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:19 pm
cheers Sam and Liv
It has been on oak now for 1 week. Will keep an eye on it. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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by wedwards » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:37 am
For a 50L wash I normally mash 3kg of Simpsons peated malt and 9kg of pale malt. Have found that's a good ratio to my taste so there's a little peat but not too much. Incidentally if you invert the amounts, that's what is used to make glenmorangie which is what I started out with, but the peat was too strong for my taste.
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by Stevem109r » Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:52 pm
Finally got around to makin this one up, did 50/50 peat and non peat grain, used boiling water to dissolve the sugar then let the grain sit in that till it was cool enough for the yeast. Smellin good :)
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by DaveZ » Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:52 am
Just put down 50 litres of this, but I used Crystal malt instead of Pilsner malt, it's all I've got at the moment. Can't wait to smell this stuff while it's fermenting, even more so to taste it once it's distilled. Edging closer and closer to jumping into an all grain :think:
I reckon this will have 3/5ths of fuckall chance of being aged, but is anyone else aging this on oak or are we all drinking it as fast as we can make it?
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by DaveZ » Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:10 am
MacStill wrote:I'm going to put one of these down in the next day or so, but the grain bill will be 50/50 corn/ale malt :handgestures-thumbupleft:
How did this one go Mac?
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by Bushy » Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:23 pm
DaveZ wrote:Just put down 50 litres of this, but I used Crystal malt instead of Pilsner malt, it's all I've got at the moment. Can't wait to smell this stuff while it's fermenting, even more so to taste it once it's distilled. Edging closer and closer to jumping into an all grain :think:
I reckon this will have 3/5ths of fuckall chance of being aged, but is anyone else aging this on oak or are we all drinking it as fast as we can make it?
A healthy combination of both Dave. I still got about half the first run, which was all lager LME. Only taken a little off the second lot and havn't touched the last lot. I'm putting a toasted domino and a charred toasted domino in with each run. Not lookin too bad for some well aged Macwhisky. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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by 7evan » Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:58 pm
Bit of a variation but should still turn out ok. :happy-partydance:
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by 1 2many » Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:29 pm
evanmac710 wrote:Bit of a variation but should still turn out ok. :happy-partydance:
Nice list of goodies there mate what size wash are you planning to make or are you going to split them for smaller washes
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by Stevem109r » Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:37 pm
That's looking like at least a 120lt wash. ???
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by 7evan » Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:48 pm
2 batches of 50L. Strip them both then do a slow spirit run as per Mac's original instructions. Hopefully turn out something drinkable. .... Mac?? :think:
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by MacStill » Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:12 am
evanmac710 wrote:2 batches of 50L. Strip them both then do a slow spirit run as per Mac's original instructions. Hopefully turn out something drinkable. .... Mac?? :think:
Yeah through a pot I reckon it'll need a while on oak to mellow out, but your plan is a good one :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Let us know how it goes
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by markus » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:40 am
Bushy wrote:I'm gonna do a second gen on this one Steve.
Thinkin fifteen litres backset, eight kg sugar, one kilo malt grain and one tin of amber caramalt. All back in on the old grain bed and top up to sixty. Thoughts anyone? :think:
Hey bushy have you run this wash with the backset yet?
Any noticeable flavour difference than a single gen??
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by 7evan » Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:08 pm
MacStill wrote:evanmac710 wrote:2 batches of 50L. Strip them both then do a slow spirit run as per Mac's original instructions. Hopefully turn out something drinkable. .... Mac?? :think:
Yeah through a pot I reckon it'll need a while on oak to mellow out, but your plan is a good one :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Let us know how it goes
Mac, do I need to put any dunder in for the spirit run or is that a Rum thing? :think:
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by Kimbo » Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:19 pm
evanmac710 wrote:
Mac, do I need to put any dunder in for the spirit run or is that a Rum thing? :think:
The recipe doesnt call for it. However, that doesnt mean that you cant do it...... It's up to you :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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by 7evan » Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:11 pm
The wife guarding 100L of the finest brew. Like a coiled spring. :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
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by Stevem109r » Thu Aug 01, 2013 6:21 pm
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Yeah through a pot I reckon it'll need a while on oak to mellow out, but your plan is a good one :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Let us know how it goes[/quote]
Wat I put this down to run via a pot, is this not good for that.
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