Sunflower

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Sunflower

Postby hjubm2 » Wed Jun 09, 2021 1:36 pm

So it looks like I've got access to as much Sunflower seeds as I want. I'm starting with 30kg (along with some Sorghum but that's a different story) to see how well it works. I know theres a distillery in the US (Dalton Distillery) that makes what they call TazaRay which is 65% sunflower & 35% corn (I have read both are malted first).

Has anyone tried Sunflower seeds before? I'm thinking i might try aeound 60% Sunflower, 25% Corn & 15% Malted Barley & see how it turns out...
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Re: Sunflower

Postby Dancing4dan » Thu Jun 17, 2021 8:46 am

I’m not sure there is enough starch in sunflower seeds to ferment. They are used to produce oil….

https://www.verywellfit.com/calories-in ... ts-4119941
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Re: Sunflower

Postby hjubm2 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:51 am

One site I read mentioned an SG of 1.040 from straight sunflower seeds but I'm assuming that was the shelled seeds. I had a couple of minutes spare over the weekend so I milled 5kg & added 20L of 90 degree water & left overnight before adding Angel Yeast Leaven to see what I can get out of them. Ended up getting about 50kg of seeds that cost me nothing so worth a try to see what happens. After a day of fermenting it was smelling quite nutty so could turn out quite nice. Time will well...
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Re: Sunflower

Postby Dancing4dan » Thu Jun 17, 2021 9:56 am

hjubm2 wrote:One site I read mentioned an SG of 1.040 from straight sunflower seeds but I'm assuming that was the shelled seeds. I had a couple of minutes spare over the weekend so I milled 5kg & added 20L of 90 degree water & left overnight before adding Angel Yeast Leaven to see what I can get out of them. Ended up getting about 50kg of seeds that cost me nothing so worth a try to see what happens. After a day of fermenting it was smelling quite nutty so could turn out quite nice. Time will well...


Let us know how it goes. I like experimenting.
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Re: Sunflower

Postby bluc » Thu Jun 17, 2021 4:16 pm

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Re: Sunflower

Postby hjubm2 » Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:10 pm

Well the original plan to use it with Angel Yeast didn't go to plan, it ended up turning into a moldy mess. So moving on from the Angel Yeast (I may try it again when I get a chance) I'm now starting to malt about a kilo & half to see how it turns out...
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Re: Sunflower

Postby Dancing4dan » Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:41 am

hjubm2 wrote:Well the original plan to use it with Angel Yeast didn't go to plan, it ended up turning into a moldy mess. So moving on from the Angel Yeast (I may try it again when I get a chance) I'm now starting to malt about a kilo & half to see how it turns out...


The interweeb says sunflower seeds are only about 7% carbohydrates….that makes 93% non ferment able content. High fat content….
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Re: Sunflower

Postby bluc » Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:13 pm

Yea doubt that the angel yeast failed more likely not enough to convert to low alcohol content to preserve itself and instead it rotted..
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