How to Make a Basic Mash for Moonshine
How to make a basic mash for moonshine is easy if you follow along. Moonshine mash can be made with water, yeast, and grains or with a simple sugar wash and no grains. Today we will be telling you all the measurements, steps, and a few tools needed to make the mash. This step is the first and most important step in the moonshine-making experience, so if you're a beginner we hope you enjoy it. Be sure to like, comment, subscribe, and hit that bell to receive shinications when we post another video. Stay Shining my friends :)
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00:00 Introduction
00:10 Suggesting making a sacrifice run for a new still or just learning how to
00:20 In a large pot add 1-½ to 2-21/2 of filtered or spring water to a boil
00:30 Add 5 pounds of white sugar and stir well to dissolve
00:42 Add 5 pounds of cracked corn to the sugar water and still well
00:52 Add the lid and stir every half hour for 1-2 hours
01:03 Showing a 5 gallon BPA free food-grade bucket
01:17 Discussing where to place a grommet for an air-lock
01:28 Drill a ⅝” hole off-center to the right in the bucket
01:38 Take a temperature reading with an infrared thermometer before adding more water
01:48 Grab the free grain bill sheet at the blog
02:30 Fill out the grain bill with all the information
03:08 Add the sugar, water, and corn to a 5-gallon food grade bucket
03:22 Add enough hot water to the stockpot to get all the grain and sugar out of the bucket
03:47 Discussing how to add more hot water to reach a temperature of 95-100 degrees
04:04 Optional, dissolve yeast in water and a little sugar
04:17 Cotton flour sack towels use
04:30 Take another temperature reading to know the temperature of the last gallon of water
04:50 Discussing the benefits of filtered water
05:05 Add enough warm water to within 1 inch from the top of the bucket for a 95-100 degrees
05:22 Take a reading with a hydrometer and make a note in your grain bill
05:51 (Optional) Add a cup of sugar if you are not doing a sacrifice run to be able to get a better quality
06:17 Sprinkle 8 grams or .25 ounces of yeast into the bucket
06:44 Remove the lock seal on the new bucket lid
07:06 Attach the grain bill to the 5-gallon bucket
07:16 After 30 minutes check the mash to see if the yeast is foamy and bubbling
07:39 Take a temperature reading, make a note on the grain bill and snap the lid on the bucket
08:00 Add water or moonshine to the max line in the airlock and put in the grommet in the bucket
08:17 Place the bucket in a 75-degree room for 5-10 days
08:28 Discussing stirring the bucket once a day
08:39 If the airlock is too deep, pull it out of the bucket a little more
08:49 Listen to the bubbling in the airlock
09:09 Showing the bulging in the lid only after 10 minutes of fermenting!
09:29 Please subscribe to our channel
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That's was a great explanation of how to, one of the best and clearest I've seen. Thank you.
@FarmhouseBC
3 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome and thank you for the watch and taking the time to comment it really helps our channel!😊
thanks! just got my equipment this week and was wondering how to start!
For those wanting to make old school shine.. ..use 1/2 pound of grain per gallon of water, 1lb sugar and plain Ole bread yeast
@allenparker3472
Жыл бұрын
What kind of grain
@PoppaLongroach
Жыл бұрын
@allenparker3472 any single grain or combination of 2 or more grains. Example.....10 gallon mash is 5 pounds of grain total. So you could have 2.5lb corn, 1.25lb wheat and 1.25lb barley malt to total 5 pounds.
@PoppaLongroach
11 ай бұрын
@allenparker3472 I made a video of my new recipe and how I make it yesterday check it out you may like it
@MichaelNugent-sn6ok
6 ай бұрын
@@PoppaLongroach4:23
Good stuff. Love the info tag. I’m gonna start using them
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! I would be lost without them. Thanks for the watch and the comment!
Will try thanks
It's great. Very useful for beginners.
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so! Thanks for the watch :)
This is a great sacrifice run very cheap and an introduction to using grain. We will create the conversion of the starches to fermentable sugar very soon.
@MoonshineHowTo
3 жыл бұрын
Yes it is!
@PoppaLongroach
Жыл бұрын
Keep the grain......dump the backseat from the sacrifice run back into the grain and add 5lb of sugar..... .boom......sour mash baby!!
@stevealford230
11 ай бұрын
@@PoppaLongroach Nope. That would be sour mash if that grain starch had been converted and fermented, but it wasn't... it wasn't mashed at all, it was a sugar wash with unfermentable corn solids that weren't converted into corn sugar.
This is great. Keep the hard work up
@MoonshineHowTo
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, we appreciate that!
Awesome video
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeee dogggggyyyyyyyy LOVE ME SOME MOONSHINE YEE YEE. What’s next to come?!
@MoonshineHowTo
3 жыл бұрын
Yeap Yeap
@Mychannel-fw5mb
2 жыл бұрын
Yer sister!!
AWESOME , ... Finally a step by step, fun, very well made Moonshine How Too...... cheer's.
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers! We appreciate the watch and taking the time to comment!
@stevealford230
11 ай бұрын
That wasn't a Moonshine How To. The corn starches were not converted and fermented.
Love this!!! Thank you!
@MoonshineHowTo
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. No no no, THANK YOU! But I have to say....... LET ME HEAR YOUR BEST YEE YEE
@justinwood9163
3 жыл бұрын
YEE YEEEEEEEEEEE
Great video, well put together. I would like to mention that at 9:05 where you show the lid buckling, that is not because of pressure build up, it is mostly like because of change in temperature and the lid not matching the bucket well from manufacturing tolerances. The head that you get from the bubbler (1/2 inch or so of water) is not going to hold any pressure to make the lid bulge up.
@MoonshineHowTo
Жыл бұрын
It's a combination of both. When I ferment foods, no heat is ever applied, and if I do not have a way to release the gases that build up, my silicone fermented ring bulges just like this lid does and I need to "burp" it even if there is room at the top. Thanks for the watch and the comment.
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Very simple
@MoonshineHowTo
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
Awesome
@MoonshineHowTo
Жыл бұрын
As you get used to fermenting try your hand at converting the starches into fermentable sugar for a smoother product
Subscribed! teach me your ways oh wise ones
@MoonshineHowTo
3 жыл бұрын
Stay close little sprout, we will show you the way!
Use a 6 gallon brew bucket...its ready to go...write ingredients on 3 inch masking tape strip...boiled water kills tap water chlorine and other additives... Use brew bag for less mess...This works for me....
@MoonshineHowTo
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that's good to know!
@raymondminer8867
2 жыл бұрын
You pay a lot more for them and I try to keep costs down.
Wow
Could I use distilled water ive distilled out of tap water?
Tricked me, thought it was two Popcorn Suttons arguing with eachother lol
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
😂
yum
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
Hugs, Homie! =)
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the watch and comment! Much appreciated!
@expertapproved8043
2 жыл бұрын
@@MoonshineHowTo Still runnin' you daily, Fam!
Hammer time!! 😁
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
You know it! 😂
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! I’ll get back outcha this week!
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, only a few subs needed but a LOT of hours needed, I need to reach out and shake my FB group with over 27K in it, cheeze, you think they would help out LOL
Hi, my name is rusty. I learned about the big mouth bubbler from you they are gorgeous pieces of glass. Sometimes I have trouble with the gasket Oring,sealing ,not sure what you wanna call it. Any suggestions, thank you. Keep on SHINING.
@FarmhouseBC
7 ай бұрын
Remove the wide silicone seal and flip it over so the big edge which was the top is on the bottom. Then put it under warmish water and put it on the carboy and then give it a twist. The sugar wash video shows how we twist it. And you will notice that the silicone lays out flat. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I mean basically it’s flavored sugar shine?
@MoonshineHowTo
3 жыл бұрын
Yup. agreed, as stated in the video :)
Great simple recipe 👍 Do you know what strength/proof it was after fermentation? Thanks
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
The starting gravity was 1.07, final gravity was 0.99. Basically it comes out 150 proof starting, run down to 100 proof and collect a quart of tails for the next run. After Fermentation the ABV is known from using a hydrometer. The "proof" is determined from the type of still used to make the run. We have a video on hydrometeors and more, please check out the playlist for more: kzread.info/head/PLLB--4EluMqEVxd4lWbSrz-YS7QeJs_-6
@daveyjones18
2 жыл бұрын
@@MoonshineHowTo Thanks 👍
I Can't get the little recipe sheet to down load to my email I'm not a whizz on internet pls help
@MoonshineHowTo
Жыл бұрын
I just tried it and it worked, please sign up with an email, once you receive the email, it will say confirm your email, you click the big green button and the recipe sheet will download.
I'm going to make this mash tomorrow! Can't wait. Assuming the mash finishes fully fermenting, about how much product (before proofing) might I expect?
@johnkuhn4263
2 жыл бұрын
FYI I'm running a reflux still. Usually gets the most out of a mash.
@FarmhouseBC
2 жыл бұрын
FYI, example, 5 gallons of water with 2-3 lbs of grains, will suck up approximately 1.5 gallons of liquid leaving you with about 3.5 gallons of mash. To prevent this, presoak the cracked corn overnight, prior to mashing in. Another way to keep more liquid, is to use a press or mop bucket to press the liquids out of the grains. Tip: if you need 5 gallons of mash, make up a 7.5 gallon batch to run 5 gallons.
@johnkuhn4263
2 жыл бұрын
@@FarmhouseBC Right on. That sounds like a good way to do it. I may boil the corn like in the vid, but the heads up on the liquid is much appreciated. Thanks!
@FarmhouseBC
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnkuhn4263 anytime! Let us know how it turns out. 😉
@stevealford230
11 ай бұрын
That's not mash: it's a sugar wash. There's no corn liquor in that liquor.
Silly question 5/8 rubber grommet is 3/8 diameter on inside? What size drill bit did you use?
@FarmhouseBC
2 жыл бұрын
½ inch. Thanks for the watch.
What if you use to much yeast? That is to say, how fo you get the horse back out un front of the cart. 3lbs sweet taters 3 pints fermented persimmon jam 10lbs sugar Added sugar to a rolling boil at 220 degrees. Added sugar, stirred until dissolved and removed from heat. Waiting for 95° and a wunderin if 3/4 of an ounce of old yeast is a might excessive? Doesn't more yeast just take less time to 'go off'?
Can I run this through a small 1 gallon still little at a time?
@FarmhouseBC
Жыл бұрын
Sure can! You can make a 1 gallon batch if you want. Thanks for the comment.
So once you bring the water to a boil and you take it off the burner you don’t put it back on ?
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
See if this helps moonshine.farmhouse-bc.com/mash-for-moonshine/
Should you stop the fermenting process at day 7 and start to distill?
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend do NOT do that for several reasons: 1) you could be losing potential alcohol, 2) if there are sugars that are not converted, it could gum up the lines, and 3) I recommend that you use your hydrometer to ensure all the sugars have been converted into alcohol before ending the fermenting process. There is no magic day-to-end fermentation, it will vary each time.
What temperature do yall distill at
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
I don't use a temperature, I go by the "fast drip rate".
@PoppaLongroach
Жыл бұрын
2 drips a second works on my small stills
how do I get the grain bill or recipe sheet?
@FarmhouseBC
10 ай бұрын
Go to the blog and click on the menu bar and click on the printable and it the batch record sheets. The link is in the description below the video to the blog. Thank you
How did it turn out.
@MoonshineHowTo
3 жыл бұрын
Great!
Haven't seen yet how these recipes taste after distilling??
@PoppaLongroach
Жыл бұрын
Heat the still up on medium heat, run it slow, let it air out 48 hours, temper it with spring water, let it air another 24 to 36 hours and it tastes amazing
seen dozens of these videos and yet to see finish product or anyone drink this stuff
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
This was for a basic mash, not a start to finish recipe. I can't speak for anyone else, but our permit only allows us to make gasoline, not moonshine, therefor why we don't drink it and maybe there is a reason why you don't see anyone drinking an illegal product? Have you asked them why? Thanks for the comment.
@aaronayers1873
2 жыл бұрын
@@MoonshineHowTo ive always heard moonshine is only illeagle to sell not for personal use
@tracewithaview6731
2 жыл бұрын
@@aaronayers1873 you've heard wrong. I've heard that a lot as well but it's just wrong. You can own a still but the second you start making alcohol you're breaking federal and state laws. Beer and wine are different and one can do that legally.
That would take the meat off your tongue when distilled.
@MoonshineHowTo
2 жыл бұрын
That's what a hydrometer is for! So would Everclear at 190, but who drinks that straight? Proofing down is the ticket. Thanks for your comment :)
I thought moonshine used a still??
@MoonshineHowTo
Жыл бұрын
It does.
Y'all didn't make a single DROP of corn liquor there. You gelatinized the corn, but didn't add a single enzymatic adjunct (or enzymes alone) to convert those freed starches into corn sugar to ferment... so no, that was not a "Basic Mash for Moonshine," that was "a cane sugar wash with unfermentable corn solids" ... and nobody calls that moonshine unless they're a conman or a fool who got conned.
@FarmhouseBC
11 ай бұрын
It is a beginner recipe and is an introduction to grains. Then when they get used to it they can start converting the starches into fermentable sugars and work their way to an all grain. We have groups for all levels. Thank you for your input.
@stevealford230
11 ай бұрын
@@FarmhouseBC I get that you want to hit the best SEO with the terms that will get the most hits, but it just runs all over me that there are HUNDREDS of KZread videos like this that falsely say they are showing a mash recipe but they don't actually mash the corn at all. My issue is with stretching the truth in the naming, which has caused the abundance of misinformed people getting into distilling. I've talked to people who have had distilling channels for YEARS and think that just boiling cornmeal for an hour does the full conversion and makes corn liquor. Their comments sections are full of viewers asking why they didn't get any alcohol when they followed all the steps but without the cane sugar, just like the video said they could if they wanted all-grain... and even when you don't explicitly say that, you directly imply it when you omit that part and call it a mash. Multiple channels have argued with me and said that I'M wrong, that it's an old family recipe and that's real corn liquor... and they believe it because so many people misrepresent sugar washes with hot corn as a corn liquor mash. They saw stupid fake "Popcorn's Famous Mash Recipe" videos of sugar washes with hot corn and think that's the way their fabled alleged Prohibition Era relative made shine and they start swearing to it and defending the shit they pieced together in their heads based on family myth and the dishonest recipes online that call these washes a mash. And then they link to videos like this one to "prove" that they're right, so they feel justified in continuing to spread bullshit. Pardon my swearing... the Army made me learn it as a second language.
@FarmhouseBC
11 ай бұрын
@@stevealford230 I agree I teach hundreds of thousands of people on my group’s and this simple corn is better than a sugar wash. If you keep the gravity low at least it’s drinkable. But if you try to teach people all grain no added sugar they will fail and give up the craft. If you start them out simple and work them up then they will succeed.
What a small batch 😳
@FarmhouseBC
Жыл бұрын
It’s very easy 1 pound of sugar to 1 pound of corn per gallon of mash. Do what size you want.
88 degrees is not too cold amateur 90 to 50 is the ranges folks , this person I pressing info to you that don’t even know what they are doing themselves