Yep, George taught me this and it is a great quick test

Cheers man, useful and simple tip always helpful for newbies like me!

Very cool! THANKS!

There's a catch however - alcohol solutions of iodine can sometime's give false positive results - indicating the starch that isn't really there. Water based solution (Lugol's solution, Lugol's iodine) is much more reliable.

Nice video Jesse quick and informative 👍

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

That was an awesome priceless advice thank you very much

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate :)

I used to do the Iodine test for every brew (I use Iodophor) but with repetition as long as I hit my calculated starting gravity it’s a waste of time. Always calculate your gravity, Chasers! I always strained the mash to give me a clear wort sample. A few drops into a few mm of wash on a white saucer will completely disappear if you swirl it.

Thank you for the great video

Happy days, I’ve been waiting for the next video 👍🏻

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I ran into some trouble. Back in the groove now :)

@jock5656

3 жыл бұрын

Good job Jesse, I was praying you hadn’t been hit with COVID. 👍🏻😊

Simple and effective! 1:21 brewers in Germany do this as well. And we only use malted barely (most of the time)

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

Yup yup,

It's definitely worth it to keep iodine on hand. I just used some last night to check a mash that was a little suspect.

Nice one 🥔

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAH

It's half past midnight and I'm having some difficulties falling a sleep. Watched the phone and a Chase the Craft video reminder just popped. No it won't help me fall a sleep but I had a kick ass few minutes.... Gonna look in the cabinet for some booze ( for medicinal use as sleeping agent).

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you are asleep now mate! lol

The best vodka I remember was made from a blend of russet potatoes and sweet potatoes and after all the work ended up being a smooth 40% ABV. 🥃

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

lol! I have no idea what you are talking about . . . . .;)

@stanervin6108

3 жыл бұрын

@@StillIt You had stated in the video about experimenting with strange fruit or surplus stale bread. I mashed in baking potatoes and sweet potatoes and distilled the results into a wonderfully smooth vodka adjusted to 40% abv (80 proof).

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

@@stanervin6108 oh I understood you mate. I just meant it was pretty close to what I was doing

Today it's tapioca flour, old course ground blond malt, overripe bananas, a sweet potato, rolled oats, stale homemade bread, grape nuts, expired dry yeast, a handful of freshly sprouted wheat grex berries with all the chaff included, and a few spoonfuls of 4% alpha-amylase. I plan on using a kveik culture I've kept in the back of the fridge for fermentation. The culture woke up plenty fast when fed and warmed up, and sits bubbling on the counter, waiting for the mash to pass an iodine test. Wish me luck!

Sherry or wine finish on a single malt? Start soaking oak in different things to then age with?

Hi I’m new to distilling and this is a bit off topic. I was going to try a 25l birdwatcher wash before doing a proper mash.. I’m in the UK And have Allisons easy bake dry breadmaking yeast What % abv should I get with 6kg of sugar. What is the alcohol tolerance of this yeast or do I need a more specialised yeast to get up to 14/15%. Hopefully some one can advise.

I’ve used this method before, but how would you test if you mash contained a lot of specialty dark Malt, like chocolate, black patent, etc that turn the mash really dark?

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

Its actually still really easy to see. The mash may be dark when you are looking through a glass of it. But a half spoon spread out over a white plate is easy to see through.

Thanks for linking the iodine. It’s hard to find in Amazon that isn’t medical related

Has anyone done a analytical test to verify that the amount of starch in weight is now similar in sugar after conversion? I am looking at the question could several percent sugar be not converted and you are throwing away pounds of unconverted starch. I am running a small 105 gallon still in small micro-distillery.

Would this be a test for that Angel Yeast???

Hey, do a segment on green malting from raw grain, perhaps you don't have access to the dry malt shop and need to make your own. Wheat is the easiest to corn is the hardest, if you haven't tried before.

Hey I know this is an old topic but I am doing an all grain 5gal. 7lbs ground corn. Cooked corn for 90mins at 190. Then let cool to 150 before adding high temp amylase. After 2 hours I still failed the starch test. My question is. What the heck do I do now. Heat everything back up. What do I do to complete starch conversion?

Question: have you ever tried using your spit for the enzymes that break down starch? Some ancient recipes for instance require the chewing of the grain before letting it ferment and all that. Shouldn't be a problem in the still.

@rayfox212

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man that's rough. But it does give a new meaning to spit shine. 😁

I am thinking of making a mash with 6 kilos of flaked corn and 3 kilos of malted barley is this too much grain for a 25 litre wash

I’ve just chopped of the top of a Christmas tree and wondering if I can use it to age whiskey

@idel5357

3 жыл бұрын

I personally wouldn't, the tar will probably make it undrinkable and not really good for yoour health

Here in the United States, iodine is everywhere...

Be careful ppl, homebrewing has the Iodine Tincture, and it says free shipping but at checkout, the only shipping option was $20.00 ground (MI to TX), not happening. Walmart, $6.00, free shipping.

I tried to make a mash cornmeal/barley..yikes what a mess, right? Cool thanks man sorry if I offended.

Could you make vodka out of sweet peas

@chuckdontknowdoya6100

3 жыл бұрын

if they have enough sugar to ferment you sure can.

Lol I've made a bread mash when l was given a truckload of bread and couldn't give it away fast enough made a great neutral spirt gallons of it.

@clintonrossouw8274

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, interesting, how’d you do that

@chuckdontknowdoya6100

3 жыл бұрын

@@clintonrossouw8274 Treat it like a grain convert the starch to sugar and ferment I used the bottled alfa amylase and not barley.

i am having a kick ass week! wife suprised me with an order of peach, banana and watermelon extracts from olive nation, AND.... money for new tires for my truck! moonshine flavors and new tires, wonder what she wants lol

@StillIt

3 жыл бұрын

Ah nice man! That sounds like a good week to me!

@vtbn53

3 жыл бұрын

I should report you to the RSPCA

@PoppaLongroach

3 жыл бұрын

@@vtbn53 what r u talking about??

@vtbn53

3 жыл бұрын

@@PoppaLongroach I am talking about you kicking donkeys all week - what are YOU talking about?

@PoppaLongroach

3 жыл бұрын

this is west virginia man, we dont kickem..... we dress em up n take em out on fridays

My potatos turned purple by themselves anyways .-.

Jessie Go to farm source bro and get navel spray for calf’s if you can’t find it think it’s 2.5%

Isn't that what a hydrometer is for

Just quit saying so much