Corn Whiskey

[Anybrew]

Hi all, we in Australia are permitted to Distill our own raw spirits but we can't sell it.  Most people simply use sugar and yeast ferment their brew/wort and then distil it and charcoal filter the spirit and flavour it with a cordial/syrup.

Its ok, but I would like to make some from Corn, I know the basic's of malting the corn etc.
But thought I might throw it out there to anyone who has a good understanding of the process etc.
I think my Buddies in the US aren't permitted to make it. But any tips would be appreciated.
Or just PM me.

I have a brand new 50 litre French Oak Barrel as well

Cheers
Steve

[divemaster1963]

Check out the site.
copper moonshine stills then look under free recipes. the site is full of fun facts and they can print it but not produce it. 

john

[west end apiary]

hey Any Brew,
As an aussie with an interest in homebrew, you may be interested to know that it is completely illegal to distill spirits in australia. You are legally allowed to own a five litre still, but it is strictly for the purposes of distilling water or making essential oils.

Now with that said, if you google the "uncle jesse simple sour mash recipe" you will find a great amount of information on corn whiskey. there is also a lot of variation in the recipe in terms of wheat/rye use.
It is not a full mashing recipe, but it is a sugar wash with flavour from the corn.
The honest answer is that there are at least full forum sites on home distilling, just google them and you will find all and more informatin on this subject,
 Cheers and good luck, Nick

[Anybrew]

Thanks for the info and the link Divemaster and Westy, I am no expert on the Legal stuff.  20 years. I  spoke to a Licencing mate and he said that in New South Wales you could distill alcohol but you could not sell it.
Perhaps the law has changed since then or he just didn't know  :roll:I will have to check it out.

Cheers
Anybrew

[Anybrew]

Well, your right Nick. Looks like I will be distilling water then to put in my Iron  

Cheers
Steve

[Lone]

You must do a lot of ironing, Steve. A 50 litre barrel of water is going to last a long time, but at least you will look presentable    

 

Lone

[bernsad]

You can use it to top up the water level in your car battery too!

[Anybrew]

Yeah yeah, I will be able to Iron everything even the curtains   I am going have so much distilled water I will be checking my car battery's every night around 9pm.

Cheers
Steve

[bernsad]

Yeah yeah, I will be able to Iron everything even the curtains  I am going have so much distilled water I will be checking my car battery's even night around 9pm.

Cheers
Steve

I don't think you have to wait that late at night to check the battery!

[Lone]

I think I have a better solution, although I don't want to detract from wrinkleless curtains.  Lemon grass essential oil.  You will be able to attract every swarm in NSW.  You won't sleep with all the bees knocking at your door.  Your apiary will get so big you won't be able to hold it in NSW at all.

Lone

[Anybrew]

Great idea Lone, if the knocking gets too bad I will just have a slurp of my distilled water

But maybe,that might create more knocking in my head the next day lol.

Cheers
Steve

[jim81147]

Rather than trying to malt the corn to use in your iron , get some brewers corn or similar ( some use flaked corn from the feed store )  , which you can obtain from most homebrew shops , and mash it with about a 4 corn to 1 malt barley mix . the malted barley will be able to convert the corn , then ferment just as you would beer , rack , let stand a day or two to clear and make iron juice !!! If you cant find flaked or brewers corn , google a cereal mash . That is what you will have to do to convert the corn,,,, I mean i am just guessing of course.............