How to Know When Fermentation Has Finished

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Portrait of Emmet Leahy

Emmet Leahy is the Chief Operating Officer and lead product developer at Clawhammer Supply, a small scale distillation and brewing equipment company. He loves the process of developing new equipment for making beer at home just as much as he does using it to brew his own beer. He's also passionate about teaching people how to use distillation equipment to produce distilled water, essential oils, and with the proper permits, fuel alcohol and distilled spirits.

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    Comment Author: Cheryl

    I made one of those cocktail type moonshine every into. And I put into the jar warm and sealed even with my alcohol is used. Is that okay? I made it for a couple parties we’re going to be going within the next week’s.

    Can I make those cocktail brews and seal them warm like that will they keep for any length of time? What is your subsections? I’ve got several different recipes I’d like to try. And I’d like to make and store. Do I let them cool completely before I put the lid on?

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    Comment Author: Dave

    ok, tHIS is how II make a mash. Add 1 part corn meal to 3 parts hot water (3 to1 ratio). Stir until it’s like a super thick glob of starch. Cook out for about 1/2 hour. Sprinkle amalyse enzyme to mash & stir until like a thin soup & cook for about 1 hour at 70C (converting the starch to sugar). Let cool to about 38C. Add mash to container with heated sugar water (2kg sugar to 4 litres water), activated yeast stirred through. Leave sit for about 2 weeks. strain well before stilling. .

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    Comment Author: josie

    do i leave the corn goodies in the wash to fermet or does it have to be taking out

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    Comment Author: Sal

    If the mash to make bourbon cooked long the 4 hours what happen the Mash

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    Comment Author: ken

    has anybody heard of ti root and sugar cane moonshine