Step 1 - Shake up a Mason Jar bottle of Moonshine Step 2 - Watch how fast bubbles dissipate at this point your checking the "bead" (see picture) The faster the bubbles disappear the higher the content of alcohol. Refer to our PH section above for how to calculate and adjust the PH of your mash. It will absorb water, expand and then slowly settle to the bottom grabbing the particles from your mixture as it falls. Click the button below to join our community and receive our occasional newsletter or when we have a great announcement that will add value to your life! Making a mash is basically a 10th grade science experiment. But it is also useful useful if you make an all grain mash or a fruit mash and you want to increase potential ABV to a specific amount. Hydrometer Wisdom: Monitoring Fermentation - Whiskey Still Ive tried to recreate it,but no luck. If you want to use this method simply, If you still do not see any activity after 12 hours. This is a basic corn whiskey mash that is widely used by a lot of shiners as an easy go-to simple mash recipe. 5-3 gallons of alcohol, A 10 gallon run will yield 2-4 gallons of alcohol. Available after Moonshiner Rank 10, this upgrade costs $875 and 3 Tokens. Simply use the following formula to determine your ABV. It can also be used to verify whether fermentation is complete. Compared to cooking your mash and distilling, this step is pretty much a breeze. Keep taking readings, if needed, until the gravity stops dropping which means the fermentation is complete. For the purists, a corn whiskey mash is the route to a true-to-history, smooth, full-flavor moonshine. You can also use a big whisk to agitate your wash/mash and then let the carbon dioxide escape out of the top. It is always better to keep the production of fusel alcohols to a minimum. However, open air fermentation is another option that many home brewers and even breweries choose. by Washashore Fri Sep 07, 2012 4:43 pm, Post (Apartment Still), Concentric Pot/Reflux Still (Experimental), A little spoon feeding for New & Novice Distillers. A day or two after adding the yeast, youll see the airlock bubble and know the stuffs doing its fermenting business. He enjoys everything from large-scale RPGs to small, bite-size indie gems and everything in between. So some people recommend a spoon of fresh stuff, another recommends 6 spoons of what might have been in the fridge for awhile. Add enough mash liquid or wash to the test jar.