I've watched and read hours of information on distilling and after 15+ years with this hobby I still learned plenty from this video. I like the relaxed style and that Jesse showed how simple this hobby can be. Many make it out to be a precise scientific project when in reality, relax, experiment, appreciate, and make adjustments next time. Style the brew how you like it - bugger everybody else. Would've been great if you produced this 14 years ago!
Yeah dude I hear you! I think there is definitely a place for the real nitty gritty type stuff. BUT only once you gain the experience to be relaxed with the basics. Gotta have a easy way for the newbies to get started! Cheers mate :)
Hi, this has gotta be one of your best yet and I've been watching and distilling since you started doing videos! I'd like to see a peated whisky sometime. Keep up the good work.
If you put a pot or bucket in your bag above the grain, you can add water to create weight and help get more wash(instead of turning the bag to squeeze wash out). That allows you to not scald your hands, keeps the mess off your hands, and you can do other things while it's draining
This was EXACTLY what i was looking for! Im milling the grain as of right now. Can't wait to see how it'll turn out. You are the reason i bought my first still and aren't i lucky it was the T500. Keep up the good work mate!!
As a long time brewer and relatively noob distiller, I like this direction. While your informative vids are, well, informative, this practical and versatile guide is a great new step and as you mentioned, I could see this becoming a series of sorts. And now we wait a month. Cheers.
This was a great video Jessie, congrats on the sponsor too! I've been using my T500 boiler to make all grain beer. I use a cut to size yoga mat with some elastic straps to insulate it while i mash. It's a great all in one system
This one’s a real gift! Thank you Jesse. I almost want to get a T500 so I can play along with the same rig. I’m jealous that you give out your tips and tricks to customize the kettle and other ways to maximize the performance and fun of the kit.
Damn,,, Completed the whole process, no issues, Been aging 2 weeks and its looking good. Couldn't help myself today, had a taste... UNBELIEVABLE. Its Bloody great. My first attempt at any distilling and after following this recipe it it turning out very well indeed. Need to let it sit and it can only get better. THANKS.
Algorithm might be handy for UA-cam but I'd prefer to make my thanks a bit more personal. This was the VERY first time that I have watched a long UA-cam video from beginning to end and felt that it had enriched my life in some way long term. Thank you professor, while rum is more my tipple, I'm mad keen to give this one a go. Thank you once again for the lesson, I truly appreciate it.
Brilliant videos, I've been deciding if this is the next craft to explore (spent last 5 yrs in a deep barbecue hole) and this is the video that has made me decide to take the plunge. I'll keep working through the videos but if you haven't done a Rum or a Rye version I'd love to see those!
New to the channel. Yankee homebrewer here. You mentioned boilovers with all grain wort. Fermcap S should solve your problems. I first got into diy ethanol production years ago after watching “Moonshiners” when I fabricated a boiler from a 1/2 bbl Sanke keg and 2” copper pipe... I laugh looking back now on how mystical I thought the mash process of malted grain was. I quickly stopped the evaporative/condensing ethanol hobby after getting discouraged from a few batches of experiments. It wasn’t until years later that I read the first chapter of a homebrewing book where everything finally made sense.
The comment you made on the relationship between the tightness of the cuts and the aging period was very interesting. I would love to hear more about that. Could make a nice little video on its own.
Yes please Jesse, A guide as to what changes you have seen in your products over time would be fantastic, to give us a clue as to what can be possible. It gets my vote.
Absolutely blown away! Done a 50 liter "next step whiskey" wash using 3kg of sugar and grain, it went from 1.060 to 1.000 in 4 days. Can't wait to run it and see how it turns out. Thank you Jesus 🥃🇮🇪
This is going to be my next project! without doubt one of your best videos to date, and that's saying something as your content is excellent. Maybe consider a series like this one where you do a quality vodka, a rum and an all grain. 🥃🇮🇪 Sláinte Jessy☘️
I have a 500 as well, bought the alembic copper cap. I think it's a little tastier. I've done it both ways thanks to your video's. Love it all dude, I've been a single grain sort of a dude, but I'll give this a try.
Did wine for years. New to beer. Want to distill soon. I watch you and George more than anyone and everyone combined. Do more show and tell please for the new guys. You experienced guys take simple things for granted. During your video I was like... HEY I WANT THAT!... thingy you just showed. No mention of what it is called, how much it costs on average or where to get it. Love you videos, Love your personality. More SHOW n TELL! Please! It's a Missouri Thing. :) Tanks Buckwheat! :) OH... This was the best video I ever saw you do in my opinion. Thanks Bro! :)
Gday J, a top video, exactly matches where I am in distilling right now. Getting out of run of the mill UJ** and experimenting with more grains etc. We will try this one shortly.
Hey man, love your channel, I just got my first still today and can't wait to try the cool stuff I have learned from you, George from B&H and Bearded and Board. I am a Bourbon fan and would live to see you do a Bourbon spin on this. Thanks again and keep um coming.
So, I'm a chemist. I think I have an idea for something never done on UA-cam (maybe by anyone). There is a niche piece of chemistry equipment called a soxhlet extractor. It basically evaporates a solvent (alcohol) and condenses it. The alcohol then goes into an extraction vessel. After enough collects, it falls into a collection vessel and starts again. It will do this process over and over again until you turn it off. You could put white dog in the bottom and wood chips in the extraction vessel. What you get in the collection vessel after hours would theorhetically be an aged whiskey.
I kinda doubt you’re a chemist otherwise you’d realize that there is no advantage of that over just stirring the wood into the cold alcohol. Soxhlet extractors are used to encourage poorly soluble things to dissolve into a very small amount of solvent, or to extract something off of a solid with a small amount of solvent. The wood needs time because it is dense and the alcohol takes time to penetrate and dissolve the compounds within, and have those compounds osmotically migrate back out. We could achieve faster wooding with sawdust, but then we give up the wood’s own filtering/chromatography effect which slows down tannins more than sugars.
Awesome video. I love the typical 'shorts', but this style with all the links to earlier videos is a refreshing watch. Would love to see this style a few times a year if you are up for it! I'm sure it was heaps of work. Thank you so much!
man im absolutly loving your still it ive just upgraded with a t500 with the reflux and alambic top and pot collem so i can begin to do proper mash's and make bourbon ive been binge watching everything and taking notes of everything and super excited to be putting down my first mash and also some top netural sprit as far as i kenw before watching your videos you just remove the first 200ml and collect the rest til it hits 80c
Love what you do Jesse! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm. I’d love to see you make a single malt “Scotch” in this “next step” style. I’m in California, love smokey single malts like Talisker, and am looking to try to make something similar.
I loved my first bottle of Ardbeg a couple of years ago but all subsequent ones are missing this lovely lingering oily tar note. To recreate that taste would be my goal if I were to step into this.
Dude, this is a great concept. Solid primer to get new folks comfortable with all grain, but also to give the more experienced folks something cool to try out. Hope you make a whole series of these:-)
Again Great Video Mate... The Small Oak charred barrels age your Spirits quickly 3 months in a small barrel = 1 year in a large barrel Try my Triple grain Double Malt Bourbon 51% corn 24.5% malted Barley 24.5% malted Rye A Sour mash is optional ... if you have previously done a corn mash Run it the exact same way you just did this run then wood age in a small barrel
I would Definitely Love to see a True "Next Step" type Bourbon. Love your video style and would be cool to have a step by step bourbon in this format from you.
@@StillIt I meant back as in back doing the experiments... we don’t see the behind the scenes work and assume you’re just sitting around sipping lattes! 😉
Excellent from start to finish loved it. Will try the recipe but will do without the sugar. Sounds interesting. Was good to see using equipment that a lot of people have access to as beginners. Well done 👍.
Jesse! I absolutely love your channel! I can't do anything with it yet but back in Canada you bet I'll be trying some of these to make a Scotch-esque whisky. I'd really love to see you do a yeast centric video to highlight to differences attained. Even when I move back, I'm considering a micro-distillery license to play around with a lot of these great tips. Much love and appreciation my friend!🥃
Nice one mate, this will be super useful for newbies! I reckon this format could go great for some kind of fruit brandy - loads of people already forage for berries / apples / plums etc.. locally for fruit wines.
I've been brewing for 7 years s04 is great. I've used it in cider, brown ales and I P As. Keeps a far bit of sugar left over around 1.010 to 12 but great esters.
Thanks Jesse, For me personally, this is one of your best video's yet. Im a newbie and have a T500 still with both a column and a Alembic head. So far, I have only done sugar wash mixes, but seeing this and how you explained it real easy step by step, can be related to for newbie like me. This is going to be my next mast to try. The only difference is I have got the new Still Spirits temp controlled boiler which will help loads. Many thanks for the video's, I am on a steep learning curve and learning loads.
@@StillIt No need for the extra expense of a PID or controller when you can just turn it on for the same price as a T500 boiler, but at a temperature you decide to have. The only down side I have found so far is the damned thing cuts out for 2 degrees C when it gets to the desired temp and then comes back on, which scares the crap out of me being a newbie!!! It is also great for fermenting as I can set it to 23 degrees (C) until done. Did my first all grain mash yesterday and eagerly awaiting the results. Keep up the great video's.
This video is the most accessible with the equipment I was able to buy and now the recipe and process I am going to try. Any of the suggested other recipes with this equipment would be enjoyed. If I had one to pick I'm thinking Rye Whiskey. Great Job! Jessie
I love your channel very informative. I’m fairly new to this hobby, I’m fairly new to this hobby, but I would like to experiment with other things I like this recipe you did, but could it be changed to a single malt and if so, what would the recipe be.
Love this video aimed at us still in the early stages of the hobby. I definitely vote for more using the t500 and how to get the best out of it. Would like to hear your take of the alembic top also. Thanks for all you do mate
Great job Jesse, looks like a great recipe worth trying out! I love it when you make a mess (when you lifted the mash bag to drain) because we all have done it. Great video!
Hey Jessie my name is Chris and I'm in wallowa Oregon and first off I want to say good job on your channel and that you have been very helpful and informative in my learning process in the past year and a half.. when I'm trying to figure something out of course I watch a bunch of videos but always in the end I end up turning to your channel to find out what I need too. I love to spend an afternoon picking your 🧠. The only thing I've got to Hitch in my giddy up about is I know you try and dumb it down and make things simple for us dummies but you do tend to be a little more technical than I think you know.... Anyhow just smashed up 40 lb of bananas and going to give it a whirl.. I like that your wife made an appearance seem like a lovely woman... Happy trails from Eastern Oregon..
Hi Jessie Re watching vid and wanting to know if you used water on both condenser and reflux for spirit run or did you run as pot still and no filter / copper scrubber or saddles to keep flavour? Cheers one again.
As everyone else has said, great video. Perfect for myself who doesn't have the space/equipment for anything other than a T500. Just came back with all the grains milled. Excited to start. Thanks again for this
Hi Jessie. Great content & info for the home distiller. very much appreciated by this little black duck. Doing this whiskey right now. Question: do you do the spirit run at a low ABV so that the need to dilute is less or not required. There is a thought that if you dilute after the spirit run that it reduces the flavor. Also found out by sheer luck that the brew bags with the full bag length mesh supports with lifting tabs makes spillage when lifting the bag from the pot much less if none at all if you go slow enough. You were right, you need a pulley system (double is better) or you have real problems. Cheers Darren
Yeah a pully system is definitely the right way. Assuming you like your back lol. in that situation I would say the flavour loss is less about the proofing down and more about leaving flavour behind due to higher reflux distillation. Its a sliding scale how clean do you want it to be?
I noticed with the T500 ,at my altitude , and following their directions 122f- 149f, 122f- 130ish f took way longer than 5 hrs to finish. I did a test and found i can get a good stripping run at 160ish f. I push my spirit runs around 150ish while getting 90+ %. Thanks
I really like the concept you've presented here and have a suggestion. I think a big reason why UJSSM and TSFFV are so popular are because they are quite prescriptive. I know a few people who are willing to put in hard work but don't want to go down the rabbit hole of understanding the 'why'. A prescriptive recipe lets them follow it by rote and not worry about failed experiments. I suggest you make a version of this recipe with fixed quantities, timings and processes (e.g. no strike water calc, just prescribe 74C) so people can follow the bouncing ball. Make it robust enough to tolerate newbie mistakes. Make a grain bill people can take to the homebrew shop and say 'give me this'. Make the video simple and short so people can just follow along in the garage/shed without skipping sections. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to criticise this video. Instead I have a hope that making a 'simple triptych mash' or 'Other Jesse's Partial Mash Whiskey' would get more people chasing the craft, and in turn to this video to start their own tweaking adventures. Could be worth a whole series if enough of the community gets into it.
Great vid jes, awsome new idea with the mixed sugar additions I will try this recepie but without the sugar and maybe add chopped dates. Keep up the good work mate
Just got my first T500. stainless steel column, not copper. I have little/no interest in vodkas or 180 proof clear liquor, LOVE your help in learning I can do whiskeys off the bat! ANYTHING you can do toward the whiskey bourbon side in the T500 I would LOVE to see! I'm off to join your Patreon and looking forward to my first run!
Awesome video! Really cool watching you run the T500 shows you don't need to have top of the range stuff can do things cheap look forward to seeing more videos like this and a great length video keep it up man good stuff
This was an AWESOME video!! I had no idea you could do this with the t500! I have one but just use it for sugar washes.. this will be an incredible experiment!! Thank you!!!!!
I would see how a spiced rum would go, I know you don’t need any grain but near same principle! But that’s a great video well done. Hey I see a thermometer on your big still 🤔
I found that a instant read thermometer is so much of a better option than analog thermometer. Just the angle you look at a analog can throw you off a few degrees. I'm certainly not above adding some sugar to my wash but im in the same school of thought a little goes a long way. I have banana honey peanut butter and butter sandwiches once in a while lol that is also a grandfather thing for me. Thanks for the great vid as always
When I was distilling, I used an OMRON DIGITAL CONTROLLER to control my temperature. Since it is 220 VAC and digital. I was able to control my fermentation and distillation, + OR - .01 degrees .point 01. It has solid state relays that are basically virtually silent contactors. Now,, it's an ornament on my garage wall.
Just finished running this recipe - so far so good. Got 4 litres @ 55%, split into 2 jars with one on sherry cask staves and the other on american oak spheres. You weren't wrong about the puking, had to run the T500 at about 60% power to get a clean spirit. Anyway excellent video and thanks for the recipe!
Plenty of good info, I like your style! Simple and stress-free. How long will a stripping run with 20 liters of mash have to run (assuming distilling down to 10%) ?
Hey mate lovin' your videos. I'm new to the craft and after some sugar washes under my belt I want to take the Next Step!!! I also have a T500. I was wondering in the setup you used, did you have any packing in the Colum? Keep making videos I'll keep watching!!! Thanks for all your help!
Love the channel. I have made this recipe several times and have two of the batches resting in a bad motivator barrel! Do you think I could make this recipe without the sugar??
I have watched several of your videos, and man, your knowledge seems quite extensive!! BUT..... for a noob like myself, it’s all very complex, and looking through your video log it’s unclear as where to start.... I myself want to learn the process of making simple lightening.... corn whiskey... I want to learn the easy method (corn meal/crushed corn,sugar,and yeast) from start to finish, and even possibly the bare bones old fashion way, of malting my own corn, no added sugar, and making my own yeast (kind of a post apocalyptical type of scenario 🤷♂️ where I wouldn’t be able to go buy any ingredients). Now everything I have watched of yours, I have gotten information from, but I don’t want to get the cart in front of the horse so to speak. Any help can and WILL be appreciated Thanks for all your diligence in making so many great videos!!!
Great info mate!👍 i started down this rabbit hole with the T500, now running a modular pot /reflux/bubble plate on a 25L boiler, and have progressed to all grain thanks to your channel.. Cool to see you using the T500 in this way. Cheers!
Well done Sir well done. YES, please a beginners guide Bourbon version of this would be a welcome show!
Cheers
I've watched and read hours of information on distilling and after 15+ years with this hobby I still learned plenty from this video. I like the relaxed style and that Jesse showed how simple this hobby can be. Many make it out to be a precise scientific project when in reality, relax, experiment, appreciate, and make adjustments next time. Style the brew how you like it - bugger everybody else. Would've been great if you produced this 14 years ago!
Yeah dude I hear you! I think there is definitely a place for the real nitty gritty type stuff. BUT only once you gain the experience to be relaxed with the basics. Gotta have a easy way for the newbies to get started! Cheers mate :)
Hi, this has gotta be one of your best yet and I've been watching and distilling since you started doing videos! I'd like to see a peated whisky sometime. Keep up the good work.
Peated would be awesome
Absolutely loved this format. How about a nice rye in an upcoming video. Excellent job explaining your process.
for me, thats the best one youve done so far.
Loving the t500 stuff your doing. Keep it up man 🙂
If you put a pot or bucket in your bag above the grain, you can add water to create weight and help get more wash(instead of turning the bag to squeeze wash out). That allows you to not scald your hands, keeps the mess off your hands, and you can do other things while it's draining
This is a great video to pass along to friends who have made homebrew beer and want to get into the distilling hobby.
This was EXACTLY what i was looking for! Im milling the grain as of right now. Can't wait to see how it'll turn out. You are the reason i bought my first still and aren't i lucky it was the T500. Keep up the good work mate!!
Exactly ; looking at the T500
As a long time brewer and relatively noob distiller, I like this direction. While your informative vids are, well, informative, this practical and versatile guide is a great new step and as you mentioned, I could see this becoming a series of sorts. And now we wait a month. Cheers.
I love you picked wood based on how easy it was to get. Thank you
Can anyone provide a link to the mentioned wood product? I tried to find it online, however, I struggled to find anything that matched. Thanks
Love the LTT reference mate (: laughed and completely agree
This was a great video Jessie, congrats on the sponsor too!
I've been using my T500 boiler to make all grain beer. I use a cut to size yoga mat with some elastic straps to insulate it while i mash. It's a great all in one system
This one’s a real gift! Thank you Jesse. I almost want to get a T500 so I can play along with the same rig. I’m jealous that you give out your tips and tricks to customize the kettle and other ways to maximize the performance and fun of the kit.
This was awesome. I’ve recently done my own all grain, and I’m struggling to wait for the wood ageing to complete - too excited to try it!
Damn,,, Completed the whole process, no issues, Been aging 2 weeks and its looking good. Couldn't help myself today, had a taste... UNBELIEVABLE. Its Bloody great. My first attempt at any distilling and after following this recipe it it turning out very well indeed. Need to let it sit and it can only get better. THANKS.
Algorithm might be handy for UA-cam but I'd prefer to make my thanks a bit more personal.
This was the VERY first time that I have watched a long UA-cam video from beginning to end and felt that it had enriched my life in some way long term.
Thank you professor, while rum is more my tipple, I'm mad keen to give this one a go.
Thank you once again for the lesson, I truly appreciate it.
This was a great video! Love to see the entire process. I know this is a very "American" thing to say, but would love to see a bourbon done this way!
Brilliant videos, I've been deciding if this is the next craft to explore (spent last 5 yrs in a deep barbecue hole) and this is the video that has made me decide to take the plunge. I'll keep working through the videos but if you haven't done a Rum or a Rye version I'd love to see those!
New to the channel. Yankee homebrewer here. You mentioned boilovers with all grain wort. Fermcap S should solve your problems.
I first got into diy ethanol production years ago after watching “Moonshiners” when I fabricated a boiler from a 1/2 bbl Sanke keg and 2” copper pipe... I laugh looking back now on how mystical I thought the mash process of malted grain was. I quickly stopped the evaporative/condensing ethanol hobby after getting discouraged from a few batches of experiments. It wasn’t until years later that I read the first chapter of a homebrewing book where everything finally made sense.
This is an old video but I comeback to it time and time again. Brilliant.
"My wood is gonna be different then your wood" - Gotcha! :-)
Obviously ... 😜 "Elementary my dear Watson ..."
I died when he said this hahahaha
I knew someone would jump on this when I was editing lol
"My wood brings all the girls to the yard. La la, la la haaa ! Bling!"
"Damn right it's better than yours
I can show you, but I have to char ...."
Great vid got my t500 in November I will give this a go... really enjoying your podcasts 👍
The comment you made on the relationship between the tightness of the cuts and the aging period was very interesting. I would love to hear more about that. Could make a nice little video on its own.
Yes please Jesse, A guide as to what changes you have seen in your products over time would be fantastic, to give us a clue as to what can be possible. It gets my vote.
Ohh, this is good Jesse! A lot of information all together in one high quality and fun to watch video! Thanks!
Absolutely blown away! Done a 50 liter "next step whiskey" wash using 3kg of sugar and grain, it went from 1.060 to 1.000 in 4 days. Can't wait to run it and see how it turns out. Thank you Jesus 🥃🇮🇪
Nice one, perfect for advanced beginners.
This is going to be my next project! without doubt one of your best videos to date, and that's saying something as your content is excellent. Maybe consider a series like this one where you do a quality vodka, a rum and an all grain. 🥃🇮🇪 Sláinte Jessy☘️
I have a 500 as well, bought the alembic copper cap. I think it's a little tastier. I've done it both ways thanks to your video's. Love it all dude, I've been a single grain sort of a dude, but I'll give this a try.
Did wine for years. New to beer. Want to distill soon. I watch you and George more than anyone and everyone combined. Do more show and tell please for the new guys. You experienced guys take simple things for granted. During your video I was like... HEY I WANT THAT!... thingy you just showed. No mention of what it is called, how much it costs on average or where to get it. Love you videos, Love your personality. More SHOW n TELL! Please! It's a Missouri Thing. :) Tanks Buckwheat! :)
OH... This was the best video I ever saw you do in my opinion. Thanks Bro! :)
Gday J, a top video, exactly matches where I am in distilling right now. Getting out of run of the mill UJ** and experimenting with more grains etc. We will try this one shortly.
Hey man, love your channel, I just got my first still today and can't wait to try the cool stuff I have learned from you, George from B&H and Bearded and Board. I am a Bourbon fan and would live to see you do a Bourbon spin on this.
Thanks again and keep um coming.
That was awesome.
First time watcher. Loving learning about the craft.
Loved it.
Subscription earned
👍👍👍
Thanks Jessie, I've been looking for a way to cross over from sugar wash and now you've given me the tools to do it. Cheers!
It's very pleasant to watch you, thank you for your work, good luck to you👋👋👋
So, I'm a chemist. I think I have an idea for something never done on UA-cam (maybe by anyone). There is a niche piece of chemistry equipment called a soxhlet extractor. It basically evaporates a solvent (alcohol) and condenses it. The alcohol then goes into an extraction vessel. After enough collects, it falls into a collection vessel and starts again. It will do this process over and over again until you turn it off. You could put white dog in the bottom and wood chips in the extraction vessel. What you get in the collection vessel after hours would theorhetically be an aged whiskey.
I kinda doubt you’re a chemist otherwise you’d realize that there is no advantage of that over just stirring the wood into the cold alcohol. Soxhlet extractors are used to encourage poorly soluble things to dissolve into a very small amount of solvent, or to extract something off of a solid with a small amount of solvent. The wood needs time because it is dense and the alcohol takes time to penetrate and dissolve the compounds within, and have those compounds osmotically migrate back out. We could achieve faster wooding with sawdust, but then we give up the wood’s own filtering/chromatography effect which slows down tannins more than sugars.
Awesome video. I love the typical 'shorts', but this style with all the links to earlier videos is a refreshing watch. Would love to see this style a few times a year if you are up for it! I'm sure it was heaps of work. Thank you so much!
man im absolutly loving your still it ive just upgraded with a t500 with the reflux and alambic top and pot collem so i can begin to do proper mash's and make bourbon ive been binge watching everything and taking notes of everything and super excited to be putting down my first mash and also some top netural sprit as far as i kenw before watching your videos you just remove the first 200ml and collect the rest til it hits 80c
Love what you do Jesse! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm. I’d love to see you make a single malt “Scotch” in this “next step” style. I’m in California, love smokey single malts like Talisker, and am looking to try to make something similar.
I loved my first bottle of Ardbeg a couple of years ago but all subsequent ones are missing this lovely lingering oily tar note. To recreate that taste would be my goal if I were to step into this.
Your a life saver learned a load because of this channel
Awesome lovely long vid with stacks of info. Thank you. Definitely on my to do list!
Excellent video... I'm still learning how to use my pot still... Can't wait to try my hand at making whiskey
Awesome video Jesse, I really appreciate the content this one was super inspiring 🍻
Dude, this is a great concept. Solid primer to get new folks comfortable with all grain, but also to give the more experienced folks something cool to try out. Hope you make a whole series of these:-)
Again Great Video Mate...
The Small Oak charred barrels age your Spirits quickly
3 months in a small barrel = 1 year in a large barrel
Try my Triple grain Double Malt Bourbon 51% corn 24.5% malted Barley 24.5% malted Rye
A Sour mash is optional ... if you have previously done a corn mash
Run it the exact same way you just did this run then wood age in a small barrel
I would Definitely Love to see a True "Next Step" type Bourbon. Love your video style and would be cool to have a step by step bourbon in this format from you.
+1
Thank you Jesse. You covered it from
A - Z. Great format and a wonderful easy flow you presented
Jessie great to see you back dude! Was getting a little concerned but this one is an ace of spades - I’m definitely trying this one!!
Back again?
Cheers mate 👍🥃
@@StillIt I meant back as in back doing the experiments... we don’t see the behind the scenes work and assume you’re just sitting around sipping lattes! 😉
I like your you still set up it is cool in making good whiskey and prices
You for sure killed that segue my guy
Himate absolutely fantastic giving it ago next weekend love your work 👏
As always, great job Jesse!! Very accessible format, thanks for including the freedom units, and props on the B rolls!
definitely liked the full video aspect of this from start to finish.
Excellent from start to finish loved it. Will try the recipe but will do without the sugar. Sounds interesting. Was good to see using equipment that a lot of people have access to as beginners. Well done 👍.
Jesse! I absolutely love your channel! I can't do anything with it yet but back in Canada you bet I'll be trying some of these to make a Scotch-esque whisky. I'd really love to see you do a yeast centric video to highlight to differences attained. Even when I move back, I'm considering a micro-distillery license to play around with a lot of these great tips. Much love and appreciation my friend!🥃
Nice one mate, this will be super useful for newbies! I reckon this format could go great for some kind of fruit brandy - loads of people already forage for berries / apples / plums etc.. locally for fruit wines.
I've been brewing for 7 years s04 is great. I've used it in cider, brown ales and I P As. Keeps a far bit of sugar left over around 1.010 to 12 but great esters.
Love your work mate!!!! I’ve always wanted to try coconut rum do you have a coconut rum recipe?
Thanks Jesse, For me personally, this is one of your best video's yet. Im a newbie and have a T500 still with both a column and a Alembic head. So far, I have only done sugar wash mixes, but seeing this and how you explained it real easy step by step, can be related to for newbie like me. This is going to be my next mast to try. The only difference is I have got the new Still Spirits temp controlled boiler which will help loads. Many thanks for the video's, I am on a steep learning curve and learning loads.
Honestly. . . Didn't know they had one hahaha. I mean pretty easy to just plug the standard one into a controller. Good luck mate, you got it!
@@StillIt that's what I do Jesse... plug it into my SCR controller.
@@StillIt No need for the extra expense of a PID or controller when you can just turn it on for the same price as a T500 boiler, but at a temperature you decide to have. The only down side I have found so far is the damned thing cuts out for 2 degrees C when it gets to the desired temp and then comes back on, which scares the crap out of me being a newbie!!! It is also great for fermenting as I can set it to 23 degrees (C) until done. Did my first all grain mash yesterday and eagerly awaiting the results. Keep up the great video's.
@@spence5103 That's why you should NOT try to control temperature. You control power.
Thanks, this is all a steep learning curve for me, but hopefully I'm going in the right direction.
This video is the most accessible with the equipment I was able to buy and now the recipe and process I am going to try. Any of the suggested other recipes with this equipment would be enjoyed. If I had one to pick I'm thinking Rye Whiskey. Great Job! Jessie
I love your channel very informative. I’m fairly new to this hobby, I’m fairly new to this hobby, but I would like to experiment with other things I like this recipe you did, but could it be changed to a single malt and if so, what would the recipe be.
Great stuff enjoyed every minute of it. More power to you👏
Love this video aimed at us still in the early stages of the hobby. I definitely vote for more using the t500 and how to get the best out of it. Would like to hear your take of the alembic top also.
Thanks for all you do mate
This just what I've been looking for. A step up from sugar wash. Thanks Jesse. I don't have a T500 but I can figure it out for my keg.
Love these kinds of how to videos! Truly appreciate it!
Awesome. I hit the like button then watch the video. Never wrong yet.
Thanks :)
Great job Jesse, looks like a great recipe worth trying out! I love it when you make a mess (when you lifted the mash bag to drain) because we all have done it. Great video!
Hey Jessie my name is Chris and I'm in wallowa Oregon and first off I want to say good job on your channel and that you have been very helpful and informative in my learning process in the past year and a half.. when I'm trying to figure something out of course I watch a bunch of videos but always in the end I end up turning to your channel to find out what I need too. I love to spend an afternoon picking your 🧠. The only thing I've got to Hitch in my giddy up about is I know you try and dumb it down and make things simple for us dummies but you do tend to be a little more technical than I think you know.... Anyhow just smashed up 40 lb of bananas and going to give it a whirl.. I like that your wife made an appearance seem like a lovely woman... Happy trails from Eastern Oregon..
Best video yet! I was looking for EXACTLY this receipe
Excellent Jessie
Really enjoyed this video
Keen to see a corn bourbon mash / whisky.
Keep up the great work 😄
Hi mate love the video I am going to try this recipe is my first attempt at Carene mash the way you explained it made it look easy thank you
Hi Jessie
Re watching vid and wanting to know if you used water on both condenser and reflux for spirit run or did you run as pot still and no filter / copper scrubber or saddles to keep flavour? Cheers one again.
As everyone else has said, great video. Perfect for myself who doesn't have the space/equipment for anything other than a T500. Just came back with all the grains milled. Excited to start. Thanks again for this
Still some of the most informative videos out there
Hi Jessie. Great content & info for the home distiller. very much appreciated by this little black duck. Doing this whiskey right now. Question: do you do the spirit run at a low ABV so that the need to dilute is less or not required. There is a thought that if you dilute after the spirit run that it reduces the flavor. Also found out by sheer luck that the brew bags with the full bag length mesh supports with lifting tabs makes spillage when lifting the bag from the pot much less if none at all if you go slow enough. You were right, you need a pulley system (double is better) or you have real problems. Cheers Darren
Yeah a pully system is definitely the right way. Assuming you like your back lol.
in that situation I would say the flavour loss is less about the proofing down and more about leaving flavour behind due to higher reflux distillation. Its a sliding scale how clean do you want it to be?
I noticed with the T500 ,at my altitude , and following their directions 122f- 149f, 122f- 130ish f took way longer than 5 hrs to finish. I did a test and found i can get a good stripping run at 160ish f. I push my spirit runs around 150ish while getting 90+ %. Thanks
".....geologic".... "Oh, he's gonna thank gravity for helping making whiskey! Oh wait, nope" :D
I really like the concept you've presented here and have a suggestion. I think a big reason why UJSSM and TSFFV are so popular are because they are quite prescriptive. I know a few people who are willing to put in hard work but don't want to go down the rabbit hole of understanding the 'why'. A prescriptive recipe lets them follow it by rote and not worry about failed experiments.
I suggest you make a version of this recipe with fixed quantities, timings and processes (e.g. no strike water calc, just prescribe 74C) so people can follow the bouncing ball. Make it robust enough to tolerate newbie mistakes. Make a grain bill people can take to the homebrew shop and say 'give me this'. Make the video simple and short so people can just follow along in the garage/shed without skipping sections.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to criticise this video. Instead I have a hope that making a 'simple triptych mash' or 'Other Jesse's Partial Mash Whiskey' would get more people chasing the craft, and in turn to this video to start their own tweaking adventures. Could be worth a whole series if enough of the community gets into it.
YES!!!
Great vid jes, awsome new idea with the mixed sugar additions
I will try this recepie but without the sugar and maybe add chopped dates.
Keep up the good work mate
it was so much work to do this video! thx for it Jesse, you are awesome
Awesome video mate! one question, what are some ways you would recommend for maintaining a fermentation temperature of 25c?
Just got my first T500. stainless steel column, not copper. I have little/no interest in vodkas or 180 proof clear liquor, LOVE your help in learning I can do whiskeys off the bat! ANYTHING you can do toward the whiskey bourbon side in the T500 I would LOVE to see! I'm off to join your Patreon and looking forward to my first run!
Just out of curiosity, I've never seen you do a starch test; do you do these? BTW, I've become addicted to your videos, please keep it up!
Great job. I plan to something like this for my first run. thanks for the info.
Awesome video! Really cool watching you run the T500 shows you don't need to have top of the range stuff can do things cheap look forward to seeing more videos like this and a great length video keep it up man good stuff
Excellent video Jesse, Informative and spot on for the audience, thank you.
This was an AWESOME video!! I had no idea you could do this with the t500! I have one but just use it for sugar washes.. this will be an incredible experiment!! Thank you!!!!!
I would see how a spiced rum would go, I know you don’t need any grain but near same principle! But that’s a great video well done. Hey I see a thermometer on your big still 🤔
I found that a instant read thermometer is so much of a better option than analog thermometer. Just the angle you look at a analog can throw you off a few degrees.
I'm certainly not above adding some sugar to my wash but im in the same school of thought a little goes a long way.
I have banana honey peanut butter and butter sandwiches once in a while lol that is also a grandfather thing for me.
Thanks for the great vid as always
man i discover your channel and it's heaven ! great video too
When I was distilling, I used an OMRON DIGITAL CONTROLLER to control my temperature. Since it is 220 VAC and digital. I was able to control my fermentation and distillation, + OR - .01 degrees .point 01. It has solid state relays that are basically virtually silent contactors. Now,, it's an ornament on my garage wall.
Just finished running this recipe - so far so good. Got 4 litres @ 55%, split into 2 jars with one on sherry cask staves and the other on american oak spheres. You weren't wrong about the puking, had to run the T500 at about 60% power to get a clean spirit. Anyway excellent video and thanks for the recipe!
I'm doing this run now, what sort of volume did you get with the three stripping runs?
I would like to try recipe on my t500. How u control water flow and temperature when using t500 as pot still?
Nice video Jesse. Great in between step. Just need to find more time!
Plenty of good info, I like your style! Simple and stress-free. How long will a stripping run with 20 liters of mash have to run (assuming distilling down to 10%) ?
Great video. I always learn something new. Thank you Jesse.
Hey mate lovin' your videos. I'm new to the craft and after some sugar washes under my belt I want to take the Next Step!!! I also have a T500. I was wondering in the setup you used, did you have any packing in the Colum? Keep making videos I'll keep watching!!! Thanks for all your help!
Love the channel. I have made this recipe several times and have two of the batches resting in a bad motivator barrel!
Do you think I could make this recipe without the sugar??
I have watched several of your videos, and man, your knowledge seems quite extensive!!
BUT..... for a noob like myself, it’s all very complex, and looking through your video log it’s unclear as where to start.... I myself want to learn the process of making simple lightening.... corn whiskey... I want to learn the easy method (corn meal/crushed corn,sugar,and yeast) from start to finish, and even possibly the bare bones old fashion way, of malting my own corn, no added sugar, and making my own yeast (kind of a post apocalyptical type of scenario 🤷♂️ where I wouldn’t be able to go buy any ingredients). Now everything I have watched of yours, I have gotten information from, but I don’t want to get the cart in front of the horse so to speak. Any help can and WILL be appreciated
Thanks for all your diligence in making so many great videos!!!
Appreciate the effort--my favorite style of Still It vid.
Great info mate!👍 i started down this rabbit hole with the T500, now running a modular pot /reflux/bubble plate on a 25L boiler, and have progressed to all grain thanks to your channel.. Cool to see you using the T500 in this way. Cheers!