100% Malted Corn MOONSHINE! + Testing the HOOLOO SV30

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[@BeardedBored]

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[@shotgunfringe]

I’ve seen that Chinese still on Amazon under a different name “Yuewo”. I’ve seen the Hooloo ones as well, the Yuewo has a copper alembic dome and has 3 different configurations

[@BeardedBored]

Careful of the Yuewo stills. That company does sell some Hooloo products, but they also sell knock offs that are sub standard copies.

[@TheGrainBench]

Well done. 50lbs of malted corn. Man I am slacking. Lol.

[@BeardedBored]

I need to build your hot box so I can dry it better next time...maybe 2 hot boxes for that much grain;-)

[@PoppaLongroach]

Malt corn makes amazing shine. I steep mine on boiling water for an hour then adjust my gravity to 1.055ish with sugar. I ferment on grain and distill the wash. Good stuff Bearded ❤

[@BeardedBored]

Nice👍

[@StassBrewing]

Love your work!! Happy holidays!❤❤🎉

[@BeardedBored]

Thank you! You too!

[@ThailandThomas]

Thanks for the video, have been thinking about doing this for a while.

[@BeardedBored]

Me too. Glad I finally tried it. Give it a go:-)

[@TimSlowey]

I've used a Hooloo 22L still for over 2 years. Quality piece of hardware!

[@BeardedBored]

That's good to hear. I'm really impressed with this one. The liquor fairy is going to use the heck out of it...hypothetically:-)

[@EpicValleysStill]

Was happy to see a bearded video in my feed. great video sir.

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks! More to come!

[@MultiTut69]

Nice job Bearded 😊

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks!!

[@BigBlueMotors]

From my research, I am not an expert at all, but the soil the corn grows in will have an affect on the taste of corn moonshine. Aging will mellow out the flavor. I am sure the sprouting membranes also have affected the initial, unaged taste. Look forward to your next batch.

[@BeardedBored]

Well, it's feed corn, so it probably comes from 100 different farms across the Midwest. If I get a chance to use single source grain, I'll test that out.

[@gagentrj]

I so much appreciate the work that you do, Sir thank you very kindly!

[@BeardedBored]

Thank you kindly right back!

[@stuartpowell449]

Good step by step. Looks like really nice equipment you have. I am definitely going to watch your follow up with the non malted corn 🌽. Take care and keep it coming 😉

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks 👍

[@slobberinrocco3247]

Thank you so much that was a real good one👍

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks so much!

[@Lixmathing]

I would have to say probably my favorite video of all the videos I have watched of yours!! Keep up that good work

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks!!!

[@asiasmells71]

YES TEFLON TAPE IS MUST ON Stainless NPT threads... with out it and you tighten past hand tight.. IT WILL Cold Weld itself to gether, and you will never get them apart. The swedge lock threads will be fine in fact no tape for those but NPT you will only over tighten with out tape one time and say never again...

[@BeardedBored]

Great tip!

[@TigerPat_9180]

Really Enjoyed Your Video , Thanks ! 🐯🤠

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks Tiger👍

[@nathanparry8315]

I have a 15l hooloo still. It's a great piece of kit. Not everything that comes out of China is shite. You get what you pay for. Hooloo are great.

[@BeardedBored]

Glad to hear it:-)

[@Poopabadoo]

50lbs is a serious effort, respect brother. Enjoyed this video with the last of my fall hopped peach cider. Cheers to the holiday friend :)

[@BeardedBored]

Mmmm, sounds delicious!

[@fabbricaitalianaautomobili5859]

Thanks Broer, I have to admit, I need to do this once again Talk soon ciao, ciao😊

[@BeardedBored]

Dankie Broer!

[@420brewer]

Man i love your canal ❤learn a lot from your content ❤🤗😎

[@russellfye1033]

Great stuff. Glad you're doing a side by side too. 👍

[@BeardedBored]

I'm really looking forward to comparing them. Never done it before.

[@garytong3395]

Just a short message to thank you for your videos! Your enthusiasm got me hooked and the alcohol fairies have just made the most delicious Calvados! Cheers!

[@BeardedBored]

Awesome!

[@HisVirusness]

Oh GOD, those puns were terrible! I love it!

[@BeardedBored]

I can't help myself sometimes:-)

[@FlatwoodsCellars]

Great job. Wish I had the room to malt that much!

[@BeardedBored]

I had to build shelves in my garage to get my junk put away just to have room:-)

[@Jake_B74]

Congratulations on your new still, it looks awesome! Welcome to the big(er) batch club.

[@BeardedBored]

So much bigger, hahaha!

[@Giroux68]

Great info..

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks!

[@richardboisvert9998]

I did a feed corn not malted , milled it about like yours ran it barreled it , it was my absolutely favorite! the back end was a strong hint of candied corn halloween candy .cant wait to make a lot.love your show!

[@BeardedBored]

I'm looking forward to the unmalted, not the gelatinizing process, but the drinking part for sure:-)

[@gamecollector7930]

That malting corn stank is what you add to the barrel after starch conversation for fermentation for good sour mash

[@thethirstybookworm]

I had planned on malting small batches of corn until I had enough for a full run. After two batches the project stalled due to several reasons. Kudos to you for all of the work you put into it. I would love a taste to see if I should continue on with my efforts (winky face)

[@peterharris5064]

Thanks

[@BeardedBored]

Thank you so much!!!

[@FrontYardGardener]

Good stuff

[@BeardedBored]

Appreciate it👍

[@jaggersbrewingco]

Great video! Your original video you did with the Kentucky Common was one of my first and favorite videos of yours, it also got me into home brewing! Cheers sir!

[@BeardedBored]

I love your channel!

[@jaggersbrewingco]

@@BeardedBored Thanks! I really appreciate it! Cheers sir!

[@SA12String]

That HooLoo still is pretty sweet, and it's not insanely expensive. Keep it up B&B, I always learn so much from you.

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks! Will do!

[@garyhelms2977]

Thanks for the video,like it when the lady laughs

[@BeardedBored]

Me too:-)

[@donaldbogersr8232]

Thanks for putting all the effort into producing this video and the liquor from it. Now I have a new goal. Only I’ll need to do 100 lbs of corn for my 25 gallon still.

[@BeardedBored]

That's a LOT of Malt! Good luck on your batch:-)

[@puffstastypuffs5192]

Awsome vid big fella 👌I love malting all kinds of grain! My clothes dryer is now in my shed to rid those knarly shoots n roots! Keep them good vids coming 👍

[@BeardedBored]

If I come across an old dryer I may get it to use as a malt dryer.

[@vialb2]

awesome video!

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks!

[@johnreynolds3948]

I didn’t know that R2D2 is a liqueur Fairy,,,, I want one

[@StillnTheClear]

I have yet to do a 100% malted corn mash. I'm definitely going to do one after watching this video. Thanks for sharing.

[@BeardedBored]

Good luck on your batch!

[@skywes2710]

I totally agree with you I love my sv30 it it a beast for a mid level distiller or even higher it performed absolutely perfect right out of the box , but I do need the control module it just makes sense, but overall if you are starting out and want a great product this one is the way to go.

[@BeardedBored]

Yep, it's a really solid machine. I'm going to test out the new controller to see how easy it is to install and use. I'll have an update video about it.

[@jeffreyschutt7451]

Awsome bro you done well

[@BeardedBored]

Thank you so much 😀

[@931sledgehammerbuilt6]

As a beginner in the craft, thank you

[@BeardedBored]

You’re welcome 😊

[@PoppaLongroach]

I can definitely sink my teeth into this one ❤❤

[@BeardedBored]

I see what you did there:-)

[@lazyplumber1616]

Good video. Glad your keeping that liquor fairy out of the unemployment line!

[@BeardedBored]

Somebody's got to give the little dude a job;-)

[@BEAVERDIY]

Now that was a huge run brother well done

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks broer!

[@johnk7093]

this is great content... love this stuff.... can't wait for the unmalted and then barreled and both of that side by side.

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks brother:-)

[@stephenclifford3971]

Malted corn....🤔 Once through some currently running projects, I might just have to try that!

[@BeardedBored]

Worth the effort:-)

[@Stewbphoto]

I did a 100% malted corn distillation and it turned out just like you said. I was kinda disappointed but aged it in a badmo for about 6 months and I'm so happy I did! It turned out fantastic!

[@RunIt615]

I started tinkering with malting this past summer with corn and red wheat..had some good results…gonna do more when it gets warm again

[@BeardedBored]

Check out "brewing beer the hard way". Excellent blog and YT channel for malting. Also, the Grain Bench channel. He does a lot of malting exotic grain and goes into smoking and kilning with a homemade hot box.

[@derekpappalardo6809]

will you try to make rakı with this new still? ferment red grapes until dry then add 15 ml anise oil per liter of non downproofed spirit and 5 ml of glycerin per liter of downproofed spirit. You can distill your own anise oil if you really want to but i recommend letting it sit in wine for few days instead of trying to distill oil from scratch if you can't find anise oil. very good traditional turkish spirit and doesn't need much aging, it's best when you let it sit 1 month before bottling.

[@BeardedBored]

Thank you for the recipe! I'll put it on my list of projects to try:-)

[@skepticfucker280]

Yum

[@philliplapkovitch311]

We're going to set this aside just to give it a fair shake sounds like you want to play around and make 👍. I have been following your channel ever since Apple palsy that was my first video and I have been making it ever since and I have recommended your channel, total people just because of that one video and they loved it and follow 👍❤️

[@bobdodge6727]

StarSan…. Interesting idea. Prevent mold. Nice work on this video!

[@TheJdm2203]

VERY COOL Stuff!! Digging your channel! Didn’t you malt once with a spinning barrel? What was the issue with that?

[@tjsotos2885]

I think his video was with a rotating 5 gallon bucket which was maxed out at around 10lbs. That being said I do recall seeing another KZbinr doing the same thing with a 55 gallon barrel so i think that would work better if you’re looking to malt 50-100lbs

[@BeardedBored]

Too small for this much, but there are a few YT vids of big barrel tumblers.

[@beefa5649]

I found your channel cos Jesse told me i should in one of his videos, I hit like early cos you were funny, and then came the star wars reference, I wanted to hit like again.........very cool video, cheers mate.........

[@BeardedBored]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@quarlow1215]

Im really looking forward to that unmalted run. After almost 4 years I'm kind of tired of sugar shine. Unmalted corn is what i want to try next.

[@BeardedBored]

I'm really looking forward to it too:-)

[@rogerwilco59]

I wish I had the space to malt Corn & Wheat definitely cheaper and Bored makes it look so easy LOL.. what 50lb Corn goes for 10 to 20 bucks and malted corn goes for about 60 or 70 bucks.. nice

[@BeardedBored]

You can do it 5-10 pounds at a time on your kitchen counter. Check out my other malting videos:-)

[@conorclark4720]

Just gotta say I’ve been following you for a while and live the content. Been brewing beer for a couple years and hoping to hypothetically have the liquor fairy visit me in the San Antonio area. Keep it up

[@BeardedBored]

Good luck on your first batch...hypothetically:-)

[@the_whiskeyshaman]

Love this. I need to send you some of jj Jackson’s malted blue corn whiskey. It’s a great ride. And would be a cool side by side comparison

[@BeardedBored]

Sounds great! Also, sounds like an idea for a video:-)

[@Rubberduck-tx2bh]

So now we know the Liquor Fairy uses Aveeno shampoo! Hey Bearded, have you...er, I mean the Liquor Fairy done sugarheads on "spent" grain? It's a great way to get a 2nd run out of the same batch of grain. Also helps keep your paws off the All-Grain batch while it ages. And have you messed with Yellow Label Angel Yeast yet? Think cheat code for mashing in. Sold on Chasing the Craft store! I bet the Liquor Fairy would love some NGS made from rice.

[@BeardedBored]

I haven't done a sugar head in a while, but that's a good idea. Have't tried YL yet, but I have made baijiu with monascus purpureus mold. The YL is way faster and cleaner I think. I do need to try it out.

[@CaananLocke]

You could also keep the backset for a 100% corn sour mash. Hypothetically, of course

[@BeardedBored]

Now you tell me. I spaced out and forgot to save some.

[@CaananLocke]

@@BeardedBored Does that mean you’re even more likely to show us an unmalted version? (Comparing the two and setting up for a sour mash, two birds one brew!)

[@BeardedBored]

I'll definitely do the unmalted. Not sure if I'll do sour mash for it though. Maybe:-)

[@glleon80517]

Hey Bearded, nice still! I was expecting an upsized version of your “robot” malting drum but here you are kickin’ it old school. 50 lbs malted corn yields one gallon of spirit? Makes me tired. I’m more of a single malt guy since it is easy and high yield, but corn whisky from feed corn is an attractive proposition. Thanks, Bearded!

[@BeardedBored]

It is a lot of work, but if you're only using it as an adjunct grain for bourbon it will go a lot further.

[@glleon80517]

@@BeardedBored as someone said a ways back, “Let’s go find something to do!”😏

[@CJ.Theman]

Gave a thumbs up after the first 5 seconds… good corny puns.

[@BeardedBored]

Hahaha, thanks!

[@mattikangas3540]

Much appreciated. Enzymes an flavor portion is the bees knees. Will liquer fairies be doing collaboration with liquer elves for christmas? XD

[@BeardedBored]

Can confirm, the elves are onboard for a collab;-)

[@sabbat345]

that is amaizeing

[@Mick675-i8e]

For the unmalted run will you use enzymes or the 'magic' yeast??

[@BeardedBored]

Same as this one, enzymes. I want to make it as close as possible so it's a straight comparison.

[@basicems24]

I found a reddit thread years ago where someone did the math on Star San concentrate measurement for a 32 Oz spray bottle. It worked out to 1/4 tsp star san per 32oz container

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks for the tip!

[@biglow8762]

Put some copper and porcelain in the stack. It will remove all the burn from the taste 😂

[@DeadBoyJJ]

Forget the oven, throw it in the smoker!

[@BeardedBored]

Going to try it one of these days.

[@joshuagoodsell9330]

"I can't ear you" was a miss for me but "too corny?" was a critical hit. Lol

[@BeardedBored]

hahahaha! Glad you like the pun. I promise not to _stalk_ you online. 😂

[@dougshelton69]

No CHIT??? YES CHIT..🎉

[@dannyfoster3683]

Make sure you get plugs too

[@tophjones8110]

Popcorn said if we don't take off those roots they'll add a bitter flavor, so we rubbed the dried kernels over the screens, knocking off all the dried roots prior to grinding, and with fresh malted corn no yeast is necessary, for the amylase and wild yeasts will properly convert sugars.

[@Miata822]

Good video! You don't mention using any copper in the still. I know George likes to run w/o copper. Would be interesting to see a side by side comparison of with/without copper on the same fermentation. Would do it myself but my liquor fairy is getting pretty lazy just now.

[@BeardedBored]

The bubble plates in the column are copper:-)

[@docyoungblood9521]

Star-San 6cc does a gallon...a tsp=5cc 1.5cc (

[@sassischassis7187]

Really appreciate all the peripheral ingenuity of the supporting processes like the drying racks and the draining equipment, the drying canvas etc. Keep it simple and affordable

[@krumpinjugger]

dude that was a lot of work, appreciate you doing the experiment for us

[@BeardedBored]

Thanks brother!

[@cuanham]

Hey, Bearded, I'm considering buying one of these hooloo stills. Now that your fairy has had some time with it, is there anything you would change?

[@Edgunsuk]

why would you run any all-grain mash through any kind of reflux still? genuine question not an accusation never made one im still enamored of the sugar wash,s in my t500 . i just thought all, all grain washes were meant to be pot stilled to take the flavor over? more videos by the way im subscribed to 80 youtube channels but its still a joy to see you post one more than most if not all! cheers m8 and merry xmass

[@tjsotos2885]

A lot craft distilleries do one and done runs with reflux and 4 plates. I assume they get similar flavor to a standard pot still stripping run + 1-2 spirit runs while saving on energy/labor costs.

[@BeardedBored]

This was really just to see if it could be done, and how much flavor I'd get out of it. I have a lot of viewers who have only column stills and make whiskey, so I figured I'd give it a try. Since this one is modular, it's easy to run it in a pot still configuration. I got a surprising amount of flavor out of it with 2 plates for the spirit run. If I had run reflux that time too, it probably would have reduced it to a "light" whiskey flavor.

[@Dylanschillin]

You dropped this video as i was grabbing shit for a tapache

[@BeardedBored]

Awesome!

[@colwk]

If your going to do 100% corn comparisons can you throw in a yellow label angel yeast wash as well please?

[@BeardedBored]

Not on this next one. I'm going to do the unmalted exactly the same to keep the variables limited so we have a clear result.

[@garytong3395]

Good evening Bearded and bored. So, after having malted sorghum and made beer from it in Tanzania, I'm now in the land of the Galic distillation fairies, namely France. Can you answer a question please? Once the fairies have done their best on whatever fruit/grain I feed them do I, after the 2nd distillation, save the resulting alcohol at the 'high ABV? Or, do I get the fairies to 'cut' the alcohol to my desired strength, 42% ABV etc and then store/age it? Any info gratefully recieved 😊

[@BeardedBored]

For brandies, the most common advice I've gotten is to store the spirit at high proof in glass for 3 to 6 months, then proof down to drinking strength, then store for another month or two if possible. If you're doing clear grain spirit, then just proof down to drinking strength and give it a day or so before enjoying. If you plan to wood age, keep it between 55-65% to age, then proof down. Same for grain and fruit spirits.

[@robertburnes807]

Love your content. Just wondering if you could tell me the name of the company you get your charred wood to age spirits and what was the name of the wood you were hyping so much? I think it was from Brazil or something.

[@BeardedBored]

Barrel Char Wood Products - the wood is amburana wood. For actual barrels - BadMotivator Barrels

[@maverick331]

Hello from Ukraine! I recently started watching your channel. My liqueur fairy mostly brings me neutral spirits with a strength of 96%+ for infusions, gins, etc. I've just bought equipment for making homemade whiskey. On your new still, is the dephlegmator of the jacketed type or does it resemble a revolver? The revolver type significantly stops the esters.

[@hooloodistill5044]

The dephlegmator and condenser of this set of distillers are welded by putting several thinner stainless steel tubes into a thicker stainless steel tube. The shape will indeed resemble a revolver.

[@jimcosshaveden5259]

That is one bad a** looking still! Did your liquor fairy like how it ran? Something like that may be my next still.

[@BeardedBored]

Liquor Fairy loves the new toy:-)

[@BigJerryS]

Does the Liquor Fairy have stickers?

[@GO0DWOLF]

If I remember my math, StarSan is a 640:1 ratio. 1ml will make a little over a pint. 1.5 should do a quart sprayer, or close enough to make no never mind.

[@jamalking6738]

Bearded I need your help You made a video and mentioned a Lalvin yeast that you said brings out more flavour than the EC1118 does but cannot find your video that you mentioned it in 😫 , can you remember what yeast it was ? Thanks

[@BeardedBored]

Lalvin K1V-1116 - amzn.to/3wsBH7i

[@jamalking6738]

@@BeardedBored Thank you my good man

[@donaldbower4097]

So, let's say hypothetically, I went to tractor supply and got 50 lbs of whole cornell feed corn. Could I do this?

[@tjsotos2885]

Yes

[@biglow8762]

Lets just say cracked corn with molasses on top pitch some y in the water at 89 degrees sit for a week and a half😂

[@biglow8762]

For a kick add some sweet feed with the crack corn

[@BeardedBored]

Yes, but it definitely needs to be whole kernel without any additives. I had to go to a feed store to get some. And Walmart deer corn would not even sprout for me.

[@biglow8762]

@@BeardedBored sweet feed with cracked corn heated up for a hour put in some molasses at 125 degrees. You’ll like it . Don’t buy the sprout shit. What I’m telling you is old school 🤣

[@donmilleriii7399]

I'm missing something; BB went through the percentages of dead through over modded corn but didn't mention tossing anything. Do you use only the goldilocks stuff or is it all flavor?

[@BeardedBored]

Use it all dead kernels included. Even if 20% is not malted, 80% is. So the flavor will not be effected.

[@allenhoffmann9080]

How do you defend your malt drying etc from rats?

[@BeardedBored]

Other than keep the garage door closed, I don't do anything special.

[@philgavin]

I appreciate your experiments. I can't find the answer to this: what if sweetcorn with the sh2 ( super-sweet) gene is used? This gene means this corn cannot convert sugar to starch in the first place. Surely this means that the malting process is unnecessary and adding refined sugar should be unnecessary.

[@skywes2710]

What temp did you distel at , and how long was your run.

[@BeardedBored]

5 hours. I don't use the temperature as a guide, so I don't know.

[@skywes2710]

@@BeardedBored the only thing I don't like is that this unit doesn't hold temperatures as they say they do , if I set it at 190 it shut offs at 190 and my prosses stops and it takes a while to start back up, not happy with it, my turbo 500 stays what I program it at , and it's 600$ cheaper

[@FM-zp2hl]

do you by chance sell malted corn? looking to buy malted corn especially in fine powder

[@jamesbusch6675]

What about the starsand where's the link?😊

[@BeardedBored]

Sorry, forgot to add it. I just posted it in the description section - amzn.to/47S19zY

[@brocktechnology]

Is deflegnator really a word??

[@BeardedBored]

Dephlegmator is a word, but it sounds made up:-)

[@jvin248]

The risk of going moldy or getting funky odors (that make funky flavors) while drying is much higher than a possible grassy note using green malt. Corn can be really hard to keep out of getting funky due to its longer germination period. First timers should go with brewers malt to get starch conversion.

[@ebadd3468]

No barley?

[@BeardedBored]

Nope, not this time.

[@bdee1084]

Hows it 100% if ya add rice, yeast and amylase?

[@Ansis99]

:)