Distilling Quality "Whiskey" From Trash

What happens if you take a waste stream from yeast cultivation and distil it? Can you make a quality whiskey? I think it may just work!
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[@vagabondwastrel2361]

Here is an idea for a meme. Tomato wine distilled with herbs to make a pizza in a glass.

[@PoppaLongroach]

Tomato wine makes great likker. I've done it and very good. This is good idea........has me wondering what I could put in my thumper to get the pizza taste lol

[@Linksbro777]

This would be interesting

[@ZacharyH20]

MAMMA MIA!

[@TACTICALwaffle2]

@@PoppaLongroach you could try pepperoni or sausage similar to mezcal de pechuga where they cook a chicken in the still

[@diablominero]

I made apple pie in a glass and it worked, so I think this is a good idea.

[@keith7315]

Awesome idea! Would love to see more like this and how they turn out. Love finding uses to waste.

[@bigred35089]

I like this theme of using waste to distill. It reminds me of the spirit of moonshiners in the prohibition Era. That intrigues me a great deal. Thank you for your awesome content and amazing video quality.

[@RobynSmithPhD]

Love the idea of making distilled spirits from waste products!

[@Greedman456]

Awesome concept and great video!!! Thanks for the journey Jesse and guys at froth!

[@devon-crain]

Love the collab experimental video!! Really cool stuff

[@orange-micro-fiber9740]

Love the idea of trash to treasure. I'm a homebrewer and I'm always looking for ways to reuse my spent grains in fun projects.

[@nwliving]

I love spent grain breads

[@pympin87]

when the spirits are ready you should have them in for a tasting

[@Operator8282]

Brilliant idea, now, you can take the leftovers from the still, and if you are raising pigs or beef, the leftovers can make the base for a liquid feed. Waste not, tastier meat.

[@codymccoy9136]

This was very interesting I like the idea of waste from one to product of another love to see more. Like you said blending them and such. Keep it up Jessy

[@professionalrookie8771]

What a cool idea man and cool that they are happy for you to do so. Sort of suprised they aren't doing something similar themselves and doing a neutral style vodka off shoot to their company sell it cheap for that extra little income from their "waste products" Up cycle that's our NZ green way of life isn't it lol.

[@mulletjocks]

Absolutely a HUGE fan of this approach. I've been racking my brains on how to secure my own "waste steam" for several years. Hard to get a good response when putting feelers out, as a lot goes to stock feed for a profit, and saying its for distillation is a big no no

[@andyarmstrong81]

Thought this was going to be about distilling feints (making product from waste) didn’t expect waste stream from beer - nice. Great business idea if you can make decent product from waste, means raw materials are low cost. Good to find more uses for distillation waste (wash waste after stripping run), when still hot this is good weed killer!

[@Psykoosi92]

The idea of a recyclers whiskey is pretty awesome. I might buy a bottle.

[@kyleo1236]

You should go to a bakery and see if they would sell or give you the stuff they would throw out and make a whiskey out of it. I've fermented and distilled a loaf of grocery store bread and it had the most interesting flavors of anything I've ever made.

[@robertschroeder1978]

I found it an interesting video for the making of decent end product based upon your descriptions. A worthy video to watch and contemplate on as a topic.

[@TheNumbers400]

I have been waiting for this one, and strangely it shows up right when I started plowing through something like 400 bottles of old beer. Home"beer"brewers most likely have a ton of beer that just didn´t make it, and it should not go down the drain. Finding a way to use it is worth while.

[@annakingsley6773]

Oh man! Your video production is getting sooo good! Just love it! ❤ Awesome topic too - listened to the Froth tech podcast a few weeks ago and found it very interesting. Also really like the recycling of a waste product too. Very much in tune with the permaculture systems we use.

[@luisledesma586]

love this , I am brewer / wine maker/ gardener and repurposing is my reason to live.

[@ramonms2089]

so cool, love the concept of upcycling. I would love to see many other ways to use waste byproducts into something interesting or enjoyable

[@kevin_ninja_jones2363]

Personally I dont care what your doing on the video no matter what your doing you make it interesting and fun. Keep up the great work

[@petesjbond]

Fantastic video, I love all your content but this is pretty innovative mate. Hats off to you sir 🙂

[@thebeersandthebees]

Got baited. Was worth it.

[@MYNAME-vt3ev]

Quick question... i've been researching this and nothing is totally clear on the matter: The real difference between whiskey and vodka? some say its about malt, others the aging in oak or even the types of grains used (or that whiskey uses grain while vodka dont which is clearly not true), still some say its about vodka being stilled to nearly pure. Most of these answers seem to overlap with each other somewhere along the line. My best guess is that vodka is neutral whereas whiskey generally has flavor. What is your take on it?

[@denisdendrinos4538]

Vodka is most commonly made from grains now days - technically speaking it has to come off the still at..... 96% if I remember correctly? So it's whisky coming off at 96%, so as neutral as neutral can be and then diluted to the commercial 43%. But there's a decent number of Vodka's that still present with a hint of the original grains.

[@ThatNerdyCatholic]

Very interesting video. I can't wait to find out how they all turn out.

[@grasshopperhawk]

Love this kind of stuff. Keep experimenting, man!

[@homebray]

How do you feel about hops in gin? Maybe you could make a g(j)enever and use the hops as part of the botanicals. From what I understand genevers are made with a more flavorful base spirit than gin. That might fit the beer you stated with.

[@SCOMish42]

I can't wait for an update video to see how they have aged.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Thanks! here's a drink on me!

[@customcuisine]

Love the unique opportunities that come your way. Always plenty to take away from videos like this!

[@djscottdog1]

Use a very low reflux still with a worm tub to hopefully carry some of the meatyness over also id maybe spike up the wash with low wines to get more flavour out

[@lukada83]

In Poland we have a hemp based beer 'wybuhowe', which the distillery then takes that and makes also vodka from it. It's very tasty, the quality is high as you can drink it without ice at room temperature.

[@chefprov]

Very cool 😎😎😎 I cannot wait till the distillery take over !! Got the pro level tickets for me and the wife ! You know the Corsair Distillery in Tennessee made a hop forward whisky ,, and I mean WAYYYY hop forward. IF you enjoy IPA’s AND whisky (I do) it is amazing ! Especially on a very Hot day ,, over ice 😍😍sadly they don’t make it anymore 😢, but it was a flavor BOMB !!! Perhaps you should go ALL IN with the hops on a batch 🧐

[@thestrangegreenman]

Shopping names for that whisky: "Growth Industry: whisky distilled from yeast growth media," or in bold letters: "ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE" What a magnificent idea! Are the yeast wranglers thinking of setting up a distillery? Anything that prevents waste or turns a waste stream into a valuable product is very very cool. I'd love to try these, especially the RudeBoy strain.

[@ccggenius]

FWIW, you probably COULD make liquor out of that kind of trash. I saw a guy make hot sauce out of rubber gloves, ethanol should be a cakewalk by comparison.

[@the_whiskeyshaman]

Dude your b roll game is sick. And the camera placement is legit. Love that glencarin on the rude boy. Lol.

[@rockyrdc]

Sounds good just finished my vinegar run sack run coming Friday

[@FlameBreather86]

Extremely interesting idea. Wondering now what different kinds of refuse can be distilled into tasty beverages...

[@papadunbar]

Damnit Jesse, I can’t stay in town through Monday. Hopefully I can see you at the Bastard’s Ball.

[@StillIt]

Il be at the ball for sure! Make sure to come shake my hand :)

[@papadunbar]

@@StillIt Without a doubt, I’ll have a couple samples for you as well.

[@powerair999]

Hello guys! A random question What do you use the black yellow garbage can for in Australia? Here in Germany, it is used for plastics.

[@mikemike8093]

It's been a year. How has the "trash" progressed? I'm very curious. I have not yet dived into the craft, but I'm definitely gearing up for it. I'm trying to balance the cost, and not trying to buy a bunch of things that I'll have to upgrade shortly. I have a bit more research to do, but I'm close to a decision.

[@TheNumbers400]

Why is yeast propagation fluid hopped??????

[@Jake_B74]

I'm curious if their yeast food needs to be hopped... If they were using un hopped LME to grow thir yeast in, I don't see an issue. I do malt extract all the time, tasts good (with some age), really easy. It will be interesting to see how those hop flavors develop. I have some friends that sometimes have waste beer. Not good enough to drink as beer, spoilage and what not... Looking forward to a follow up video. Wish I could go to the distillery takeover, probably learn a lot of new useful stuff... I can't get it together that quick, Texas is pretty far for me... looked in to it, about $2000 for me to fly, rent car, get tickets, spend day and night in hotel, fly back. Wife straight up said no way... lol. Maybe next time, if announced earlier I can talk her in to a Texas vacation... with a little distillery visit fit in there...

[@TheAy7531]

oh Hey! I started something similar a week ago! 4 years ago I helped a friend start a microbrewery, and I collect the tired, old and unused fermenter leavins. free product. stripping out the alcohol and making hopped whiskey.

[@AndersHolmIRL]

I think this could be a huge hit especially after experimenting with aging and blending if the three. Similar to what you did with the rum.. OldGrumpy

[@keithgray7361]

Hop and grass flavours would remind me a little more of Grappa? I am sure you can balance it out on sweetness, bourbon barrel and some clean oak. Looking forward to the updates. I don't mind an experimental spirit... it doesn't always have to turn out like a traditional (commercial) spirit... look at the experimental gins.

[@oasismike2]

Wow...just wow. Very impressed with your decisions about cuts & what ABV to age at. I'll cross one set of fingers and wait with you for the outcome.

[@HighKingTurgon]

I don't know anything about the actual supply chain they established, but in Kansas City, our flagship hometown brewers and distillers have collaborated in the past on distilling essentially failed experiments. They called it Second Life or something. I got one of their expressions, a failed saison or something, and it made for an interesting spirit. not the most delicious-probably not worth what I paid for it-but I love that kind of ingenuity.

[@ausfoodgarden]

Aww, that's cheating! I thought you were going to make a mash out of kitchen scraps or something. It's interesting that the esters did come through to the end product though. I know almost nothing about distilling alcohol as here in Australia it's illegal you know. 😉😉 I don't own the equipment but just wondering what you do with the foreshots and unused heads and tails. I know some add it to the next mash to redistill but I was actually wondering if it might be used for cleaning etc. in the same way IPA can be. Cheers!

[@nicholaskarako5701]

I guess that is one more use for the left over yeast/mash product that is either thrown away in most breweries or turned into marmite or vegamite in the UK or British colonies. Interesting concept making three batches of whiskeys with each of the different beer pot liquors that most consider trash. If beer breweries in America were to make a product from the left over yeast/ mash they would have to make something different than straight marmite/ vegamite like product, because it would not sale that well here. However if you made a compound butter with herbs, black pepper/sichuan pepper corn or a marinade. I think it would do pretty well, because I have experimented with both marmite and vegamite. I think it taste great in beef stew, marinade chicken with apple vinegar, marmite/ vegamite, Sichuan pepper corn and sumac. Bake it and have your mind blown. I've made baked chips by marinating potato wedges in white vinegar, vegamite and black pepper.

[@jasonkeir5578]

Very cool video Jesse. This is my kind experimentation.

[@dhanushkamediwake2286]

Hi . I really like your channel very much. Hear in sri Lanka things are very tuff. How ever it just crossed my mind that useing Mamite as yeast nutrients will be gr8. I ran a small experiment it did well. Try it if possible

[@Mo11y666]

Aaaaahh trash whiskey. Now your speaking my language Jesse!

[@sirwilliam677]

I have an idea for a gin, on top of the juniper berries, add sassafras, sarsaparilla, plums, cherries, and currant. I feel this would give sort of a nice medicinal flavor on par with Dr. Pepper or root beer.

[@alanraleigh3379]

Do you need more oak.for you whiskey..ill be more then happy to sens you some.plus whats your address

[@lordnerfgun]

I love experimentation!! I think this is great!!

[@manatoa1]

I think it's great that the oxidised beer flavours didn't come through.

[@deemushroomguy]

Try freeze distilling out the alcohol, to reduce the bulk for your stills. The stills will produce better alcohol than the freezer will, as the freezer concentrates heads, hearts and tails.

[@itsprobablyonyoutube]

This looks like it would work well with the hopped gin you made a while back. Awesome stuff.

[@lougriffiths]

Hi just watched this again love to know how it has come along. Here in the uk the adnams brewery distilled one of their hoped beers (broardside) and it was very good

[@summussum7540]

This is such a cool collaboration! I hope to hear more about specialty spirits coming from your frothy pals down the road!

[@johan790]

What about redistilling over-aged or other whiskeys that turned out bad?

[@nellynelson965]

OK. Who else is looking round to see if there is a local yeast manufacturer.

[@suwirwong]

You should add more sugar first leave it for few days to bump up the ABV

[@markdonnelly1913]

reduce, reuse, recycle. If there can be a decent product produced from waste, then that can only be good for everyone.

[@orephen]

What about trying tropical hopped gin ?

[@Edgunsuk]

silly thing to spot i know but you poured the liquid from the 5 gallon container in to your still wrong ..... lol put the opening at the top not the bottom , trust me i know its counter intuitive but it lets the air in so you get a stream not a chug just try it its life altering i swear :-)

[@Coxeysbodgering]

Would adding some more water and sugars and refermenting lessen some of the hop? Maybe next time you get some play with the blending in the air still first and turbo age to get an idea on what it could be after ageing? As a concept seems doable and something that can be promoted as an eco spirit and other yeast growers can do

[@Drag_ya]

Hey Jessie Great video mate I really enjoyed this video very interested on the final results after ageing

[@bonsang1073]

could you have fed it some more sugar ? was the yeast active ? basically that stuff is yeast nutrient, right ? i can think of a few other craft that could use that too.

[@michaelearle100]

I so thought you were going to make a whiskey out of the corn based packing peanuts.

[@jsEMCsquared]

could i just take the crap from the bottom of the bucket and freeze it? that should seperate the alcohol?

[@jacobyett9039]

I really enjoyed this one. All of the different experimentation you do are fun and interesting to watch and learn.

[@thefattymcgee5801]

Jesse please tell me, if i have a cloudy run can i re run it through the still and use it as an ngs (its corn liqour)? Thanks

[@MisplacedAmerican]

I'm curious how #2 would be as a rum - like the vid though!

[@nwliving]

Excellent way to invent a new "strain" of liquor

[@russtycogg324]

More close to 100% usage. Love the idea. :)

[@dominicsondrini3099]

Brilliant! I love this Jessie You are the kick ass in the cut!

[@jonathanhatch7033]

Very cool video, also love seeing things like this

[@wabash1581]

I was excited to see real trash turned into whiskey.lol. Still a great idea.

[@AtlasFlynn]

Awesome idea mate, I love these experiment type videos

[@FrontYardGardener]

will activated charcoal strip the hops?

[@NetworkGeek280]

Awesome editing, great content.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

driving car on wrong side lol

[@torstenbengtsson5998]

They also walk upside down :D

[@normalizedaudio2481]

I ran some heads in my thumper.

[@olliegoulden]

Jesse you should start an Only Fans

[@MereCashmere]

This was awesome. Nice work Jesse.

[@PezReviews]

Very nice.. Love your content

[@larryhaynes7298]

That's a super cool idea

[@markburnett5173]

You are doing a great job bud keep it up.

[@tonylastname6468]

Different can be good and fun.

[@danpszeniczny9664]

You just know it will be good.

[@resistantgeordie2636]

very interesting! cheers!🍻

[@manicmedic6409]

I smell someone looking into a future business venture! Question is it your R&D department or are you working for someone else R&D department?

[@davidhowick3665]

Rum and Dissaranno drinking department is the meaning of R&D department

[@pietrmuffei8874]

I have red grapes in the garden and being a novice in this field don’t know what to do. Usually just cook them and store the juice in the fridge

[@denisdendrinos4538]

Juice them and make a wine? I've got a mulberry wine sitting on french oak since march. Juice them, they should have some decent sugar to get you around 10- 13% alcohol. Add a nice red wine yeast (not ec-111) and let it ferment. Once dry, let it cold crash a bit, then siphon off into a secondary. Once that's sat for like a month, siphon again and add in your wood.

[@possum297]

Just wanted to say thanks. I got a t500 when you started to build your first still. I use to do an aggressive turbo yeast sugar wash and carbon filter it. Also didn’t focus much on making cuts. Then I watched the birdwatcher video. I followed the recipe, made cuts and didn’t filter. Finished at 50%. My 7 and 9 year old boys renamed the wash ‘ spider blood’ due to the colour. It tastes great just on its own, also have some ageing in oak

[@RidgeRunner5-]

Time to build a pipeline.

[@gerhardjoubert2108]

That was a great video.

[@lougriffiths]

Cool very interesting

[@scottclay4253]

Very interesting video. Gifted carefully crafted “beer” to play with, I like the whole idea. Thanks Jesse!