Making A Smoky Malt Whiskey - Distilling Episode

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Do you like whiskey? Of course you do! Do you like the smokiness from ribs and hot wings? Of course you do! With this smoky malt whiskey recipe you get the best of both worlds. Learn how to make your own whiskey with a sharp smoke flavor right in the bottle by following this video's guide! Sharp, intense smoke coming through your whiskey is a perfect add on flavor profile for any distiller.
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[@user-wz1wc1vb5d]

Great to talk to you Boo. I am a longtime customer and couldn't be happier with the change of ownership and the new Products. Keep up the good work!

[@milehidistilling1]

You as well, Chris! Thanks for purchasing a few of the kits! Let me know how they turn out, we really appreciate you.

[@danielanthony1054]

If you guys can some day do a video on the 53 gallon 6 inch flute still, that would be appreciated by the professional distilling community.

[@milehidistilling1]

We'd love to, Daniel! We're working on this, and hope to have a video like this some time in the summer or fall this year.

[@garrymcgaw4745]

Nailed it Team, these vids are great. Much appreciated 👍.

[@milehidistilling1]

Thanks, Garry! We appreciate you!

[@danthemann]

A lesson I have been learning is 7Amps in 8G is far different than 7A in 5G (as in the tails) I figure it is energy per gallon. Turning down the amps (watching drip and temp) as I go seems to help. fwiw 'Single Malt' might be best understood as 'singly malt' - even single malt bottles have multiple malts in them but from the same distillery. As I understand it you produced a 'single malt'. Congrats

[@milehidistilling1]

Yeah, those heating figures definitely can change A LOT by changing your volume only a short bit. And yeah, I'd say this is effectively a single malt. Since we used smoked grains, we can technically call it a smokey malt, but you're totally right. Ingredients wise (and taste wise) this is essentially a single malt. Thanks for watching!

[@danielwade6987]

Boo, If you are having a problem getting the Smoked grains you need for recipes, Make your own. I have done this before to make beer. I haven't done it in years but found that, beers I made from smoked malt turned out very well. I've misplaced my original recipe but found one on the web that looked like I remembered. If you would like to try I can send you a PDF I downloaded. Just a couple of things, remember to use unchlorinated water when you wet the two row base malt and keep the temperature of the smoker under 185F.

[@milehidistilling1]

HI, Daniel. Most definitely! I'm going to invest in a smoker soon! I would really love that PDF. Thanks so much for that brother! Please email to [e-mail] if possible! I also really appreciate the tips!

[@alfrede.newmen3024]

good job.

[@milehidistilling1]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching!

[@user-JTF016]

Did you clean the boiler after the stripping run before the second run ? Clean the jars between runs ?

[@milehidistilling1]

Hey there. Yes, a clean on the boiler between runs and the jars were washed out as well.

[@caintfindme4735]

How do you keep the condenser cold?

[@milehidistilling1]

I use a water reciruclation chamber filled with ice water and just pump into my still with it. There's a video on how to create one yourself here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZfbZWODhaqBoZo

[@burnair1608]

Bo, why would you not put the Heads back in it alchol is it not?

[@milehidistilling1]

Heads are full of methanol and leave you with a pretty bad hangover, so we want to keep those out. It's still alcohol, but we definitely don't want any alcohol that'll leave you feeling bad the next morning!

[@christianmcgirr7379]

@@milehidistilling1 new studies show methanol is actually more prevalent in the tails. While having a slightly lower boiling point to alcohol, methanol has a higher affinity for water and will attach itself to the water in tails. If you have a REALLY precise reflux, you may be able to pull more methanol in the heads.

[@milehidistilling1]

@@christianmcgirr7379 Wow, interesting. Are you able to link the studies to me by chance? I'd love to read more. If not, all good. I can do some research.

[@christianmcgirr7379]

@@milehidistilling1 youtube wont let me link it. Google "A study on the possibilities to lower the content of methyl-alcohol in eaux-de-vie de fruits" for the actual study, and "Methanol concentrate in the tails according an EC study" in the HomeDistiller forums for a good discussion