Moonshine Cuts for Beginners: Get Perfect Results Every Time

[@timchapman6702]

Dude this would have been great for me when I first started. It took me a while to figure it out.

[@StillnTheClear]

Thank you. This process is an accumulation of things I have learned from other people.

[@bacres8334]

Hands down best demonstration and explanation on how to do Cutts thank you very much Cyrus, really appreciate the time and effort

[@StillnTheClear]

@@bacres8334 awesome, I'm really glad you liked it. Thanks for the comment.

[@kilroy07]

Like the fact you say make it your own!

[@StillnTheClear]

Absolutely. There's no "Standard" for how to do it anyway.

[@TheChefmike66]

Great advice about starting in the middle, then working down and then up. Thanks!

[@ScottBryant-wi7gb]

Thanks for sharing the new content Cyrus.

[@StillnTheClear]

@@ScottBryant-wi7gb you're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@mattperry6965]

Great explanation! We all need to know exactly that. Cuts are a personal taste...

[@mmaylin]

brilliant you have shown me where I've been going wrong I've always started at the heads. thanks for posting.

[@StillnTheClear]

@@mmaylin you're welcome. I'm glad you found it useful.

[@OutsideoftheGrid]

Good stuff! I’m learning this and fermenting at the same time… I need to search your channel for a gravity reading class. I listened to one last night that was 10 years old, by an older dude in his garage with a whiteboard behind him. He explained some technical things that I haven’t seen before. Really good, actually. But he doesn’t have your smooth whisky! You’ve figured out a way to bring technical to common language. Older dude Also talks about starches, iodine, and sugar… Never figured in my life I’d be pondering how to turn starches into sugar. Just saying! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@StillnTheClear]

@@OutsideoftheGrid sounds like you were watching George Duncan. He is a wealth of knowledge. I do have one video I did talking about the triple scale hydrometer that may be helpful. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnfSfKShrNKKicU

[@StillnTheClear]

@@OutsideoftheGrid thanks for the comment.

[@OutsideoftheGrid]

@@StillnTheClear thanks for the help! I love this stuff, man! Didn’t even know it until I’m in my 50s!

[@danthemann]

Exellent! Thanks

[@StillnTheClear]

@@danthemann thank you

[@macks2023]

Good video!

[@StillnTheClear]

The condenser can be smaller than the pot. 30% to 50% the size of the pot can be sufficient

[@PaulJones-bo8gt]

Yeah man enjoying the new videos

[@StillnTheClear]

@@PaulJones-bo8gt thank you for the comment

[@brianrightmyer5816]

Love the video will help in the future. What will you do with the faints jar?

[@StillnTheClear]

I will eventually do a "Feints Run" when I have enough.

[@rodrigocabrera2550]

Hi buddy, as always it's a pleasure to see your lessons and I'm glad you didn't spit out a sip of hearts, that would be a crime 😢

[@StillnTheClear]

Ha ha, yeah it was just instinct. 😂

[@ToastedSynapseGaming]

Some notes that could help beginners: 1. Think about what you intend to do with your Moonshine next. Because if you want to start drinking the next day, your hearts need to be more tight, but if you plan on aging, then a little bit of Heads (and sometimes Tails) will mellow out and finish nicely in 3-6-12 months. This also applies to Vodka for making Gin (since you're distilling again) and for making Liqueurs, like cherry bounce, since they "age" with the fruit in maceration and mellow out that way 2. Some beginners will completely be blown out from tasting high ABV so I recommend getting a bunch of shot glasses and a syringe. Fill them with enough water to get your ABV to like 80-100 proof (40-50%) - doesn't have to be exact, then introduce the Moonshine in that glass. (either number the shotglasses or keep them next to the jar they represent). 3. For those transition jars that you really aren't sure of, you can use the syringe technique to actually blend 1/4 to 1/2 together with your baseline hearts. Put it in your shot glass and if they taste great together at that ratio, then it will do fine, considering that questionable jar will be lower in proportion than what you tasted. If there are off tastes, better exclude it. 4. Don't forget to drink water in between jars so that your pallet is "cleansed" before going to the next jar. Take breaks if need be.

[@StillnTheClear]

@@ToastedSynapseGaming excellent points to help beginners. Thanks for commenting.

[@eddyanderson7384]

Dang brother. No wonder my taste buds are burnt up. Awesome information.

[@johnb7430]

Good lord! How big was your spirit run volume?? 20? 25? 30? gal? Not sure how works when using a still 1/10th the size.

[@StillnTheClear]

It was a 15 gallon run with 2.5 gallons of low wines added.

[@chackett99]

Had the same thought! I was like sheesh man .. wish I were producing that much product per run.

[@ebjamville]

The download links are pointing to your d drive.

[@webcrawler3332]

I’m curious how the big distilleries do it? Surely they don’t do this process do they?

[@StillnTheClear]

@@webcrawler3332 I don't know how they do it. I'm sure they don't do it this way. In fact I don't do it this way on recipes I have done multiple times. Once you learn to recognize the different tastes and smells you can make cuts on the fly as your running the still. This process helps beginners by giving them a way to start learning and honing the skill of making cuts. Thanks for the comment.