BeveragesMaking Moonshine Through Fermentation

Making Moonshine Through Fermentation

This method of making moonshine through fermentation is broken down into the simplest of terms.

During the whiskey making process, two ingredients – yeast and sugar – are essential for fermentation to take place. It is important to understand that there will be no whiskey, no wine, and no beer if yeast is not involved.

Making Moonshine Through Fermentation

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Also, note that much of the taste and aroma of moonshine and whiskey results from the fermentation process. This underscores the need for choosing the right type of yeast, as it helps to make fine sipping rum, gin, vodka, moonshine and whiskey with the right flavor.

Your final fermentation result depends on your yeast selection. Carbon dioxide and ethanol (alcohol) are the two major byproducts obtained during fermentation. Yeast will always produce good results when it is being treated well and a good environment is provided for it to work in.

To properly ferment moonshine mash and get desired results, it is important you select a yeast that can effectively handle the amount of alcohol in the mash and ensure to ferment within the appropriate temperature range of your mash.

Making Moonshine Through Fermentation

Here is a list of common yeasts that yield good results.

Yeast Nutrients

When it comes to making high gravity sugar wash, this yeast is generally known to be highly useful.

Bread Yeast

Over the years, this has been the favorite yeast for making rum mash and corn whiskey recipes due to the nice flavor it leaves behind.

Generic Distillers Yeast

Although generic distillers work well with fermentation, however, they do not always produce great results.

Turbo Yeast

This yeast is generally known to ferment very easily. So, when it comes to adding nutrients, the use of any type of turbo yeast is not recommended.

Ale Yeast

This yeast has proven to be very productive and yielding great results with rye whiskey.

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Melissa Francis
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Greetings! I'm Melissa Francis, the founder and primary contributor to The Homestead Survival. With over 20 years of experience in homesteading, sustainability, and emergency preparedness, I've dedicated my life to helping others achieve a simpler, more self-reliant lifestyle.

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