Make Moonshine

When I make moonshine, how much moonshine will 2 gallons of mash make?

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Make Moonshine

Oct 16, 2011

well here you go
by: deathbySnapple

Fist of you need to know the ABV that the mash is. then you need to know the efficiency of your still. If your Mash is 10% ABV and your Still is 90% efficient (meaning how much of the total ABV is collected there is no still that is 100%) you should collect 1.5 cups of 180ish proof. per gallon of mash.

My setup 4.5gallons mash at 14%ABV Threw homemade Reflux Still (4 stage) I collect over 7cups of >93%ABV(drink-in) and just over 2cups 70%ABV for putting into next batch before distillation. I also use this portion for cleaning and fire starting ext.

Hope that helps.

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Jun 25, 2010

Making Moonshine and How Many Gallons per Mash?
by: Countryfarm Lifestyles

Unfortunately, when you make moonshine, the proportion of moonshine is far less than the amount of mash you start off with.

For example if you have 4 lbs of corn and 5 gallons of water, along with everything else (malt, sugar and yeast) you will only get about one and a half (1 1/2) gallons of moonshine.

So if you are only going to start off with 2 gallons of mash you won't have much moonshine at all!

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