Distilling The Ultimate Beginners Bourbon (Safety Net)
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- This is a step-by-step guide to make your own bourbon. I think this is my best recipe yet. So if you want to learn how to make your own whiskey this is the place to start!
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Of course, the "best" way to make bourbon is with 100% grain and corn. Unfortunately, that's no small feat, especially when you are new and don't have lots of equipment. There is nothing particularly tricky or complicated about it. But there is a HUGE learning curve for a new distiller!
This recipe is built to make that first step into all-grain distilling welcoming and foolproof. You CAN make this and you DO NOT need all sorts of fancy stuff to do it.
The Recipe:
4.7kg (10.36 lb) of cracked corn
2.75kg (6.06 lb) of distillers malt (for the main mash)
0.5kg (1.1 lb) of distillers malt to keep corn thin
0.5 kg (1.1 lb) of torrified wheat
0.5kg (1.1 lb) Shepard's delight (can sub for extra special malt)
0.175kg (0.385 lb) of light chocolate malt
5.8kg (12.78 lb) of table sugar
0.25kg (0.551 lb) of honey
40g (1.41 oz) of AM-1 yeast
Can use bakers if you want. Use 90+ grams
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Sorry the video is late team. I hope the wait was worth it. I think this is the best recipe I have made to-date! Hope a few of you give it a go and let us know what you think.
@Still It the whole part where you're like don't be like me clean your bag should have been the opening to a manscaped ad
No worries friend great video and detailed will be my next try.
It is worth the wait!!! Thanks for a great video.
Will be modifying your recipe to an all grain recipe, that shepherds delight grain is beautiful.
Also what about a safety net using a LME or DME instead of sugar, more expensive but I think it would produce better results.
Thanks for all the work you do in this community. The strike water combined with a calculator for combining with different temperature liquids makes mashing in super easy!
"Don't be like me. Clean your sack." best line
Nothing worse than a dirty one
What , clean it, or clean it out?
It’s why we need women.
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@@Snugggg until you dry yourself out
Great video as always, have you considered a link to a printable pdf for your recipes and methods for your vids? I know it might be a little more of your time but would be greatly appreciated by the community I would think. Keep up the fantastic work your doing.
Ooh, I like this format. So, more VERY basic things get a vote from this viewer!
Thank you for all your hard work and generous helping of knowledge 👍love this channel
You make some excellent videos Jesse. Your videos taught me all that I know about distilling, had a work accident and haven't been able to distill for awhile and lookin forward to it
Really cool video! Never distilled anything but this definitely makes the subject more approachable. Hope to give this a try one day when I have some space to do it!
Loved the video, been homebrewing and professionally brewing for years but been looking to get into distilling, so thanks for a great beginners video
How fun! That video was epic. I need to make my own soon. Thanks for the great tips.
You’re an amazing teacher! Entertaining but knowledgeable
Seems like you’re really finding your love and excitement about your channel and craft again. Stoked to see it.
Great recipe, I'll try it. Difficult for beginners to get so many variations.... You, Bearded, George, are my go to. Thank you guys very much!! You are saving lives in ZA...
Thank you for the video! I'm very new to the craft and after two AG runs that produced a low OG (1.040) I based my third one off this video. It's currently fermenting wonderful and my OG jumped to 1.072. I'm excited to see what the end product is like. I'm loving it to include loving the knowledge I'm gaining from my mistakes. So thankful for guys like you that invest in putting the knowledge out there. Cheers!
I really like your new studio, and this is a great recipe.
Thank you for the "Freedom Units" measurement information. Made my day.
Love ya brother. Keep up the good work. Very informative content.
Wow. I’ve always been very interested in making whiskey. This video is definitely helpful.
As a noob, I simply cannot express how much I enjoy your channel!!
Thank you so much for all you do!!
You're a gift to humanity!
Well worth the wait. Thx for the recipe will give it a go.
Thanks for talking George into getting back on TH-cam making videos again. He has a world of knowledge that should be shared.
Another awesome video! Well worth the wait. Not sure if it was your review on the T500 that did it Jesse, but I just unpacked anther boiler so I could do two runs at once, and bugger me sideways! - there is now two power switches at 1100W each. AND a snazzy stainless ball valve for faster emptying or hooking up to a pipe to run to a sink. Fecking awesome! Thank you so much for everything you do for this community. ❤
Legit inspired me to buy a still. I used to distill for my old man in the laundry as a kid while he was at work during school holidays. No way I would let my ten year old do that but it was a different time I guess. Gonna do it all over again myself. Nice way to remember him.
Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge!!!
Great video, educational, entertaining and brilliant product I'm sure👍
I've never distilled anything in my life, but I am SO keen to try this. Gotta do more research.
I've been brewing mead cider and wine for a number of years now. I'm thinking about upping my game and start brewing bourbon. I love Woodford Reserve. Thank you for your videos, they have been a big help in starting my newest hobby.
Awesome 👍 i finally found a someone I enjoy learning from.
Awesome video Jesse! 💯🥃💯. Your videos get me excited to go out and chase the craft with heart and soul. 🥃💯🥃 Instead of using table sugar use corn sugar for a better result. I’m heading out to the garage to make this recipe! thanks brother! Are one of the OG of the Craft!🥃💯🥃
Just brilliant jesse, thanks mate, def gonna give this a nudge. I love the step by step instructional stuff you put out, makes It all very approachable. I use a klarstein Maischfest these days for all grain as you inspired me to do way more all grain. Keep them coming brother and as always thank you for what you do! Hope you're having a kick arse week!
I have been chasing the craft for the better part of my life. When I found your TH-cam channel I thought you had a talent. Always the student, never the master. Keep the newbies coming but every once in a while put an interest for the old hats. You have gave me quite a few great recipes and gave me an expensive love of distillation devices. Thank you for that
You are amazing, thank you for your knowlwdge and experience.
Nice one Jesse, will definitely be trying out this one.
Nice! These are the vids I like best! Thanks!!!
Bom Dia !
Obrigado, Jesse,vamos experimentar essa tua receita
Thanks Jesse,
we are going to try your recipe
this is the first ever distilling bourbon video I have ever seen. Sounds so interesting, my wife might get mad at you if I start this. lol thanks for info especially for a beginner. cheers
This video is fabulous Jesse… I am a T500 newbie and I think this video has enough information for me to “step up” and try my first grain mash. I can see myself rewatching your video a number of time to make sure I have “got it” all 😀 - thanks for the inspiration.
How did you end up going man I’m just doing my sprit run now
Nice space! Great video format
Best recipe ever!
Thank you Patreon!!!
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I just completed my first batch of the Bourbon, It taste very good😊. My next step the aging process in the Badmo Barrel for 3-4 months!💯 my next one I am trying without the Honey Thanks again!
Super cool video, love the addition of the honey.
Cheers brother just finished my largest ferment to date.
hey Beaver, I dont want to be rude to Jessie's post here and side track, but lets see more you too man!...you each bring great info in different styles which I enjoy and learn from.
Cheers my bro!
Thank you. Very professional 👏. Any one tried this at home?
Hi Jesse. Rod Harrison from South Oz here. I'm a big fan of your channel and this recipe gave me the confidence to have my first go at all grain distilling.
While I substituted Crystal malt for the Shepard's Delight and added a bit of Light Coffee, because that's what was easily available to me, the result was nothing short of exceptional. I aged it for three months on charred oak staves and while I'm no Bourbon expert, It's , if I say so myself, the best Bourbon I've ever tasted. Several friend have said the same so I'm stoked.
While I'm typing this I have a mash for your safety net Single Malt on the go. I'll let you know how that turns out.
I've also been turning out some pretty interesting Gins from my Vevor "Water Distillation Unit" air still. Awesome unit for $110 AU with a digital temp control boiler. Way cheaper and just as good as the expensive units.
Keep up the great content.
Regards,
Rod.
Agree on oak sticks. 1/2" - 3/4' square, ~6' long. Solid toast, and have a couple char to mix in if you want. Toast only is awesome. Don't be afraid to experiment how many sticks or how long you leave them in.
TLDR: my mistakes and what I learned from first run, grab a 10 gallon cooler and a ball valve for a CHEAP mashtun
I just started this part of the crazy home brewing hobby. Tried my first batch of corn mash and it was a disaster. Not enough space in pot, corn clumped up and cooled way too quickly. LEARN FROM ME, grab a 10 gallon cooler from homedepot and a ball valve and a bazooka filter to replace the spigot. Makes mashing and holding temp SUPER EASY and the filter lets you drain out with silicone tube into your fermenter. You can even drill a hole and use an airlock as a fermenter as well. It’s plenty of room to use for a 5 gallon still and will give you enough mash to run 2 runs. Best decision I made
Thanks for the video. Im trying to get a distilling job and need to be able to uh huh with the best of them
getting back into it after 20 years ago, i will more than likely be doing this.
I'm slightly interested is distilling (been doing beer for a while) and now I'm very interested. Even just listening to Jesse is a blast... I had him on in the background while I worked and he had me laughing.
Great job 👍 super skill
Omg I have been waiting for this recipe/ video since I started the craft 6 months ago 😃👌
Awesome! Hope you like it once you get around to trying it 👍
Hi Maddi, I'm green as, keen to know how your journey has been going from newbie to now 6mths in? I'm looking at equipment & knowing myself will be happier going with gear I can grow into rather than cheap stuff to get started then having to upgrade. Think I'll start with sugar wash/gin & playing with the botanicals, but this recipe looks much closer to an achievable grain bourbon for a DIY person. Sounds like your chomping at the bit to give this a go! Cheers
I get all my beer gear from Northern Brewer. They don't sell distilling-specific stuff like stills, but for pots, fermenters, air locks, brew bags, refractometers, and all that such it's pretty reliable.
Is this possible to do with a countertop still like the one you reviewed?
That was a brilliant video.
Making excuse to comment to help with the video :) love ya stuff, recently working in my bros micro brewery but more intrested in the distilling side personally so taking his knowledge of beer and trying to learn off you and your tips and tricks on distilling. Got to say, as someone who struggles to learn i find your videos easy to focus on and incredibly entertain, becoming my favorate pre shift ceremony with a cup of black coffee and breakfast :)
thank you also :D
Very good looking safety net recipe, mine is a lot more corn and a lot less sugar.
50 litres of water, 10 kg corn, 3.5 kg malt, 3 kg malted rye, 0.5 kg oats, 0.5 kg black malt/dark crystal malt (depending on whats available), 1 kg demerara sugar.
I do like the idea of adding the honey I'll have to give that some thought.
Hey bro, I made my first kind of all grain bourbon 3 days ago. Kind of, because I recalled your safety net video. I used malted corn, malted barley, and cracked wheat. I also added treacle molasses with 3kg inverted sugar. It smells awesome! Got 25lts at 1.075. Thanks man for all the education and inspiration you give to chase this craft👌🍻
Hey Jesse! Love your videos dude. I’m full of questions (and I know you’ll say to judge by smell and taste, but…) i noticed it was around 92degrees celsius you started talking about tails… i’ve been going off of the pot distillation “cheat sheet” from brewhaus for the cuts on my sprit run, it seems to place the thermometer readings at the lyne arm at 91-95degrees celcius for the hearts cut (too simplified i know but i’m pretty new). On my home built still this has seemed pretty accurate and given off the best smelling product for multiple runs, but is this accurate or have i misunderstood some vital information? I’d be really thankful for any tips or expertise, i’ve been judging most of my run from taste and smell and the thermometer readings. Even though it smells good and the tongue doesnt tingle, I’m afraid to dip into a bottle just in case i’m going to poison myself 😂. Thanks in advance!
Mahaloz for the content!!!🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
for a simple sparging set up, take two 5 gallon food safe buckets. poke small holes in the bottom of one, a lot of holes. in the other bucket, make a drain. I have one with a spigot and those are available for beer making. Put the "colander" bucket inside the other, the grain in that and just pour hot water slowly over the grain.
Some beer makers actually set up a spinning water dispersal system to sparge grain on top of the bucket and there are kits to turn am 8 gallon cooler into a sparger but this way is a lot cheaper.
Enjoying the video as I want to get into home distilling. My question is, what would I use to add a good vanilla flavor without adding vanilla bean?
This is great! A kiwi teaching me how make bourbon.
New to the Craft and LOVE your videos. Enjoy your little tweaks to "bourbons" I am going to try this one or the Peated Bourbon next. I've only done run other recipe so I am very green to this hobby. Where can I find the AM-1 yeast or the other one you use in the "Peated Bourbon"? Or what would be close here in the States. Thanks! And keep up with the awesome videos
I've just run across your channel and enjoy your videos. My alcohol making experience is limited to a several month long lab project in the 1970's working with manufacture of alcohol from grain dust (I was associated with a large grain merchandising firm at the time). The experiments proved the successful fermentation of grain dust from an elevator. My question is why do you use sugar (sucrose) as opposed to dextrose/glucose? The yeast would be more effective in starting with a simple sugar as opposed to sucrose which needs to be cleaved for the yeast to utilize. When starting from whole grain the boiling stage gelatinizes the starch and the enzymes convert the starch to simple sugars. I did find the different fractions of the distillate interesting with the different aromas given off. The green apple comment struck home as one in particular. I used a lab thermometer to differential between the different fractions and with a bit of observation could determine the cuts that I wanted. Granted, none of this was for drinking purposes but rather for gasohol. In any case, thanks for the interesting content!
Dang bro! Super scientist! Pretty crayzie. I'll stick to buying off the shelf. LOL
This Bourbon is fabulous! This is/was my first grain mash and now - two months on, still with some toasted oak, thought I would check it was tasting okay…..WOW!! I can’t imagine what “bettter with time” it can taste like because at the moment it is delicious 😋 . This video was perfectly aimed at a beginner like myself to have confidence to move onto grain ..Mission Accomplished xx next I want to try a Wheat Vodka
What kind of mainstream bourbon would you liken it to?
Hey Jesse. I'm going to try this recipe soon. I have some knowledge of the craft and have done some wheat bran washes and such. I'm just curious. Why remove the grains from the ferment? Why not leave them and ferment them together? Is there some cons to this? Thanks a lot for your vids. They are great 👍
I have been making all-grain beer since 2009. I have a massive RO water filter system, I build water profiles for each batch and have done most everything when it comes to all-grain beer making. The biggest shift in quality came with pressure fermenting. Isn´t it time you go all out beer geek into all-grain brewing? There is so much there to discover. I bet pressure fermenting can even alter a sugar wash. Be brave :D
I'll try this with my dad!
Love the content! ❤. Question, why is there no rye. Just curious. Keep up the great stuff!!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hello,nice job...!!!Did you have a video making a rye whiskey?
I live in Canada, where the government taxes alcohol products so much they're essentially unaffordable for working-class people like myself. I make beer for myself but want to graduate to hard liquor (screw Trudeau! He won't get my tax dollars if I can help it!) so thanks for sharing this recipe.
all you need is a little baby pot still to crank out a fair amount
i'd start with homemade wine in 5-6 gallon fermenters, strain that shit distill it, to make it more economical use free water+ free fruit, I know you got apples up there, berries, probably plums? home-made plum wine is the shit and it's pretty fricken good as a high abv brandy
edit: I don't know canada's laws on homebrew so I'm giving USA advice
For me making a good beer is WAY more harder then distilling a liquor. A lot of things can go wrong on every step which couldn't be fixed later at all. And it's taking a lot more time.
Making a cider was a bit easier. At least I didn't failed three times in row like with a beer ;-)
In my country it's legal to make any alcohol for yourself without any taxes. But you can't sale it, that's highly illegal.
Good luck brother. You will love the process and being able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
I'm in Canada and got an airstill it's awesome
As you already make beer, you are already 90% of the way there. Just don't add hops to your beer, and you already have mash. Making a still out of a large pot and copper tubing isn't that hard. You will need a torch.
Just be careful you don't attract the prying eyes of the local mounties. It is illegal to produce any amount of spirits in Canada without a license.
Another great video and recipe!! I will be trying this and will comment when I finish it. Looked for my name on your list of kick ass people, not there. 😪
Great video! Thankyou!
thank good for the subtitles.....
Hey Jesse great video really liked the recipe I want to try it out but I’m fairly new at this and I have a 10 L furniture how can I cut this recipe down to fit in my 10 L Fermato
Haha you're a legend man... I'm gonna give this a crack!
Hey Jesse love the Chanel and your my go to for learning. Did you proof it down before the spirit run?
Great video. New distiller here, been home brewing beer for years. When you ferment, do you leave it uncovered or with a lid with an air lock? Thank you.
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I'll be trying this one for sure! Only thing I'll try and avoid is using sugar. I like the trick with the better!
Yup! I put a video out not long ago explaining how to adjust these for no sugar
@@StillItIm having a tough time finding the video for no sugar, any chance you have a quick link please?
Totally off the wall question. I've made a bit and I also have added white liquor to that and aged it. I am playing with blending store bought with my homemade and also blending differently aged homemade together. Question is this... How long do I have to let a blend marry before I break it into smaller bottles (and have them be identical)
I just started making vodka I just finished making your lazy ass vodka mash. I love it. I thought it was gonna be a yucky using oats and all but it’s so simple and I understand you and that really helps me. Just really enjoy your content. Thank you for making these videos and it taste so good
Im gonna try this
Using Honey in beer making, I find that honey, being 96% or so fermentable sugar, really does not add much in the way of flavor, but does kick the alcohol up a bit, and makes for a drier finish. With you distilling it, I would be surprised if you noticed any flavor change at all.
I would love to see a video on Brandy making, especially Calvados.
P.S. I did find your brandy and apple brandy videos!
I use honey in some beers, I find add honey after primary dies down helps retain some of that flavour. The referment is more gentle and less violent than the initial fermentation so those aromatics don't get driven off as much.
Awesome upload Jesse. I like the recipe and may give it a shot down the road 😉 I'm doing my 1st rum coming up next. Take care and keep chasing 👍
I also have a T500. I'm curious about the flow rate of the Stripping vs. Spirit runs. For example, when you cut the power down to 60% does it go from 50ml/min. down to 30ml/min?
Howzit mate, I prime each of my 660ml beer bottles with 1 and half teaspoons brown sugar before capping, Stout and IPA mostly. Ever thought of a sugar wash with brown sugar? I found it gives my beer a caramel malty flavor... Great vlogs..
Met Mark at Silver Fox yesterday for Canada Day and what a fantastic experience! Told him I've followed you 2 for a while now and have recently segwayed from brewing to crafting spirits. Bourbon will be the next mission for a Christmas treat! Thanks so much!
-Andrew.
Mark and Lisa are Awesome people. Popped in there about 6 weeks ago. Mentioned I was a follower of Jesse and got the royal treatment - like 2 hours of non stop tour and chit chat - not to mention all the fantastic Dr Who stuff there. Can't wait to go back and stock up again :-)
Hey bud have you ever considered cutting an x I'm the middle of your lid or drill a hole in the center and just put a paint mixer in there lol well a food safe one 😆 less heat loss if you only have to uncover it not open it up! 😁 I'm just here to learn I've only ever made one batch of home brew beer with my dad like 13 years ago 😁
Awesome Jesse! I've just got my self a second hand vivor 20l pot still, if I cut the recipe in half will it work the same?
@Still It What is your typical net in mL that you keep from the still to put in the barrel of the set up you have in this video? Thanks for paving the way to a new hobby!
Hi Jesse just wondering if you milled any of the grains, watched the video a couple of times and have never tried a grain mash but I'm dying to give this a go
One of the things I did for a corn
ye "bourbon" mash was use a high temperature Amylase A which helped with the thickness of cooking the corn (I now use home malted corn). The high temp amylase A is good between 185-203F or 85-95C and runs under $2 here in the Midwest. I am now playing around with a hybrid using malted corn, uncooked cracked corn, distillers malt, wheat and inverted sugar. I took some backset for generation 2 from the corn
ye and currently have a liter of product playing host to some light toast american oak chips, medium toast american oak chips and medium toast french oak chips. I used the same blend of chips to age the corn rye and I got a very nice almost dusty note from the light toast on the front and it finished on a caramel\vanilla note that lingered for a bit.
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Great video
First time watching, awesome! Could a few coffee beans be thrown in somewhere in the process?
Love the video. What is the batch size he's making here? I don't have the ability to make and distill a 60g batch, would it be feasible to do this in smaller batches such as 10-30g?
What was the final yield?
I've never done this, but I'm certainly going to.
Thank you!