First run on the 14" column.
A second short video on making whiskey. This is how we get the meal we grind onsite into the cooker.
For those of you not quite familiar with the process of making whiskey, I am compiling a few videos to help you get a better understanding. The first is the cooking process. This is one step of many. And may explain to you all in particular who visit me here and ask, when do you put the sugar in?
Well, we don't. These people asking are maybe more familiar with making white lightning, in which cane sugar is added to corn and water etc. The product in which we take pride the most in making is that of Tennessee Whiskey and Bourbon. Also this same process is used for rye and corn whiskey as well. Our sugar is formed naturally from the starches in the grains, corn and rye. They are boiled to release the starch and then cooled to a lower temperature. Then we use malted barley to convert the starches into sugars. This makes a better product and it makes a lot of sugar. Way more than we could affordably add. If using cane sugar. I hope you all enjoy these and please ask any questions you might have. Be happy to answer. Thanks
Really proud of this. This is an old meadows hammer mill. It was ran at Falls Mills until the early 70s. And now will be grinding fine Tennessee white and yellow corn. Ole girl seems to be running good.
Been a little busy getting things going, so no time to post. But I am happy to announce that we are in operation.
We have been running the column intermittently, but I am in Alabama picking up a pump to fix that . But the old big pots have been churning out fine Tennessee whiskey . I hope soon that some corn whiskey will be bottled up, but any of you distillers out there who need bulk whiskey get ahold of me. I have barrels filled for sale and we can send it to you in totes as well.
Here is a video of the 550 gallon pot being loaded. And being stirred with a pump.
