I know you’re a busy man. But I really appreciate you making these videos. Your ranting is correct… I’ve done well over a hundred runs on my 26 gallon still… With 2 amazing copper diamond heads from Wayne at Ozark still works. Subtle shout out to Wayne.🤣🤣🤣🤣 But even after that many runs I’m still learning, still making mistakes and still looking for my own footing and style to my distillations.🤷♂️ I’ll admit I’m getting very good at it… but I’m by no means a “master”. My runs are getting much smoother and more consistent… But I’ve got a LONG way to go. I suspect I’ll never be satisfied. I’ll be learning for a lifetime.👍 Man… I’d sure like a taste of that apple brandy. No lie.💪👍🥃 The Mad Mick.
@whiskeywookie2758
3 ай бұрын
I'm 100% on board with BadMo barrels. I have several and just got the new big mo barrel for my first all grain Bourbon mash bill. One of my experiments in running right now I'm calling my monster mash. And it's coming up on a year in a BadMo barrel and for what it is is doing great! I'm taking spent grain from my homebrew buddy and remashing to get all of the conversion out of the grain and adding sugar to get the starting gravity i want, fermenting on grain and double pot stilling to get an almost scotch like spirit is amazing! It makes a good white dog and it's aging so well in those BadMo barrels!
@christopherconrad1129
2 ай бұрын
Great video brother!
@the_whiskeyshaman
3 ай бұрын
Love this. Badmo is legit.
@trevorbennett5615
3 ай бұрын
Badmo it's awesome. Ten30 it's just as good for the smaller experiments.
@the_whiskeyshaman
3 ай бұрын
@@trevorbennett5615 yes sir love ten30 as well.
@SteveRix78
3 ай бұрын
I haven't been at this craft for long....but I've recently come up on the 1 year mark on a bourbon I made and put in a Ten30 barrel at 63%. Just tasted it and damn it's coming along. Also did the same with a single malt, put into an ex-bourbon and a new American oak Ten30.....that "scotch" characteristic is coming through already. My first BadMo barrel just came up on a year as well, filled that with just a corn whiskey and it is really coming along nicely! All total I have 5 BadMo barrels filled.....just mashed in a blue and white corn, rye and 2 row.....waiting for that to work off and run so I can fill another!
@tylerar87
3 ай бұрын
Beautiful. Thank you for everything you share. You are appreciated.
@AndersonCrow
3 ай бұрын
When it comes to your Brandy making process, how long do you tend to allow the wine to ferment? And how much does that fermentation time change between apples, pears, and other fruits you've worked with? Thanks for the awesome videos, brother!
@Hytaz_Fjord
3 ай бұрын
Did a mead destillation, that didn't really carry the flavor and got kind of neural. So I had a few cases of 1 year old cherry mead sitting around which was lovely (didn't have the cough sirup notes), but I rarely drink mead now a days. Even the dry once have a sweetness that is a little much for me. 1 glas and I am good. So i decided to fortify my cherry mead with my mead distillate to around 30% ABV and drop it in a Badmo heavy toast char 2 (was one of the last ben made) and it been sitting for a year and some. Absolutely fantastic stuff I think I will let it go another year but it is already at the point where it can get you in trouble. Very easy drinking and there is enough complexity that it does takes a few samples before you found everything in it.
@trevorbennett5615
3 ай бұрын
I've got some apple brandy in an oregon oak badmo barrel. The hoosier apple you did at spirits of french lick is what inspired me to barrel mine. I'm no where near as experienced as you are but it's fun learning and trying to improve.
@Hytaz_Fjord
3 ай бұрын
Oh I want some Oregon oak for my apple Brandy please share your thoughts on it.
@Miata822
3 ай бұрын
So I've got some time on my hands this summer and could plan to spend some time at Old Homestead. It's far out of the way for me but could happen if there is something to do or see when I'm there. Will guests have a chance to tour the distillery, see some things, learn some things? I know you are just getting the place set up, but it could be fun an d I'm no stickler for schedules. Let me know.
@ronford1086
3 ай бұрын
I met Jeff Arnette at this new distillery in Townsend Tennessee and that's probably the only true legal master distiller I have met
@LukeMarshall-wq4oi
3 ай бұрын
In my opinion distilling is as much of an art as painting. The nuances and things people like you and other bring out in the spirit is a work of art. Made with passion, blood, sweat and tears. I think you are doing an amazing job. Keep it up and hopefully will be able to visit old home stead soon
@TheBlueWizardOfWestVirginia
3 ай бұрын
That's why I'm the blue wizard, I'm working on a batch of brandy presently. 20lbs panela sugar, 30lbs of blueberries, 10 gallons of water. I'll distill in two 5 gallon batches, hunting down to the sweet water then I'll take the results and run it through my 3 gallon pot still. I'll be left with magic if done right. Any tips? I'm also trying my hand at using the magic stick method in future mashes and brews. I carved myself a hefty bit of birch, any advice is appreciated.
@BillMcGirr
3 ай бұрын
I don’t have any advice… but I’d sure like a taste when you’re done.👍 By magic stick… I believe your talking about a yeast stick to use over and over? I’ve been thinking seriously about this myself since I watched Alan’s video on his. I’d appreciate any of your thoughts on this.💪🥃👍
@TheBlueWizardOfWestVirginia
3 ай бұрын
@@BillMcGirr yes by magic stick I mean the traditional yeast log method. I did research enough to find birch or ash was the common wood used. I know birch is loaded with natural sugars. I'm debating on using it for meads only honey is a complex sugar and even with our modern yeasts it's still hard for the yeast to break down, it would be nice to have a yeast tuned in for just honey
@BillMcGirr
3 ай бұрын
@@TheBlueWizardOfWestVirginia Had a friend once who ran a meadery… It’s since closed and I haven’t seen him in a bit. Is it possible to invert the honey?🤷♂️ I’ll look into finding a birch log… I’m very interested in what kind of yeast can develop by using it over and over again. Good stuff.💪👍🥃
@smaug147
3 ай бұрын
Shoot, since my involvement, I have spent far more money on commercial spirits than I ever would have otherwise. Also, I only have anecdotal data, but my understanding is that commercial spirit sales in New Zealand increased when hobby distilling was legalized.
@Moonshinerman13
3 ай бұрын
Amen!!!!!
@the_nothing
3 ай бұрын
I keep telling people that have spirits in a BadMo - Let it go! Sure, sample at 6 months and 12 months. But these are longterm aging barrels. Not a bunch of staves in a jar. Not a cheap 2 gallon barrel. Unless you're working with a finishing wood barrel, let it fucking go. Put it in your garage and forget about it. I brought a couple to a meetup at BadMo last, but I also felt like those spirits were ready to share at only
@pesho9849
3 ай бұрын
If Texas is decriminalizing home distilling too are the dominoes starting to fall?
@hipgnosis2
3 ай бұрын
@@pesho9849 It is definitely a step in the right direction!
@whiskeywookie2758
3 ай бұрын
If I read it correctly it was a federal judge making a decision on a federal level. So it's not just Texas which is so awesome!
@trevorbennett5615
3 ай бұрын
Would be awesome to get at home distillation legalized. Unfortunately i don't see TN doing it any time soon though
@whiskeywookie2758
3 ай бұрын
@trevorbennett5615 yeah it's releasing the you can't have a still on the federal level so it's leaving it up to the states to mandate if you can make spirits or not. So we as a community need to be pushing those state representatives that this is something that is important to their constituents!
@MichaelSmith-el2dg
3 ай бұрын
God damn you alan bishop, how dare you disparage model trains. Jk. Great video brother
@richardhenderson9127
3 ай бұрын
So, do you think they will overturn it and leave home distillers alone. I hope so, cause Arkansas has some stupid Lawson this.
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