How Do U Proof Moonshine Down?

How do you proof down moonshine?

Conclusion – While making moonshine has been done successfully for years, getting it right can be an extremely daunting and difficult task. However, to yield the best results, being prepared with the right tools and the correct knowledge will greatly aid the process.

What is the best proof for moonshine?

Is there 200 Proof Moonshine? – Contrary to what other people think, 200 proof moonshine exists. It’s probably the STRONGEST concentration, the HIGHEST PROOF of moonshine, and the HIGHEST PERCENTAGE of alcohol you’ll find out there. Though it doesn’t take the usual distilling process and simple tools to make this one.

1. Instead, there’s a lot of complexities that go on to get this really strong drink.
2. Would you dare drink a 200 proof moonshine? You’d probably say yes if you’re a daredevil.
3. Drinking 200 proof moonshine is NOT OKAY.
4. You’re practically drinking ethyl alcohol.
5. Remember, 200 proof moonshine has 100% alcohol content contained on it.

Drinking it pure would seriously burn your throat, That being said, be careful with moonshines that have 150 plus final alcohol content. On average, 100 to 120 proof is pretty much the level people can comfortably drink their moonshine. Any more than that? That’s something else.

Can you water down moonshine?

Free Alcohol Dilution Calculator to Make Moonshine – If distilling spirits and alcohol at home, it’s necessary to dilute your distillate. Measure the alcohol content of the spirit and add the calculated amount of water for best results of home distilling.

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What neutralizes alcohol?

For one drink of alcohol, a 28.5% concentration of acetic acid is recommended, or a 2.05g concentration of citric acid. Using these concentrations will allow the alcohol to be most efficiently neutralized in the body.

What gives alcohol its proof?

Why Alcohol Content Is Measured in ‘Proof’ Did you ever wonder why alcohol content is measured in “proof” — and why that number differs from the other number you’ll see on your bottle of vodka and whiskey, ABV (alcohol by volume)? While alcohol by volume, or the percentage of alcohol in the liquid, is a standard measure of alcohol strength across the world (a 30 percent ABV spirit in the U.S.

Also a 30 percent ABV spirit in France), the proof scale varies. And if that sounds a little fuzzy — kind of like how you might feel if you’ve had a few – here are a few facts about proof to help provide clarity: 1: Proof is so called because, back in England in the 1500s, the government would on liquor containing a higher amount alcohol.

Alcohol content was determined via a rather crude test. Basically, the government would soak a gun pellet with alcohol and try to set fire to the gunpowder. If it lit, the alcohol content in the liquor was high enough gunpowder to ignite, the liquor was to be deemed to be a “proof spirit” — as in, there was proof it contained a high amount of alcohol — and was taxed at a higher rate.2: Because this method of providing proof of alcohol content wasn’t very precise or reliable, England in 1816.

The new system involved scientifically precise measures of density and gravity and set the “proof” threshold at 57.06 percent alcohol by volume. This measure was standardized 1952. In the U.K., a 100 proof spirit is about 57 percent ABV and the ratio of proof to ABV is 4 to 7., you get the proof. Around 1980, however, the U.K.

began to adopt a straight ABV scale for labeling spirits. (Phew.) 3: In the United States, the system — — is a bit simpler: “Proof” is straight up, So a vodka, say, that is 40 percent ABV is 80 proof and one that is 45 percent ABV is 90 proof. A “proof spirit” is 100 proof (50 percent ABV) or higher.4: In France, they use a scale measured in, instead of proof.

Does moonshine improve with age?

Aging Moonshine Can Enhance Its Taste – Aging your spirits can make a huge difference in the taste of your spirits. This is exactly why so many brewers store their products in barrels for years before offering it for sale on the market. Although it is a fact that the flavored spirit can be consumed right on the very same day it is distilled, many distillers suggest that you will benefit a lot if you let your spirit sit in the bottle for one month or more in a dark place which enhances its taste.

How do you make 200 proof alcohol?

Ethanol can be made by a dry mill process or a wet mill process. – Most of the fuel ethanol in the U.S. is made using the dry mill method. The major steps in this process are: The process of producing ethanol, whether it’s beer, wine, whiskey, or fuel ethanol, is dependent on yeast, a single cell organism.

1. Yeast consume sugar and produce heat, carbon dioxide, and ethanol when in an oxygen free environment.
2. An ethanol plant converts the starch of the corn kernel back into sugar, adds yeast, and then separates out what’s left.
3. At Pennsylvania Grain Processing, we grind over 100,000 bushels of corn a day.
4. Half of the corn arrives on trucks, purchased from farmers and grain elevators in western Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio.

The other half arrives by rail. Trains are loaded in western Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. To begin the process, hammer mills grind the corn into a flour. Water and enzymes are mixed with the corn flour. One of the enzymes is alfa-amylase. On a side note, humans produce alfa-amylase in their saliva.

• The mixture, called slurry, is heated to speed up the enzymes’ work of breaking the starch into sugars.
• After the enzymes have completed their work, the mixture is pasteurized to kill any harmful bacteria.
• Yes, just like milk.
• This is a biological process and we don’t want our fermentation vats to get an infection! Next, the slurry goes into the fermentation vat and yeast are added.

Our vats are 800,000 gallons. For approximately, two days the yeast work their magic. Each vat has an agitator and a heat exchanger. The agitator mixes the mash, so all of the sugar is available to the yeast. Since the yeast produce heat, the heat exchanger cools the mash to the ideal temperature.

• If the mash get too hot, the yeast will stop working.
• Periodically, the mash is checked for pH, alcohol content, and yeast cell counts.
• This helps us ensure a good yield and identifies any potential problems, so corrective action can be taken.
• Once fermentation is complete the mash is now called “beer” and is about 14% alcohol.

During fermentation, the carbon dioxide is captured. Once fermentation is complete, a 56 pound bushel of corn will produce about 2.8 gallons of pure alcohol, 18 pounds of dried distillers grains, and 18 pounds of carbon dioxide. Roughly, it is one-third alcohol, one-third distillers grain, and one-third carbon dioxide.

• First, we distill off the alcohol from the beer – water, corn solids, and yeast.
• Since alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water, it boils first.
• Our distillation process produces 95% pure alcohol or 190 proof.
• To produce pure, 200 proof alcohol, we use a molecular sieve, so extract the last 5% of the water.

The pure alcohol is transferred to storage tanks and ready to be shipped. After the alcohol is removed, the water and corn solids is called stillage. The stillage goes through a corn oil separator, which is similar to a cream separator. About three-quarters of a pound of corn oil is removed per bushel of corn.

• Next the stillage goes through a centrifuge to remove the water from the corn solids.
• The water is condensed into a syrup.
• The syrup is added to the corn solids and dried to produce Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles or DDGS.
• In about three days, corn is processed into pure ethanol, corn oil, dried distillers grain and carbon dioxide.

The ethanol is sold to gasoline blenders and retailers and is shipped to gasoline blending facilities in Pennsylvania. Ethanol is added to gasoline to boost the octane and reduce the emissions. The corn oil is feed-grade. It is used to add energy to poultry diets.

A secondary market for corn oil is biodiesel production. DDGS is a high protein, high fiber animal feed. At PGP poultry, is the largest consumer of our DDGS. It is also fed to swine, dairy cattle, beef cattle, and horses. The corn oil and DDGS is shipped to farmers and feed mills in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic States.

The carbon dioxide is piped to Continental Carbonic Products, Inc., which built a plant beside PGP in 2017. They refrigerate the CO2 gas into a liquid. By using a vacuum, the liquid is converted into a snow, which is pressed into a solid block of dry ice.