B-RAD 22 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Hello, I am trying to determine costing for a potential distillery in terms of the production process. Does anyone know what approximate percentage of alcohol after fermentation (before distilling) I will get from a typical grain mash? Here are some points: Making Vodka/gin Using 1000 L (265 gallon) fermenter Planning to use enzymes I am looking for approximate numbers based on experience. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamOVD Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Your question is too vague. The amount of alcohol produced is determined by the amount of fermentables available to the yeast, and the health of your fermentation. Its typically inadvisable to go above 8-10% though. There are probably books based more on distilling, but if you pick up "Designing Great Beers" or "Malt" by John Mallet, they will teach you to formulate a mash bill. You will need to know any number of things you read in them to successfully operate a distillery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FijiSpirits Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I don’t use grain but try to keep my potential alcohol below 10% and above 7%. Some things like honey or agave will will need to be closer to 5-6%. Whey will be 3-4% IME most guys try to keep it around 9% tho seems to be a happy spot for yeast in general. Then you might calculate your useable hearts at 75% of that volume. That should get you within reason. ps. Isn’t it funny when you ask a question and get a bunch of “non answers” like call so-and-so. Jebus. Just give the guy a ballpark. It’s just a business plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlyon Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Also, don't forget you loose alcohol as you go - so what might be 7 or 8% in the fermenter may actually be a precent or two less depending on the efficiency of the still and the distiller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamOVD Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 hours ago, FijiSpirits said: ps. Isn’t it funny when you ask a question and get a bunch of “non answers” like call so-and-so. Jebus. Just give the guy a ballpark. It’s just a business plan. Figured I could put him on the right track without doing all the legwork for him. Maybe youre right though, and I shouldve just answered the poor guys question without being a pretentious ass hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-RAD 22 Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 hey guys, it was all great information from everyone. I appreciate all the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FijiSpirits Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 21 hours ago, adamOVD said: Figured I could put him on the right track without doing all the legwork for him. Maybe youre right though, and I shouldve just answered the poor guys question without being a pretentious ass hole. Adam. I wasn’t picking on you exclusively. He has several threads where the majority of answers were snarky. It just got to the point where folks were being less than helpful for what could have been a relatively simple answer with added caveats. Weve all been there at the beginning needing simple answers to complicated questions. Now we can answer them “sorta” even if the answers aren’t 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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