Finding the heart

[Schearonne]

Hi! It’s my first time trying to make moonshine if I’m making 8 litres of corn mash how many ml. Do I have to discard before I hit the hearts?

[BeverageCommander]

I only discard the foreshots.
I collect my heads, hearts, and tails in separate glass mason jars.

8 liters is a little over 2 U.S. gallons

A 2 gallon run with a starting alcohol of 10%, a final proof of 100, and a collection efficiency of 85% will yield 5.44 US cups of alcohol or 1.3 liters of total product.

always ditch the foreshots-
2 gallon batch – discard the first 1 1/2 shot glasses worth

In terms of making cuts this is a good guide: http://www.clawhammersupply.com/blogs/moonshine-still-blog/12206385-making-moonshine-the-dummies-guide

[Schearonne]

Thanks! beverageCommander

[Schearonne]

I made my first batch of corn mash yesterday and I don’t know what to expect I used bread yeast and followed the instructions this morning the air was flowing through the airlock and when I opened it to have a look there was no foamy head but it was fizzing away is this normal?

[BeverageCommander]

That is normal.

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