honey shine

[Rwithers]

im keen to make some honey shine but reading about it unsure on what yeast to use and how long fermentation takes any help or recipes please ????

[BeverageCommander]

I’ve made the recipe on the clawhammer site a few times- it has worked very well for me.
http://www.clawhammersupply.com/blogs/moonshine-still-blog/7169194-how-to-make-honey-moonshine-aka-honeyshine

I have used bread-yeast with great results- I feel it really works well with this recipe. I always add two dry packets of active dry bread yeast with this recipe. I am sure other yeasts will work great as well- but I have been really happy with the bread-yeast so I have not tried anything else yet.
Fermentation on this normally takes between 10-14 days to finish – I ferment around 78. The only way to really know when fermentation is finished is by using a hydrometer.

[Rwithers]

so this is a 6 gall batch ..?? if I want to do 5 gall as that’s my still and fermentation size do I jus drop 1 lit of honey and 1 gall of water ??? iv got 5gram packets of dry bread yeast so 2 of those ?? do I put nutrient tablet in too as some say that works well ??? don’t want to get it wrong as it expensive to make ..!! cheers

[BeverageCommander]

That is for a 5 gallon batch- just follow it as it for 5 gallons.

I just add two packs of dry bread yeast- I have not had any issues with fermentation. You can add nutrients as well- just follow the directions on the label.

It is an expensive recipe- I have found that farmers markets are a great place to meet beekeepers- chat them up and see if you can buy the stuff that is not pretty enough to package. I usually buy it in a 5 gallon bucket.

[Rwithers]

When it’s done fermentation it says let it stand for 5-7 days what does this mean ??? Do I siphon it off the yeast first ???

[Rwithers]

what gravity does it need to be at when finished ???

[Rwithers]

when it says let it stand for 5-7 days what does it mean ??still at same temp or stand in a cool place ???

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