[Partaly Keny]

Honestly I have not measured it at the begin, but i measured it during the fermentation and sugar degrees was 20 than 15. But i can tast the sugar on it. Your’right, it would have been better from flaked maze and next i will heat the water between to 148-152F.

But, i have tasted it today and i can tast the alcohol on it. 🙂

How do I know how much sugar can the yeast convert to alcohol?

How do I know how much yeast can i add to my mash they can convert sugar to alcohol? Example: I add 22 pounds of sugar and how many yeast must i add they can convert this sugar to alcohol?

[Partaly Keny]

Greetings!

I have made my mash and I have some questions!

My recipe:
– 88 pounds cracked corn
– 13 pounds of cracked malted barley
– 26 gallon of water
– 22 pounds of sugar

I have heated the water to 176 °F than I added the cracked corn. I have leaved on this heat about 1 hours. After the heat I cold down to 140°F I added the malted barley and I leaved on this heat over 2 hours.

Here the problems started. I did the iodine test and it was a fail. I have leaved more 3 hours and I did the test again five times and it was fail every time! I now if the iodine test turn to black it is been starch on it. Why can the cracked malted barley not turn starch to sugar?

My question is: Why was the test a fail? What did I do wrong?

I thought this is a test anyway, therefore I continued. 😀

After the mash is cold down to 95°F I added the 22 pounds of sugar and 3 blocks of this bread yeast. Here is a picture of the yeast: http://www.lesaffre.hu/files/products/budafok_eleszto_kocka.jpg

I added the sugar and yeast end of the day about 8AM. When I looked in the morning the fermentation have looked like a hot bubbling volcano! This bubbling lasted for five days. After five days the bubbling was over. I have tasted the mash and I can taste the sugar on it. My another question is if I taste sugar on it this is not good because yeast can make more alcohol of the sugar?! Should I add more yeast to the mash or what? What should be the initial degree of alcohol?

Please help my! 😀

Yours faithfully Partaly Keny from Hungary! I apologize for spelling mistakes!

[Partaly Keny]

Dear MinnesotaShine!

Thank you very much for the answers! 😀

[Partaly Keny]

Greatings!

I have one more question! How can i make malted corn!

[Partaly Keny]

Dear BeverageCommander!

Thank you very much for the answers! 😀

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