American Craft Spirits Association » All Posts https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/forum/technical/mashing/feed/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 02:31:40 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.4 en-US https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/enzymes-for-buckwheat/#post-13472 <![CDATA[Reply To: Enzymes for Buckwheat]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/enzymes-for-buckwheat/#post-13472 Mon, 13 May 2019 16:34:06 +0000 Molly Troupe Great, thanks guys! I’ve been treating it similar to your suggestions. Thank you for the article, Colton!

]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/enzymes-for-buckwheat/#post-13466 <![CDATA[Reply To: Enzymes for Buckwheat]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/enzymes-for-buckwheat/#post-13466 Fri, 10 May 2019 21:23:31 +0000 Old Trestle I’ve used buckwheat before, but it was in a larger mash of malted barley. As long as you have a beta glucanase as a part of your enzyme regiment, you should be fine.

]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/enzymes-for-buckwheat/#post-13452 <![CDATA[Reply To: Enzymes for Buckwheat]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/enzymes-for-buckwheat/#post-13452 Thu, 09 May 2019 22:19:18 +0000 Colton Weinstein Is it 100% buckwheat? Also is it going to be malted buckwheat or raw?
When we experimented with a buckwheat whiskey it was only about 1/3 of our mash, and the rest was malt so our problems may be a bit different. We treated the buckwheat same as we would corn and that seemed to work well.

But also, this….Optimisation of a Mashing Program for 100% Malted Buckwheat : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/j.2050-0416.2006.tb00708.x

]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/enzymes-for-buckwheat/#post-13345 <![CDATA[Enzymes for Buckwheat]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/enzymes-for-buckwheat/#post-13345 Tue, 23 Apr 2019 23:04:14 +0000 Molly Troupe Hi all,

Exploring a buckwheat whiskey. What kind of enzyme regime do I need for buckwheat? I usually use Enzyme Innovation enzymes, but would venture out into new territory.

Thanks for the help!

Molly

]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/potato-flakes/#post-11617 <![CDATA[Potato flakes]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/potato-flakes/#post-11617 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:48:35 +0000 P.T. Wood I am thing about using potato flakes to make a neutral spirit, does anyone have any thoughts on ratios flake-to water, enzymes, yeast?

Cheers,
P.T.

]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/potato-milling/#post-11573 <![CDATA[Reply To: Potato milling]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/potato-milling/#post-11573 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:09:02 +0000 P.T. Wood Chris I have a tool coming from a cabbage shredding company and will let you know when I have had a chance to work with it.

P.T.

]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/potato-milling/#post-11440 <![CDATA[Potato milling]]> https://americancraftspirits.org/forums/topic/potato-milling/#post-11440 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:26:24 +0000 Chris Montana I have access to a steady stream of potatoes that could be used in collaboration with a great non profit. Trouble is, I don’t make potato vodka. I am trying to figure out the best practice for mashing. My assumption is I need a hammer mill to break up the potatoes and save my agitator. Is this on point? Is a hammer mill the best option?

I have seen videos of people processing cooked potatoes, but I want to pulverize the raw potatoes as I don’t have a good (non agitator destroying) way to cook that many potatoes.

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