tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post8803937998694780608..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: MGP of Indiana Changes Its Whiskey Recipe DescriptionsChuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-61927352961660592622014-12-29T01:01:22.966-06:002014-12-29T01:01:22.966-06:00A mash bill has nothing to do with water, it is si...A mash bill has nothing to do with water, it is simply ratios. You scale the actual amounts (in bushels, a measure of volume, not weight) up or down depending on how much you want to make. The amount of water you use depends on how thick you want the mash to be. A thin mash is easier to work with while a thick mash needs less energy to distill.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-34961107901926249562014-12-27T21:27:31.081-06:002014-12-27T21:27:31.081-06:00How much water is used to determine the percentage...How much water is used to determine the percentages in these mash bills? why don't they use pounds?<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-38652696234772580612013-05-04T11:15:49.664-05:002013-05-04T11:15:49.664-05:00Why did they destine a 99%corn/1% for new charred ...Why did they destine a 99%corn/1% for new charred oak (to become Bourbon), and a 15%rye/4%malt recipe into unaged/used oak/uncharred-aged (Corn Whiskey). Seems like 99% corn recipe should the one left out of new charred oak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-70349789886923718042013-05-01T15:52:56.687-05:002013-05-01T15:52:56.687-05:00Buffalo Trace is coy about its mash bills, but Old...Buffalo Trace is coy about its mash bills, but Old Charter uses the lower rye of their two rye-based bourbon recipes. Actually, 15% is a lot of rye for a corn. Many bourbons and both Tennessee whiskeys are more than 80% corn. Heaven Hill's corn whiskey, e.g., Georgia Moon, Mellow Corn; is 90% corn, 5% rye, and 5% barley malt. Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-53630523111128203432013-05-01T15:31:15.154-05:002013-05-01T15:31:15.154-05:00"...Take that corn whiskey recipe, put it int...<i>"...Take that corn whiskey recipe, put it into new charred wood, and it becomes a fourth bourbon. "</i><br /><br />If I'm not mistaken, that's pretty close to what Old Charter's recipe was, at least until it left Bernheim. Do you know if it's still made that way at Buffalo Trace?EllenJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-66545521062900572732013-05-01T14:29:19.185-05:002013-05-01T14:29:19.185-05:00Thank You MGPI......
Easier to understand now tha...Thank You MGPI......<br /><br />Easier to understand now that you're using "normal whiskey lingo" !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com