The APPALACHIAN Way to Make Moonshine Mash From Cracked Corn

The APPALACHIAN Way to Make Moonshine Mash From Cracked Corn Feed corn, hot water and a little malted barley. That’s basically all the old-timers up in the hills had, and they still made whiskey. In this video, Zeb and Rhys (from Still Shed, all the way from New Zealand) make a true cracked corn moonshine mash the old way. No sugar shortcuts. Most moonshine recipes online just dump sugar on cracked corn and call it done. That’s a sugar head with corn flavor. Here we cook the cracked corn until it’s fully gelatinized, then let malted barley convert the starch so the corn gives up its own sugar. What we cover: Cracking 50 lbs of feed corn (and why you shouldn’t do it in a small grain mill) Why cracked corn has to be cooked, and how it differs from flaked corn Using cheap enzymes to keep the mash from turning into concrete The two-kettle method for cooking the corn and finishing the mash Adding malted barley, malted rye and quick oats at mash temperature (around 148°F) The overnight rest, taste test, draining, chilling to 82°F and checking gravity Picking a malt whiskey yeast for extra fruity character in an unaged white spirit It took us two full days, a lot of stirring and a few too many tacos, but the mash came out sweet, and every bit of that sugar came from the corn. Important: this video covers making the mash only. Distilling alcohol at home is illegal in many countries, including the United States without the proper federal permits. Rhys is taking this exact recipe home to New Zealand, where home distilling is legal, and will show the full distilling run on his channel, Still Shed. Always check and follow the laws where you live. Do you think this counts as real moonshine? Let us know in the comments, and tell us whether you’re on team cracked corn or team flaked corn. If you enjoyed this, like the video, subscribe for more brewing and mashing content, and check out Still Shed to see how this mash turns out. #moonshine #cornwhiskey #moonshinemash #homebrewing #crackedcorn #appalachian #distilling