Wheat moonshine without yeast at home

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   To prepare a ferment on wild yeast, you will need high-quality wheat grains of the highest grade with a good shelf life.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the wheat under running water and put it in a colander. Allow time for excess water to drain and transfer the grains to a wide bowl or tray.

3. Step 3:

   

   In a small saucepan, mix water and sugar for fermentation. On the fire, bring the syrup to the complete dissolution of the sugar, and then cool it to 30 degrees.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour warm syrup over the wheat so that all the grains are evenly covered with liquid.

5. Step 5:

   

   Cover the container with a napkin or gauze so that the braga has the opportunity to "breathe", and put it in a warm place for about three to five days, everyone will have different ways. It depends on the quality of the grains. During this time, wild yeast will wake up and activate its work. During this time, the fermentation should be stirred at least once a day so that it does not spoil.

6. Step 6:

   

   On the third day, when foam appears on the surface of the wheat, the fermentation is ready and you can start preparing the main braga.

7. Step 7:

   

   Pour all the wheat ferment into the fermentation bottle, add the remaining sugar and water. Place a water seal (or a medical glove with a small hole in the finger) on the bottle and leave it in a warm place without direct sunlight for 10-12 days. By the way, some models of moonshine machines provide for the preparation of braga directly in the tank. But to do this, you need to be sure that your device has such a function provided by the manufacturer.

9. Step 8:

   

   Fermentation on wild yeast is not as active as on bakery yeast, so you should not expect any violent process and active foam formation. Periodically stir-shake the braga and taste it for about 10-12 days. When the sweetness goes away, and the braga becomes bitter, you can start filtering.

10. Step 9:

    

    The braga is filtered through several layers of thick gauze or through a special filter in order to get rid of all unnecessary impurities. The braga turns out to be yellowish-cream in color with a characteristic smell of fermentation.

11. Step 10:

    

    Assemble your moonshine machine according to the instructions and pour the filtered brew into the tank. Put the moonshine machine to heat up on medium heat. I use an electric stove for heating.

12. Step 11:

    

    When the temperature in the system reaches sixty degrees, it is necessary to connect cold tap water to the device to cool the future distillate.

13. Step 12:

    

    Because the distillation of moonshine will happen very soon - at about 75 degrees. Moonshine will begin to trickle into the collection container. The so-called "heads" - the first 50-60 ml. distillate, extremely toxic to the human body and not suitable for consumption. This amount of moonshine just needs to be poured out.

14. Step 13:

    

    Make sure that the temperature does not rise above the 80-85 degree mark. In this case, immediately reduce the heat to prevent breakage of the moonshine. In general, the maximum heating temperature of the tank of moonshine may vary. Instructions are our everything! Distilling moonshine should be finished at a temperature of 37-35 degrees.