What is moonshine really? This is a very strong liquid based on alcohol of its own production, obtained as a result of the fermentation of root crops and cereals.
There are many recipes for moonshine, but the most popular was moonshine from wheat. He is the easiest. Maybe that’s why the Americans chose him from the many recipes that were offered to them by the legendary Golden Calf character, Ostap Bender. He knew one and a half hundred recipes for moonshine, including recipes for stools, cream, and raisins.
If you read this masterpiece by Ilf and Petrov, then remember that for two hundred rubles Bender invited them to make moonshine from wheat, the recipe of which they then quickly wrote down.
The Americans were so grateful to the transatlantic guest that they shook his hand for a very long time, and the sympathetic Ostap Bender, in the form of a bonus, told them about the design of the moonshine still type. Such an apparatus was installed directly in the
table pedestal and was hidden from prying eyes.
How to make moonshine? This is not an easy task. It requires attention, patience, compliance with the recipe and technology.
High-quality raw materials are selected.
In our case, this is wheat, since we will make moonshine from wheat.
Wheat seed must be of high quality. It is sprouted. The result is malt. Malt biocatalysts turn starch into sugar. And then the sugar goes into alcohol.
To prepare wheat malt, it is soaked in a wooden bowl. The grain should swell. The water in the dishes should change every eight hours.
Next, the swollen grain is laid out with a thick layer in a cool place, covering it with a cloth moistened with water. He is ventilated for five days, and the next five days, air is no longer accessible to him. So begins the production of moonshine at home.
On the tenth day of germination of the grain, sprouts and roots adhered to each other form. The malt is ready. It is washed and dried. Drying temperature should not be within 400C. Next, grind on flour to prepare malt milk.
Malt milk is obtained by adding hot water to dry malt and holding it for two hours. Then again add boiling water. Stirring, the resulting mass is defended for another hour, and then diluted with cold water and yeast is added. The resulting mixture must be kept in a warm room for several days, and then distilled.
This method of making moonshine has an undeniable advantage. From the same sprouted grain, you can make moonshine from wheat about four times.
As you can see, the process is time consuming. But the result ... It will certainly justify all your expenses.
Once, after tasting well-made home-made moonshine, you will never go to the liquor store again, so as not to risk your health, buying a considerable amount of liquid of dubious origin.
And if you want to improve the taste of your pervach with different spices, berries or fruits, then raise the culture of drinking to a higher quality level.