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Ingredients
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Bourbon Ingredients
Method
Bourbon Making Process
- 1
Milling
Milled the corn, rye, and barley into a fine meal.
- 2
Mashing
Combine the milled grains with hot water in a mash tun and maintain a temperature of around 150°F (65°C) for about an hour to convert the starches into sugars.
- 3
Fermentation
Transfer the mash to a fermentation tank, add yeast, and allow it to ferment for several days until the desired alcohol content is achieved.
- 4
Distillation
Distill the fermented mash in a pot still or column still to separate alcohol from the mash.
- 5
Aging
Transfer the distilled spirit into new charred oak barrels and age it for at least 2 years.
- 6
Bottling
After aging, the bourbon is filtered and bottled at a minimum of 40% alcohol by volume.
