The Mash Tun

Comment by Uncle "Jesse" Corner on May 8, 2009 at 11:43am

There we go.. It won't take long to get some people's in here talking..

Comment by jon b. quick on October 15, 2009 at 6:28pm

I need a recipie for cattail mash. Can anyone help?

Jon Quick
Jquick@jonbquick.com
832-724-4197

Comment by Uncle "Jesse" Corner on March 4, 2010 at 5:44am

Hey Jon.. Not sure if your still interested. But I will find you what your needing.. I am very sorry. Have been without internet for some time now. Every thing seems to be falling back into place.. Now back to business. It may take me a few days to get all the info needed.
The biggest problem i forsee is enzymes to convert the starches.. If I am not mistaking we'll need a few special ones.

I'm kinda in the same boat. execpt I have been trying to use kudzu rather than cat tails.. (since there is a overwhelming stock pile of kudzu here in the states..) Either way,. I know a few people whom know a few.. So i will try and post a soild recipe asap.. thanks.. and sorry again for the extended delay,,

Comment by jon b. quick on March 4, 2010 at 8:39am

It is my understanding that boiling the cattail rhizomes for about an hour will break down the starches. Then allow the temperature to drop to between 70 - 90 and add the yeast. That sounds like ambient for around here in southeast Texas. Let the yeast do its work and you should have beer between 13 - 15 % alcohol.

It is my understanding that enzymes are necessary if I were trying to convert the tops (cellulos).

I predicate all this with I don't know what I'm talking about!

Anyway I would like a step by step formula/proceedure to convert cattail rhizomes to alcohol.

Thanks,

Jon B. Quick
832-724-4197

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