Title: Understanding Fermentation in Moonshining - Best Moonshine Stills
Headings: Understanding Fermentation in Moonshining
Understanding Fermentation in Moonshining
The process of making moonshine
What is fermentation?
The fermentation process
Ingredients
The fermentation process
Stages of fermentation
The primary phase of fermentation
The secondary phase of fermentation
Simple and scientific monitoring of the fermentation process
1. Simple monitoring
2. Scientific monitoring
Factors that affect the fermentation process
Conclusion

Content: Some commercial moonshine producers today prefer to use hog feed which contains much finer corn. The cornmeal is then soaked in hot water. Some people will add sugar at this stage or replace corn with sugar altogether. However, traditionally, malt was added to convert the starch in corn into sugar as it contains enzymes that catalyze this process. Yeast is then added to start the fermentation process. The mixture, known as mash, is stirred to mix properly then heated slightly. The mash should be stored at room temperature for one or two weeks. Ensure that the temperature is correct as low temperatures may even stop the fermentation process as it causes the yeast to be dormant. After fermentation is complete, the mash is strained to remove sediments which by now will have settled at the bottom of the fermentation container. To remove all the particles, the mash is strained through cheesecloth because sediments in the final alcohol can cause serious headaches to the drinkers.