This is the next step in the distilling process, and it’s where a lot of the magic happens. After we’ve selected our grains and done the math, everything ends up in the mash tun.
Meet Nick, one of our distillers here at Grain to Glass. In this vessel, we soak grain at different temperatures, which converts the starches into sugars. This begins the whole fermentation process.
Our enzymes break down these starches and utilize the sugars to produce alcohol. The result is a perfect solution for yeast – they consume the sugar and produce alcohol. The warm, wet environment creates ideal conditions for fermentation to occur.
This mashing stage is critical to creating quality spirits, as it sets the foundation for everything that follows in the distilling process.
