Episode 54: Grains and their impact on whiskey with Middle West Spirits' Ryan Lang
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English - June 24, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBFood Arts Leisure bar conversations country music bluegrass americana folk hops spirits hops and spirits craft beer beer Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ryan Lang, co-founder and head distiller of Middle West Spirits in Columbus, Ohio, joins at the 1-minute mark.
ONE TOUGH QUESTION (Icebreaker): Did you do any extracurricular activities in school? (i.e. clubs, athletics, chorus)What’s new at Middle West?Being able to do more single barrels and group/store picksWhat is grain to glass? You all do it and regionally.Let’s talk about grains and deciding what to useHow does where the grains come from effect things? Does it matter?How did you all go about picking the soft red winter wheat?Once you pick the grains, what happens next?Does the type of grain or grains used effect the process?How you add the grains to the mash matter?How does the process finish from there?What happens to the used grains?Grains for your variety of products, gin, vodka and whiskies?The Boilermaker Series Experimenting and being able to get creative Always learning and picking things up What's next for you all?Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Monday and our Cocktail Quickie videos shake up Fridays.