What is meant by "mash" when it comes to whiskey?

Answer 1

Mashing the ingrediants to make the whiskey.

Answer 2

Mash is the mixture of grains, sugar, water, and yeast, this mixture is allowed to ferment, The mixture varies, may or may not contain all the above, anyway the yeast consumes the sugars present and converts them to alcohol, depending on the yeast (some are more tolerant of the alcohol than others) when the alcohol reaches a certain level the yeast is killed or becomes inactive. This mixture is distilled to drive off the alcohol which is then processed and becomes any one of a variety of liquors.

Answer 3

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"Mash is the mixture of grains, sugar, water, and yeast, this mixture is allowed to ferment, The mixture varies, may or may not contain all the above, anyway the yeast consumes the sugars present and converts them to alcohol, depending on the yeast (some are more tolerant of the alcohol than others) when the alcohol reaches a certain level the yeast is killed or becomes inactive. This mixture is distilled to drive off the alcohol which is then processed and becomes any one of a variety of liquors. "

Answer 4

The "mash" in whiskey is the fermenting grain/yeast/water mixture which produces the alcohol.

After the mash is fermented, it's then distilled to obtain whiskey. "Sour Mash" refers to a method of fermentation that is used. It's similar to sourdogh bread in that part of the original mash (like the "sour" dough) is used in future batches to maintain consistency, quality, and flavors from one batch to another.

Answer 5

A fifth refers to a 750 milliliter bottle of hard alcohol. 750 ml is .198 gallons or approximately 1/5 of a gallon. A standard bottle of wine is usually 750 ml too but isn't commonly referred to as a fifth.

Answer 6

mash is the slushy mixture of yeast, grains and water in part of the distillation process.

Answer 7

the grapes they mashed up

Answer 8

before it matures