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Re: storing 94%

2013-01-05T16:26:34+00:00

As Admiral Toad has said use cork. The high concentration of alcohol will tend to draw the sulphur compounds out of a rubber seal and ruin your hard work!

Statistics: Posted by RickyRasper — Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:26 pm

Re: storing 94%

2012-07-07T19:18:25+00:00

Now you know why there were no more posts to this thread Moz

AM

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:18 pm

Re: storing 94%

2012-02-20T15:40:45+00:00

I was in a Ska band called 'Rubber Butt Plug' in the 1980's.

We perished due to internal problems.

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:40 pm

Re: storing 94%

2012-02-19T19:48:15+00:00

Admiral Toad wrote:
No doubt silicone's the biz

Indeed, its good for medical equipment like IV's, stilling gaskets and high quality sex toys. So if intravenous drugs, whisky, or butt plugs are your thing then everyone's a winner.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:48 pm

Re: storing 94%

2012-02-19T17:21:44+00:00

No doubt silicone's the biz

Statistics: Posted by Admiral Toad — Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:21 pm

Re: storing 94%

2012-02-19T13:54:45+00:00

I have been using pt cured silicone gaskets on my stills since last April. No signs of any deteriation.

Statistics: Posted by Capt-Cudellez — Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:54 pm

Re: storing 94%

2012-02-19T08:45:16+00:00

Well if you like the idea of a stopper that will reduce any possible evaporation etc, then why not use silicone bungs instead of rubber ones ?

I believe that they don't rot/perish in the same way that the natural rubber does.......

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:45 am

Re: storing 94%

2011-12-23T11:46:24+00:00

Don't worry.

Behind every great man there is a woman calling him a dick.

Statistics: Posted by mozr — Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:46 am

Re: storing 94%

2011-12-20T23:03:49+00:00

One consideration is that you are storing an extremely flammable liquid ..

Safest to store it at under 50%.

Rubber stoppers don't taint the spirit but they do get kind of stinky and make the neck of the jar smell...

Statistics: Posted by MrCat — Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:03 pm

Re: storing 94%

2011-12-20T21:20:28+00:00

I use a cork too, although I have no scientific proof of anything it just seems that rubber wouldn't be a good option.

Statistics: Posted by Jimmy — Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:20 pm

Re: storing 94%

2011-12-20T21:13:45+00:00

My humble opinion is no. use proper natural corks
I now tend to filter at maybe 50 % and store but it is twice as much volume
However it is safer and maybe less spirit loss though I suspect that would be minimal
My local HBC stocks plain proper corks but I know some have found obtaining these difficult

Statistics: Posted by Admiral Toad — Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:13 pm

storing 94%

2011-12-20T18:29:49+00:00

is it ok to store high abv spirit like 94% in a demijohn?

will the rubber stopper be ok with the vapours?

im thinking of making a few washes and throwing them through the t500 and not cutting it until i need it but i worried the rubber stopper will perish and taint the spirit..

or am i wrong?

al.

Statistics: Posted by i dont drink — Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:29 pm