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Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-29T18:12:34+00:00

Also, a US gallon is considerably smaller than a UK gallon. 2lbs of sugar in a US gallon would give a potential yield of a little over 14% - that's a bit on the high side. 2lbs in a UK gallon would be a little less than 12%, which is more sensible for a sugar wash.

There's a saying over here: "A pint's a pound the world around". That's just not true. In the UK, a pint of water is a pound and a quarter. Hey - it even rhymes!

Statistics: Posted by wormwood — Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:12 pm

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-29T14:57:37+00:00

LOL.

Technically it is out of date - 'cos UK bags used to be 2lb as against 2.2lb now we have 1kg.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:57 pm

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-29T13:34:35+00:00

Mash wrote:
1 bag to the 1 Gallon

I buy my sugar in 25lb bags. That might be a bit too much for one gallon.

Statistics: Posted by wormwood — Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:34 pm

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-29T02:44:31+00:00

I'll gratuitously +1 the last post.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:44 am

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-26T06:31:40+00:00

inksanity wrote:
yip more does not mean better [b]thank you all[/b. Will just do slow and steady found my wash temp sits at 20 to 21deg c in the studio so seems to be bubbling away at a steady pace next is some rum with less sugar and try and aim for the 10% mark

For spirits aim for 25 - 28c

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:31 am

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-26T01:05:07+00:00

A constant ferment temp. is good.
The wash will heat itself at the beginning, after that it's environment will have an effect.
Good luck with it.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Fri Aug 26, 2016 1:05 am

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-25T23:56:21+00:00

yip more does not mean better [b]thank you all[/b. Will just do slow and steady found my wash temp sits at 20 to 21deg c in the studio so seems to be bubbling away at a steady pace next is some rum with less sugar and try and aim for the 10% mark

Statistics: Posted by inksanity — Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:56 pm

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-25T11:50:06+00:00

easier still (& shows my age)

1 bag to the 1 Gallon

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:50 am

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-25T06:59:14+00:00

If you visit any of the USA/Assie sites, the standard reply to most questions about a SG of a wash is stay below 1.100. When we start off with this hobby of ours, to think that the higher the % in the finished wash, the more likker we get for all our work is natural.

Even the big boys aim for a more realistic 10%/12% going into the still...I read about one rum disillery that go for 8% because they say that this gives a better product. If their ok with this, then that'll do for me boyo.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:59 am

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-24T23:53:39+00:00

I just found out the hard way that a sugar wash doesn't have nearly the same amount of nutrients as the wine I'm more used to making and the lazy yeasties will go comatose long before they munch all the sugar.

What I hope to never find out the hard way is that yeasties with too much sugar on their plates get stressed and their farts and poo gets more and more unpleasant.

So, as I understand it, keep fermentation % down a bit, double distill and there's your strength if you want it. Extra early volume will give you a lil more end product at a big reduction in quality.

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:53 pm

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-24T19:15:17+00:00

Beginners guide to yeast

Eat sugar. Fart co2. Wee alcohol.
The end of their life is caused by either starvation or drowning in there own tiddle.

Points to note..
You can feed them for weeks a little bit of sugar to get the final alc level up. But it is tedious.

Co2 in confined spaces is toxic so if you have a lot of ferments in a small space.... Be careful.

Ps the kale wash co2 is particularly farty the the first few days.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:15 pm

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-24T18:44:49+00:00

Having said that Mash.
Making some potato vodka ATTM.
Its trying to climb out the
bucket and go home

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Wed Aug 24, 2016 6:44 pm

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-24T16:27:36+00:00

+1

Run the kale wash as is. Works well.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:27 pm

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-24T15:56:20+00:00

Have a look at what most of the guys
use for yeast on here.
Bread yeast, cheap easy to buy and use.
make more weaker washes you will get
better alcohol.
Works out a lot cheaper than turbo's
and better spirit.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:56 pm

Re: more suger more alcohol

2016-08-24T15:06:03+00:00

When I started brewing beer & wine back...some 40 years I was told that two things will kill yeast in whatever your doing.

One...the sugar runs out and there's nowt else for the little buggers to munch on and they starve...making a dry beer/wine.

Two...the alcolho builds up to a point where this kills them....this can leave you with a sweeter beer/wine.

This is a very simplistic way of getting your head around it....there are ways of controlling yeast, as Yoda would tell you "To walk before you can run, you must learn padwan umm"

Keep your recipe the same to start with...you say 5kg in 10 liters, this is way way too much mate. 5kg in 23 liters will give you 1.083 with a return of around 12.8% if it goes all the way out.

You don't really want a SG of over about 1.075..1.085, there's no need for it.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:06 pm