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Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-19T21:33:18+00:00

Mash wrote:
What makes you say that.

I like that one

Statistics: Posted by Brewhunter — Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:33 pm

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-19T18:41:02+00:00

What makes you say that.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:41 pm

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-19T17:39:35+00:00

Mash wrote:
ICE, Have you discovered a bucket full of new emojis

Looks like you've found them Mash....

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:39 pm

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-19T14:56:13+00:00

I can get hearts to 65% in an Air still without trying to hard.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:56 pm

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-19T14:12:33+00:00

I expect my combined hearts to be a little above 70%ABV from a spirit run.

Statistics: Posted by chill — Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:12 pm

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-19T02:10:43+00:00

I don't know what chill manages, but myself, from my silly still, and gentle sugar wash,I might expect to produce 12+ litres of 40%+ from 45 litres of mash.
If this yields 3.75 litres of hearts @ 67% on a spirit run, then I am content.
Fores,heads,hearts and tails being taken into account.
We don't all speak the same language.
But maybe wish to?

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:10 am

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-19T01:06:04+00:00

@Chill: How are you defining a neutral produced in a potstill? What ABV% do you achieve?

Statistics: Posted by RumJohn — Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:06 am

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-18T16:40:50+00:00

chill wrote:
I'd disagree that carbon filtering is required to make the result of an AirStill drinkable. I make rum, whiskey, brandies and other things that don't get filtered. I do think that carbon filtering results in a better tasting "neutral". And by better tasting I mean it has less taste overall which is what I want for a neutral. Without the filtering you can still taste some of whatever the base ferment was, which is what I would expect from any pot still. Only a properly run reflux still will produce true neutral that does not benefit from filtering.

Well put that man!

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:40 pm

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-18T16:51:23+00:00

ICE, Have you discovered a bucket full of new emojis

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:40 pm

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-18T16:22:33+00:00

chill wrote:
Only a properly run reflux still will produce true neutral that does not benefit from filtering.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:22 pm

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-18T16:14:18+00:00

I'd disagree that carbon filtering is required to make the result of an AirStill drinkable. I make rum, whiskey, brandies and other things that don't get filtered. I do think that carbon filtering results in a better tasting "neutral". And by better tasting I mean it has less taste overall which is what I want for a neutral. Without the filtering you can still taste some of whatever the base ferment was, which is what I would expect from any pot still. Only a properly run reflux still will produce true neutral that does not benefit from filtering.

Statistics: Posted by chill — Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:14 pm

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-18T06:36:01+00:00

RumJohn wrote:
A question for those that read this. I have not even seen a Smartstill and know nothing about them. Is it possible that is just not designed for distilling alcohol?

I cannot say for sure. I could never completely get to the bottom of that one. It is certainly a compromise. It is certainly also sold as a water distiller. But is that smoke and mirrors or fact. Dunno.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:36 am

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-18T06:31:03+00:00

@Robert. Proper lol

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:31 am

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-18T01:43:42+00:00

@claes: I thought you questions were reasonable, but they also indicated you have jumped in balls and all, while you could have helped yourself out a bit by doing some reading first.

I always make cuts on both the stripping and spirit runs. It makes for a much cleaner end product and carbon filtering is not necessary. If it takes carbon to make it drinkable, then one should perhaps look at their process a little closer.

A question for those that read this. I have not even seen a Smartstill and know nothing about them. Is it possible that is just not designed for distilling alcohol?

Statistics: Posted by RumJohn — Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:43 am

Re: A beginner's reflection and questions

2016-01-17T23:27:17+00:00

A is nearly as good as a

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:27 pm