StillSmart Home distillation made easy! 2010-05-21T23:33:53+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/feed.php?f=3&t=280 2010-05-21T23:33:53+00:00 2010-05-21T23:33:53+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2733#p2733 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> cheers, hoppin

Statistics: Posted by hoppinmad — Fri May 21, 2010 11:33 pm


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2010-05-21T23:05:10+00:00 2010-05-21T23:05:10+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2732#p2732 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> I am newish to this lark too (easter) but I have used The ss turbo - yes it is smelly, the alcotec equivalent which is not so smelly, and just produced a Vodka Star batch which is the sweetest of them all AND as you don\'t need carbon in the wash cheaper

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2010-05-21T21:07:25+00:00 2010-05-21T21:07:25+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2727#p2727 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> Statistics: Posted by Jimmy — Fri May 21, 2010 9:07 pm


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2010-05-21T21:04:02+00:00 2010-05-21T21:04:02+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2726#p2726 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> Statistics: Posted by Jimmy — Fri May 21, 2010 9:04 pm


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2010-05-21T16:29:52+00:00 2010-05-21T16:29:52+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2725#p2725 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]>
Have you tried usinf the turbo 48 and splitting the packet into two lots??apparently it works quite well...5kg of sugar in each,split the turbo yeast into two lots and use as normal...From what i have read they ferment out to approx 10-12%abv,so it doesnt stress the yeast which can cause the off smells and flavours.The alcotec stuff must be jam packed with nutrients to be able to do this.I have wanted to try but have others on the go.

If anyone can confirm this please do...or correct me if im wrong.

Statistics: Posted by marc83 — Fri May 21, 2010 4:29 pm


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2010-05-21T15:43:28+00:00 2010-05-21T15:43:28+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2724#p2724 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> http://www.wineworks.co.uk/product/trip ... iple-pack/

Statistics: Posted by mrweizen — Fri May 21, 2010 3:43 pm


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2010-05-21T14:37:57+00:00 2010-05-21T14:37:57+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2723#p2723 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> I\'m using the tea bag carbon filters that go in the neck of the bottle on my Smart Still for filtration. I probably wont bother with the 48 hour, defiantly not the 24 after hoppin\'s advice.
I have to ask the question though, what if you use the Alcotec turbo 48 on a 5 day ferment for 20%? Will this still stress the yeast?
* update on my wash, i checked the SG yesterday after work and it was in the yellow.. Nearly green! If its not fully in the green today can i still clear it to distill this weekend?

Statistics: Posted by mrweizen — Fri May 21, 2010 2:37 pm


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2010-05-21T01:12:50+00:00 2010-05-21T01:12:50+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2715#p2715 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]>

Will these 24/48 hour & three day turbo\'s be just as good as the SS Turbos?

mrweizen,

as a rule of thumb the longer the wash takes to ferment dry the better the result, therefore the less time the poorer the quality. i know its tempting to go for the shorter ferments but this stresses the yeast and it produces more of the nasties that cause the off smells and taste to the finished spirit, by all means try them but i reckon you wont be using them regularly,
cheers, hoppin

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2010-05-20T20:53:04+00:00 2010-05-20T20:53:04+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2710#p2710 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> Statistics: Posted by Jimmy — Thu May 20, 2010 8:53 pm


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2010-05-20T20:02:37+00:00 2010-05-20T20:02:37+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2709#p2709 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> Statistics: Posted by mrweizen — Thu May 20, 2010 8:02 pm


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2010-05-20T20:00:31+00:00 2010-05-20T20:00:31+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2708#p2708 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> Also, are these going to be ok in the SmartStill without using carbon? I\'ll probably try the alcotec range next.

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2010-05-20T05:44:52+00:00 2010-05-20T05:44:52+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2701#p2701 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> Statistics: Posted by Jimmy — Thu May 20, 2010 5:44 am


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2010-05-19T23:14:25+00:00 2010-05-19T23:14:25+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2697#p2697 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]>
personally i dont use carbon in the wash, tho saying that i dont use ss turbo either, but it will produce between 14-20% alcohol just leave it bubbling until its 0990sg or below. you may want to try alcotec vodka star as it produces much cleaner smelling and tasting spirit IMO. i normally get it fermenting dry to 0980 which produces consistently 60% through my still,
cheers, hoppin

Statistics: Posted by hoppinmad — Wed May 19, 2010 11:14 pm


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2010-05-19T15:30:28+00:00 2010-05-19T15:30:28+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2688#p2688 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]>
Using the turbo carbon,turbo clear and your distilling conditioner will all contribute to a nice clean product,happy stillin.

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2010-05-19T14:26:15+00:00 2010-05-19T14:26:15+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280&p=2685#p2685 <![CDATA[First time - Advice please!]]> Thanks to everyone for prompt and detailed responses! If it ferments to 14% is this enough for my SmartStill to produce 50-55% alcohol?
As for the turbo clear, i will be using the two part turbo clear. I also have the SS carbon additive in the fermenter to help a bit more with purity. I also have the distillers conditioner ready at hand :) can\'t wait to do my first run!

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