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Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-27T06:23:03+00:00

From a drinking perspective you may / may not get there.

For me its not all about drinking alcohol - there are many many other uses.

Plus the learning opportunity is not to be missed.

When you do get a few under your belt, your knowledge and your kit might very well change and you may find you can very easily correct it.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Wed Dec 27, 2017 6:23 am

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-26T23:50:58+00:00

I may have to own up to you reading the turd line here.
I didn't author it, merely quote from elsewhere.
You make a very good point, with ingredients costing so little, why mess about?

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Tue Dec 26, 2017 11:50 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-26T16:25:44+00:00

It was certainly me that said I ended up dumping my first attempt and I don't at all regret it as losing a few quids worth of sugar is better than putting me off the hobby before getting started.

Maker makes an excellent point that most of us don't have power control at the start and a slower spirit run will do wonders.

edit : I just remembered someone here saying when I was new "You can't polish a turd". You can clean it up by re-distilling but it's still a turd, so when the ingredients are so inexpensive, why bother?

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Tue Dec 26, 2017 4:25 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-25T23:38:22+00:00

Can I make a stab at this, as I'm new to this and only done a single run please dont feel I'm running before I can walk.
Could it be the speed of the spirit run?
I used alcotec48 in my run and it had the stinky yeast smell like cheap cider and I was reluctant to taste the strip run but after a nice gentle spirit run it had lost the yeasty smell and just tasted like vodka on steroids (85%).
Is it possible the problem was the spirit run was done quickly so he pretty much just ran another strip run and ended up carrying over the smell?

Statistics: Posted by Maker — Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:38 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-19T18:16:27+00:00

It is a tastebud/palette thing.

I have to admit to having some proper shite from my first goes. It lead me to natural washes. There is also some learning to be done all the way through fermentation, stripping, running and cutting.

But we all know it's worth it.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Dec 19, 2017 6:16 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-19T17:40:55+00:00

It's a surprise because there's a wide tolerance for things going wrong - I can't think of what can possibly have caused such a bad result. Yes the Turbo Yeasts and Carbon etc get a very bad wrap but they should produce at least a passable result - they did for me I'm sure the kale will give a much better wash but not the difference between vodka and lighter fluid.

I think you mentioned earlier that you are a vodka coinosseur (sorry, can't think of a better word) - maybe it's the case that you have a very tuned palette for vodka and need the very best results.

I still can't understand how it could be that bad though - you must have detected the bad flavour whilst you were tasting during the spirit run?

Statistics: Posted by ITMA — Tue Dec 19, 2017 5:40 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-19T16:44:32+00:00

Go easy on the lad, he's a newcomer and he will learn, as Mash said by his mistakes but if you jump down the throat of newbies like Stevieboy he'll soon get the impression that this forum is only for the selected precious few.

Stay cool This is after all "The friendly home distillation site!"

Statistics: Posted by Klunk — Tue Dec 19, 2017 4:44 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-19T15:30:57+00:00

Easydrinker wrote:
It seems that you don't follow tips mate?
I thought a bunch of us were trying to advise you on recovering the alcohol from that brew?
Don't waste my time in future.
Don't know how others feel.
Wishing you well.
It is the season to be jolly.

Robert

Firstly I'm sorry for wasting your time. but to be fair you did not have to reply to my post. I'm grateful that people like yourself took the time to respond and my impatience to get a clean spirit got the better of me.

I will have a look at the Kale recipe so thanks for the response on that one

Merry Christmas

Statistics: Posted by stevieboy2k — Tue Dec 19, 2017 3:30 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-19T09:00:59+00:00

What part of my "Keep it. 99% of things are recoverable or reusable." told you to chuck it ??

Its a shame you have missed the learning opportunity. When it all goes well you learn nothing.
....... and think of all the other uses for a gallon spirit.

Heres a link to the Kale thread.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3874&p=44247&hilit=kale#p44247

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:00 am

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-18T22:10:03+00:00

It seems that you don't follow tips mate?
I thought a bunch of us were trying to advise you on recovering the alcohol from that brew?
Don't waste my time in future.
Don't know how others feel.
Wishing you well.
It is the season to be jolly.

Robert

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:10 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-18T17:38:08+00:00

Probably not the right thing to do but ive slung the lot Ive decided to have a fresh start. The wife has ordered some Kale and sugar in this weeks shopping so Kale it is

Any tips would be helpful

Statistics: Posted by stevieboy2k — Mon Dec 18, 2017 5:38 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-16T23:21:45+00:00

I do actually like Mash and Curmudgeon.
I do not always agree with their posts.
@ Duffer, you might discover quicker than me tonight, I have had a drink or three.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:21 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-16T19:25:26+00:00

If it was the dreaded alcotec 48 turbo yeast, it will have the funky smell of the very cheap strong white cider.

Personally, I ended up dumping my first attempt as even after a third distill it wasn't as good as my 2nd and 3rd attempts with bread yeast and tomato paste and lentils respectively.

Statistics: Posted by Curmudgeon — Sat Dec 16, 2017 7:25 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-16T19:13:11+00:00

How do I link to another topic?

Statistics: Posted by Duffer26 — Sat Dec 16, 2017 7:13 pm

Re: Should i chuck or keep

2017-12-16T07:54:29+00:00

What yeast was it.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Dec 16, 2017 7:54 am