StillSmart

Absolutely agree.

We all try to give the best advice as we know it. There are many ways to skin a... good brew.

The difficulty for new guys is just that... Which line to follow.

So my 1st spirit run is done. Collected 25ml for cleaner, 250ml for heads, 1000ml for hearts then went onto jars.

Collected 4 jars down to 30%...

So after 2 hours I've had a sniff of the hearts and 4 jars and all smell and taste the same.

Any ideas? Do I gin the lot?

I added the first 2 jars and made a start

Looks like a lot of fruit there Blue

1 skin of a satsuma (15g) and 15g of grapefruit peel. I'd add more grapefruit next time

It's delicious

It does fade unless you get orris and angelica in there.

The_blue wrote:So my 1st spirit run is done. Collected 25ml for cleaner, 250ml for heads, 1000ml for hearts then went onto jars.

Collected 4 jars down to 30%...

So after 2 hours I've had a sniff of the hearts and 4 jars and all smell and taste the same.

Any ideas? Do I gin the lot?

I must admit despite my report above, my second spirit run had similar results to what you're reporting - much cleaner smelling tails.

It's your spirit, your decision. If you're happy with the taste now, you'll be happy with the final product. It's not going to be dangerous to add too much of the tails. Personally I decided to play safe and I put all the potential tails into my tails bin, next time around I'd probably trust my nose and taste.

Assuming that your nose and taste buds work, use them.
This is more an art than a science.
There are too many variables for one persons numbers to match yours.
Your own numbers may become repeatable over time.
HTH

Robert.

Fair play to you buddie. We all have likes
and differing tastes, some tails add to your
taste others are best left out. Rum is a good
example late heads and early tails I have
found bring something extra to the party.