StillSmart

Curmudgeon wrote:Ignore the following. I'm an idiot.

In very very general terms I have a ballpark target of 1 bottle (750 ml) to 1 litre of 40% spirit per gallon of mash. 1 litre would be for a sugar wash that was 14% abv, 1 bottle for a molasses wash that was maybe 10% etc.

My vague theoretical understanding is that converting potato starch to fermentable sugar isn't easy or ideal, so I'd think 1 litre from a single run without cuts and 1 bottle (750ml) from a double run with cuts would be very acceptable.

Edit : I completely misread quantities in original post, but will leave this here as testimony to my stuipdity. I was thinking in terms of 1 kg of sugar or equivalent. How much sugar is in 5kg of potatoes I couldn't say

What you need is a hydrometer young man

Easydrinker wrote:Your enthusiasm and bonkersness shows that you have found your spiritual home!
See what I did there?

Buckle-up.

Robert.

Much enthusiasm and bonkersness goes a long way a in these parts.
As does the inabailty to spell and then blame it on taptalk / pre-emptive text/ the wife / drinkg [dlete as apropriate.] ..or is that just me:D

Welcome again!

Thanks all, for the help and taking an interest, I think I'll like it here. The potato vodka resulting does taste pretty good as well.

Mash wrote:
What you need is a hydrometer young man

What I need is a breathalyser attached to my PC

My intentions are good and my consumption is better/bigger

Yeah I know the feeling.

Robert has a good breathalyser. I think this is something I ought to have, just to see double sure.

I live rurally my driving license is everything and more.

Other brands are available, but I use an alco sense pro.
Not cheap at around £150.
I use it daily.
That makes it a bargain.

Robert.

With apologies for further derailing the thread, I am unlucky enough to be urban based, so have just returned my car which saves £240 a month plus fuel and am instead paying £5 a month for unlimited asda deliveries and the kids from Asda are relaxed about giving me a lift to the pub.

Result.

I used to work with a chap who commuted weekly & had his car clamped every week. Because the release fee was cheaper than 5 days parking.

There's always an upside. Sometimes it's not so obvious.....

Curmudgeon wrote:With apologies for further derailing the thread, I am unlucky enough to be urban based, so have just returned my car which saves £240 a month plus fuel and am instead paying £5 a month for unlimited asda deliveries and the kids from Asda are relaxed about giving me a lift to the pub.

I'm going further off thread.
Do you REALLY get the Asda drivers to drop you at the pub?

Robert.

Well Asked !!

Bet ya wouldn't ask the local pizza delivery
boy for a lift on his scooter. Certainly not
from the suicide jockeys around here.

Yep, a lift to the pub with asda and a lift home with the guy who is delivering my indian/chinese.

That is proper good thinking. I like it.

Talk about having cake and eating it!
Way to go....

Robert.