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[Benoit]

The HD Calcs page can help, I guessed that you made 23 litres assuming you were using a normal home brew bucket. Looks like you got yourself a 15% wash


You could strip to even lower than that if you wanted to mate, a flavoured drink like a whisky wash you can strip to 20% or maybe even lower. It all depends on where you think your desired flavours sit & how much energy you want to put into the still Vs the deminishing returns of ethanol. A lot of folk here seem to set 30% as the bench mark for cut off, I usually follow although I go to 20% for peated whisky because I follow Roberts method for recycling feints (thank you ED for the guide)

[Easydrinker]

It will be fine,get the rest stripped,read this download/file.php?id=60 and this viewtopic.php?f=3&t=765, and have some fun.

Robert.

[paulf]

Thanks Benoit, I've seen that site mentioned before on here I've bookmarked it now. Looks good
Thanks Robert, I have those links printed out, I have been studying them for a while and think I got my head around it now. Its just cos its my first go, anything that isn't the same as the guide, I start thinking I'm doing something wrong but I understand every wash can be different.
This forum has been amazing to gain knowledge and pick the brains of experienced guys such as yourselves who are happy to help. Hopefully one day i can be on here advising people.
I've made beer and wine from kits for years but loving this new venture already, next step is sort out my big shed and get a proper set up. I think the Mrs is getting a bit fed up with a fermenting bin and still on the kitchen worktop.

[paulf]

Oh and Benoit, in response to your comment about what my desired outcome is.
All I have to start on is I got a few bottles of essences so just looking to make a neutral, obviously want as much as I can get but I don't want to drink anything dodgy.
If I took 2.5 l from every run instead of 1.5l, I could end up with an extra spirit run from every wash but will it compromise the quality? I dont know but this guide I tried and tested so I don't want to take risks yet, I can do that later when I am more experienced. And have a bit of stock

[Benoit]

What you could do is take the first 1.5 litres in 1 jug then switch to another & make your decision after. All the bits you don't want you can still save & run later when you have a full still charge to play with, I wouldn't worry about it at the stripping run stage though because the spirit run is where you want to take the most care over cuts.
I'd run the stripping run to get the 2.5 litres that you think you can get, then deal with funny flavours etc at the spirit run. Its not something I've experimented with though, you might find you can get better neutral by taking cuts at both the strip and spirit run?