StillSmart

Hi.
I've been following the guides on here and am really happy with my results.
I just want to ask a question out of curiosity.
On my last batch I didn't take enough of a heads cut and this was evident when tasting the spirit,
Wasn't too bad but there was a heat there.
Now my question is.
Has anyone actually drank spirit from the airstill done the wineworks way?
If so what was it like? I can only imagine it must be like lava seeing as all the heads would be in there.
I didn't get the chance to try it like that as I found this site in time.

I used to do something similar. Single run but with a 300w light dimmer as power controller set to give half power. 50ml of fores junked then collect 700ml. (In retrospect, should have been less as a little bit of tails were present.)

Then I tried double distilling and stuck to that.

In some ways I preferred the single run product. Obviously less pure but the heads added a certain something. Sort of a whiskeyish vodka. Downside was that there was a price to pay the next morning after hammering it. Nowhere near as bad as hammering whiskey but there all the same.

Thanks for the response buddy. Did it not burn?
I can believe the fallout the next morning!!!

I did it that way once or twice before I found Aidan's post here. That was a couple years ago now so I don't really recall what it was like. I do recall thinking that it was not very good. And I certainly recall the headaches! I was used to drinking Wild Turkey Bourbon then which has a lot of heads so maybe I was used to it. I can't stand the stuff now.

Chuck

I did it once, proud in the fact that i turned some sugar into a spirit,,or sort of,, Then after having a neckfull one night and suffering the next moring, I did some searching and found this site. Ans glad I did
I have made some good rums and had lots of fun experimenting,,

This week I will be doing some Birch tree tapping to see if I can change the flavor on a sugar wash,,

All in all it has been a fun run,, lol i need mor warm weather to get some more washes on the go!!

Oh St Lucia in the Caribbean has some great rum,,

likewise with me...followed the paperwork that came with the still....got to admit it was like drinking nail varnish..
Then found this site and never looked back....making loads of good stuff now..