Percentage cuts.

[Duffer26]

Hi all. I've been experimenting a lot recently with different washes with different ABV's.

With my AS it would be great if anyone knew at what ABV hearts start and where tails start etc etc.

I just don't have the time or room or a patient girlfriend to be lining up 20 jars in the kitchen every few days.

I have a makeshift parrot setup so I can measure on the go.

If nobody has done this work I'll do it myself and let y'all know.

Thanks, Marc.

[gaza the instructor]

Sorry to say mate, as far as I know, there are
no short cuts. All the washes are different
but, If you do the same wash all the time, you
will get to know.
As a general rule 30-50-20%, thats heads-hearts-
tails works but can be a bit wasteful.
Have a read in the Airstill section, there are
two great topics for you.
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1216

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=765

Love my Airstill such a clever tool.

[hampk]

What Gaza said..

If you use the same wash regularly (my current favourite is kale), you only have to go through the rigmarole of lots of little jars a couple of times, as you quickly learn how the wash distills. This presumes of course that you use the same recipe each time, in repeatable environmental conditions.

If you like to try lots of different washes, I suspect you're on a futile mission to come up with a one size fits all formula.

Just my tuppence worth

Cheers

Hampk

[Easydrinker]

+2, meaning, what they both said above.

Robert.

[Mash]

+3 I do a kale wash. And because I know it. I take 100ml of the top and use a refractometer to stop at 30%.

Probably a bit wasteful in pure drinking alcohol. But I do use everything else in other jobs.

[Duffer26]

So, no then.

Sure, I'll have to settle on a wash.

So far I've done Still Spirits triple distilled as per AS instructions,
VS washes at 11 to 14 ABV, and wildly varying lentil washes.

I found SS triple to be far better tasting than VS but it's early days.

I haven't done a spirit run on my lentil low wines yet, however, judging
by the taste of the wash I'm not hopeful.

Hay-ho, Marc.

[gaza the instructor]

Duffer Try a Kale Wash.Its very easy its very cheap
and very very clean. Its makes a fantastic Vodka/
Neutral.
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3874

P.S. its the one most of us use

[Duffer26]

I will, but I have to nail one down soon.

I currently have a lentil/spinnach/tomato paste frankenwash on at the moment.

I had a little of each left so just chucked it all in.

It's going well. The spinach floats so the yeasties get a double boost
of nutrients on their convection travels.

[Easydrinker]

Being facetious here;
Has anyone considered little Balsa wood rafts,
With assorted detritus hanging from them?
Half a Lemon or Tomato for example...
Just thinking outside of the box....

Robert.

[gaza the instructor]

Where is your owl and puss cat Easydrinker.

[Easydrinker]

Where is your owl and puss cat Easydrinker.

In the mincer. Sausages. It's a hard life.

Robert.