StillSmart

Hyperama (Cash & carry) do T&L for about £12/ 25kg

59p at aldi today - eek. And not sure if cane.

This was always going to happen once the crude oil price recovered.

Get yer asses down to Morrisons.
A good friend staggered out with 12Kg in her basket for me last weekend at 88p a 2Kg bag.
Sure to be beet, but with Lidl sugar going from 39p/Kg to 59p/Kg in a few weeks I wll take what I can get.

Robert.

I always think you can taste an earthy note.

Mash wrote:I always think you can taste an earthy note.

Yup, that's my view - though it might be in my head from reading it somewhere

Either way, the nearest place who does the 25kg bags is never cheaper (it's an "ingredients supplier"). So I just do a quick run round the local lidl, Aldi, Tesco and Poundstretcher and get what I need from whoever is cheapest - for the last few purchases it's been Poundstretcher.........

needmorstuff wrote:that is a good price, but is that cane or beet?

I've only done 1 beet wash and it had an aniseed flavour when run through my t500.

Do you have carbon filter ? Cos I find generally that any spirit I'm not happy with gets smoothed out by putting it through my "Z" filter.

If you don't, I can likely email you a copy of Gert Strands ebook about Carbon Filtering (there's plans to make your own one, if I remember correctly)..........

needmorstuff wrote:I don't own a filter, I was under the impression that they were mainly a requirement of a turbo yeast wash...

I do detect earthy flavours in neutral of a lesser degree now I am getting more accustomed to making cuts. I have no issue with filtering if my end product is better though providing the cost isn't prohibitive.

To date I have done plenty of birdwatchers, just done a bran flakes wash (yet to taste and wont be doing it again unless it's amazing - what a mess!) and have just put on 3x25l of kale wash.

Good on yer chap. There's many "pearls of wisdom" hereabouts. Have a try of whatever is within your price range and you'll likely develop your own that works to your taste.

Between Birdwatchers, TPW and any other variations, there's likely one to suit........ Just happens that with me, I'm happy with cane sugar using vodka star and after the double distill, carbon filter (oh, and I use RO water to make the wash and to let it down to filtering/drinking strength)........

I carbon filter my lentil wash spirit.
I don't have to,it is OK, but I have the filter from my Turbo days, and it gives a final something,(or takes it away!)

Robert.

Some do, some don't filter.
I am the latter.

I didn't think there was enough difference.

That's where i got to. Certainly once you are non-turbo and have a good natural recipe, with good cuts.