how many washes you got on go
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how many washes you got on go
ok guys just wondering
with most of the guys have big stills
how many wash do you have on go and how often .. ie one a week..two a week
with most of the guys have big stills
how many wash do you have on go and how often .. ie one a week..two a week
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Magnu420 - Senior Distiller

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Re: how many washes you got on go
Depends on whether I am trying to build up a stock or just maintain supply. Average now is 1 or 2 a week (23L). I can have 250L fermenting at once.
I have had close to that recently with the fall season of grappa, apple brandy, plum brandy, vodka for macerations and rum for re-supply.
Chuck
I have had close to that recently with the fall season of grappa, apple brandy, plum brandy, vodka for macerations and rum for re-supply.Chuck
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chill - Master Distiller

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Re: how many washes you got on go
I generally keep just one 50lt on the go during the summer (if you can call it that
) but now that we're heading into the darker months with very little that can be done outdoors I'll be running two 50lt washes at a time but these can take up to 14 days to finish, then with clearing and stripping you're talking another week then spirit runs.
All-in-all I'd say, if I were to put on two 50lt washes today they would be fermented, cleared, stripped, distilled and bottled in 30 days. I'm not trying to run a super efficient production schedule and others may do things quicker but I enjoy the way I do things.
I stagger my production so that I've always got something in the works.
AM
) but now that we're heading into the darker months with very little that can be done outdoors I'll be running two 50lt washes at a time but these can take up to 14 days to finish, then with clearing and stripping you're talking another week then spirit runs.All-in-all I'd say, if I were to put on two 50lt washes today they would be fermented, cleared, stripped, distilled and bottled in 30 days. I'm not trying to run a super efficient production schedule and others may do things quicker but I enjoy the way I do things.
I stagger my production so that I've always got something in the works.
AM

Almanac
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Re: how many washes you got on go
Normally at least one, though at the moment, I don't have any, as I have a stock of about 14 or 15 litres of 94% spirit waiting to be let down and re-distilled.
This'd be mainly because for the last month or so, I've had other home brews going on in my fermenters. Most of them have been free'd up so I can get another batch on the go.....
This'd be mainly because for the last month or so, I've had other home brews going on in my fermenters. Most of them have been free'd up so I can get another batch on the go.....
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Phantom - Master Distiller

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