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Great advise guy Thanks, I have been making UJSSM in pot still mode and want to run a spirit run, If I run it in reflux at higher ABV will it still be whiskey?

I can feed it full cooling water and not get anything out of the condenser untill I start to cut back on the cooling water, That will control the output.

If I run water through the reflux area in the top it will reflux but I have been running as a pot still and can easily put one more section in between the one that is there and the reflux section. I am currently doing stripping runs and going to run a spirit run after I get enough product. Any point...

As stated in my original question, I have a 2" diameter column that is 2 feet tall and an 8 gallon milk can style boiler and it has a reflux section at the top. the 2 foot section is removable, What I am asking is if I buy an additional 2" diameter 2 foot section will there be any benefit ...

Not sure if this is in the correct place or not but heres my question. I have a 2" 8 gallon milk can style boiler with a 2 foot column that also has a reflux section. I have been making whiskey and running it only as a pot still and my ABV has been about 65% in the beginning and slowly drops ov...

Captb, I should add, there was another poster earlier on in this thread who felt the oats in his recipe were giving flavors he didn't like in the finished product, so he's started adjusting the grain mix, lowering the oats content, upping the corn (possibly the barley too...don't recall). It's real...

I have Backset from a sweetfeed run I just did, I want to use it for the first all corn ferment is there a reason I wouldnt want to do that?

Captb, Yeast reproduce. Grains and water don't. You could increase the quantity of yeast cells if you want. But you don't need to. But you do need to be patient for the budding to occur. The advantage to letting the population increase on its own is healthy fresh yeast cells. The disadvantage is a ...

Thanks for the quick reply, Should I up the yeast as well? recipe calls for 1 tblsp sounds low?

I plan to start making uncle jesse's simple sour mash and need to know what the ratio is for corn to water, the recipe has 7 pounds to 5 gallons of water I will be making 8 gallons at a time, is there a calculator for that as well as Sugar ratio or just check with hydrometer? Thanks

You say late tails, do you mean some of the lowest ABV from the very end?

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still_stirrin, Thanks everyone on this site has been real gentlemen and have gone out of there way to give advice I hope I will be able to offer the same in due time but till then I have made a donation to give this awesome site what it needs to move forward. I have been through the entire guide to ...

Maybe someone can steer me in the right direction, I have been running Sweet Feed Whiskey a couple times now in my Reflux still (8 gallon 2" column) so far each run I have done it has been difficult to make the cuts they all appear to have the same smell and taste and came out around 65 -75 per...

Advice please? I will be running Gen 3 soon and wanted to know if I start Gen4 just using the spent grains/yeast and adding Corn flakes to it will I get added flavor? The reason I ask is I have been doing a bit of reading and came across the cornflakes recipe and would like to try it. I was thinking...

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I have run 2 generations of Sweetfeed Whiskey with good results. I am now on the 3rd fermentation this one has backset in it I mixed it up and added 2 tablespoons of bakers yeast and the airlock was bubbling away in under 5 minutes. It checked 1.06 in the beginning then stopped bubbling at about 60 ...

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Does anyone remember how long a later generation takes to complete fermentation? I am on my 3rd using (7gallons) about a 1/4 backset and it finished in about 60 hours .095 I am going to let it sit another week to settle and see what I get it down to.

Sounds interesting I would be curious to hear a professional. And can it be used with minimal sugar?

Just siphoned gen 2 wash into boiler and checked with hydrometer is it possible to have 12-14% ABV?
What have some others experienced?
Gen 3 is Raging away now with backset in it now!

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Has anyone else come up with great results using this recipe? If so what commercially purchased whiskey could you closely compare it to? just looking to see if my results come out right!

Kentucky shinner wrote:I look forward to hear your results and how well you like it. If you will let your hootch age about 1-2 months it really gets a good smooth flavor.

I just put a run in a charred oak barrel taste was decent prior I hope it really mellows and takes on the oak flavor

What would you suspect if theses were mixed in with the heads and tails of other recipes? for an all feints run.

Great advise thanks, One more question After I blend and cut to find the best product can I dump the heads and tails right into the boiler with the next ferment? I dont think I will be able to get enough to make an all heads tails run anytime soon.

I have an 8 gallon still, My ferment ends up being approx 5 gallons after racking and straining to clear, Can I add 2 gallons of backset to the boiler with my 5 gallons? My backset has been distilled down to about 25 proof is there still useable alcohol and flavor in it?

I run a pot still and I always aim my spirit runs so that I don't have to add water to cut down the abv. Mitchy, do you do this by diluting the low wines? I do a strip, and then a spirit run diluted down to 40%, and I usually end up, after cuts, with stuff that needs to be further diluted. Not much...