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Run the vinager through, then boil water after.
The copper coil in the milk can is sloped good.
Valve on the bottom to keep the water moving while stilling

As for oranges, I bought concentrated orange juice

The old way of shining. 8 qt pot, run through thumpers and into my milk can condenser.
Run vinegar a few times through it.
Took it slow, bit over 2 hours per run.
At 50 some haze, then down to 40 and lower alot of haze and a blue tint.
I will try to upload pics after

So I ran this batch, but odd. Pulled 2 jars, 75% and 65%. All is good and crystal clear Then the issue came when it dropped to 50% and under, turned hazy and has a blue tint. Now I been reading up on it, sounds to be the cause of the acid from the fruit, deep clean I got to do. Are my first 2 jars s...

Oh!!!!! Okay I will have to watch this batch closer then.
May have to put a bubbler on the lid then.
Thanks all for the help

Okay thanks for the tip.
Now I have some issue with the ferment with this batch,
for some reason I have no cap forming but the batch is working.
It's fizzing like pop, be why no cap forming?
Also getting to must a batch of mixed fruit
Strawberry/kiwi/pinapple/ and Mellon dew.

Oh okay, thanks for the information.
Wont toss it in, it was my batch of raspberries.

Hey boys, well on the next round of must.
Running a batch of orange.
Now I have a mason jar of 85 percent, could I toss that in this must?

Good evening guys. Well I am bored again and am wanting to build a bigger pot. So I found a 50qt SS pot, now not sure what to use for copper. My old 1 runs 3/4 copper to first thumper than reduce to 1/2 through the thumpers. Then 3/8 in my condenser. This works very well. My first run ran very well ...

Awesome, thanks for the tips.
Got three more runs, I will try this method

What am I looking for to let it sit with a coffee filter over night? It doesn't have to be a coffee filter. Anything clean and porous but too small for a fruit fly will do. The importance of using coffee filters is just an oft repeated internet mantra. What is the reason, let it air out for a day?

Try reading kiwistillers guide to cuts for some good advice. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=13261 The use of the word 'cut' is misleading. At hobby level, especially for beginners working with small quantities and old hands working with products new to them, it is better to...

Ah thanks for the tip. My must is 9 percent, distilled coming in at mid to high 70's. Packs a punch,smooth it is The first cut been tossing that, taking 200ml for heads. 350 to 400 ml for hearts, and 200ml for tails. Been testing the portions around every 50ml. Between smelling and alcohol meter, th...

Yes been doing that. Noticed that sharp smell in the nose.
Then it calms down

2 gallons of must it is

Just wonderimg about the first cut.
Must is 9 percent, I am cutting the first 130 ml.
Sound right?

Okay, so I ran some booze that been sitting around for a long time. Mixed a bunch of $hit together, didn't smell very good. lol Well boys she ran good!!! Only thing is I need a bigger pot. Ran a bit better than a gallon in the pot. Took pertin near 2 hours to run,ran at 205 Forgot how she smells whe...

No I didn't do this run.
Oh UGH!!!
well find some stuff in the cabinet that hasn't been drank

Bahahaha, she wont complain at all!! My first run tonight will be strawberry must, my yellow raspberry isn't too far behind. I did run a couple times with a gallon of water/ 1/4 gallon vinegar. Also ran a water/Oxy-San. Kinda looks like baking soda. Awesome, 3/4 it is. Now just strain my must in a c...

Afternoon all !!
Tonight is my first run
Got my rig all tweaked up and some mods after a few test runs with water
I been looking and I cant seem to find any specific height of must or mash you fill your pot still too.
Fill 3/4?

I would love to post a few pics but I cannot figure how to load with my phone. Also have to figure how to turn the tracking off my phone. So I scrapped the old rig except the condenser, got rid of the 3/8 from the pot and went 1/2 copper line. Running 1/2 from the SS pot to the thumpers and out,redu...

Awesome, thanks for the reply guys!!! For the past 2 weeks been reading up in that section, some run with and some run without. My first run on my own, just making sure I didn't mess up I will run it and see what I come up with. Also I did a trial run yesterday night with vinegar to clean pot and co...

Good even all!! My first batch, 1of 4 I made is coming close to run. This is a yellow raspberry must. Now not sure if I should add some sugar so it can ferment more. Been 7 days This is what I put, 12 lbs of juice, ran berries through juicer 3 lbs of sugar 2 tsp of dry yeast half pack of EC 1118 25 ...

My dad ran with a pressure cooker with 1/4 ID copper coil coming out and a condenser made with a milk can.
This was used 30 plus years ago.
Well it looks like I be throwing my setup in the bush!!!

smokeskrene4207 wrote:What's the SG of your juice?

Not sure, thought I had a hydrometer but I dont. Just a alcohol meter.
So I wung it.
Got red raspberry, yellow raspberry and strawberry on the go. Fermenting very well. See how it runs

Well we will see how it turns out. This what I got going
60 liters of red raspberry must on the go.
20 liters of yellow raspberry must on the go
20 liters of strawberry must.

They are all fermenting well

So I juiced my raspberries, I end up with 20lbs of concentrated juice. I will run a 1 to 1 ratio with 80l of water. Does this sound correct? or up the sugar a bit?

Awesome, thanks for the reply

Ha never thunk thus is called "must" not "mash".

Thank you for the clarification, and thank you for the information. This helps alot.

I was just thinking of boiling the water to remove any impurities. Our tap water is good so I wont worry about it

Thanks for the reply Would you toss in the skin from the raspberries after juicing or throw? I see Tater puts it in the mash This will be my first batch of mash, so I have not much any knowledge. My dad used to make it when I was a kid, I dont remember how its done. All I have is his tools to make, ...