Bluest of Blue

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Bluest of Blue

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hello i have red all the other posts on blue distilate and this is the bluest i have ever seen

my mash was turbo yeast and 17 lbs sugar to 5 gallon of water
this is what came out
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every thing said that it was ph related can i add baking soda or citric acid to correct ph and it be safe to run the rest of the batch
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Re: Bluest of Blue

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NOPE to late,,its caused by to much nitrogen and a alkaline wash.
it will make mold /bug killer..
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Re: Bluest of Blue

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Donkey, you about need to order a new set of lids and rings dont you cuz?
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Re: Bluest of Blue

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Man that looks like blue koolaid. I had a bluish green tint once in the fores and some of the heads but it cleared shortly after.
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donkey32601 wrote:my mash was turbo yeast and 17 lbs sugar to 5 gallon of water
this is what came out
WTF were you thinking...??? :wtf:

Scrap the turbo and get serious about the hobby... Plenty of good recipes in the Tried and True Recipe forum and none of them specify 3+ pounds of sugar per gallon... And now you know why... :idea: It takes too much nutrients and stresses the yeast and makes blue kool-aid...
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I see what looks like a blue motorcycle.
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Kinda purty blue though!
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Add baking soda to low wines. It'll precipitate copper carbonate. Add a small amount of citric acid; this will form ammonia citrate and copper citrate (careful for bubbling, add citric acid slowly). Neither will make it through distillation. Distill it again, it will come out clear and much cleaner smelling.

As said here, everyone hates Turbo yeast because it's basically commercial distiller's yeast offered with a baffling amount of yeast nutrient, most of which is a chemical known to cause off flavors in excess.

In the future, if you have this issue again, use my process.
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If I had crap like that coming out of my still I would admit that I was a total failure in life in gainful endeavors and start running for office or join the ministry :thumbdown: The only alternative I could see would be to ead this forum until my eyes bled , rest a bit , and continue reading .
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Re: Bluest of Blue

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Not a total waste... if that is distilled, not the wash, just put it in yer oil lamp and have a pretty display. DON'T light it, however...
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If you got youngins get rid of it

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+1 goose eye, when I was a kid I drank domestos from a lemonade bottle, I thought it was lemonade? As an adult, I drank brake fluid/hydraulic oil from a lemonade bottle. thought it was Irn Bru.
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Re: Bluest of Blue

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windex.......
my shizzle......13gal 3" vm.http://homedistiller.org/forum/download ... p?id=19748

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MDH wrote:Add baking soda to low wines. It'll precipitate copper carbonate. Add a small amount of citric acid; this will form ammonia citrate and copper citrate (careful for bubbling, add citric acid slowly). Neither will make it through distillation. Distill it again, it will come out clear and much cleaner smelling.
MDH, once again shows he knows his shit. :thumbup: I never miss one of your posts MDH, good stuff.

Funny posts here, ya, purdy blue Larry haha. Crazy blue, wouldnt ever have guessed that would come out of a still. Halfbaked and TB, LOL at your posts. :lol:
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I see a blue cat, the head is to the right,
Just below the waterline.

Bummer Dude!
Grab a different recipe.
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Re: Bluest of Blue

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I have to agree with rad on this one and I was thinking the same thing before I read his post.

WTF were you thinking?

Aviation Fuel / kerosene anybody???
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