My first Sweet Feed: Success

[Nat-X]

I used Tractor Supply All Grain feed and that sweet feed recipe that's all over the internet. It fermented for 6 days. By day 7, the top of the wash was pretty clear, so that meant it was time to run. I got 5 pints (three 750 ml bottles) of good tasting stuff that averaged out to 90 proof from 5 gallons of wash. It doesn't have any weird smells or tastes. It was very sip-able straight out of the jar. I'm aging it with charred oak sticks, I but had to tap into one bottle early. Makes a fine Mint Julep.

Now, tell me if I've got the science of heads/hearts/tails correct: if it smells and tastes good, keep it. If it smells like paint thinner and tastes like butt, rerun it in the next batch.

[HolyBear]

Well...the taste is up to you... guess you've read the begginers guide to making cuts.... I like to keep the middle hearts and even a little tails fer taste. The heads are higher abv but damn, not fit to drink. I keep them though for spirit runs...good stuff but ya still hafta makes cuts. SF keeps getting better tha more washes ya make outa it. Jess add about 25% of yor backset.

[OlympicMtDoo]

Sounds like you're getting it figured out Nat-x, cuts will get easier to make as you go along but it is really up tp you, none of it is going to kill you, if it tastes good to you then drink it.

[Nat-X]

I did read the cuts for beginners thread. I'm only running a 5 gallon wash and collecting 8 oz of foreshots ( that I use in my colonics regimen), 64 oz of keepers, and 32 oz of tails. Seems like I'd have to collect in shot glasses to mirror the illustrations shown in the aforementioned thread.

I think I'll just use my nose and tongue to determine what to keep. I've been drinking bourbon all my adult life, so I know what I'm looking for taste wise.

I started off consuming small quantities of my hooch, increasing the amount each day until I was certain that I wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night with heart palpitations or worse, wake up hung over. I had three Mint Juleps last night, went to bed and had eight hours of Zombie nightmares, then woke up on top of my house in my wife's crotchless panties and bustier.

It's good stuff!

[USACelt]

8 oz of foreshots ( that I use in my colonics regimen),

WTF!! please expand on that thought?

[Nat-X]

8 oz of foreshots ( that I use in my colonics regimen),

WTF!! please expand on that thought?[/]

Just trying to be funny.