My first UJSSM ferment

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My first UJSSM ferment

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Just started my first UJSSM :D
10 Gal water
14 # sugar and cracked corn
2Tbsp distillers yeast[tr][/
Pitched yeast @ 75 deg. F
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Sounds exciting. You'll have to let us know how it comes out.
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The drink that keeps on giving and going!
Good luck, jackpinesavage.
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Bubbling along just fine at this point. Sweet/ corneny type aroma right now
Initial SG 1.05
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Managed to break my hydrometer after the first measurement though
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hope you bought the three pack.

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jackpinesavage wrote:Managed to break my hydrometer after the first measurement though
:sick:
If cap is gone and the grain is settling to the bottom its nearly done
Stick you ear close to the surface , if its not fizzing its getting close to run time.
Stick your finger in it ...if its not sweet and has a slight sourness to it , its finished and its time to go. :thumbup:
No need for fancy gadgets with most washes to tell when you can run.
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Yep. That's where it's at now...going to run it tomorrow
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HDNB wrote:hope you bought the three pack.

when they are by themselves they get lonely and commit suicide.
Tests show that a single hydrometer stored with a Prozac are much less likely to go all suicidal.
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jackpinesavage wrote:Yep. That's where it's at now...going to run it tomorrow
Let us know what happens, hope your as excited as I was about my first run

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get a brix reading on said ball bearings and then you can find out how much fermentables are in there
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In my run right now. No real change in flavor to it since I started. Separated the first 30 oz of my 10 gal. wash.
At 70% abv right now. Collecting in pints. Might I see a change in flavor to a sour mash type in following generations?
This is great to see my efforts in still making working out :D
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Going to run it down to about 20% and shut down. Ran my thumper with a small amount of wash, water, and some of the corn from the first ferment. Any suggestions on a better approach for my next run?
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jackpinesavage wrote:Going to run it down to about 20% and shut down. Ran my thumper with a small amount of wash, water, and some of the corn from the first ferment. Any suggestions on a better approach for my next run?
Low wines in thumped and wash in boiler
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Everything finished out nicely and ended up with a little overa gallon of likker. Aired it out, and ended up with some good corn flavored stuff!
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jackpinesavage wrote:Going to run it down to about 20% and shut down. Ran my thumper with a small amount of wash, water, and some of the corn from the first ferment. Any suggestions on a better approach for my next run?
I keep tails and late heads to put in the thumper on future batches.
Swedish Pride wrote:
get a brix reading on said ball bearings and then you can find out how much fermentables are in there
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jb-texshine wrote: Low wines in thumped and wash in boiler
Love your signature, reminds me of a grumpy old guy that taught me how to drive tractor trailer, man he gave me a hard time. I was downshifting as I was nearing a downgrade he yells what the hell you slowing down for!? I reply I'm heavy there's a hill and I don't know how steep it is or what's at the bottom. He says "boy you can go down too slow as much as you want, but you only go down too fast once"

He was alot less grumpy after that, thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Swedish Pride wrote:
get a brix reading on said ball bearings and then you can find out how much fermentables are in there
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