First rum run

[SchmuBrew]

This was the first alcohol cleaning run, following Buncaneer Bob's recipe fairly closely gave me 23 liters of wash, which I topped up with hot water to 27 litres.

Pot ran great, condenser was able to keep up with 5500W element (running at 50% after initial heat up).

I filled 250 ml jars as if I was doing a proper run. Jars filled at a rate of about 100ml a minute - does that sound about right? Output was a barely broken stream.

Here are the ABV numbers - is close to be what should be expected?

Jar
#1 65% (250 ml)
#2 60% (250 ml)
#3 60% (250 ml)
#4 58% (500 ml)
#5 55% (500 ml)
#6 55% (500 ml)
#7 50% (500 ml)
#8 48# (500 ml)
#9 45% (250 ml)
#10 42% (250 ml)

Going to run 12 more gallons as a keeper run (single run, low & slow) as soon as the unit cools down.

[nuntius01]

well, looks like it took you under 40 minutes then. i take it you had a 2" column. not knowing your boiler yes, no maybe. what did you start out with too? was it close to 10%. if so then yes, maybe. also, with the pot may want to run it down a little further. but thats a total judgement call. looking just at the decrease in percentage, that's normal, or appears to be. remember, everyones still runs slightly different. good luck on your next run

[SchmuBrew]

I only ran it down to the 40% range as it was a cleaning run.

here is the rig, 1 1/2" coloumn



I just finished the 12 gallon wash (again bad me, I did not track my SG or FG)

kept 10 litres total out of 50 litre wash, started at 65% and finished at 15% (according to the calc it would've/should've been 8% to start)

airing out as we speak, will taste a few tomorrow evening

[Shine0n]

I hope you did a couple stripping runs then a spirit run as rum will be harsh as hell once ran without a thumper so if that is the case keep it and run a few more stripping runs to get enough low wines at 35% to fill your boiler.

Good job on the run by the way! Rums are easy and good but also easily made bad by not doing multiple runs or a run in a thumper.

You may like it as is and that's what we thrive for, I was just giving some advice from personal experience so please don't take offense.

Shine0n

Edited- I just seen you mention a single run slow and low, taste it and see but I'm willing to bet you'll like to do another spirit run. As mentioned, rum is a very powerful taste once ran but hell... it may be exactly what you're looking for.

Keep us posted on the progress.