Sugarwash questions...

[ahiaruhe]

Great topic Rooster, I'm just settling my first sugar wash - turbo yeast - and a couple of comments here have reassured me that I'm on the right track with what looks like a 10% wash. I'm going to let it settle for a few days at least while I finish building my 15litre pot still, then see if I can use taste and smell to get a bottle or two of hooch as a first attempt.

[Rooster351]

Well I'm dang near done with my larger version of this rig.
Went up to 2.5" on my column diameter set on top of a beer keg.
I posted in the design section about cooling coil lengths but nobody responded. I ended up tonight using about 30' of 3/8" copper for the condensing coil. I'm guessing this will knock down almost anything I can throw at it.
I've got a whole batch of Birdwatcher's ready to run this weekend and see how she does!
I will post pics tomorrow. She's a sexy beast. Looking forward to playing with my new toy.
Thanks again to all that have put so much time in here and to all the responses.

[Rooster351]

Finished my new rig Friday and ran 12 gal of Birdwashers' through her on Saturday.
It ran really fast compared to my small set up. A nice change from babysitting something for two or three nights.
I still have questions about the wash not clearing though. I have never had one clear at all. On the last two batches I have siphoned most off the top into another container then filtered through a cotton shirt into another container before letting it sit for a few more days but it never cleared well. There was still sediment in the container after I siphoned into the boiler. Aftertaste isnt really an issue but it seems like it should clear better.
This last batch sat for over a week after siphoning and filtering through a shirt and had a funky white skim over the top of the wash.
Has anyone made these washes and had them clear good?
BTW I cut my Tomato paste volume in half and put a crushed multivitamin in to each batch. (6 gal)
I have followed the original recipe and the same thing happened (not cleared well)

I also started another wash last night but added a little more sugar and it is not taking off near as well as all of my other batches. I may have pushed it a little to far. Do I add more water and yeast if it doesnt kick off?
Should have stuck with what works...

[Rooster351]

Man I'm a dumbass... Sorry ahiarue, just found your reply . Let me know how it goes. This is a lot of fun. Just read, read,read is all I can say. Everybody here helps out a lot but it seems like so many little things that are important seem to slip by me even after going over everything.