Ovaltine as a nutrient?

[moonshine guy]

I did a sugar wash this past week using Ovaltine as a nutrient. I took 25# of white sugar, 7# of brown sugar, three cups of rich chocolate Ovaltine, and 1/2# of Fleischmann's dry yeast and added it to 15 gal of water. Keep the wash at 83F. Took it 6 days to work out, let it set for two days to some what clear out. The chocolate left it on the dark side a little. Suck it off the top and it was a tint of dark but you could see through it! I ran it through my monster flute still. I have to say this was the BEST wash that I have run to date. I always use turbo yeast in the past and it would leave a bad after taste, but this run was pure and some what sweet with no after taste. Did not have to run through carbon, just plain good! Come off the monster flute at 186P. The reason I call it the monster flute is due to the fact that it stands 9' tall with 6 plates at 4" dia. in the column. It has one 5500 watt and 0ne 2000 watt heater in the boiler. It takes both at full bore to keep the temp at the top. She come out at a rate of one gal. and 36 ozs. per hour. This thing run fast, and I took and keep every thing from 70P to 20P to run in the next run. kept 5 gal of the spent wash to run in the next wash.

[MDH]

This sounds like a potential "Tried and true" since this was also described similarly by rad14701.

I find it confusing, because my own is not fermenting this quickly. At the rate it's at right now, I could see it taking up to a month, though I do keep it in a cold area (I have read in several places that below 15c, the cleanest alcohol is produced). I am using Lalvin champagne, not baker's.

[OlympicMtDoo]

That sounds pretty good Moonshine guy, if you do it again let us know. OMD

[Prairiepiss]

http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 39&t=27057

[moonshine guy]

Did another run with this wash and got the same results! I run this wash through a Turbo 500 still, T-500. Started out 188P and ended at 176P. Produce 106 ozs. out of a 5 gal wash.

[moonshine guy]

Got a new batch of ovaltine started! 20 gal of water, 5 gal of back set, 45 lbs of sugar and 12 ozs of ovaltine malt and 1/2 lb of Fleischmann's yeast. Lets see what this makes!

[moonshine guy]

just check the pot and she got a nice thick cap on her!

[RumBrewer]

. I am using Lalvin champagne, not baker's.

so, my guess is that you didn't use a half pound of it either? A half pound of yeast is like??? 50 packets of wine yeast.

[moonshine guy]

No I do not use the wine yeast, I buy the 2lbs packs of baker's yeast at Sam's Club! It is like $5.00 for two pounds! It does seem to be working well, got a real nice foam top on her and she is bubbling real good. Temp on the wash is holding 76F. Hope to distill this batch next weekend!

[moonshine guy]

Well since the last time I posted, I have run this combo three times and getting the same results! I'm finishing up with anywhere from 180P to 186P. Clean and clear, no bad after taste! This is one fine neutral spirit! Got any questions guys PM me! I think this is as simple as it gets!

[rad14701]

I definitely intend to give Ovaltine another go...

[moonshine guy]

Remember, I switch to Ovaltine classic malt! The 1st batch was done with plain Ovaltine, the rest have been done with the classic malt!