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by Boda Getta
Fri Jun 09, 2023 6:44 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Running various unknown stripping runs....
Replies: 40
Views: 1088

Re: Running various unknown stripping runs....

I would mix all of the jars AND mix the feints in, dilute if needed and run it, depending the size of your still you could have enough for 2-3 spirit runs. I think there is a good chance you will surprised how good it will turn out. Some of my best whiskey runs have been feint runs.
by Boda Getta
Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: Adding to backset
Replies: 21
Views: 1223

Re: Adding to backset

I will strip my Shady's Sugar Wash in the next couple of days. My next run in a couple of weeks or so will be a Irish Whiskey with a Raw Barley, Malted Barley and Oats grain bill. I have no All Grain Back-Set on hand and in the past I have done a small 7 gal run of All Grain just for the back-set to...
by Boda Getta
Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

Update on my wash. Just checked the wash; Ph holding at 5.00 and SG now at 1.0, actually just a hair under. I will let it go over night and will do the stripping run tomorrow or Sat. I suspect that given the problems and having to add all the crap to the wash I will have to do more runs than normal ...
by Boda Getta
Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:04 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

I have never, for no good reason, liked the idea of adding tomato paste to a wash. I didn't have DAP on hand, but did have tomato paste so I used it. My other sugar washes have been Wineos Plain Ol Sugar Wash which all turned well for me (in spite of not having DAP)
by Boda Getta
Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:35 am
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

Really didn't measure the yeast that I boiled, is there a guideline? The only reason I used tomato paste is because I have DAP and had tomato paste on hand. For no good reason, I've never liked the idea of putting tomato paste in a wash. For the few sugar washes I have done I used Wineo's recipe and...
by Boda Getta
Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:30 pm
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: Adding to backset
Replies: 21
Views: 1223

Re: Adding to backset

Are you guys referring to using hot back-set to preheat a wash or a mash? 95% of my All Grain mash are sour-mash and already contain back-set, I usually use about 20-25% back-set and mix it in with the water before I "cook" the mast. I just like the taste of a sour-mast whiskey. I don't th...
by Boda Getta
Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:07 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: The Appalachian Storyteller
Replies: 3
Views: 299

Re: The Appalachian Storyteller

I love that!
by Boda Getta
Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:05 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: How to best measure ABV of spirit coming off the still?
Replies: 24
Views: 791

Re: How to best measure ABV of spirit coming off the still?

Many of the "old school" guys eschew the use of thermometers or hydrometers when distilling and claim to go only by taste, smell and feel. I have taken a different approach for the last 8-10 years. I run a pot still and in my spirit runs I place a digital thermometer at the top of the colu...
by Boda Getta
Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:18 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

No I don't think so; when I got back in town I saw no signs of activity. The first thing I did was a "taste test", the wash was sweet tasting as day I dissolved the sugar. The last few days the sweet taste is gone. A hydrometer is not that hard to read and I been using one for years. When ...
by Boda Getta
Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:08 am
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

I have never had DAP so have never used it (I do have some on order alone with potassium carbonate and citric acid). I have done 3-4 sugar washes and a butt load of All Grain mash's with very problem. I have mixed together "yeast bombs" several times. IMHO, the boiled yeast and tomato past...
by Boda Getta
Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:45 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

Mooseman
I didn't have any DAP (I now have on order), I used boiled yeast and tomato paste as nutrients.

BG
by Boda Getta
Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

Shadylane
I just referred back to your recipe where you advise " 1.50# sugar/gal water is the upper limit. I ended up at 1.67 #/gal. Could this have caused the problem?
by Boda Getta
Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:32 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

50 lbs sugar, I think your recipe called for 45 lbs/30 gals. I just used 2 x 25 lb bags. Double pitching yeast, All plus all that baking soda and gypsum I used dicking with trying to get the Ph right... could that account for the high SG?? As mentioned, I have been distilling All Grains for around 1...
by Boda Getta
Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:38 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

Report on Shady wash Ph - 4.5 - now 5.0 (I just used more Baking Soda to raise to 5.00 The tester is new and just checked calibration. IMHO Ph reading correct Temp - 79 F I'm in Alabama and this is seldom a problem. SG - 1.10 Taste test - Most of the sweetness is gone and it tastes like my normal Al...
by Boda Getta
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:57 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

Shadylane
Thanks for your post, will check later tonight and advise on temp, Ph and SC Note my question on dead yeast: I suspect the same but wonder if the dead yeast will act as a nutrient, if so, can you have too much nutrient. When first mixed I added boiled yeast and also some tomato paste

BG
by Boda Getta
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:53 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

Otist Thanks for your reply. Both times I checked I just tasted the wash and it as sweet as first mixed. Tonight I will taste the wash and also check the SG. Will also do another yeast bomb and re-pitch. Another poster felt the Ph of 8 killed the yeast. I suspect the same but wonder if the dead yeas...
by Boda Getta
Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:42 am
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine Stall
Replies: 45
Views: 2629

Shady's Sugar Shine Stall

Mixed a 30 gal batch of Shady's down, followed the directions including oyster shells. Left town for 3 days, came back and checked. Nothing! i used Distillers Yeast I got online and thought it may be bad so I re-pitched with my go too Fleischmann's, checked it the next and still nothing. I didn't ha...
by Boda Getta
Sun Oct 30, 2022 12:00 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Barrel Sized Wort Chiller
Replies: 13
Views: 2009

Re: Barrel Sized Wort Chiller

Looking at the picture using your wort chiller it appears the barrel is still insulated; if so, that's really slowing down the chilling. I use Big Brute 32 gallon trash cans to ferment. I wrap an hot heater insulating blanket around it while fermenting, but take it off after it converts to cool it d...
by Boda Getta
Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:43 pm
Forum: Grains
Topic: moving to a larger fermenter....30g
Replies: 19
Views: 692

Re: moving to a larger fermenter....30g

I have 32 gal Big Brutes for years and never had a problem, Lowes, Walmate, ect carry them and they are not that expensive. I run a 15.5 gal Beer Keg pot still. After I squeeze the grain I have two 12-14 gal quick stripping runs
Good Luck

BG and then one spirit run.
by Boda Getta
Sat Oct 15, 2022 12:21 pm
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Strange Spirit Run
Replies: 10
Views: 949

Re: Strange Spirit Run

I used my usual Fleischmann's, I am in the Deep South and I've had good luck with it. It handles the Souths heat well, is cheap and easily found. The mast was a sour mash (back set from the previous bourbon)and I added a gal of fresh mash to the stripping run. The mast worked dry after about a week ...
by Boda Getta
Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:49 pm
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Strange Spirit Run
Replies: 10
Views: 949

Re: Strange Spirit Run

squigglefunk It was a run of my normal wheated bourbon that I did a poor and way too loose job of cuts (just didn't take my time). I went ahead and charred the whiskey. When it came of the keg I could taste heads. I knew it was heady after the cuts but I was hoping the keg would settle it down. Y'al...
by Boda Getta
Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:18 pm
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Strange Spirit Run
Replies: 10
Views: 949

Strange Spirit Run

I did a Wheat whiskey mast of 60% Red Winter Wheat, 25% Corn and 15% Malt, the mash went down to a hair under 1.0 and the stripping went fine as well. I did the spirit run yesterday and ended up with mostly heads. I ended up with 24 pt jars. I ditched a pt of hot shots. No. 1 was 70 proof, No. 2 - N...
by Boda Getta
Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:21 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: AG Mash Cap
Replies: 7
Views: 417

AG Mash Cap

As most of you know, when fermenting an AG mast a cap usually forms. Often my caps are quite thick and a few days in the top layer of the cap is dry. Would there be a down side in removing the top, dry part of the cap (or even damp grain). The up-side is having less grain to remove from the mash, af...
by Boda Getta
Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: If one wanted to do a give away for free and winner had to only pay shipping how would one do this?
Replies: 11
Views: 542

Re: If one wanted to do a give away for free and winner had to only pay shipping how would one do this?

My advice

1) Get the still and equipment and hide it.

2) Take some time and think about it. It's an emotional time: don't do anything you may regret later.

Good luck

BG
by Boda Getta
Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:33 pm
Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
Topic: Sour Kegs
Replies: 10
Views: 564

Re: Sour Kegs

All good stuff guys! I will be heating water in a few days to cook grain; I can take care of all the keys then.
Thanks,

BG
by Boda Getta
Tue Sep 27, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
Topic: Sour Kegs
Replies: 10
Views: 564

Sour Kegs

I run 3 Gal No.3 char Gibbs kegs; I took a couple years off during Covid and in the few days will do a spirit run of a nice 70% corn,15 red wheat,50% malt bourbon mast. I normally keg the new make in my newest keg until I get the color I want, then into a older keg for longer term mellowing. I was c...
by Boda Getta
Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:52 am
Forum: Gin
Topic: Kentucky Style Pot Still for small Gin Runs
Replies: 10
Views: 753

Re: Kentucky Style Pot Still for small Gin Runs

I have had good gin results with my 15 gal pot still by putting a ball of copper mesh on the top and bottom of my botanicals that I have ties into a ball of cheese cloth and running a clean neutral through it. Easy Peasy. The hardest part for me is deciding which botanicals to use. Good luck. Bota G...
by Boda Getta
Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:00 pm
Forum: Fruits & Vegetables
Topic: Peach Brandy from peach puree
Replies: 7
Views: 1348

Peach Brandy from peach puree

I have been home distilling about 12 years and have always wanted to try a peach brandy, I have been unable to find an affordable source of peaches for this project. I have recently found a source of peach (and other fruits) puree on the 'net (https://asepticfruitpurees.com) and are looking for inpu...
by Boda Getta
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Fruits & Vegetables
Topic: Peach Brandy from peach puree
Replies: 7
Views: 1348

Peach Brandy from peach puree

I have been home distilling about 12 years and have always wanted to try a peach brandy, I have been unable to find an affordable source of peaches for this project. I have recently found a source of peach (and other fruits) puree on the 'net (https://asepticfruitpurees.com) and are looking for inpu...
by Boda Getta
Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:58 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: What to call my whiskeys
Replies: 34
Views: 3179

Re: What to call my whiskeys

I call mine "Small Batch, Pot Still Single Malt Whiskey."...

BG