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I made some rum a while back and kept the dunder (about 20L), it has been is a seeled container for about 6 months at room temp, wll it still be ok to use or will it be rancid...

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has anyone added a thermometer to the alex 25 columns? i would like to do it but dont really know where or how to add one.

thanks all!. I airated the hell out of it but didnt work (must have been too much in there), wont be doing that again. It was the first time i had used that fermenter in a long time so was trying to be safe... will wash it out better next time..

is there anything that can be done if janola gets into a sugar was, made a 25l wash last night and washed the bucket out with janola and i dont think i got rid of all of it as wash hasnt even started fermenting and i think there is a slight janola smell still there..
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Why run it through a reflux where you will lose flavour you had after the pot still run? Rum is best when it's from a pot still and is full of flavour. And why compare it with commercial which is made for profit, not quality. Also, you should have done better than 50abv from your potstill if you fo...

yea came out of my reflux with a nice rum flavour, first 500ml after cut could almost resembled appletons.. after that it had a strong caramel smell. have it sitting on toasted manuka with raisions, cinimon, and a couple of cloves, will add a vanilla pod soon. should come out good. have another batc...

thanks WalkingWolf,
just ran it and from a 23l wash i ended up with 6l of 100 proof through my pot still (no cuts), gunna run it really fast through my reflux tomorrow should get around 7L of 80 proof, so im guessn it had definitely finished fermenting..

just tried this for the first time, ferment started off really good, its been 4 days since the last addition of molasses and water, its had a constant temp of 28c fermentation seems to have stopped but the sg is still 1040.. have i got a stuck ferment or is it done?.. i didnt take a sg reading after...

thanks for the replies! ill give it a go and see how it turns out, then when i find some fancy molasses i will give that a go to. what are molasses washes like in a boiler with a internal element?, its in a keg so could use gas if it will burn on the element...

so i want to make rum and have been looking for som cheap molasses, have found some for $1kg (nz) and just want to make sure its ok to use. any help would be great.

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