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Well I ran the all bran wash the other day. Result: unsuccessful. Ended up with roughly 1500ml 50 proof of one of the worst smelling (and probably tasting) spirit I have ever come across. When distilling, the nasty smell was almost too much to take, took just about two days of airing out to get rid ...

ITPython, you need to find a better fermenter because many washes are far to active to not have head space for the initial krausen... The wash is performing exactly as should be expected... When the top of the fermenter necks down, as your jug does, the krausen has no choice but to rush out as it c...

I just tried my luck at making a gallon of this recipe, and I ran into some complications. Take note I am new to fermenting... VERY new. Here is what I used (in case it matters): - 1 cup of pure wheat bran (only ingredient). Came in a bag as small crushed flakes. - 2 tbsp C&B DADY yeast - 3.5 cu...