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Thanks guys.. was jsut thinking outloud.. the stuff is like twinkie cna cupcake honeybun type stuff... all with icing and such I would believe lots of sugar in there... Im sure donuts as well... typical is .05 to .10 cents a pound of goods... bread in there as well.. add malt and yeast should be che...

Just curious as I have searched and cant find any information... There is a local bakery that sells the outdated items at pennies a pound.. I realize a lot of sugar went into these.. could you not basically chop them up add water and yeast, ferment distill and make fuel? has anyone done this? Thanks.

Thanks.. yeah I think I might actually do that... going to do another batch soon and see...

ok I am def doing something not just right.... or plain out wrong... I made up 2 6 gallon batches per the initial recipe to the letter.. fermented out in about a week siphoned off the first batch into the pot ( I have a 15 gal keg boiler run on propane with a nixon stone off set (makes great neutral...

recycled cornflake? how did you do this?

Thanks

Beerbrewer wrote:

Odin wrote:... to keep you warm, right?



Odin.

Indeed, going to oak age my first lot and then use the 'recycled cornflake' wash for white dog. God, I love this hobby.

looks like my corflakes are done.. going to check the SG tonight and if so will rack it off to clear. Cant wait to give this a taste....

Just checked the ferment... its bubblin away looking great so far. the temp on both are about 87 degrees and the 2nd one smells amazing still.. im anxious to try it.

Pitched the yeast this am the temp was at 86 degrees will see how things go. the second cooking still smells a lot better than the first.. and its the one that stuck and almost burnt... Will know before too much longer on how they taste.. Im going to run them separately and use backset from the firs...

Thanks again thats What I thought.. still have a half hour or so before bed will check and if still above 90 will go to bed and do it first thing in the morning.

setup 2 6 gallon mash's of this this evening.. they are both still too hot to pitch the yeast... But the first one went perfectly just waiting to pitch the yeast and get it going.. the second one the flakes stuck and almost burned but didnt... but it has a nice toasted smell im very interested in se...

good deal.. Thanks.. will grab 2 more box's on the way home... Thanks for the heads up on the barrel.. he got it as a gift from his buddy as a groomsman gift.. How long should it take to age in that barrel? It will last. 12 gal I would use at least 3 boxes. But more like 4. Caution with that 2 lt ba...

Have read this entire thread minus a couple.. but I amd about to begun a mash with this.. I have 2 big box's of corn flakes thinking about an additional one though... my question is... if I start the mash today its 5 - 7 days to ferment.. couple days to clear in a separate vessel.. where do you stor...

ok update... $10 worth of parts.. $10 in lead free solder an paste $30 for propane torch $50 total and I have solder paste and a new torch... left over and it looks great... the only thing I havent a clue what this thing was soldered with nor what they had painted it with???? but regardless its fixe...

Excellent.. I have not seent he unions anywhere locally. I will look again. I will get my buddy taken care of and ofcourse I may have to test it befor eI give it back to him lol.


Thanks for all the input.

If you look at the pic.. does anyone know where I can find this joint? Unfortunantly this one got twisted off at the arrows.. I want to repair it for a friend. But I need the pieces so I can solder it. I know im going to have to sweat the old pieces out on both sides.. but that shouldnt be an issue....

You dont. they are 2 very different animals. Neutral is just that... used for mixing etc.. Rum is a different recipe.. What your implying is that I can purchase(make) vodka, everclear) and flavor it to make rum. It doesnt work that way. Im still learning myself. Read read read.. the search function ...

I have been considering making a Parrot from mine as its just sitting there....

rad14701 wrote:

Skyraider2012 wrote:You mention aerating it? How do you aerate your wash?

Stir vigorously or shake the heck out of it... Can be kinda tricky shaking anything bigger than a 6.5 gallon carboy, but it can be done...

ahh duh.. ignoring the obvious hahahah

You mention aerating it? How do you aerate your wash?

Doogie wrote:ya, for me it is "Ahhhh I cant feel my lips and my tongue is numb!" to "mmm ... no burn"

hahaha I had the same feeling hahaahhah

LOL yeah for sure... Heads to hearts was real easy..... happened like click too... or seemed to me it did...

don't go by pot still temps - they will throw you off until you really understand how it runs. Use an alcoholmeter instead. The tails are harder (I found) than the tails to detect ... hunt thru yer jars for that tails taste - cardboard,wet dog (dunno what that tastes like lol). If you are running s...

You can always use the turbo yeast as nutrients for standard washes by adding a small amount into boiling water to deactivate the yeast... You could experiment and see what quantity works best but I'd start with 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of boiled turbo yeast per 5 gallons (20 liters)... The boile...

Good to hear that you are steering away from turbo yeasts... They aren't cheaper in the long run... By the time you buy turbo yeast, clearing agents, and activated carbon, to clean up the skanky smell and taste, you haven't save a dime... Also, shooting for more than 2 pounds of sugar per gallon on...

Only used the turbo because of the price... :) Have a bakers yeast (which seems to be doing quite well) will be ready to run on sat.. should be about 10% abv.. and yeah I did collect about 200 ml catches smelled / taste / check proof.. I did the cuts very conservatively had a lot of heads/tails I ju...

Last night I ran a turbo sugar wash... I understand all the issues with Turbo but this was given to me so I figured why not.. little less than 4 gallons of total volume... 11 pounds of sugar and it was half a cup of the turbo yeast. Initial SG was 1.124 finished up at less than .990 (it bottomed out...

Sounds like you did well.. but im a little confused.. you said 40 proof? that is only 20% ABV that is reallly low. Did you mean 40ABV i.e. 80 Proof? Thanks and drink it.. :) I would... To my surprise, all my work to this point has gone incredibly well. Building the still (fractionating column) was m...

Richard7 wrote:

Skyraider2012 wrote:Very fun hobby... made me proud to see the fruit of my labor even thought this was being tossed out

Be careful, It only gets better!

Thanks...

Addictive I have 2 different sugar wash's going right now started them both last night will see which one does best for me.

Im sure there will be other answers to this.. But my sacrificial run I did last night was a 4 gallon sugar wash.. Turned out nice and clean... But make sure you have done the cleaning run with vinegar/water first..


Hope this helps..

Ran my sacrificial wash last night.. 4 gallon sugar wash based loosely on birdwatchers.. started out with 9%ABV wash heated up in about 20 mins closed the output valve let it reflux for about 10 minutes.. I know it should have been longer but I just wanted to run it for cleaning purposes.. inital ab...