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Question about gravity on this recipe for those who have done it... I screwed up a bit because I used a molasses with a much higher sugar content than I imagine feed molasses would have. I also used inverted white sugar instead of brown, and before a day or two it didn't occur to me that I should ha...

Heh, no I didn't think it was a shot at my still, I figured you're not familiar with the unit. I just don't think it's quite proper myself after going over all the still design info here. My own opinion is that it was great for an inexpensive, ready to go unit for a beginner, but definitely leaves s...

I used baker's yeast, since I've seen a lot of recommendations for it with molasses. Yeah, I guess I was just wondering if sulfur smell could be cleaned up into neutral in a column, so thank you again for the response. I was having a bit of trouble finding info on whether or not sulfur could be take...

Thanks for the response. I should have mentioned I used unsulphured organic molasses. I made sure of that part on all my molasses purchases. I suppose now that the run is done, I'll just clean out the still, throw in a few scrubbers, and attempt a another run, so long as I've got the still and equip...

Hi all--new to posting on this forum, but been reading it since last summer or so. Been poring over the forum, but I can't tell if it's worth it to save a terrible smelling distillate or not, assuming I'm not going to use carbon. I'm stripping my first batch of rum at the moment, maybe my 10th time ...