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Quick question for you guys,

I had a second gen UJSM bubbling in my fermenter and i didn't get a chance to distill it before i had to leave on vacation. Its been in the fermenter for about four weeks now, will the long time in the fermentation cause any problems/dangers etc

Thanks

alright thanks guys this info has been most helpful, I was intending on switching to copper simply for aesthetic reasons, i never thought the hosing would effect the taste, Im gonna try the method you described Usge, it seems that would be the easiest way to make the copper pipe removable for cleain...

Ive been running my UJSM through a Brewhaus pot still, and have been using the chem resistant hosing, what advantages does using copper have? and how would i go about attaching copper pipe to the the stainless steel column, would I have to weld it on, or is there some detachable method I can use, pe...

Whats the best way to clean this thing now, I want to make sure i get all the flux out. I already washed it with warm water and detergent and ran it through the rinse cycle on the dishwasher. It this enough? should I sanitize it to?

Alright so here is my first parrot ever, thanks to everyone for the help.

Now i just need to figure out a way to mount it to something so that it stands on its own, anyone got any ideas?

The diameter of my bulb is 1/2" so I think I should be ok

Started building it today, just need to grab a bigger adapter and It will be finished

This is my first parrot I'm building for use with my 30qt Brewhaus Pot still. The basic design i plan on using is below. I intend to use 3/4" pipe for the alcohol meter cylinder with a 1" adapter on the top and 1/4" tubing for the input and output and a 3/4" pipe cap for the inpu...

I did my stripping run today of UJSM and it went as such, any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated; Turned the burner on very high heat to get the mash up to temperature, it took about 30 min to get up to 60C at which point I put on the cooling water. The temp at the top of the column beg...

are you making nuetral or flavored? by flucuating do you mean, it started at 78C and slowly crept up to 82C, or did it really hop around...78C....82C....80C....79C....81C....etc? Im making UJSM so im assuming its flavored Initially the temp did stay at about 78C but then later on it seemed more to ...

ok this might be a noob question but what is a parrot?

Thanks Husker, damm you respond fast lol

OK so i want to do a stripping run of my first generation of UJSM and i just had a couple questions. Im going to be using a Brewhaus 30qt pot still with a bayou classic burner For the stripping run i want to run hot and fast, discarding the first 200ml then collecting down to about 25%abv, my questi...

Anyone know about any positive or negative effects of using turbo yeast in the UJSM recipe? I mixed up a batch in my fermenter using Prestige 48 hour turbo yeast about two days ago and it was bubbling like crazy, now it has slowed down and almost stopped and im pretty sure its done fermenting, which...

Mines just a regular pot still with a regular column

I'm running a Brewhaus 30qt pot still with a bayou classic outdoor burner. I originally had an electric hotplate and my temperatrue was fluctuating 5 to 10 degrees either way from 78. Then I got the bayou classic burner and my next run on it i was able to maintain the temperature, But this run it ha...

Are there any dangers/problems associated with stopping distillation, waiting several hours, then begin distilling agian? I ran my still for about 10 hours yesterday with a 25l wash, collected about 1 liter of distillate between 78% to 72%. Turned it off for the night, then restarted it this morning...

Are there any dangers in re-distilling toasted oak aged UJSM? I have about 800 ml that i diluted down to 40% and dropped a 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/2" medium toasted oak cube, this distillate was produced from my first run of UJSM, its been agings for two weeks now and it just doesn't taste go...

Thanks Husker, your info is most helpful. I'm going to be experimenting with both of your methods. From reading all the forums Ive pretty much realized that distillation is all about trial and error and just figuring out what things work well and don't. Just a quick question, my spirits that came ou...

After running my 20 liter wash of UJSM for 7 hours i have collected the following distillate

150ml - 80% abv - discarded this

400ml - 69-70% ABV

250ml - 60% ABV

just to double check i should be keeping everything down to around 20% ABV to use again in my second run correct?

Whats the amount of spirits one should expect to produce from the UJSM recipe if followed exactly?

ie a 20 liter wash produces how many liters of distillate?

I'm going to try out the steel plate idea now, assuming i can find one, ill most likely be looking into a gas heating source for my next run, i don't trust my ability's to modify my hotplate, can anyone recommend any good gas burners.

Ok so can you explain how exactly I would perform this full on bypass procedure? Or would it be easier for me to get a gas burner?

Thanks for all the help so far on this guys, much appreciated

So is it safe to assume that the thermostat in the hotplate is constantly cycling and causing the temp in the column to fluctuate, is there any way to remedy this, I know gas burners are easier to control but is there any safer alternative.

This is the hot plate and still Im using by the way, it is a 1500 watt hot plate with a stainless steel bottom on the still http://www.brewhaus.com/1500W_Hotplate_p/80004005.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow http://www.brewhaus.com/Essential_Extrac...

Also the first 180 ml i collected after dumping the initial 150ml came out at 70% ABV, I noticed that UJSM calls for it to be 80 to 70 %, is this normal

Ive gotten it up to temp and am now collecting spirits. Ive been having a hard time keeping the temp at the column steady, it fluctuates between about 75c to 85c. Its starting to level out and fluctuate less now, Ive been running it for about 4 hours now and have only collected about 500ml. I have a...

Im running a regular pot still, but that helps anyways, its boiling slower now and the temp is around 50c with some spirits starting to come out

Ok so I have been running my still on a hotplate with about 5 gal of wash inside it for about an hour now, I have the hot plate on the highest setting, I can hear the wash inside boiling rather rapidly but the temperature at the top of column is still at 20 degrees Celsius. My question is whether or...

So im going to run my first batch of UJSM through my still today. I was wondering what i can do with the spirits I get from the first run. Should I collect everything after I dump the first 150ml until it starts to come out at about 20%abv and then run it all again through the still a second time?

Anyone happen to know where I could find a new laboratory grade thermometer for my still without ordering one of the internet. Im ready to distill today, got my still charged and then right before I was about to begin like an idiot I broke the thermometer. I was going to try the hardware store, anyo...