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Thanks Rad, a slight mistake when I posted, I used 12 cups of sugar, so when using the sugar wash calculator I should expect 10.7 %, I believe ideally I should have used 14 cups of sugar and the same 8 tsps of yeast. There was definitely krausen at the start tho, I also know this is a forgiving reci...

Still_stirrin, thanks for replying, I have a pail with a lid that releases the C02 without need of an airlock, but I can certainly appreciate the visual feedback of a airlock now, I am using fresh, bulk bought active dry yeast. I am only on the first 24 hours and I have not includes any accelerator ...

Well folks, I am a little concerned after starting my first wash ever. Thought I would keep it simple so I have followed Rad's All Bran recipe using these ratios: 15 liters water 11 cups sugar 4 cups of crushed All Bran (1 box) 8 tbsp Yeast (pitched Yeast at 95 F) I did not take a SG reading at the ...

Jedneck I live in a rural area and we have a compost, my runs will not be large and I was also thinking that you could flush down the loo, I have bought an air purifier and my fermentation equipment is coming so I will find out soon.

Thanks Mike for clarifying that for me.

Smokes, thanks for your feedback, so the distilling is not that obvious?

I would think that even one of those room air filters that remove dust and odors would do the trick. But that there carbon filter should do it as well. Good luck

Yep Grasshopper, could be overkill, I will look into your suggestion.

If you are worried about the ferment smell because of your living arrangements in a single room. What are you going to do about running it off? Which as Rad said smells way worse. And I don't know maybe a little obvious of what you are doing. Even venting to the outdoors could be problematic. The b...

Mikey-moo, thanks for the encouragement and your reply in another thread.

Mikey-moo good to know there is not much off smells using the All Bran recipe, I would prefer a fermentation pail if for no other reason than it is easier to clean, I do like the idea of mouthwash in an air lock or tube to a pail of diluted bleach, so while I am leaning toward a pail I will sit with...

cuginosgrizzo, thanks for replying, I can have the windows open in the spring, summer and fall for extended periods, I was also thinking smaller runs would reduce the output of co2, I was thinking of quantities of 8 litres at a time, would runs of that amount alleviate your concerns?

New to all this but want to get started. My question is regarding fermentation, (ventilating the CO2 produced and reducing the overt smells). I live in a shared community, in a room that does not have great ventilation. I'm looking at two options regarding a fermentator. A 32 L Fermentation Pail wit...

New to distilling and all of its intricacies. Presently I am looking to gather as much information as possible. I'm looking to start as small and simple as possible. With that in mind I'm looking at either two, 1 gallon carboys or one larger fermentation pail, and and either the Gerber or All Bran w...