Tirefryer426 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:35 amI've tried using a few different kinds. Tap, de ionized, and store bought distilled.NZChris wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:54 pmWhat water are you using?Tirefryer426 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:17 am On my blended product, it does tend to rear up a lot more as I proof down.
When I temper cuts I use distilled.
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- Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:56 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
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Re: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
- Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:55 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
- Replies: 14
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Re: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
Hopefully I have this worked out. My SO said the off flavor really tastes like a stale penny. So that really points back to the still. I've already rebuilt the condenser to allow for cleaning it easier, but I don't have a great way to clean my column. Especially that step down at the top. So I made ...
- Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:35 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
- Replies: 14
- Views: 916
Re: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
I've tried using a few different kinds. Tap, de ionized, and store bought distilled.NZChris wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:54 pmWhat water are you using?Tirefryer426 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:17 am On my blended product, it does tend to rear up a lot more as I proof down.
- Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:17 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
- Replies: 14
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Re: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
Is the flavor prominent in any particular jars? Early? Late? Butyric acid smells like vomit and easily noticed and identified, so I doubt it's that. What sealing materials are you using? Smell your fermenters. So the thing that kind of gets me is that it doesn't smell. If I stick my face in a jar, ...
- Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:09 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
- Replies: 14
- Views: 916
Re: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
A spicy (cinnamon-like) flavor is typically associated with phenols. Is there something in the honey bear bourbon recipe that would contribute to the spiciness? Certainly, the use of rye malt will add a spicy note. Other grains which might add “spice” would be the melanoid malt or even a Vienna mal...
- Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:52 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
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Re: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
Post a picture of your still Here it is. Its a 5 gallon clawhammer kit. I've only modified the condenser to bring it out a little further and I put threaded connectors on it so it can be dismantled and cleaned. Its this kit - https://www.clawhammersupply.com/products/5-gallon-kit Pictures of mine. ...
- Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:19 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
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- Views: 916
Re: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
You are using a PID for a element controller. PIDs have the potential to rapidly cycle the element on and off. This can cause a smearing of heads / hearts / tails. Are you doing strip and spirit runs? Is there any way to mitigate that? I was hoping with having the element low in the boiler and runn...
- Thu Feb 10, 2022 2:31 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
- Replies: 14
- Views: 916
Advice - Off flavor or how its supposed to be
So the short version up front. My distillate ends up having a flavor that i don't think is supposed to be there. I can't place it, it almost tastes like a weak cinnamon type flavor. I have a friend that brews, he says it reminds him of butyric acid. My area of focus has been honey bears bourbon, but...
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:07 am
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Honey Bear Bourbon
- Replies: 1244
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Re: Honey Bear Bourbon
About a year back I posted about an off flavor I was getting running this recipe. Wanted to post an update on what I tried and where I landed. The conclusion we came to was that I was potentially scorching since I'm using an electric still. I wasn't running on grain, but I did still have some sedime...
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 7:44 am
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Honey Bear Bourbon
- Replies: 1244
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Re: Honey Bear Bourbon
Thats the conclusion I've come to. I'm getting ready to start doing stripping runs on 20 gallons of cleared wash. Thanks for the guidance folks! I've done sugar washes that all come out fine, I did a different AG, but I didn't ferment that on grain, it tasted fine. So I'm more focused on any differe...
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:48 am
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Honey Bear Bourbon
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Re: Honey Bear Bourbon
Good info, thank you! For cleaning runs you just need the vinegar and sac run. You don't need to clean every time and actually shouldn't. Every time you do a strip run you;re running a hot acidic vapor through it and a spirit run is hot ethanol vapor - both good for keeping it clean. It will develop...
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:22 am
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Honey Bear Bourbon
- Replies: 1244
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Re: Honey Bear Bourbon
Thanks for the response. Good question. Yes, I believe I am. The still is a 5 gallon copper clawhammer unit. After brazing, it got scrubbed down with 5 star PBW really well, everything soaked in white vinegar for a day, vinegar run, then the sac. run on a sugar wash. I always wash it out after each ...
- Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:59 pm
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Honey Bear Bourbon
- Replies: 1244
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Re: Honey Bear Bourbon
Been lurking for a while. First I wanted to say I love the recipe so far. This isn't my first AG, but first time I've fermented on grain. I have a question for some of you folks that have been at this longer. My first batch - I had a terrible off flavor. Really difficult to explain what it tasted li...
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:32 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 3
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Hello
I'm pretty new to the hobby. Just started at the beginning of the year. I'm working on Honey Bear Bourbon right now.