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by Lyle Higgs
Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:58 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: before i mess up
Replies: 8
Views: 1010

Re: before i mess up

I think you are misunderstanding the process. You want to distill at least twice, see below for a suggestion. Ferment enough wash to fill your stills boiler three or four times. Use the still to 'strip' all the wash you fermented, saving all the distillate (low wines) together, discarding the spent...
by Lyle Higgs
Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:47 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: before i mess up
Replies: 8
Views: 1010

Re: before i mess up

That's it. But for future reference, it is more productive to have more than one stripping run worth of low wines for the spirit run. My first fermenter held enough wash for four stripping runs and is still my most used fermenter over thirty years later. thanks Chris but my pot still is small im af...
by Lyle Higgs
Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:30 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: before i mess up
Replies: 8
Views: 1010

Re: before i mess up

I'm not going to answer your question either. I'm going to ask one. If you have just stripped it out of the wash, why would anybody want to put it back in? It puts you back where you started. I suggest you do some serious homework before you continue. Most of us here wouldn't consider doing a 'sing...
by Lyle Higgs
Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:14 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: before i mess up
Replies: 8
Views: 1010

Re: before i mess up

Twisted Brick wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:53 pm Backset comes from the boiler after a stripping run and gets added to your next ferment (sour mash). Helps with pH control and flavor consistency between batches.

Twisted Brick

that didn't answer my question
by Lyle Higgs
Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:49 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: before i mess up
Replies: 8
Views: 1010

before i mess up

hello, sorry if this has been asked before. so after i do a fast striping run, should i toss the left over mash/wash or keep it and mix it with what i got from the striping run and do a spirit run? i only do single runs "sugar shin", i never done a spirit run before i have a 6 gallon basic...
by Lyle Higgs
Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:41 pm
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Cornflakes whiskey
Replies: 1038
Views: 302493

Re: Cornflakes whiskey

hello odin! this looks pretty interesting and im going to give it a shot
but i cant do 20 liters i prefer to start small 1 gallon
so how much cornflakes and sugar for a gallon
ty.
by Lyle Higgs
Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:01 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Yo
Replies: 1
Views: 438

Yo

hello home-distillers, my name is lyle, 29 or somen like that, my fav drink is Bushmills 16 years whiskey but i cant afford to buy that all the time so i jack it with the boys.. "jack daniels" :mrgreen: iv been making wines for 3 years now and i dont feel inspired anymore so i think its ti...