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I had “ baby puke “ on the first run 13g water, 20 p,corn, 5 p barley 10 p sugar! Now I have added 2g backset, 12p light brown, 10 p sugar, 10 p corn (replacing spent corn) and 4 gallons of water at 140°, 6 g at 100.

Bought some copper mesh on ebay,(I have done this in the past with no problem) while running my still the other day I detected some metallic particles! I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and where do you get your mesh? little bits of copper links or dotted copper particles? bi...

NZChris wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 11:13 pm How could these particles get from your still to your collection jug? The mesh should be in the rising path.

Have you used a magnet to check that it is copper?

They are in the pot when I am done with the run. I use both mesh and 1” pieces of copper in my column.

Bought some copper mesh on ebay,(I have done this in the past with no problem) while running my still the other day I detected some metallic particles! I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and where do you get your mesh?

I did the forth round of my sour mash

Originally I start with an all grain recipe, 14 gallons water 20 pds cracked corn 5 pds malted 6 row As my biggest pot is a 10 gallon pot, I-end up cooking two 7 gallon batches. Fortunately my fermenters hold temperature well. So by the time I get the second batch done, I still have to let it cool i...

Have been reading this forum for about three years and have learned a lot. Been distilling for three years and mostly do corn and barley recipes. Thanks for having me!