Hey Guys,
I am looking to make greater batches of gin. I have mastered a 3L pot still where 10-15ml head cut and collecting 800ml of distillate for every liter of 95% GNS used. I moved to a 30 liter pot still and do a 100ml head cut and collect 6 liters of distillate for 10 liters of 95% GNS used in every batch because I have noticed collecting 8 liters for the 10 liters of GNS used collects too many tails. Does someone have a guide on making cuts when scaling up production?
Diego
GIN CUTS on larger distillations
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Re: GIN CUTS on larger distillations
What do you mean by 'tails'?
If you mean undesirable flavors from the GNS, can you source better GNS? or use a Carter Head so that the GNS tails components don't come over until the botanicals are spent?
Kiwistillers' Guide is good for neutrals. For gin, choose a blend from the jars, rather than tasting individual jars.
If you mean undesirable flavors from the GNS, can you source better GNS? or use a Carter Head so that the GNS tails components don't come over until the botanicals are spent?
Kiwistillers' Guide is good for neutrals. For gin, choose a blend from the jars, rather than tasting individual jars.
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Re: GIN CUTS on larger distillations
Hope you are not putting 95% GNS straight into the Pot still without first dilution it down to around 40%.
Are you making your own GNS in a reflux still or buying it in .
Are you making your own GNS in a reflux still or buying it in .
My recommended goto .
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
Re: GIN CUTS on larger distillations
+1 on all the above.
also, what is your method? (maceration, botanical basket etc)
and your botanical list for 10L, maybe you have overdone one of the botanicals?
also, what is your method? (maceration, botanical basket etc)
and your botanical list for 10L, maybe you have overdone one of the botanicals?