Cooking off a 1/2 fermented batch
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Cooking off a 1/2 fermented batch
Theoretically if you distill a 1/2 finished sugar wash, what's the worst that could happen?
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Foaming, puking, low yield... I wouldn't do it, personally...New to distilling wrote:Theoretically if you distill a 1/2 finished sugar wash, what's the worst that could happen?
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Re: Cooking off a 1/2 fermented batch
Loose half your money. And what Rad said.
Wait for it to finish.
Wait for it to finish.
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Re: Cooking off a 1/2 fermented batch
Yip fair call, my wash is still ticking away, but curious anyhow. Ocasionally there must be a wash that you just can't kick start?
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Nope, never had one that I couldn't find a way to make it finnish.. Heat, yeast bomb, yeast neutrients, dilute if s.g is high, calcium carbonate for ph. adjustments... There is always a way to use up that sugar.New to distilling wrote:Yip fair call, my wash is still ticking away, but curious anyhow. Ocasionally there must be a wash that you just can't kick start?
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calcium carbonate for ph To bring it up? and what down?
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Never had one need to go down. Washes get acidic.. mostly if sourmashing. Calcium carbonate brings it right back without the adverse effects that sodium bicarb can have.New to distilling wrote:calcium carbonate for ph To bring it up? and what down?
Citric acid or lemon juice could bring it the other way if needed..
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Re: Cooking off a 1/2 fermented batch
Yeast Bomb? I have 2 washers down at the moment 1x25ltr in a 30ltr drum which is going fine, the other made at the same time with exactly the same ingredents same yeast the lot (except) 25 ltr wash but in a 60 ltr drum, which is not very happy at all. Had a sip, still very sweet with hardly any activity? Any thoughts.
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Is the excess drum wicking too much heat out of the wash, causing it to make the yeast colony sluggish...???
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Re: Cooking off a 1/2 fermented batch
Hmm, never thought of that, my other drum has pretty much finished, so I will transfer over and see if that makes a difference. Thanks Rad.