trying to figure the best way to use them, starting from a 12% sugar wash (I use birdwatchers).
For last few runs, I have used the CM with the wash and it produces a product around 88% ABV crystal clear. I dilute this back down to 40% with filtered water and the use the LM to give me 95% in the spirit run.
however I was thinking of doing away with the CM and so tried a wash run with the LM, full power and reflux wide open. It produced low wines of around 45% but the distillate was cloudy, which I understand is carryover from the wash. A spirit run using the low wines directly did produce a clear distillate also at 95%. I can't discern the taste between the two methods, but I wonder if better taste buds could...
The question is am I getting a better quality distillate in the end using CM for the wash run then the LM for the spirit run, versus using the LM still for both.
The amount of time for the wash run using the CM or LM is about the same but of course the 3kw demand from the CM means higher energy and water consumption, but I get cleaner (visually) low wines. My ultimate aim is the cleanest 95% spirit. Maybe what I am asking myself is which method gives the purest remaining 5% in the non ethanol component of the product.
What you reckon ?
