First Alcohol Run PICS - HEADS / TAILS?

Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. Tell us about all of these great times here.
Pics are VERY welcome, we drool over pretty copper 8)

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MyWifeComplains
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First Alcohol Run PICS - HEADS / TAILS?

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Hello Everybody,

We successfully ran our first batch of bananna moonshine!! We ran about 3 gallons and ended up with the following. The mash initially boiled over (even though we left 30% of the pot unfilled) so we turned down the heat and it ran just fine. We only kept jars 3-4-5-6-7. We discarded the first about 350 ml to be safe (it was tainted in color.) We stopped collecting at 25% alcohol. Jar #7 was about 25%.
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Here are the first 4 in closer detail. Jars 1 & 2 (1 especially) definetly had that nail polish remover smell. Overall the final mixture tasted OK...final proof of 80. Questions..
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What's what here? obviously the first jar (350ml) is pure heads...is it supposed to be that cloudy?
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Wow that's really amazing for first run. You guys must be really cool dudes!!! :ewink:
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Well, its they tails that are usually cloudy, not the heads. She may have puked a little. :wtf:
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Congrats and safe stillin'

+2 BR regurgitation.

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Gota agree with Boyou, I've had cloudy tails but never heads, must have puked at the start.
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Post by Uncle Artie »

I'm a newbie like you, so I don't have much constructive to add. I am totally going to give bananna shine a try though. Where'd you get your recipe?
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