Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
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Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
Hi,
Today I made a new All Bran wash, at the end of the wash where I mix everything I saw a small piece of white soap I take it out, now it is fermenting but I am a bit hesitant if I did mix some more soap with the wash the easiest thing is to send it down the drain but Maybe that is not necessary I do not know how on earth I managed to do it but it happened, what can you recommend should I withdraw it or continue as it has never happened ?
Thanks
Today I made a new All Bran wash, at the end of the wash where I mix everything I saw a small piece of white soap I take it out, now it is fermenting but I am a bit hesitant if I did mix some more soap with the wash the easiest thing is to send it down the drain but Maybe that is not necessary I do not know how on earth I managed to do it but it happened, what can you recommend should I withdraw it or continue as it has never happened ?
Thanks
Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
Have you tasted your wash since you saw the soap?
Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
No I did not it was a very small piece 2-3 mm at max but do not know if there was others it is bubbling nice at the moment could It cause problems ?
Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
give her a taste, probably fine. cant imagine it'll bother the wash to much
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Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
if it tastes ok, maybe consider a pat of butter when you fire it up as an anti-foaming agent.
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Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
Bad Joke Alert:
Perfect! When it's all done, aged, and bottled you'll need to label it "Mother F*&^%$@ All Bran Whiskey." That way, when folks read your label out loud for the first time you can hand them a shot and say "Here, you had better wash your mouth out with this."
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Perfect! When it's all done, aged, and bottled you'll need to label it "Mother F*&^%$@ All Bran Whiskey." That way, when folks read your label out loud for the first time you can hand them a shot and say "Here, you had better wash your mouth out with this."
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Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
Is there a layer of foam on top? Oh wait, I guess that's not a very good diagnostic...
Actually, if you got any significant amount of soap in there, you'll probably get a lot of foam. Like foaming out of the airlock amounts of foam. I think you'll know within the next 24 hours if you got much soap in there.
But if all else fails, the taste test is what matters. If there's not enough to taste or smell, then there's probably nor enough to worry about.
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Actually, if you got any significant amount of soap in there, you'll probably get a lot of foam. Like foaming out of the airlock amounts of foam. I think you'll know within the next 24 hours if you got much soap in there.
But if all else fails, the taste test is what matters. If there's not enough to taste or smell, then there's probably nor enough to worry about.
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Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
take it out
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its better to think like a fool but keep your mouth shut,then to open ur mouth and have it confirmed
Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
I already took it out but my concern is if it has leached soap to my wash, could this be a problem or it will already be fermenting so at the end it will be ok can we assume this like that ?
Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
If it is real soap and not a synthetic detergent, it is the salt of sodium and a fatty acid. These fatty acids are made of vegetable oil, so are about 16 or 18 or 20 C-atoms long. Not harmful.
They might form esters or waxes with the alcohol, but I guess these are too large to be distilled.
Some soaps are scented with flavours, and these might dissolve and maybe be distilled. In that case you can make a gin with botanicals that go round this scent.
Another effect: due to the sodium it can raise the pH of your mash.
So: check the pH and the taste, let it ferment and distill it.
There is not much to lose, is there?
They might form esters or waxes with the alcohol, but I guess these are too large to be distilled.
Some soaps are scented with flavours, and these might dissolve and maybe be distilled. In that case you can make a gin with botanicals that go round this scent.
Another effect: due to the sodium it can raise the pH of your mash.
So: check the pH and the taste, let it ferment and distill it.
There is not much to lose, is there?
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Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
Thats a piece about the size of a match head , I wouldn't worry about .artooks wrote:t it was a very small piece 2-3 mm at max ?
Bet some folk have Rat turds and cockroaches bigger than that that go in with their sweet feed mixes
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Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
Ferment it dry and run it . After a few drinks , take a shower . If you see bubbles rising in the shower you may have perfected a novel party drink .
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Hahaha haha.Truckinbutch wrote:Ferment it dry and run it . After a few drinks , take a shower . If you see bubbles rising in the shower you may have perfected a novel party drink .
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I'd be more worried about how big it was when it went inYummyrum wrote:Thats a piece about the size of a match head , I wouldn't worry about .artooks wrote:t it was a very small piece 2-3 mm at max ?
Bet some folk have Rat turds and cockroaches bigger than that that go in with their sweet feed mixes
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Can't admit that the situation is not funny Thanks guys today I checked the smell and taste it, it was bubbling like crazy, I think it like the soap anyway the smell and taste was OK, so I guess this would be ok.
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I just gotta ask cause no one else did.....how the devil did a piece of soap get in your wash??? I know you can't recall just now, but making a wash and washing are not even close to being similar....hmmmmm are you stillin' in the bathroom?
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Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
No I am stilling in the roof, I would not do it in a bathroom.sltm1 wrote:I just gotta ask cause no one else did.....how the devil did a piece of soap get in your wash??? I know you can't recall just now, but making a wash and washing are not even close to being similar....hmmmmm are you stillin' in the bathroom?
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Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
Im not even going to ask why you have soap in the roof
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I wash my equipment with it, this is where I work at home to do my distilling
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To each his own, butartooks wrote:I wash my equipment with it,
Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
What was the sg of the soap?
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Re: Piece of Soap in my wash what to do ?
Hahahahaha!Lyonsie wrote:What was the sg of the soap?