Heads and Tails
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Heads and Tails
I am running off some sugar water on a short reflux that has been distilling for 10 hours now...I threw away the first 100 ml coming off and saved the rest in small jars so that I can separate the first drippings from the last. As far as telling when the tails come in, taste the mids, and when the taste gets foul , you know you are in the tails...just my opinion....just got 3 quarts of 80 proof off of 4 gals with turbo 48 yeast. now I am saving the tails to add to my next distillation. Good brewing to ya!!
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Re: Heads and Tails
Hope you mean "80%", rather than "80 proof". Otherwise you got probsOld Ass wrote:..just got 3 quarts of 80 proof off of 4 gals with turbo 48 yeast. now I am saving the tails to add to my next distillation. Good brewing to ya!!
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Re: Heads and Tails
Fur sure - my little ol' pot still gives off about 2 liters of 160 proof first run with a 16% abv mash on the first run (with about 1.0 liters of tails )lol. That thar's 80% alcoholy stuffpunkin wrote:Hope you mean "80%", rather than "80 proof". Otherwise you got probsOld Ass wrote:..just got 3 quarts of 80 proof off of 4 gals with turbo 48 yeast. now I am saving the tails to add to my next distillation. Good brewing to ya!!
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Jim.
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Well, I am really getting the hang of this now, just got a gallon off of of 4 (180 proof) (pot still)using corn, barley and sugar. and red star bakers yeast. Now I saved the slop at the bottom and added it to a batch of another mash with red star champagne yeast. It started bubbling right away.
I have also been experimenting with flavoring the corn squezzins. I add a little brown sugar, some vanilla, and some maple extract, and it is smooth, I call it maple slurpel, but, you have to be careful, it will hit you like a freight train. Also not bad mixed with Cola.
I have heard of this Apple Pie Shine. Does anyone have a recipe? I have some ideas on how to make it, but would like some input.
Have fun, get high, just don't drink and drive.
I have also been experimenting with flavoring the corn squezzins. I add a little brown sugar, some vanilla, and some maple extract, and it is smooth, I call it maple slurpel, but, you have to be careful, it will hit you like a freight train. Also not bad mixed with Cola.
I have heard of this Apple Pie Shine. Does anyone have a recipe? I have some ideas on how to make it, but would like some input.
Have fun, get high, just don't drink and drive.