Can a sugar wash "go bad"

Sugar, and all about sugar washes. Where the primary ingredient is sugar, and other things are just used as nutrients.

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03cobra456
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Can a sugar wash "go bad"

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hey guys, just a quick question. i use a simple sugar wash. 3lbs of sugar, 1 gallon water, and TURBO yeast. i know people dont say use turbo yeast but bakers yeast is hard to find for me so i deal with it ( the biggest pain is using the activated carbon)

anyway, i made my mash, and let if ferment for 5 days, put a clearing agent in it on the 5th day and was going to distill it two days after on the 7th day. well i got stuck working the weekend and didnt get around to distilling it until today.about 14 days later.

i distilled it today, threw away the first 2 shots ( normal shot glasses) and collected my cuts. they came out to 100 proof. they taste fine. i just wanna double check with you guys. see what you think.
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shouldn't be a problem. you'd know all about it when you opened the lid if it went 'bad'.
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Very unlikely to go bad if it hasn't been disturbed too much acid and CO2 in the wash.
Try cutting your Turbo yeast packet in half, cheaper and a cleaner wash. I use alcotec 48 when doing turbo ferment.
5 kgs sugar half a packet turbo make up to 20l in the fermenter (someone posted this a while back works well) :)
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i use this distiller... http://www.milehidistilling.com/Mr_Dist ... /16050.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

and this turbo yeast made for my 1 gallon wash... http://www.milehidistilling.com/Super_Yeast_p/83326.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
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Think you better read this http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... t=airstill

Just ignore all the humerous comments :lol:

BTW I liked the pic "Debbie does an Airstill" :lol: :lol:
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