Hello All,
New to creating my own spirits. I wanted to start small so I make a pot still from a 6qt pressure cooker with 3/8 copper tubing. (got if from on line). I fermented a batch of 3parts corn meal 3 parts sugar and 1 part 2 row malt. Started at 1.065 SG and finished up around .950 (according to my hydrometer). Was able to produce a good clear spirit that measured out at 55% and tasted pretty good. I am worried about what my methenol content may be. When I ran my still I did not get anything from my condenser until I hit the 174F mark on my thermometer (which I have 2 one in the lid of the pot and one at the top of the condenser). I tossed the first 20ML away and collected the rest until I hit the 195F mark then I stopped collecting (ended up with about 12oz). I wanted to test it to see if I was collecting everything properly so I put 4oz in a small pot and heated it slowly, I had no boil at 147F but started to boil a little at 168F, when I hit 174-175F I has a starting to get a good boil. So based on what I have done I would assume that my methenol levels would be very low. Any suggestions or comments?
Methenal level
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