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sunshine1101
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floaties

Post by sunshine1101 »

been saving stripping runs of UJSSM pulled jars out of the cabinet and one of them ( i believe it was mostly tails) had some floaties suspended in the jar. it didnt smell bad so i filtered it through a coffee filter into the boiler with the rest of the low wines and ran it slow. when the filter dried it had green specs in it. is this normal?
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Fastill
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I've had them running hard into late tails. They will eventually settle to the bottom of the jar. I Didn't add that jar into the feints jar. just dumped it out.
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Post by dakotasnake »

sounds like just the green patena from the copper, must not have used it for awhile, keep that beast bizzy and it wont happen. just filter and run it again.
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sunshine1101
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Been used weekly for the last month. Was surprised to see the green. But that was actually the first run of the year after it sat fpr a few weeks. Whats the best solution to clean with in that case?
15 gallon keg boiler
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Liebig condenser cooled with a recirculating pump in an ice bath

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When I made my column, I made it so the column could be removed, turned upside down, all openings temporarily capped, and the column filled with vinegar for a soak. After an hour pour the vinegar back into a container for later soaks.
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Clean with tomato juice. Use copper wool and a snake rope to brush out your tubing. You might have PH issues causing excess oxidation. The rope and wool will get into places vinegar just can't clean alone.
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