Well the time finally came! I have been learning, reading, reading some more, then reading a little after that for a few months now. I am running the Brewhaus Essential Extractor 2 15.5 gallon setup, in pot still mode. I ran my first sugar wash yesterday and I was shocked at how well it tasted, I thought it would be much worse for my 1st run... I could definitely distinguish the foreshots from the rest, but that was about the only part I could tell from the others... I collected in pint jars and kept swapping as flavors changed throughout. Towards the end of the run the abv dropped and started to take on an almost bitter taste so I cut it off at that point, saving the last jar to add into my feints. I held a broken stream for nearly the entire run, at one point the cooling water became super hot and started spitting steam out (newbie mistake for not keeping a better eye on it) but other than that there were no issues. I accredit that to all of you on here that have helped me by sharing your methods and wisdom with me. I also read "the joy of home distilling" 2x and "Craft distilling" 2x too
This hobby is amazing, I'm very thankful to the community and I cannot wait until my next run, which I have a UJSSM that I will be running this week
My plan is to run it slow and only do a single run rather than do a stripping run 1st then spirit run.
I am super thankful for everybody providing feedback, answering questions which I am sure were very "newb" but all the feedback and help really made a big difference! I cannot wait to begin to taste and smell the differences between the cuts a little (ok a lot) better
Thanks again all, I am definitely hooked!
Also shout out to Rad, Bushman, Shine and the others who have shared more wisdom with me through their posts and answers than I could have hoped for, you guys lead by a great example!
