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Stanna
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Hi, I have accumulated around 30 litres of heads, so probably 50 litres if watered down to safe levels to run in a still, my question is is it worth running the heads through a reflux column with Nixon head, would I get much hearts for the cost of electric or should I use it for bbq lighter fluid ?
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I have used grain feints for junkalcohol runs with 5 plated flute for neutral/vodka, not not comment on Nixon still but I’m sure many here will have experience with one.
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If they are heads that you've seperated on a spirit run, well they're heads, may as well light 'em up!
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Yes collected from spirit runs but single runs with thumper, I don't think I did any stripping runs, my reflux does get to 93% so there may be some good stuff in there, @copperhead road if it was yours would you run it through your 5 plated flute ?
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Plenty of hearts in with the heads from a whiskey spirit run. Save, dilute and do a neutral run after you collect enough. Dont waste it.
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dilute to sub 20%abv and do a neutral run
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Stanna wrote:Yes collected from spirit runs but single runs with thumper, I don't think I did any stripping runs, my reflux does get to 93% so there may be some good stuff in there, @copperhead road if it was yours would you run it through your 5 plated flute ?
To right I would, as Swedish pride advised you I would water down to 20% to 30% and run it nice and slowly for a neutral.
I did this exact thing a couple of weeks back and used the neutral as a base spirit for lemoncello, which turned out fantastic I might add.....
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Cheers guys will run it and report back :thumbup:
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Stanna wrote: Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:30 am Cheers guys will run it and report back :thumbup:
And? How did it turn out? :)

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