Distilling cooks

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Duckhunter18
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Distilling cooks

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Why am i only getting 2 gallons on a 12 gallon cook???if all my low wines or 50% 100pf??? 9 gallons of 100pf low wines 3 gallons heads tails..
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Depending on what you've made, I get 50-60% back on rum.
Maybe a little too conservative on the cuts???

If you haven't already combined the heads and tails, try letting them air out longer.
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Duckhunter18 wrote:Why am i only getting 2 gallons on a 12 gallon cook???if all my low wines or 50% 100pf??? 9 gallons of 100pf low wines 3 gallons heads tails..
because you are doing something distinctly wrong. tell us the whole story.
I finally quit drinking for good.

now i drink for evil.
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