First Full Volume Spirit Run

[n_plains_drifter]

My first spirit run was only about 3 gallons of AG corn whiskey low wines, so it didn't take a whole lot of effort or time. This time, I was scaling up to full production.

I made 4 batches of Bird Watchers and stripped them out using my pot. I also had the second half of my first 'real' strip - first half was for my sacrificial.

Last Friday I loaded up my boiler with about 25l of high 20's. I'm running propane, and having difficulty getting the heat low enough to get actual drips, but my stream is almost that slow. Five hours later, I've got the equivalent of 8+l of 100%. (actual volume was 13+l)

The big learning experience was how much longer a full spirit run takes than a strip.

I've pitched some heads and tails into feints, pulled out 1.5 l as a nice heart sipper, and diluting the rest for a 3rd distillation to see how 'neutral' I can get from my pot.