G'Day from Oz

[PabloJura]

Hey All,
Newbie here. I have been following and reading some of the basics. I am an industrial chemist by trade and qualifications. My old man has been a home distillery forever and i thought it was time to put some of my science into the black art. I put together a small pot still ~20Lt (just over 5 gal for you imperials). Just did my first run of rum. No issue with the ferment and stripping run. Pretty basic chemistry, but I have been reading up on the blending art as this is less scientific and more by nose and taste. I haven't yet started the blend, probably in the next week to give my cuts a chance to stabilise before trying my hand. Looking to learn from all the successes and failures from the community. Hopefully I will be able to add my own stories of what to do and not to do.
Cheers Pablo.

[VLAGAVULVIN]

Hi PJ, welcome on board. Please, note that blending the newmakes and blending the properly aged things are different animals.

I am an industrial chemist by trade and qualifications.

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[thecroweater]

Your trade knowledge will come into play I'm sure, maybe not so much determining cuts but ferments and amelioration. What state are you from