Sacrificial Run

[Morkai]

I'm about at this point myself on a new copper still. I was thinking do 50% vinegar run, water run, then sac run. Should that be sufficient, or should I manually scrub it all with soap first? I like the idea of storing the waste in an old gas can.

[Deplorable]

You should wash all new components, assemble the still, vinegar/water run with cooling water off, then after a good steam through the condenser, turn the cooling water on and take note of the available knock-down power of the condenser. Then, once you've acquainted yourself with the operation of your new equipment and assured yourself you have no vapor leaks, its ready for a sacrificial alcohol run.

[jonnys_spirit]

I'm sitting on a couple gallons of fores & early heads and planning to use it for a cleaning run too. I keep a shaving bottle topped up in the bathroom too and throw in a little after shave or fragrance and use it for the close clean shave most mornings - fire starter... I'm not washing many windows though?

[squigglefunk]

I also like to sacrifice some from every run to the moonshine gods

[dragon9874]

just like cayars & some of the others said... SW/BW. IMHO, anything else is a waste of time & mash. it's sacrificial, so why use anything else? key there is sacrificial, as others pointed out, meaning you toss it.