I'll look into clearing the wash, is it like wine making where the particulates precipitate to the bottom when it runs to dry? Or is there a commonly used clearing agent? I never used one but they have them for wine/mead. I think I've read the sugar wash I'll start with should be low on particulate relative to grain and more complex flavor recipes. Currently I am planning to do Wineos Plain Ol' Sugar Wash: viewtopic.php?t=6782Twisted Brick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 7:06 pm StillerBoy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 8:44 pm
As to scorching that is not due to the element, but due to not taking the time to clear a wash/mash properly.. never had to reduce power on any of my wash/mash.. why.. cause the time was taken to clear them properly..
Ditto. A slow warm up on properly cleared washes breaks any residual proteins and builds congeners, reducing not only a scorch but a puke.
StillerBoy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 8:44 pm
This hobby is not about speed.. for those who are new or have forgotten.. it about making a fine quality product.. and that is not done by speeding/rushing the process
I'll aim for the middle temperature bowl of porridge for sure. Ok I was reading Wikipedia trying to make my three bears reference better and I found this:Twisted Brick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 7:06 pm True words. Like Deplorable says, taking time now translates to a noticeably elevated product later...
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" (originally titled "The Story of the Three Bears") is a 19th-century English fairy tale of which three versions exist. The original version of the tale tells of an obscene old woman who enters the forest home of three bachelor bears while they are away. She eats some of their porridge, sits down on one of their chairs and breaks it, and sleeps in one of their beds. When the bears return and discover her, she wakes up, jumps out of the window, and is never seen again.
"Obscene Old Woman" ...lol! The original version is usually the best.
I agree @StillerBoy, I like extra good stuff generally, and I'm looking for to figure out the acceptable range of speeds for what I'm working with. A little bit of experience will go a long way to helping me understand everything.