How to stall a sugar wash.

[Wildcats]

I was starting a wash. It just took off slow. Now it's bubbling away like crazy. And the sg is down from 1.092 to 1.080. so all is good. I got plenty of shine to drink. Just trying to get 5 gal of low wines to make a nice and slow spirt run. Thanks all

[still_stirrin]

I know I've made myself look foolish. I'm kinda good at that.. years of experience thanks guys for pointing out my mistakes.

Here was your biggest mistake. Ya should have distilled the 5 gallons of wine as is.
That way there would be something to drink while you're learning.

+1 to Shady’s comment.

It’s what I would have done if the wine was setting in my still shed.

But, as they say, “hindsight is 20/20”.
ss

[Dougmatt]

I know I've made myself look foolish. I'm kinda good at that.. years of experience thanks guys for pointing out my mistakes.

Here was your biggest mistake. Ya should have distilled the 5 gallons of wine as is.
That way there would be something to drink while you're learning.

+1 to Shady’s comment.

It’s what I would have done if the wine was setting in my still shed.

But, as they say, “hindsight is 20/20”.
ss

+2

Frankly I am baffled by the idea of fermenting something on top of something that is already fermented…. I do not see the point or understand the rationale of it, Yet several people recently have done this. Personally I would run the elements separately and then blend if I thought it made sense after versus risking a stuck, haphazard fermentation. Maybe there’s a reason, but I don’t know what it is.

[shadylane]

Nutrients? Wassat?

I think you’re supposed to pee in the fermenter which takes care of nutrients and ph issues…. At least I swear I read where shady posted that earlier…..

Haven't tried pissing in the fermenter yet, but I bet it would work.
I have used a shovel full of dried horse turds. The yeast really liked it.

Bubba once experimented with water from a cattle pond that the hogs had been wallowing in.
The recipe was simple, nasty water, some wood ash, enough sugar to hit 7% and yeast.
It quickly fermented dry, settled and cleared. No infection problems or anything.

[Sporacle]

How about whole oysters? hear me out.....
Vitamins, minerals and calcium all at the same time, maybe when they open could be a indicator that the ferment is dry

[shadylane]

Dead critters in the fermenter.

[Yummyrum]

How about whole oysters? hear me out.....
Vitamins, minerals and calcium all at the same time, maybe when they open could be a indicator that the ferment is dry

Thats a pearler of an Idea Sporacle
OK , maybe Coogeeboy might be the only one that gets that

[The Baker]

Got it.

Geoff