Dalein panela / raw sugar rum recipe

[8Ball]

..and Thank you too 8ball for you’re help..
I also would like to know if you are using the same Goya Panela as I bought (I posted pictures of it two posts up)

This is what I mainly use, but I do grab panela whenever I find it at a good price: https://a.co/d/grMZXGq

Oh.. I was planning on using 1-1/4 lbs of Panela per gallon (with a touch of molasses added ~6-8oz per gallon in total for a twist of added flavor) Go with 8 ounces.
Any thoughts on that would be also greatly appreciated

Everyone’s tastes are different. Scaled down to 1.25 ppg of panela I have used 18.3 oz blackstrap per gallon of wash (e.g.: 1G blackstrap in 8G total). This gives you an in the face dark rum. Lately, I only use a quarter of that amount and the molasses comes in softly at the end. I did a third-fill on a 5G Gibbs with something similar for 30 months aging. Turned out very nice.

[Blues]

I have no solid answer for your SG sadly... once you start adding molasses that all goes out the window.

1.25lbs of panela per gallon will gave you about a 6.5% potential abv. 1 gal of blackstrap molasses in 4 gals water will give you approximately a 9.5% abv so just do the math and work out how much you want to add.

I will say rum made from panela only is boring in my opinion, adding molasses will help with the rummyness.

Thanks for the advice.. I believe (unless I’ve forgotten middle school math) that by what you have suggested and by what I plan to do..
I should yield about 9ish percent abv (and I may add 3oz of coconut sugar that I’ve been meaning to get rid off) but I’m not sure about the coconut sugar atm

Well I’ll definitely post what happens and once again.. Thanks for helping a noobie out (despite me having more miles on my tires than I’d like to admit lol) you’re good folk and I’m grateful for your help