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Tonights run...

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Got home and charged the still with 40L. I'm brewing in a 121L hdpe can, can't remember how much sugar I used but I thought it was 40lb's. Well it's been a month or so (yes it's been cool but still..4-5 weeks?)
Anyway, charged the still and did a strip. Came out a bit milky cause I was really cooking. Got about 8L??WTF? I started at 45% and stopped at 20%.
Pulled the half full keg off the burner and remembered the other kegs I got upstairs. Cool! Filled a second (cold) keg with 40L and stripped it...started 45%, ended 15%..another 8-10L. :evil:

No I never checked the ABV I just up-sized the recipe from 20L. Used 40lb's corn, 40lb's sugar, topped with water and pitched the yeast. Yes it smelled like wine, the alcohol smell, but there was a bit of sweetness still there. I've done this recipe several times so not sure why it is so low in ABV this time.

Anyway, I guess the question is, how much sugar per L of water? Am I not in the ball park? (why did I run it even though it appers to not be finished brewing? the wife and kids are gone for 3 days and this is my opportunity to make as many runs as I can!) LOL!

I have a hdpe 45 gallon drum I'm thinking of fermenting in too so it would be helpfull if I had the actual lb's per litre measurement.

Oh, some good news, when I went looking for a glass carboy to strip into, I found one 3/4 full of 68% product! :mrgreen: Not sure if I should be happy that I found it, or worried because I forgot I had it! :roll:
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goinbroke2 wrote:Anyway, I guess the question is, how much sugar per L of water?
Usually 1kg of sugar to 5lt of water.



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goinbroke2 wrote: ... Oh, some good news, when I went looking for a glass carboy to strip into, I found one 3/4 full of 68% product! :mrgreen: Not sure if I should be happy that I found it, or worried because I forgot I had it! :roll:
Be happy GB. I often fing some that I hid years ago. It's part of the fun. :) I recently discovered some millet whisky that I made a few years back. Very nice it is too.

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1 in 5 eh? Once I put the corn and sugar in I'm guessing I add about 80 or so litres of water tofill it.
80L is 16kg of sugar or about 35lb's. I'm not that far off and I'm on the strong side. Not sure why it took so long and why it didn't completely ferment out. Not impressed though, 80L in and 16-18L out at 35%!

Anyway, I have two kegs of backset I'll mix in tonight when I get home and start another sourmash. (well 25% or so)
I think I'll add 12kg of sugar to start and after a week or so add the other 4 kg
Numerous 57L kegs, some propane, one 220v electric with stilldragon controller. Keggle for all-Grain, two pot still tops for whisky, a 3" reflux with deflag for vodka. Coming up, a 4" perf plate column. Life is short, make whisky and drag race!
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