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Hi folks from Australia,

I got a Turbo Still for xmas and I'd just made my 1st batch of wash. I had the sugar and the yeast bubbling away beautifully, then when all activity had stopped, waited a day then mixed in the stuff that clears the wash.

Suddenly (sounds like a suspense novel, eh?) we got a phone call to say our nephew's 1st baby had arrived early so we were in the car driving in about 2 hours and then away for 4 days - got back this morning.

Is it still safe to distill the wash d'ya think? There's a slight sour smell coming from the wash, but not an unpleasant smell and it smells like it did before I left. Because it's my first batch, I have nothing to compare it tooo though.

I would say you are safe for at least a week after the wash has finished. Most folks here don't use a clearing agent, just let it settle in a colder area. You should check out the recipes in the Tried and True for your next batch

Thanks Bushman, I'll let everyone know how it goes!

welcome, good luck with that first wash, may it be the first of many, and the start of great things!

i often leave wash sitting for weeks before i still it... no drama's ever noticed.

i just keep them "airtight" but the c02 is supposed to just sit in there stopping O2 getting in.

they settle out very clear if left alone for a while

highly likely the clearing agent was gelatin or something food based and fairly harmless.

i say have a taste of the wash and then you can compare the next one, i always taste my Hydro samples

I can feel the love! Many thanks for your reassurances. I'm happy to report (more than a BIT happy if you catch my drift) that it's been a tremendous success. Everything's gone as expected and your replies encouraged me to actually drink the stuff, in moderation of course. I've been sorta locked in to the proprietary doo-dads supplied with the kit in this round but I look forward to sharing knowledge with you all as time goes by (hmm .. great name for a song).

If its a simple sugar wash you can store it for months if it's stored in an airtight vessel.

your fine, I have wash in a closed container that is a month old.. No time to run it right now... It will be fine.. Let us know how it goes for ya.

Welcome to HD Max Frever...

All great advice from the guy's as usual...

So pull up a chair and hold on tight... Your in for the ride of your life on HD...

Good to have ya...

I'm a newbie building a keg still and was wondering if I made a 30 gallon wash, would I be able to run it in 3 seperate runs in 10 gallon batches and if the wash would still be good till I ran it all? Any advice for info would be appreciated. Thank you

ly44889 wrote:I'm a newbie building a keg still and was wondering if I made a 30 gallon wash, would I be able to run it in 3 seperate runs in 10 gallon batches and if the wash would still be good till I ran it all? Any advice for info would be appreciated. Thank you

That will be fine. I often do washes in two 30 gallon drums at a time. Generally I will only strip once a day. save up my striping runs until I have enough for two or three spirit runs.

freefall wrote:

ly44889 wrote:I'm a newbie building a keg still and was wondering if I made a 30 gallon wash, would I be able to run it in 3 seperate runs in 10 gallon batches and if the wash would still be good till I ran it all? Any advice for info would be appreciated. Thank you

That will be fine. I often do washes in two 30 gallon drums at a time. Generally I will only strip once a day. save up my striping runs until I have enough for two or three spirit runs.

+1

I occasionally do 40-gallon mashes and have a 25 gallon still. I will run 2 separate runs. Sometimes I will do a 1.5 run (put the strip of the first run into the mash of the second run) and sometimes I strip both and then spirit. With my new 5 gallon still though... I may move to more 2 strips and spirit runs(maybe backset to dilute....Ohhh the possibilities!!)

Thank you all for the info. Alot of research to do and alot of learning. Excited to make some good spirits!! One thing I read but can't remember and can't seem to find it again, was about an abv being over or under a certain percentage for safety reasons. I can't remember the percentage or the process of reducing it. If someone could give me a quick rundown on the whole thing, I'd appreciate it.

Dilute to less than 40% with water for a second or third run .

Makes sense. Would there still be foreshots on a 2nd or 3rd run? Is there foreshots in every run no matter what? Sorry for asking dumb questions. I just wanna make sure that when I do make my 1st run, it's gonna be a goodin!

Welcome to HD!
Ifn you haven't run that wash by now Max, I'd start over, as 7yrs is more than I've ever heard of.
Post more often and don't be a stranger.
Good luck and be safe.

Realized I was asking too many questions in the welcome center that can be answered with more and more and more reading. Apologies to all and thanks for the info.

ly44889 wrote:Realized I was asking too many questions in the welcome center that can be answered with more and more and more reading. Apologies to all and thanks for the info.

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