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UJSSM, What the heck?
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:34 pm
by Otis Campbell
This is my second strip.
What is this crap? Showed up in my first strip.
Not sure if its foamy puke?
Re: UJSSM, What the heck?
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:59 pm
by frozenthunderbolt
Not sure - did you do a good cleaning run on the still to start with? I'd be inclined to run some more vinegar and another sacrificial run before running for keeps - doesn't look like puking per say.
Also, is the container in the picture plastic? If so that's an absolute nono.
Re: UJSSM, What the heck?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:25 am
by googe
I'm gunna first ask, did you clean the bucket first? Lol. Does the glob stuff look or smell or taste burnt?. does it have an oily consistentcy?.
Re: UJSSM, What the heck?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:24 am
by scrap
Is that a growth? Hard to tell but It almost looks like Husks. I had husks floating in my ferment. Put the wash a paint strainer bag when charging the still. Last thought, maybe the still charge is too much and its puking. I guess it could be possible with a large charge and a fast strip to pull something like that through. Just spitballin here though.
Re: UJSSM, What the heck?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:23 am
by Otis Campbell
I ran vinegar through it for a couple of hours.
Ran a sacrificial run.
Ran 2 stripping runs.
It seams oily.. But it will sink as well as float.
Not sure I want to taste it..
My distillate came off yellowish, so I dumped it back in the boiler and tried again.
Did this a couple of times with the same results.. That's why I think I may have overfilled it.
The bucket is what I poured it in to take a pic. It is HDPE.. From what I read it is ok to store ethanol in it?
I am in the process of scrubbing my column now, will try again.
Re: UJSSM, What the heck?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:00 am
by likkerluvver
Otis Campbell wrote:
The bucket is what I poured it in to take a pic. It is HDPE.. From what I read it is ok to store ethanol in it?
I, and many of us here, use LDPE or HDPE fermentation containers, but most agree that anything much above 12%abv - and that includes stripped wash - is best kept in glass or stainless.
Re: UJSSM, What the heck?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:57 am
by Otis Campbell
Thanks folks,
I found it..
My column is filthy!
Seems the cleaning runs hardly helped at all.
Re: UJSSM, What the heck?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:16 pm
by rad14701
If you can see where it's dirty you should have already seen that and cleaned it as good a possible before ever starting your cleaning runs... The cleaning runs are only intended to help get the last bits out, not a whole sludge pile of caked on crud... Use a little elbow grease on it and then do cleaning runs over again from scratch...
And don't forget to wash behind your ears...
