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Sooo, here we go:

SS Keg Pot Still, 2000W element with power controller. Finally got enough stripped low wines to do me Spirit.

Been readin' and re-readin all the while. Everything. It's so fascinating.

Started at 9:00 PM. Medium plus a little touch more power. Slow and steady wins the race, right?

I believe I put in about 3 to 3.5 gallons... About half a glass carboy? at 30% abv. I got little glass oval things as boiling chips, plenty cleaned. Takes up a lotta space so's I can cover me element easier. I added about a half gallon of soft, filtered water, just to be sure the element had a little cushion, I'm new and don't like fire.

So, I start getting my drippies about 45 mins in. Collect 250 mL fores, saved for shop cleanin. Collected in 200mL increments. I don't know proper cuts, should help... Stream breaking at the bottom, 'bout toothpick size.
[tr][th][u]Jar #[/u][/th] [th][u]Amount (mL)[/u][/th] [th][u]%ABV[/u][/th][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]1[/align][/td] [td]200mL[/td] [td]79%[/td][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]2[/align][/td] [td]200mL[/td] [td]78%[/td][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]3[/align][/td] [td]200mL[/td] [td]77%[/td][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]4[/align][/td] [td]200mL[/td] [td]76%[/td][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]5[/align][/td] [td]200mL[/td] [td]75%[/td][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]6[/align][/td] [td]200mL[/td] [td]74%[/td][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]7[/align][/td] [td]200mL[/td] [td]73%[/td][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]8[/align][/td] [td]200mL[/td] [td]70%[/td][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]9[/align][/td] [td]200mL[/td] [td]69%[/td][/tr] [tr][td][align=center]10[/align][/td] [td]400mL[/td] [td]66%[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Bottle (2L Glass Jug)[/td] [td]Bout a liter[/td] [td]55%[/td][/tr] Finished recording abv and all that at 1:00 am. All jars were cool before testing.

I ran outta jars, that's why I started wantonly collecting in the glass jug.

So, this all seems a bit tight to me... Feelin like I did somethin wrong. As fer cuts, my smeller aint too good. The lady aint back for a few days, so I figure I'll give her sniffer a go when she's back. Meanwhile, the jars will breathe with coffee filters on em.

So now, I'm gonna go read about cuts. The main thread, again, and the few I got bookmarked. There's a lotta gold info by the regulars kinda hiding in other posts. To anyone readin this, got any quick tips fer a guy with a smoker's nose?

I did manage to pick up a sweet-apple type scent from the first two jars.. Heads, right? After that, it all smells just real good... Anyhow, off to read.

edit: fixed the damn table

I usually dip my finger in the stream as it as coming out. You can taste the changes and the abv as it works its way down. Try dipping your finger in each jar and have a taste. It will burn right through your smokers nose. I saw a cool scale a few days back that showed the ratio of ethyl acetate/methanol/ethanol/tails. It had a nice breakdown of what to expect and where, however I didn't bookmark it and it escapes me now. Hopefully someone else can post the link to it. Meanwhile, Let you taste be your guide.

This is probably the Thread you saw the diagram/scale in.

Novice Guide for Cuts (Pot Still)

Nice, that was the one! Bookmarked now.

great thanks for the info, hoping to start here pretty soon

Based on my experience with UJSSM, your results were right on! Now for the cuts, charring, aging and the hardest part....waiting.

BG

Nicely done! The still is strong in this one!

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