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so my turbo wash has turned a little vinegary.... I can smell it. I got greedy and went for 17.5 % and after 2 weeks the hydrometer still reads 1% potential but it smells a little sour..... will it taste like poop after I distill it? should I just through this wash out? Thanks in advance

Sounds like it mite have got contaminated but I'd say run it

Do a stripping run, then mix some baking soda then run it again. should kill any residual vinegar.

I am running it right now. with my column in the pics I posted a few days ago and a thumper I am getting 172 off of the first distillation and the distillate tastes good. well compared to other turbo washes I have made. I think that I am going to be in for a pleasant surprise when I try ujsm.... I can't wait cause I am happy with my turbo. it tastes better to me than anything I have tried off the shelf.

was you getin mother on the top

goose eye wrote:was you getin mother on the top

I think he would notice his mom sitting in his fermenter

when it's done fermenting, just run it.

ya if i see my mother ill call ghost busters

dunder thought you was a ole likker dick from way back.

it mother of vineigar.
when it first start changein over it start formin on top or
when you tryin to make certain type vineagar you add certain
type mother. only time i aint seen somethin that mite turn to mother
if you aint careful was makein terpentine

so im tole cause it i aint ever run nor do i plan to ever run any likker

Ya i came from old school learning new things hear "old dog learning new tricks" But could not resist joke

Losing a wash for 1% isn't a very good trade off.

As I say early and often, you can't rush a good spirit. Shortcuts will only hurt you. Getting greedy over trying to attain the highest possible proof in a wash can often bite you. A 2 week ferment, I could have run at least 2, maybe 3 washes at lower proof by then.

even with my limited experience I am beginning to learn that on my own Uncle Jesse. its a bit like my other hobby of cultivating bonsai trees, only this hobby makes me stumble around stupified once in a while. Oh and I could burn my house down if I am not careful. 8^)

I learn best from my mistakes. And I've made some good ones.

Never forget the time I "carbonated" beer with citric acid instead of corn sugar...