Tell me more about 1.5 spirit runs

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Tell me more about 1.5 spirit runs

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I'm leaning towards a 30 gallon open top HDPE barrel for fermentor for a couple of reasons.
1. it will yield me two strip runs for a saturday and a spirit run on Sunday.
2. I can fit my entire still inside and put the lid on and seal it up for storage.

Using a 13 gallon milk can boiler, and a 30 gallon fermenter yeilding enough wash for 2 srtipping runs of 10 gallons each before squeezing the grain bed, I should net 5 gallons for a spirit run. If Im not running a generational mash, and squeeze out the grain bed for an additional 2.5 to 3 gallons of wash, should I add that to the boiler with the low wines for my spirit run?
If I did that, could I freeze the backset from that run to add to the next ferment at a later date?

Ive been reading way too much while my 6.5 gallon fermenter is doing its job :crazy:
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