reprocess or toss

[shine_]

What do you do with high/low wines ? Discard them or reprocess next time when doing same recipe ? If reprocess, please, be specific how. This is kinda whiskey related, but any other drinks welcome too.

I'm a greedy man, so I toss only fores and some early heads. Rest goes to my spirit run (using pot still, double run). If it's too strong, add a little bit water.

[AlWorms]

I do Rum.

On stripping runs, I take no cuts - just strip the whole lot, down to damn close to zero on the spout, usually ending up with the total low wines at about 35 to 40%.

After the spirit run, EVERYTHING I don't blend to age goes in the feints pot (so far, at least). Then I do an All Feints Run at a later date.

ChrisNZ suggested putting Oak in the feints pot too, so I have put a bunch of used Oak chunks in there this time around.

[BlackStrap]

I'm "conservative" there's not a lot I would toss... Stuff that I believe wouldn't taste well or make a good spirit I turn into sanitizer. Alcohol is an amazing sanitizer, (add add a couple drops of scented oil and it smells good too)

Alcohol added to your fuel increases the the octane rating and helps with fuel line freeze ups?

Be safe and have fun
BlackStrap.

[still_stirrin]

What do you do with high/low wines ? <— I assume you’re referring to the feints, “heads & tails” that don’t make it into your “keeper” jar. Discard them or reprocess next time when doing same recipe ? If reprocess, please, be specific how. This is kinda whiskey related, but any other drinks welcome too.

I make very conservative cuts (I’m the opposite of “greedy”) for my product to age. Since it is NOT a matter of cost, I much prefer the quality over quantity for my casks.

But the feints, that I do keep, I rerun through my reflux still (a concentric LM/VM stillhead on a 1 meter tall 2” ID glass marble packed column) and I’ll usually run the purity as high as possible (95%+) before collecting and storing on glass. From that, I can make a “panty dropper” or even use it to boost the %ABV of other flavored spirits (like rhum, for example).

I'm a greedy man, so I toss only fores and some early heads. Rest goes to my spirit run (using pot still, double run). If it's too strong, add a little bit water.

Let’s face it….you’re not only “greedy”…you’re also a little bit “lazy”. But if YOU’RE happy with your products, then so-be-it.

Always be safe, responsible, and discrete.
ss

[Ben]

Just add the low wines back in to your next run. The Irish put the high and low back, without the fores.

Alcohol added to your fuel increases the the octane rating and helps with fuel line freeze ups?

Methanol is what is used in HEET to prevent fuel line freeze ups. Ethanol blends (e85) use less ethanol in the winter, its hard to cold start. Unless your vehicle is designed for >e15 (IE flex fuel) you don't want to run excess ethanol in your gasoline. Ethanol stoic is 9:1 so if your car isn't set up to use it you will run lean and can cause serious damage. Lawn mower on the other hand isn't sensitive enough to care

[BlackStrap]

Thanks Ben

you don't want to run excess ethanol in your gasoline. Ethanol stoic is 9:1 so if your car isn't set up to use it you will run lean and can cause serious damage. Lawn mower on the other hand isn't sensitive enough to care

I should not have added that in my post, as it is not good advice. I'd hate to see anyone just pour in a liter or two of feints into their fuel cell.

My vehicles are not "new" enough (like the lawnmower to care) and I do most of my own maintenance. Was assuming most here grew up like I did. Thank you for putting in the disclaimer that it can really mess up an automobile if it's not set up to run it.

[The Baker]

My son used to make his own diesel from used frying oil.
Saved a fortune in the day,
but with the more modern diesel vehicles he can't do that.
Newer systems can't handle the 'rougher' fuel.

Geoff

[Ben]

Thanks Ben

you don't want to run excess ethanol in your gasoline. Ethanol stoic is 9:1 so if your car isn't set up to use it you will run lean and can cause serious damage. Lawn mower on the other hand isn't sensitive enough to care

I should not have added that in my post, as it is not good advice. I'd hate to see anyone just pour in a liter or two of feints into their fuel cell.

My vehicles are not "new" enough (like the lawnmower to care) and I do most of my own maintenance. Was assuming most here grew up like I did. Thank you for putting in the disclaimer that it can really mess up an automobile if it's not set up to run it.

I'm with you, my newest vehicle is 15 years old, the next newest is 45 years old, then 66 years. Car payments not required to fulfill my life.

[Toxxyc]

I don't toss anything, unless it's really "beyond rescue". Fores I save, toss my old (dried) teabags in them and 4~5 are used at a time as an excellent fire starter. Doesn't smell, doesn't smoke, fantastics.

The heads, tails and everything else that doesn't make the final cut (feints) are all collected and saved. Again, when I have enough, I'll do an all-feints run. Whatever comes out is oaked and aged for flavour and colour. I don't know what to call it because it's not something - it's typically sugar wash, whisky wash and rum wash combinations, as well as leftover alcohol I don't want to drink at home (half a bottle of wine, some bad spirit I got from someone, etc. etc.). All gets mixed together into the kettle and distilled. Interesting what comes out, every time.