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[[file:muck_pit.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Preserved Traditional Muck Pit Site]]
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A vat or hole into which [[rum]] distillers put their [[dunder]] and other leftover items such as [[fruit]], [[molasses]] and so on. A portion of this "muck" is put into the [[fermenter]] to aid in [[fermentation]].
[[file:muck_pit.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Preserved Traditional Muck Graveyard Site]]
 
A vat into which [[rum]] distillers put their [[dunder]] and other leftover items such as [[fruit]], [[molasses]] and so on. A portion of this "muck" is put into the [[fermenter]] to aid in [[fermentation]]. Commonly and improperly referred to as a Dunder Pit.
 
Similar to [[Sour Mash]]ing.
 
A Muck Graveyard is where spent muck is put so that the bacterial load can be stored between cane harvesting seasons.
 
 
==External Research==
*[https://www.bostonapothecary.com/muck-hole-not-dunder-pit/ “Muck Hole” Not “Dunder Pit”]
 


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Latest revision as of 05:42, 25 June 2018

HD Forum user Badmotivator's Muck Pit
Preserved Traditional Muck Graveyard Site

A vat into which rum distillers put their dunder and other leftover items such as fruit, molasses and so on. A portion of this "muck" is put into the fermenter to aid in fermentation. Commonly and improperly referred to as a Dunder Pit.

Similar to Sour Mashing.

A Muck Graveyard is where spent muck is put so that the bacterial load can be stored between cane harvesting seasons.


External Research