Airing

[Bee jay]

When should you let your offtake air and for how long.
Should i let it air at foll strength or cut back to 40% abv
Will i loose alc content if left open .
Thanks all great site.

[BigRig]

I am no expert but I leave it air straight off the still for 24 - 48hrs. Then after that I dilute it - I am usually not in a hurry so it sits another 24-48 hours then the lid goes on. Then it usually sits for weeks before I decide what to do with it.

I might lose quantity but have not had any issues with losing % abv.

[Bee jay]

Cheers big rig pretty much what im doing atm except for a dark rum have 2.5 lt sitting on oak chips in a glass vessel with just some cloth over it.
Just re check when i get back from work 10 days in all will tell me abv wise.

[db1979]

You shouldn't lose too much and what you do lose will mostly be the bad stuff.

[Bee jay]

Cheers db .
I do remember back in the bad ol days of airing out some twangy turbo shite was the longer the better.
Bit like putting a bad aid on after chopping a finger of i suppose. :wtf:
Will be putting down a couple of cereal washes when i get home keen to leave the turbo days behind and save some coin to boot .

[db1979]

Will be putting down a couple of cereal washes when i get home keen to leave the turbo days behind and save some coin to boot .

Good move :handgestures-thumbupleft: