Carter head recipes
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 8:54 am
Hi all,
I'm in the process of having a 5SD carter head shipped to me :happy-partydance: , so, I'm prepping for it by stripping ridiculous amounts of TPW :))
I've been looking, and while I've found some great recipes here, I've not really found any "go to" Carter head recipes that map out amounts AND methods/strategies to achieve good results...
I'm happy to do the old trial and error thing (and post results), however, if anyone has any ideas or info, it'd be bloody great! :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Assuming that I'll be using a 100 liter boiler, with 40% double distilled (stripped, then ran through 5 plates and a packed section) TPW, or, 100 lt @ 20% for a "half batch", and running the Carter head like a pot still, does anyone have any ideas or info on how to adjust recipes to suit this run style? :think: :-B
For my first run with the CH, I was going to give blond.chap's recipe a go, which can be found here: Great Gin. This recipe is for a 25 liter wash, at what I'm assuming is around the 9 to 10% mark, so ingredient amounts would have to be timed by 16 for 100 ltr @ 40%, or 8 for a half batch (I think, lol) :wtf:
... but how often would I need to change the basket? How much of the botanicals do I put in at a time? :think: I'm just not sure of a lot of things regarding the CH, and any and all help would be greatly appreciated! :text-thankyoublue:
I'm in the process of having a 5SD carter head shipped to me :happy-partydance: , so, I'm prepping for it by stripping ridiculous amounts of TPW :))
I've been looking, and while I've found some great recipes here, I've not really found any "go to" Carter head recipes that map out amounts AND methods/strategies to achieve good results...
I'm happy to do the old trial and error thing (and post results), however, if anyone has any ideas or info, it'd be bloody great! :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Assuming that I'll be using a 100 liter boiler, with 40% double distilled (stripped, then ran through 5 plates and a packed section) TPW, or, 100 lt @ 20% for a "half batch", and running the Carter head like a pot still, does anyone have any ideas or info on how to adjust recipes to suit this run style? :think: :-B
For my first run with the CH, I was going to give blond.chap's recipe a go, which can be found here: Great Gin. This recipe is for a 25 liter wash, at what I'm assuming is around the 9 to 10% mark, so ingredient amounts would have to be timed by 16 for 100 ltr @ 40%, or 8 for a half batch (I think, lol) :wtf:
... but how often would I need to change the basket? How much of the botanicals do I put in at a time? :think: I'm just not sure of a lot of things regarding the CH, and any and all help would be greatly appreciated! :text-thankyoublue: