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Depends how fast you run it.
Bokas tend to be the slowest type of still, especially if only 2".

You meed to run it slow for the reflux to happen properly.

Slow fores
Dribble for heads
Thin pencil stream for hearts
Didn't go for to long into tails and turned off the still - Im not keeping the feints

Should I chalk this up to experience and oak the 1.5 litres at 50%ABV

Did you let it reflux for 30mins before starting the fores?

scythe wrote:Did you let it reflux for 30mins before starting the fores?

Ummm no........ I reflux for one hour when doing neutrals (TPW) but didnt for this wash. I used the power controller to vary the amount of power applied to the boiler.

Hey ripas, 25L of wash stripped is probably the problem. when is was using a detuned boka I would strip 180L so I had a full boiler @40%.

4L which would have been around 40 to 50% with probably 10L or more of water will drop your starting abv right down to less than the original wash percentage it'll also strip the majority of the flavour out.

essentially a detuned boka gets run like a pot still and therefore the starting abv is a big determining factor in final abv.

This wash sounds interesting and easy to follow. im wondering about the malt cans.

will this product do? its on sale for $25 for 4kg as its used by date is passed but im sure it would be good still for distilling right?

http://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=2765


info from the site
*light brown, unhopped extract with a high concentration, produced from Weyermann Munich Malt Type I
*it is produced by a decoction mashing process
*the malt extract tastes sweet with a well-balanced malt aroma
*Weyermann Munich Amber Extract produces typical Munich Beers, Maerzen, Festival Beers and Bock Beers


if this is good then damn i could do a fairly large wash for less

from what i see a 1.5kg tin is nearly $15 so seems a good buy if its the right stuff or close?

Yay or Nay???

cheers
Azza

It may work but being passed its used by date maybe you wont get as high yield..may be worth a try though...price is good :-B

From my experience, old malts tend to get darker and develop some stronger, bitter flavours. This can be a problem in beer, but I'm not sure it'd be a problem for distilling. Worth a try!

is bitter the same as sour? or they different?

like a sour mash bourbon, or bitter mash lol

azzman wrote:is bitter the same as sour? or they different?

like a sour mash bourbon, or bitter mash lol

I have this argument with my wife every time! lemons are SOUR, bitter is ... well bitter, like you want to get it off your tongue ... like chewing apple cernels or something ... well as lone as you remember that Lemons are sour, then bitter is the other thing :D !!

I might pay them a visit tomorrow :handgestures-thumbupleft:

so doing the sums. 4kg if i followed the original recipe would make up to 72 liters.
would it matter if i pushed it to 80 or 85L to get 2 boiler charges? would lower abv a little but shouldnt affect it should it? maybe add another kg of ale/pilsner?

cheers

Scale up to hit two charges, imho.

I am building a fridge fermentation chamber and was wondering what the ideal temp for fermentation for this wash would be??

Pretty hardy wash mate as its still a sugerhead, i had no troubles fermenting out a 25L and a 50L in my shed in Central QLD, temps inside would have ranged from 40 degrees down to 25 overnight.

My latest batch seems to have finished bubbling at 27 deg in the ferment fridge. Cracked the top on one and all the grain is still on the top. Looking to run this on the weekend.. any way to get it to settle in 2 days? Drop or increase the temp??

Yase wrote:My latest batch seems to have finished bubbling at 27 deg in the ferment fridge. Cracked the top on one and all the grain is still on the top. Looking to run this on the weekend.. any way to get it to settle in 2 days? Drop or increase the temp??

All good, just read back through the thread and seems the grain will fall when done. If its not done by the weekend ill just leave it till Easter.

azzman wrote:This wash sounds interesting and easy to follow. im wondering about the malt cans.

will this product do? its on sale for $25 for 4kg as its used by date is passed but im sure it would be good still for distilling right?

http://www.craftbrewer.com.au/shop/details.asp?PID=2765


info from the site
*light brown, unhopped extract with a high concentration, produced from Weyermann Munich Malt Type I
*it is produced by a decoction mashing process
*the malt extract tastes sweet with a well-balanced malt aroma
*Weyermann Munich Amber Extract produces typical Munich Beers, Maerzen, Festival Beers and Bock Beers


if this is good then damn i could do a fairly large wash for less

from what i see a 1.5kg tin is nearly $15 so seems a good buy if its the right stuff or close?

Yay or Nay???

cheers
Azza

They also have a briess version of this at $75 for 15kg that is not out of date,

Just saying is all.

Got this down for again. What final SG is everyone getting?? Mine has been down for about 2 weeks SG is 998. Wait a while or run it??

Go for it. Mine never got below 1.00