RC Al wrote:The heads I do by nose, pretty easy for me these days, tails is by taste and a bit harder for me
I have read the Kiwidistillers guide before I start
What exactly are you smelling for in the heads, my stripping runs have smelt strongly of molasses all the way through as far as I can tell although the heads have smelt very fruity too in comparison to the hearts area of the run. I'm still very inexperienced at making cuts, the last few I have ended up being over cautious and having a a lot of feints left over.
Tasting the tails, I'm just looking for off tastes and keeping what tastes nice or interesting yes?
By the time Gen 5 has finished I should be left with about 35L of low wines with the foreshots taken out. I plan on mixing the lot and dividing it into two batches (or more) for the spirit runs (30L boiler) then recombining the finished product after the cuts have been made. Would you do it this way?
Thanks
Christine