Rum Chat

[Woodsy71]

Evening Guru's,

A question for thee.

I've knocked up a couple of single gen rums, put through the pot, using molasses, raw sugar and a SS rum distillers yeast. I love it. But id love to ditch the HBS yeast. Problem is im not keen on using a fertiliser(DAP) as nutrient. :roll:
Could anyone advise as to an alternate nutrient?
All advice appreciated :smile:

[JDB]

Sum people don't use any extra nutrients in molasses washes, I use DAP nothing wrong with it at all. You can also use a bit of tomato paste, or some boiled old yeast. Have a look at some of the other recipes and see what they use for nutrients.

[Dominator]

Yeah, you can use bakers yeast without nutrients, you can get DAP from HBS which is food grade or as above, you can use some tomato paste.

[Yummyrum]

I used to use DAP which is called Yeast Nutrient from the HBS .

Now I don't bother .Just use a teaspoon of Epsom salts per 25 liter and its powering away ( as per MacRum).Aerate the wash with a paint stirrer first then add 1/2 cup bread yeast per 25 liters.

Feedstock Molasses is full of nutrients

[Woodsy71]

Goodo,

Epsom salts it is. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Cheers all

[Sam.]

Goodo,

Epsom salts it is. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Cheers all

I think you will find the DAP more beneficial and "safer" than Epsom salts.

True agricultural fertilizer contains DAP but can have other shit in it.

The DAP from brew shops is purer and is fine to use :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Yummyrum]

Whats the issue with epsom salts Sam , I just use it because Mac uses it in MacRum and it works .Although I would love to know that it does .Why wouldn't it be safe ?

[Woodsy71]

Whats the issue with epsom salts Sam , I just use it because Mac uses it in MacRum and it works .Although I would love to know that it does .Why wouldn't it be safe ?

:text-+1:

Im looking for the "cleanest" product i can manage to produce. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

So Id love to know which ingredients experienced folk recommend are the go to help me get there ^:)^

[Dominator]

Whats the issue with epsom salts Sam , I just use it because Mac uses it in MacRum and it works .Although I would love to know that it does .Why wouldn't it be safe ?

I don't know why it would be unsafe, but I think it is added because yeast need minerals as well as nurtients. I make sure to add Epsom Salts cause I am on tank water and it has SFA minerals in it. Good for watering down my hooch though. :-D

[Sam.]

Whats the issue with epsom salts Sam , I just use it because Mac uses it in MacRum and it works .Although I would love to know that it does .Why wouldn't it be safe ?

:text-+1:

Im looking for the "cleanest" product i can manage to produce. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

So Id love to know which ingredients experienced folk recommend are the go to help me get there ^:)^

If you use pure DAP that is as clean as your going to get. Or you can use Crow's patented clover method :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Woodsy71]

Ok

I'll bite.

Clover method ??......its not like the rhythm method is it :o

[Yummyrum]

Cheers Dom .I'm on tank water too so maybe thats why it works for me too .

And +1 on the watering down .Chlorine ? whats that Triple filtered tank water for me :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Dominator]

Ok

I'll bite.

Clover method ??......its not like the rhythm method is it :o

http://www.aussiedistiller.com.au/viewt ... ver#p34112

[bayshine]

Sorry for asking a question that's probably been answered
But where is a good place to get unsulfered molasses in Perth
Just looking for about 20 lt or so

[MacStill]

Gimme a shout when ya ready mate, I got nearly 200L I need to move ;-)

[bayshine]

I'm down in Perth tomorrow
Shall I bring a bucket

[MacStill]

yeah just not too early, I got a post drop to do before lunch ;-)

[satchy]

ok guys following the macrum recipe but only using 5l of dunder i always get slow/stuck fermentation after gen 1 ive got a digital ph test coming any ideas in mean time also whats best to raise or lower ?

Gen 1 was on fire bubbling away gen2 slow bubs and gen 3 once a hr ;)

Cheers blokes

[MacStill]

Put another rum ferment on, now I'm getting nervous x_x

I left 300mm headroom and the bloody thing still wants to climb out

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Gotta stir the krausen back down every 15 minutes, going to be a late night tonight :crying-blue:

[JayD]

WARNING....this MacRumbo is freaken dangerous...I kid you not...more like MacYumbo...a shot of this once aged is so moreish...I drew 150 mls off my keg to taste at our weekly taste test and I had one then my taste buds went into party mode and was sheez 3 shots later it just started tasting better than mother's milk. Well worth the time and effort doing this. Thanx Mac for sharing... :handgestures-thumbupleft: