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Yep going to try to run it shortly and yeah there was a couple of inches of wine but most of it is like that . Hope it doesn't burn to hell . I would normally turf stuff like this but I have 80 ltr's of it so fingers crossed it pulls the sliv out without too much drama

Got many low wines? I'd thin it a bit, maybe even some water - you can guess 5% abv by sight surely crow? :-)

I'm going to rung fruits a lot thicker next year, if you can get away with less racking and straining then do it!

Getting worried now, my was has expanded almost to the fill port glass . Might have to shut it down to remove some

Fuck it all its up to the glass now not much room to control a puke

Yep, I'd drop my volume at this point for sure.

Took out about two ltrs of what could be described as jam and started again

Bluuugggghhhhh. What a pain in he arse...

All good now

Ok hearts are coming through now

I don't know if yaz can tell how thick this is but here's what I removed when the wash expanded

How's she taste in coke off the still?

it looks like a bad case of the shits crow :)) :))

Tastes just dandy , yeah had a little taste of the wash, shit is a good description so is battery acid

Bloody hell , I thought that was gunna go wrong for ya Crow( knowing your luck)
Glad it worked out for ya mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I did one run that was just as thick and it didnt scorch, and could hear the pits rattling in the boiler :))

An added bonus I found out later, is that the slops from the boiler makes great weed matt, even 3 months later nothing has grown through it :laughing-rolling:

I got an amazing yield from this. It has a really exceptional flavour and there was absolutely no scorching, pretty good for plum chutney fired with a BD747 :D
I flushed the column while draining the boiler now all I have to do is remove all the slugs and snails and puppy dog tails from the bottom of the boiler

MacStill wrote:I did one run that was just as thick and it didnt scorch, and could hear the pits rattling in the boiler :))

crow wrote:I got an amazing yield from this. It has a really exceptional flavour and there was absolutely no scorching,

Good info fellas, :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: I never would have thought it possible to run sludge like that without it burning / sticking/ scorching

Well just finished my final cuts. Weird run, I got 900ml of heads about 5
Ltrs of hearts and 500ml of tails :wtf: guess I can put that down to the composite of the previous faints ran with it plus I go tough on heads when it comes to fruit ( no goom drinking for this blue duck) :laughing-rolling:

OK it's going to to be a bit of a rush as my still and mashing setup is still a work in progress but plums wait for no man. I plan on using this recipe http://aussiedistiller.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=3803 or a version of it for this first attempt and naturally a couple of questions for the boffins: :wave:
- I tested some really ripe plum juice from this batch with my refractometer which scored 10 brix (1.040 SG) would you lads still add as much sugar?
- I'll most likely use EC1118 as it seems well liked by most, however lots good reports with the wild yeast and these plums have plenty of it?
I'll run it through the bubbler when ready, should be the first real wash after the vinegar and sacrificial. :happy-partydance:

Oh no, not plums again.... :))