Didn't know where to put this thread because I'm using a reflux with two different washes.
Just ran a spirit run yesterday on the t500 with approx 50/50 tpw and NGW strips.
The whole run took a good 7 hrs inc heat up time, ran it real slow, heaps of reflux at the start and ran about 46 degrees all through heads and hearts. 200ml of fores
When I got to jar 16 or so (mason 400ml jars) I assumed I'm in tails as usual so cranked it up to 52 degrees and ran out to jar 20.
Now that they've aired overnight I've come to sample/blend them and can't detect tails?
I've got a good amount of heads, jar 5 or so is probably the limit but tasting jar 20, no huge difference.
There is a slight smell to it and a slight taste difference but not much.
My method of selecting jars is to take a control from the middle, and mark it c on the shot glass, 1 tsp from control jar and 1 tsp of water.
I then grab the last and first jars, mix with water the same way, and this refreshes my taste buds and nose to the taste/smell of heads and tails.
The tails have always had a really strong aftertaste which is my tell tail.
Not this time however.
I took the control hearts and the jar 20 sample to swmbo ( has a nose like a hawk, if that's a saying) and she could only say it had a slight difference, but that it wasn't bad.
The only difference I've made in the process is to use NGW and tpw plus changing the ceramic saddles for stainless scrubbers.
Scrubbers weren't packed too tight.
So, question is, who stole my tails?? Come on fess up.