Grizzly wrote:I'm fairly amateur when compared to most of these blokes.
I still use a T500, but I run it at a much lower temp, and think I'm getting fairly good results - about 55C, the temps you said at high 70's (for me) sound way too high
I to started with turbo's and switched to TPW on my 3rd run, and never looked back
TPW produces less volume, at much greater quality
I actually take in 4 or 5 bottles to work every Friday for the blokes to try, a couple of the guys say I've ruined them for store bought booze!
I still have some Turbo stuff around I thought that was fairly good when I made it, wont touch it now, wanna tip it down the drain, but get a bit nostalgic, so it stays on the shelf,..
Nino wrote:I think you will find that most of us have started the same way and then moved up from there. The only way you are going to get rid of the smell is to water it down to 50% and put carbon in it and leave it for a week or two.
I used to leave mine on carbon for up to a month and would be much better. Use some of the recipe that are in the tried and true and I think you will be much happier. You will definitely get a much better product for less money that turbo.
Enjoy your hobby it can be very interesting and fun.
Nino
Gizo wrote:Thanks for the help everyone,
I will try putting it through again, I don't have any control with my still,
I assume I discard the first 150 most again?
Gizo wrote:One other quick question about airing, I completely missed doing it on this batch, when I distill my Tpw that is bubbling away nicely at the moment,
1. Collect in 250 ml lots in bottles ( I have heaps of swing top beer bottles)
yep bottles or jars is fine mate
2 . Leave for 24 hours opened but covered with something to allow airing - have read 24 and 48 hours is 48 hours better? Do you get much evaporation from this?
you won't notice any. I air in jars with kitchen roll over the top for 48hours and don't notice any.
3.Test each bottle to collect hearts ( I then combine hearts together, use with appropriate essences.)
yep start in the middle and work your way out. I dilute each tasting in a shot glass. This helps the off flavours come through.
4 . Heads and tails dilute to below 40% run through still ( same process as before in 250 ml lots) collect hearts discard any heads and tails from this run? ( or better to collect heads and tails from a couple of batches then run together am I correct in calling this a faints run?)
some people collect up all their feints for a feints run. Another option is to just add them to your next wash when you run it through the still. Personally if it's from turbo I would just forget these ones and use them for weeding
I have read the cuts post think I understand it better.
for me (I'm new to this as well), all the reading and learning and following others experiences is part of the fun. Sounds like you are on the right track mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Do I have this close to being right.
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