pisshead wrote:Hello Forum friends.... my first post here.
Just distilled my first 25L TPW to the birdwatchers recipe. Pitched at 28 degrees celcius where it stayed for a couple of days then slowly went down to 24 degrees IT got to FG 990 in 5 days. Was 12percent ABV. Was cloudy light pink when it went into the boiler. Did not degas. Made on a T500 SS Reflux still. Alcohol was pouring out at 43degrees C. It was closer to 55 with the turbo sugars last time. I found the taste of the heads to be not much different to the hearts, is this usual? I feel I could mix some of the heads in with the hearts and it wouldnt change the taste too much... does anyone do or recommend this?
The tails smelt and tasted very ordinary....bye bye
I am quite happy with the flavour of the hearts, reasonably neutral though not 100%... there is some kind of flavour but its hard to describe...there is a definite sweetness to it...I'll let it sit overnight with the lids off and test the cuts tomorrow....
Cheers,
Pisshead
db1979 wrote:You'll get used to smelling the difference between heads and hearts. Hearts and tails transition is easy to spot but heads to hearts can be tricky. I've found that taste can be a bit useful but smell is the best way to go.
db1979 wrote:You'll get used to smelling the difference between heads and hearts. Hearts and tails transition is easy to spot but heads to hearts can be tricky. I've found that taste can be a bit useful but smell is the best way to go.
tipsy wrote:db1979 wrote:You'll get used to smelling the difference between heads and hearts. Hearts and tails transition is easy to spot but heads to hearts can be tricky. I've found that taste can be a bit useful but smell is the best way to go.
:text-+1: Smell works soo much better than taste for heads for me
woodduck wrote:I've always been a smell man myself. But recently after reading a post somewhere about the different places on your tounge you get that "burning sensation" from straight spirits has made me try tasting and I think it works, I haven't perfected it yet but I'm gonna have a good crack. They say heads will burn the front of your tounge where hearts will burn the back of your tounge. It's worth a try, may work for you, may not. To start with I suggest cut hard and make sure you are drinking just the good stuff. Remember it's not wasted because you can put them in the boiler with the next run to get a bit more out of them :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Good luck
pisshead wrote:Hello Forum friends.... IT got to FG 990 in 5 days.
pisshead wrote:... Was cloudy light pink when it went into the boiler.
pisshead wrote:... I found the taste of the heads to be not much different to the hearts, is this usual? I feel I could mix some of the heads in with the hearts and it wouldnt change the taste too much... does anyone do or recommend this?
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