by Ravvin » Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:50 am
Hi Banga.
I've got the same kit you have and have now run the original Turbowash batch, as well as 5 TPW batches through my T500.
This is how I do mine:
The TPW sediment settles to the bottom, but you usually get a small amount get sucked out the tap when you first open it to transfer into your boiler, so I crack the tap, take the first cupful and discard it.
Once the boiler if filled to the 25L line, I fit the lid and start the water. As it starts to heat up, I clean out the fermenter and start the next batch. I add 10L of hot water from the shower head, to help aerate and hopefully dissipate some of the clorine from the town water, then dissolve the 5kg sugar and the citric acid. I found the easiest way to get the tomato paste in without having big chunks to try to dissolve, was to add half the bottle of paste to a larger empty bottle, add hot water and shake like hell. It thins it out enough to pour in as a thinner liquid, no chunks.
I fill it to just over the 25L mark with cooler water from the shower, which drops the temp of the wash to 30° or so. Then I put 70gm of Lowans baking Yeast in an empty tomato paste bottle, add some water and shake. It pours straight into the mix, without sitting in clumps on the surface that take ages to get stirred in.
I have found that it usually starts bubbling within an hour of sealing.
This procedure only takes about 15 mins, so plenty of time to get it done before going back to sit in front of your still for the next 4 hours. :))
I'm in Tassy, and my ferments seem to run about 26°, or 2° warmer than the room it is in. Bubbling stops around day 5 or 6, but it takes a few more days to settle, so I actually leave it until the following week. I run 2 fermenters at a time, so I have one batch to distill each Friday, as I only work a half-day on Fridays, and my washes are always super clear, having that extra time to settle.
Saying that though, I believe you can leave the wash for a few months, as long as its sealed, and still distill it safely.
Lastly, forget running the still by temperature. Go by the alcohol flow. Have your water running and when you see the first drip start coming out the pipe, crank the water flow up, as it will reflux the vapour, which separates the fores from the heads, getting rid of the nastier compounds. Keep it in reflux for at least 30 minutes, then gradually back off the water flow until you get a drip, drip, drip, trickle from the outlet.
Hope some of this helps. have fun. :handgestures-thumbupleft: