woodduck wrote:Pot stills are fine mate they just require the two runs, strip and spirit run.
Bubblers have a quicker take off rate, higher abv and only require a single run for whiskey. Either still will do the job for a whiskey. Pot stills will be cheaper or easier to make if that's your thing. If you think your gonna be in the hobby for a fair while the bubbler is definitely worth looking onto.
As for the two runs on this wash through the t500, I would only do a single. They are designed for single run refluxing and if a bit of flavour does happen to pass through it won't be a problem as it will be a nice one. Just my take on it.
RC Al wrote:You can do as many as you want by keeping on top of ph and backset
woodduck wrote:Yep ph would be my guess. Did you say your using 100% backset? If so that is waaay too much you only need a few ltrs in a 25ltr wash.
Doubleuj wrote:Hey Zero, I think your confusing trub with backset. Trub is the solids left in the fermenter and backset is the spent liquid after a run.
ZEROINSTINCT wrote:Doubleuj wrote:Hey Zero, I think your confusing trub with backset. Trub is the solids left in the fermenter and backset is the spent liquid after a run.
:oops: :oops: Omg... this is one of those embarrassing moments when you (I) realise I’ve been doing it all wrong... I’ve read posts and etc regarding this but just had a different idea from what I read of what it actually was.... so the backset is the liquid left in the boiler after distilling??
Plumby wrote::drool:ZEROINSTINCT wrote:Doubleuj wrote:Hey Zero, I think your confusing trub with backset. Trub is the solids left in the fermenter and backset is the spent liquid after a run.
:oops: :oops: Omg... this is one of those embarrassing moments when you (I) realise I’ve been doing it all wrong... I’ve read posts and etc regarding this but just had a different idea from what I read of what it actually was.... so the backset is the liquid left in the boiler after distilling??
Yea man sure is, the yeast bed or trub is what's left in the fermenter when you empty it, backset it what's left in the boiler after a run.
To do generations you reuse the yeast bed/trub add more sugar and grains or cereal as well as a percentage of backset. Some people use more some less, personally I start at approximately 20% of my total volume as backset. So if I'm doing 180 litres of cfw ill ad 35 litres of backset, as I do my generations I add a bit less if its going slow or use the same amount if its going good. Hope that helps :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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