Lowndsey wrote:This is a great method to get a headstart on the maturation process but sadly I am giving it away until I can come up with some way to stop so much alcohol loss. I put 3 litres of 60% UJSM into a 5 litre demijohn and aerated it with copper tube and a rag stuffed in the top. 2 weeks later it is down to 1.5 litres at less than 50%. :scared-eek: I don't mind giving the angels their share but that's just ridiculously greedy of them.
Lowndsey wrote:I am just using coper tube squeezed together at the end and the bubbles are fairly vigorous so I am guessing it is splashing on the sides of the demijohn and evaporating faster from there
1 2many wrote:I understand what you are saying Doc , and i have been using the process i was just thinking about lowndsey's problem with a 50% loss most probably due to high temperature and possibly bubble size . I still think that this process would suit a cooler environment rather than a hot one for retaining the most alcohol . just my take on it Cheers :handgestures-thumbupleft:
bt1 wrote:Howdy,
would definitely agree is not a process you'd use on real warm days.
I changed my keg air legs to add mesh/finer holes and the finer bubble seems to induce less loss.
I'd also say it's pointless to try and recover....added a 4"/100mm x 600mm piece of copper on top of keg cleaned so acts like a natural cooling tower.
the stuff that condensated and ran back to the keg lip was err...crap/cat pee.. full tails stink.
bt1
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