Rum Recipe Discussion

[The Stig]

Half the fun of the hobby is drinking mistakes and finding they are great :laughing-rolling:

[indenial]

Half the fun of the hobby is drinking mistakes and finding they are great :laughing-rolling:

regarding that...

somewhere a few pages back in this thread I had a rum wash with probably a brett infection. I almost tipped it out. Ended up stripping it and then spirit running it (thanks to bluc and clickeraal for the advice) along with first 2 generations. It's the best rum I've made so far.

Many factors changed in subsequent batches (yeast type, fermentation temp, molasses source/ratio etc), but I suspect that "disastrous infection" was ultimately the cause of my unwitting success. Dunder/muck additions to the boiler for spirit run haven't produced the same quality of fruity esters.

[Puk]

So i was worried that my third generation had not "taken off", ie that yeast hadn't started again, as there is no "froth" on the surface, and it just looks the colour of coca-cola. But on putting my ear to it and having a listen, it is fizzing away, and when i look closely, i can see that there are larger bubbles coming up and breaking as they hit the surface, compared to the first and second generation.

Is there any reason for this?
Also, i tasted the low wines from my second generation, and already they taste WAY more flavourful (and a lot more like rum) than the all-first-generation spirit run that i did when i had an air still, and that has been on oak for 6 weeks already.

Can't wait to see how much character it has when i get to the 5th gen. :dance:
Puk

[BigRig]

The ferments will become less violent and take longer as you progress through the generations. If its fizzing then you are fine leaving it.

[WoodyD40]

Howdy all

Started my first attempt at this recipe, and put down my first fermentation last friday. I used about 10 litre of Dundee from my still which was a wbab wash. I have made up about 40 litre total wash in a 60 litre fermenter.
I didn’t take an initial SG reading, but this morning it’s sitting virtually at 1000 even.
It stopped bubbling 2 days ago.
Just wondering if it’s ready for me to do first stripping run on Saturday, or should i hurry up and be patient and wait another week.
Any thoughts?

[The Stig]

If you run over plates you only do the single run , you don’t need to strip them spirit .
But if you plan to remove the plates and packed section and make it a basic pot then yes you will need to strip

[WoodyD40]

Stig
More worried if I’m rushing doing generations weekly (by keeping heating belt on the ferment) or be patient and do generations every fortnight?
I think the fermentation has finished after only 5 days.

This is very different to the WBABs that I’ve been doing for past 3 months

[The Stig]

Molly finish’s very quickly :handgestures-thumbupleft:
But , requires time to age

[marls]

Howdy all

Started my first attempt at this recipe, and put down my first fermentation last friday. I used about 10 litre of Dundee from my still which was a wbab wash. I have made up about 40 litre total wash in a 60 litre fermenter.
I didn’t take an initial SG reading, but this morning it’s sitting virtually at 1000 even.
It stopped bubbling 2 days ago.
Just wondering if it’s ready for me to do first stripping run on Saturday, or should i hurry up and be patient and wait another week.
Any thoughts?

Would just remove the packed section, 4 plates for cleaner 3 plates for less cleaner that type of thing, then hurry up and wait to oak it. Also from what I've seen most will let it sit for a couple of days, let the yeast drop out (it does have a term just forgot it) then go for the next.

I've got some aging away, haven't tasted it in a month or so, so that will be a tonight thing to do. Will be bit over 6 months on oak, It'll either be pulled off oak now or I'll wait till spring.

[Shano592]

So many years in, and I'm still loving how well this rum comes out.

My only tip is to not add bananas. They only get drunk, and don't really share their flavour.

On that, I made a tutti frutti with a batch of this rum last year. Getting ready to bust it open soon...

[Jimmy656]

Hey guys im hoping someone still reads this. Ive been trying to read as much as i can on this forum but 125 pages is a lot to get through haha.
I was just wondering in regards to dunder. It seems like in this recipe its putting it in straight into the next ferment after each run. Does anyone run a "dunder pit or bucket" and use some of that ? or should i just stick to this recipe for now. Im a bit of a noob , Only ever done weetbix washes and gin

Thanks in advance

[BigRig]

I don't bother with a dunder pit.

If you do generations, use fresh dunder, increase the molly ratio and take wider cuts you will get all the funk you need.

I just did a rum with vinegar added to the boiler for the spirit run and it also added something a little different to my regular rum runs.

[chipboy]

Sounds good, I am planning on this, batch no 1 is ready to distill

[Jimmy656]

I don't bother with a dunder pit.

If you do generations, use fresh dunder, increase the molly ratio and take wider cuts you will get all the funk you need.

I just did a rum with vinegar added to the boiler for the spirit run and it also added something a little different to my regular rum runs.

Awesome thankyou will run as is for now. just one other question not sure if people are familiar with the brew Zilla/alco engine setup but do I need a sight glass or extension tube or anything or can I just run it how it is? I've read a lot of posts that talk about puking.

[murrumfatboy]

I've read a lot of posts that talk about puking.

I use a tablespoon of coconut oil as a surfactant, and just be aware of your power output at the time when condensation starts. I find that once I have the coolant water flowing, and temps are increasing in the column by 2s and 3s, I reduce the power to about 500W, get it going then gradually increase the power to 2400W for a stripping run, or leave it about 700W max for spirit run (drip drip spurt). Only time I have experienced puking is when I was distracted and DIDN'T do this.