1 gallon still questions
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hello im new to the forum and to moonshine making i have a couple questions. I have a 1 gallon clawhammer still ive ran it twice with the first time a total fail so on this time around i took my time and did alot more reading before starting so my questions are
Iam only getting about 3/4 of a cup of 90-95 proof per run of the 1 gallon is this right for a starting alcohol of 7% after the 3/4 cup it drops to 60-70 proof??
This is a corn wash
5 gallons water
8.5 pounds of crushed corn
1.5 pounds of crushed malted barley -
Do you know what your starting and ending gravity was for the mash?
Are you packing your column?
I would suggest packing your column with copper scrubbers and boosting the starting gravity of the mash- I’d shoot for 1.075 or so.
Post your starting and ending gravity f you have them.
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your starting ABV was around 6.56%
I’d get your starting gravity up to around 8-9% and also pack the column with 100% copper scrubbers (make sure they are just not copper plated)
packing the column adds a bit of reflux- it cleans up the product and also will slightly increase the proof of the product.
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