taste like gas

[Mariposa moonshine]

Hello. I built a 1 gallon stove top still to familiarize myself with things. For my first batch I ran a gallon of box sangria. I threw out the first shot glass full and got a mason jar full of crystal clear shine. I lite a bit on fire and got a blue flame. But its so strong it taste like fruity gas. Lol. What can I mix it with to taste better?

[BeverageCommander]

Good stuff on dumping the foreshots

It sounds like you collected everything in the one jar.
You will get a much better tasting final product if you make good cuts-

I would recommend on the next run- using very small collection jars (because you are using such a small still)
label each jar (start with 1 and go up)
You will be able to notice the different parts of the run this way- it is a good way to start to learn about cuts
Give each jar a taste at the end of the run- you will be able to tell the heads,hearts,tails – we are after the hearts- that is the good stuff.
Once you have a few runs down you will be able to make the cuts while running-

[Mariposa moonshine]

I’ll try that. Thanks! So is this stuff no good because its all in one jar?

[Zymurgy Bob]

Here’s a couple of links to guides to “Make the Cuts”, the process where you select what part of that distillate to save for drinking.
http://www.kelleybarts.com/PhotoXfer/ReadMeFirst/MakingTheCuts.html
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=13261
Kiwi’s got some good graphics in that second link.

[Mariposa moonshine]

I got a tip from someone that helped with the taste a lot. They told me to leave the jar open a few days and the acetone would evaporate. I don’t know how true that I’d but I can drink it with out it burning my lips off now

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