[Davey1980]

Okay thank you. So as long as I got rid of the foreshort (first 200ml) I have nothing to worry about as far as it killing me. Other than alcohol poisoning. Lol. Correct?

So the rest is just what I like the taste of. To determine heart cuts.

One more thing. I was cleaning the top to my pot still and noticed that the wing nuts I used weren’t stainless steel. They got rusted. How will that affect my fuel?

[Davey1980]

Being my first time and not knowing what to expect in flavor for my cuts I just go by temp and flavor. Of course the first 200ml tasted terrible and that’s about when I hit 175 degree. Its still dripping at a steady rate of 3-10 drops per second and only at 184 degrees. The taste has calmed down a bit. Exactly what is the best way to know when to cut tails? I was start at 190 degrees since I’m not experienced.

[Davey1980]

I’m so tired!! Lol

I started around 10pm been up since.

I have my thermometer at the top of my potstill. I measuring the steam I guess. Had my stove which is electric set at 7/10 for about idk… 40 minutes. All was going slow til it hit around 160 degrees. Then bam! It jumps to 200+. I shut it down. It starts leaking at my seal on the lid and I panic. So I move to another burner. A small one, and set it on 2.5/10 once the thermometer reads below 155 degrees. Seems like the magic #. Once it gets up to 175 I pull a head cut and start doing hearts. Its been a consistent drip at around 2-3 seconds per drip. Its still going!!! I’m collecting in half pint jars so in case I don’t like my first cut or have a choice on my start of tails. But 11 hours later I’m sitting at 183 degrees. From what I’ve read I collect to body/hearts til around 190 degrees. This has been a crazy 1st experience. That’s for sure.

[Davey1980]

HELP!!!

[Davey1980]

So first alcohol run with my still. Ran great up to 158-160 degrees. Then it all of a sudden jumped to 200+ degree. Wtf? I panicked and took it off the heat. Moved to a small burner and gonna start again.

[Davey1980]

So I used 8lbs of corn sugar and 4 gal of water. My OG is at potential alcohol is 8%. 1.075.

[Davey1980]

I’m about to do a 5 gallon wash with…
10lbs corn sugar/dextrose
Yeast nutrient
Sweet corn for flavor
Little citric acid
And not sure about what yeast I wanna use. Either turbo 24 or bakers yeast. Maybe a combo of both. Idk. I’ve read so many bad things about turbo yet I want to get the highest abv from it. What’s your guys thoughts?

[Davey1980]

Why such a low abv? From what I’ve read most ppl want 13%-16%. With 20% being max.

[Davey1980]

Okay. So the fermenting stopped and checked fg in at 1.01

So my abv is 5.91

Is that worth distilling?

[Davey1980]

http://www.artisan-distiller.net/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=465

Here is the PDF of the whole corn whisky process with cracked corn.

[Davey1980]

http://www.artisan-distiller.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1044

Check this out! You can get extra 35% sugar with this steep method. Really good read.

[Davey1980]

Fermenting nicely so far. Bubbling every 2-3 seconds.

[Davey1980]

Added sugar. Take two reading along the way and got it up to 1.055. Took about 3 lbs. Thanks for tips.

[Davey1980]

Will do. Thanks for the help guys.

[Davey1980]

8.5lbs

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