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" Originally Posted by: johnnyapplepie  I've got a sugar wash going as well. I started my wash on Oct 13th I took an SG reading today and it's at 1.030. I used 10# sugar 1 pack of Lavlin EC-1118 tomato paste and stirred it all up. Gotta be patient with it. I was hoping to reflux mine this weekend but It doesn't look ready. Smells good though... Keep at it. I was wondering if you were able to run your sugar wash and how it may have turned out. Mine is getting close. I checked the SG again last night and it was 1.012. Day before it was 1.020 and 1.025 the day before that so it is working nicely. I hope by mid week it will be ready to rack into another carboy to clear. It has taken some time but the first 5 days or so the temp was 55 degrees F. I raised the temp to 70 Deg. F and it went to town resulting in the daily SG reading I just mentioned. I want to reflux it when it is finished and have been very careful with it. Our first run was so cloudy and tasted so bad even after 3 days of airing out that I poured it in my truck and burned it. Do you know anything about stripping runs, what they are etc...? I can't seem to find a lot of info on it. I would like to try your recipe using the tomato paste next time. Is it posted here?"
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"When you ran your wash did you make proper cuts - toss the fores and heads - or did you collect everything all in one or two jugs through the run?
read,read,read,read, ------you prolly could have re-run that stinky wash and cleanded it up and made it drinkable but no worries.
Clean wash before adding to your still, makeing good cuts, and collecting in small jars before you combine. All these things make a difference in our final product."
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" Originally Posted by: heeler When you ran your wash did you make proper cuts - toss the fores and heads - or did you collect everything all in one or two jugs through the run?
read,read,read,read, ------you prolly could have re-run that stinky wash and cleanded it up and made it drinkable but no worries.
Clean wash before adding to your still, makeing good cuts, and collecting in small jars before you combine. All these things make a difference in our final product. Tossed the heads and fores, collected 1/2 pints through the tails and ring capped with apaper towels. We let these cuts air for 3 days. We determined that our wash had turned to vinegar when we checked the other two fermenters. We disposed of these and reviewed and made changes to our sanitation practices. The carboy I have in the fermentor now is doing nicely. When I checked it last night it smelled good and tasted dry. SG is currently 1.004. I am looking for something below 1.000 and I'll drop the temp to clear it and run it in our reflux still. I am sure we contaminated the previous attempt and no I didn't try to rerun it. I just mixed it with fuel and burned it. It cleaned out my injectors though :-) I do read a lot about this but I have been unable to find to much definitive info, ie... what exactly is a stripping run and what is it's purpose. All I can really gather is it may be a an initial run to ""strip"" the ETOH after which it is pot stilled. ???"
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Your thinking is right...a stripping run is to get the ethanol out of the still, you are not worried aobut anything else at that time. Run it as fast as your still can re-condense the vapor back to a liquid. Lots of folks make take 3 or 4 washes and do that then when they get the buildup of stripped runs ---- then they add them ALL to the boiler and cook them together pot still/reflux whatever you decide. Niether is wrong.....but remember, good washes make good likker.
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"Hi ShelbyStill, usually stripping runs are done hard and fast in a pot still like heeler said. Collect a couple 2 or 3 runs and cut it down to 40% then run it slow through your reflux for high ABV neutral or as slow as possible through the pot still for flavor. I use sugar washs for neutrals only. Mashes with malts, grains, fruits, etc I run through the pot still usually twice for the flavors.
Like heeler says, makeing 1/2 pint cuts during collection will allow you to make the best seperation with your heads, hearts, and tails.
The tomato recipe is in the recipe section."
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I've used distillers a lot, but it's picky about temp. EC1118 works great in my wine, but I've not been impressed with with the ferment. I've pitched bakers late int he rune with good results. Next time I'm going straight bakers & see how that does. With sugar it seems simpler is better.
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