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I think I may have cleaned my copper packing too well. I distilled some moonshine today and it is red. Has anyone ever had this happen? Can the copper be filtered using carbon?
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you sure the column didn't maybe puke by being to full or maybe a foamy wash like rye ? I don't think carbon would do that much good. If it were me I would just put it with my feints collection and do another run.
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Coupla q's... - What type of wash did you put thru there?
- What was the copper packing cleaned with?
- when rinsed did you leave it sit in clean water a while ? And do it twice?
- Did the packing set for a few days afterwards and possibly had some moisture left in it?
I use citric acid compounds to clean my copper, but I rinse the hell out of it. I take my copper plates and caps completely apart when cleaned and rinsed, and then after I reassemble them, I dip(rinse again) them in clean water when I am restacking them in the column. I feel that if one doesn't reload them back into the column right after cleaning, I need to rinse them all to remove any dust or other surface particulate that may have settled on the works while it sat on the bench (covered or not - cloth has lint too). Agree with a feint toss, thou..Sorry - I know how much work that is.. Edited by user Tuesday, February 16, 2016 7:14:05 PM(UTC)
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