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" Originally Posted by: just_me  i learned the same lesson.that was the last time i used the tube.you can also put a few cups in a gallon jug and let it sit for a week. it helps to give it a swirl every day.everyone starts out filtering their product. enjoy the hobby.don""t toss your heads and tails. put them in your next spirit run. Exactly right Just Me. I put 5 gal. into a 6 1/2 glass carbouy with lots of carbon. I usually get 95% plus. for my neutral runs. I take off a qt or 2 at a time as needed, leaving the carbon in the jug. It gets better every takeoff. You wouldn't believe the stink when I finally filter the carbon at the end. doing a big jug like this concentrates the carbon to alchohol filtration as you sample. Last batch months old, is the very best. Beats a filter tube any day. My opinion."
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"You guys are spoiling all the fun ;-)
We will have to start a ""What Did You Do With You Filter Kit"" thread. Ha!
Well even being so busy, I still managed to finish my filter stand. You would be proud Mr. Walker.
Looks sort of like a oil derrick, or a wind mill. Bout five feet high and constructed of treated two by fours and assembled with deck screws. Took some pics and will post em tomorrow.
Looks like I will be ready for this week end. I did, yet again, take a sample of the 92%. It does get better and better. Clean finish and a smooth burn that lasted a good long time.
One more pass after the filter run (diluted down to 40 or so) and we shall have nirvana.
Ive been also pondering a cureing device. It's new in my head so it's only a concept. But it goes along the lines of a chamber or trough that one would pass their product through that would air it out more expeditiously. Sort of like a babbling brook, with a few waterfall devices and a couple of carbon traps. Has anyone pondered such a thing?"
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"289 Airation works wonders. Most use a ss fish tank bubbler and air pump. Some for as long as 24 hours.
For those who make flavored and aged drinks, they will repeat this at the end, before bottleing.
Cheers!"
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"Cheers indeed.
Well I finally got the spare time to run that filter.
I dont see what all the heart burn was all about.
Maybe it's cause I spent the time to make a quality, user friendly stand. And a contained working area below. I dont know. I had fun with it. Really did.
So. One thing to note. I started adding the carbon to a stainless pot before the water started to boil. I mean way before. I could stick my finger into the water with out any probs. but when I added the carbon to the water, it started to get all rowdy and bubbling like mad!! Had to pull it off for a bit till it settled down.
While that was going on, I packed 100% cotton pads to about 2 inches in depth into the bottom of the collumn. Two layers of premium fillters at he base, and buttoned her up. Installed the exit hose.
Boiled the carbon (stone carbon) for bout half an hour, then to the sink for about 25 rinse cycles. Untill perfectly clear.
Crimped my exit hose with a clamp. started adding the carbon a cup or so at a time while backing it up with filtered water at room temp. Tap, tap, tap as I went. Took about ten minutes.
Soon as I had about an inch of water in the bottom of the vat, I adjusted the hose so that the water was at a fast drip. Soon as the water started to be only in the collumn, I poured in the product. (46% ABV).
True to your word, I could easily feel the separation as a hot ring in the collumn that slowly decended. When it got to the bottom, I used my taste buds. Collected in quart jars.
About half way I got a clean glass, drew some off and swished it to airate.
Dude! Nice! Really nice. Now the product would stand head to head with ANY premium vodka. I'm really happy with it. Had to stay up really late to finish, but boy was that fun!!
Thanks!!"
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