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"I did 25 Liter sugar wash with 16-17 ponds of sugar in distilled water and Turbo 48 yeast. Degassed and checked/tested potential ABV and it ""floated"" at 0 %  It tastes dry like a dry wine( the dry part, not the grape part). What's up here? And I doing something wrong? Do I need to start over? Not quite sure if I started the yeast at too high of a temperature when I introduced it into the wash, it is a possibility as I did not have batteries in the digital when I did it and was relying on the stick on provided. Can it be saved or dump and go again. Help PLEASE."
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I did 25 Liter sugar wash with 16-17 ponds of sugar in distilled water and Turbo 48 yeast. Degassed and checked/tested potential ABV and it "floated" at 0 %
This reading is correct- after fermentation your wash will have zero potential. Your reading prior to fermentation may show 15% for example- that is the potential amount of additional alcohol from the time of reading. 0% basically tells you that fermentation is complete (although you will often go to a negative reading because the alcohol is lighter than water, so the combined mixture is less dense than pure water). The 'dry wine' character also tells you that you have little to no sugar remaining.
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"10 pounds (or less) of sugar would be a kinder, gentler ferment and prolly cleaner too.
Run it M sparky."
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"That looks smoked to me mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Did you test the specific gravity before you pitched the yeast???? what was the potential alcohol reading???"
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let me bite --where is noneye??? 
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"I didn't, missed that step but just added packet of Sparkiloid clearing agent to the batch.
Do you rack directly from the wash container to the kettle?
Next, assembly of PS II hi cap. Insulation. Heat."
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" Originally Posted by: LWTCS  10 pounds (or less) of sugar would be a kinder, gentler ferment and prolly cleaner too.
Run it M sparky. Okay, that would make my life easier but what could I expect for strength of product?"
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Rack into the kettle.When you roll your copper plugs put the cut ends inside.It keeps the ends intact.Tell me about that knife in the picture pls.
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Clearing agent worked very well. Very happy.
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