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My hooch is coming out fine and clear but it has a funky smell to it like eggs or something...does anyone know why this is?...could it be the cracked corn I'm using or what.....it's a 15 gal sugar wash with cracked corn and turbo yeast
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could be the turbo yeast. Sometimes I get an off taste with it
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I tried two different brands
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rotten egg smell would be sulphur coming through I would think. maybe your tap water has sulphur in it? what proof are you getting when the smell occurs? what temp are you running when the smell occurs? need more info!
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I am on city water....the proof is about 150 and temp I'm running is 180ish to 190 f
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Hi taylorboy,
How much packing are you using and is it copper. The sulpher (rotten egg) smell is a byproduct if the distilling process. Copper packing helps to get rid of it.
Maddawgs
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I'm not using any packing
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Originally Posted by: Taylorboy  I'm not using any packing If not then maddogs question about your still being made out of what may be the answer
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It's a beer keg that is practically brand new
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Do y'all think it might be bc I'm using city water and maybe if I buy distilled water and use it than maybe that might fix it......I know it's not my still bc all the parts a're brand new and only been ran a few times
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Originally Posted by: Taylorboy I'm not using any packing Hi Taylorboy, Are you running a pot still or a refluxer? Is your column copper or stainless.If a stainless refluxer then copper packing in the column will help to remove the sulpher during the distillation process. Maddawgs
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I'm running a pot still and my column is stainless...its the extractor ll column from brewhaus
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For pot only one coil of copper--- for just vodka, fill the tower with copper mesh
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Ok....should I run the shine threw a filter or something after it comes out the column....I've seen on tv them guys fare running it through some kinda filter after the shine drips outta the worm...what is that?
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" Originally Posted by: Taylorboy It's a beer keg that is practically brand new Thats the boiler but what about the tower???? And why no copper mesh???"
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sorry got in late on the answer/question ....I see it now.
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" Originally Posted by: Taylorboy Ok....should I run the shine threw a filter or something after it comes out the column....I've seen on tv them guys fare running it through some kinda filter after the shine drips outta the worm...what is that? Some folks will say you dont need to carbon filter,that if you make a decent wash you dont need it,but what can it really hurt?? Even if the hooch did'nt need it can it REALLY hurt it??? I dont think so."
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"Taylorboy,
Try dropping some copper (a ball of mesh or something) in jar with your funky smelling distillate and let it sit for a few days. Then let us know if the smell improves and if you see any black flakes.
The next time you do a pot run put one or two plugs in the column ... see if things improve.
--JB"
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Ok I will try that...thanks for all the info y'all
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