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[kushin760]

i hope every one enjoys my video you know what have fun with what ever it is that you do i make sure i do with anything i do ,,..

[abaddon1112]

@MetalBoogen methanol has a lower boiling point, so it will boil off before the rest will. depending on the size of your batch and type of wash (citrus fruits have a lot of pectin which breaks down to methanol), they say to toss the first bit of your batch (100-120 mL to be safe). If you're really worried about methanol, you can also dilute your distillate down and run it through again, though that's typically unnecessary.

[MetalBoogen]

Hey brother i need your wisdom, im in the fermentation process right now, i just need to know for certain that i do not end up with methanol, if u could help it would be much appreciated

[rebelboy2494]

in notice in your other video you said bayou jackson was your nick name. are you from louisiana?

[PappyDan]

well when you build yours, fill the keg with mash, when that steam starts to really pump through it, you may have a eye opening surprise flowing out of the end of the worm, unless your making brandy, your not going to get much flavor from the run, when you gone through the trial and error of getting it right, and you make a good run, add 2 pounds of dried apples and about 6 cinnamon sticks, let it sit for about 6 months.

[hpjunky70]

@PappyDan You can't push anything but vapor out of a thump keg no matter what you put in it. That's why it's there. I was reading about a guy that was experimenting with a molasses mixture to see if he could infuse flavor that way but the jury is still out on that one. It's a good idea though and that's what distiling is all about. Experimenting along with trial and error to produce the best spirits on the planet.

[hpjunky70]

@PappyDan Kinda confused about your methanol theory. There is only 500-800mil (1-2 shot glasses) of methanol that comes off first, after that the first jar will be the highest proof and the second jar will be a little less and so on. You run untill the booze won't light or when you nose tells you to stop and then blend them together while adding water to get your preferd proof. Should be 100-130 for drinkin neat.

[hpjunky70]

@PappyDan Stainless steel is stainless steel. Using it in anyway is the norm these day's but they say people with a good nose CAN tell the difference in taist between a copper still and a stainless still and that's why i'm going with copper but cooking in a stainless steel beer keg or any other stainless pot is perfectly fine and not dangerous in any way. Steel and aluminum is what you should stay away from and they say aluminum is just a myth but why take a chance.

[hpjunky70]

@PappyDan You are way off base on a reflux still. The one i'm going to make will run as a pot still and a valved reflux. If you run it as a reflux it's purifiying the ethanol by routing the booze back into the tower. If you have a valved still you can set it to run multiple times. It's basically making vodka. Good vodka is set at around 5:1 reflux and a pot still run's it just once wich would be 1:1. You will get the same result with a pot still if you make multiple run's.

[hpjunky70]

@PappyDan I don't understand why you would worry about the thumper adding water. If you have good mash you should still get in the 190 range and you need to cut it anyway. The best shine to drink right out of the jar is 100-130 proof. If you drinking 190 proof your crazy. You should only be taisting the ethonal right out of the still to see what ya got.

[hpjunky70]

@PappyDan You have to run the steam threw the water or tails or it's not a thump keg. The thump keg is there to filter out the mash in case of a boil over. They say if you run it threw water it will mellow the ethanol. If you use the tails it will give you more taist. Just so we are on the same page a thump keg is generally a filter. I'v seen still's with 2 and three thumpers but they were running thew mason jars. A jar would be perfect for what you have.