Hot flavour from sugar wash- ageing
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:05 am
Been a while :greetings-waveyellow:
Sampled my first CFW with malt extract at 9 months, the flavours are great other than a hotter than expected flavour that dominates the other flavours. It was diluted to 40%. Ran through pot still twice - stripping and spirit run.
Guessing tighter cuts would help - could have a little heads in it as it was first time cutting on the pot still instead of the reflux - and less sugar for future washes (was 4kg sugar for 25l plus 500g LME).
Just wondering if anyone else gets this, and does/could ageing for longer (thinking forgetting about it for 2 years) dull the residual heat flavour, and if so, by much?
It mixes ok but I prefer my bourbons neat or on the rocks.
Sampled my first CFW with malt extract at 9 months, the flavours are great other than a hotter than expected flavour that dominates the other flavours. It was diluted to 40%. Ran through pot still twice - stripping and spirit run.
Guessing tighter cuts would help - could have a little heads in it as it was first time cutting on the pot still instead of the reflux - and less sugar for future washes (was 4kg sugar for 25l plus 500g LME).
Just wondering if anyone else gets this, and does/could ageing for longer (thinking forgetting about it for 2 years) dull the residual heat flavour, and if so, by much?
It mixes ok but I prefer my bourbons neat or on the rocks.