Hi Folks
After completing my first run according to the manufactures instructions, I thought I’d start following some of the advice that keeps on coming up on the forum. Decided to play with my second and final turbo yeast run. (Straight into TPW’s now after what I’ve read) Took a couple of 250mm head cuts before dumping the rest into a demijohn. This was followed by the tails run that is built into the design of the Pure Distilling reflux. Left the neutral to air for about 5 hours before smelling and tasting what I’d produced. Wanted to start simple and build from that. OK, you guys are right. The next run will be cuts all the way. After smelling the two heads containers, a mild headache started soon after. The first jar was quite overpowering. The second jar wasn’t quite as sharpe but that strong acetone type of smell still lingered. The hearts demijohn was quite placid. Nothing much there at all. But in saying that, I reckon a little more heads could have been removed. The tails run (which is much slower on my still) did not have any smell at all. When I tasted the tails it was better than I’d hoped. It was reasonably good in the sense that it only had the slightest cardboard taste. To think that I was drinking that horrid stuff after my first attempt....... The learning curve has started in earnest. Can’t wait to try some of the good stuff. Thanks to everyone who contributes and comments on the forum. It would be hard work and a lot of headaches if you had to do it on your own.
Cheers
Les