Double retort Caribbean rum build

[iOnaBender]

Hi Blinky,

What are you charging 1st and 2nd retort with for best flavour, is it wash, molasses, feints or a combination of these?

If using feints in the combo what ratio/ABV percentage?

Cheers

[Maxxx]

Hi Maxxx

I have been running a double retort for about a year now. For rum there is nothing that comes close if done right. The amount of flavours you can get with the 2 retort’s are really next level.

200l boiler with 2x 50l keg’s plumbed together with 25mm copper pipe works very well. Collecting at around 6 or 7 litres per hour and depending on the retort charge will sit around 76-82%.
Retort only need about 3 litres in each and will finish with about 8-10 in each depending on how long you run into tails.

Thanks Blinky - Really appreciated :handgestures-thumbupleft:
At 6-7 litre/hr are you running at 3600 watt ?

[Blinky]

Hi Blinky,

What are you charging 1st and 2nd retort with for best flavour, is it wash, molasses, feints or a combination of these?

If using feints in the combo what ratio/ABV percentage?

Cheers

For rum at the moment It’s a combination of heads/early hearts, cane vinegar, old dunder and contents of previous retort but that changes. I use tails to reduce abv if over 50% for 1st retort.

Not to sure on watts but I think around 12k

I wouldn’t get to carried away with what you have to do with the retort’s, the wash contributes 70% of the flavour and the retorts take it to the next level.

[iOnaBender]

Hi Blinky,

What volume of forshots are you discarding on a 200Ltr run through your setup? Also are you firing boiler via electric elements or gas, for 12Kw i would assume gas? :think:

Cheers,

[iOnaBender]

Blinky has gone walkabout!

Hey Maxxx,

How is the build progressing, I hope everything is on track?

Cheers

[Maxxx]

Work sent me interstate for 2 weeks so have done nothing for a while.
Did give me a chance to raid the old man’s stainless stash while I was down there :-D
He can’t weld any more so he let me at the good stuff.

[Blinky]

Hi Blinky,

What volume of forshots are you discarding on a 200Ltr run through your setup? Also are you firing boiler via electric elements or gas, for 12Kw i would assume gas? :think:

Cheers,

Hey mate. Sorry about the delayed response, I’m in the fruit and veggie business and it gets crazy this time of the year.

Nothing is discarded, but I generally take out about 4-4.5 litres of fore’s which are then kept for use in the next run. I do the cuts on taste so those numbers can change depending on ferment temps and yeast. If you’re ageing for a long time and get a bit of evaporated don’t be scared of a little late heads.

Yeah gas