Dunder Pit

by **Toddles** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:36 pm

Anyone here actually maintain one of these fountains of spewth?

by **rumsponge** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:43 pm

dunderpit_1week.jpg

yep, I got two going in the moment - 20 and 40L . After one week they looked like that.
After 6 weeks (now), they look a lot more interesting :scared-eek: and the smell coming of them.... hmm .... is interesting. 8-}
Will use some of the stuff for starting my next rum generations in spring... :banana-dreads:
cant wait...

by **Toddles** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:45 pm

That looks fucking disgusting.

Good job! :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Kenster** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:50 pm

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot...enlighten the un initiated...define please... what is the aim as i dont get the pic...sorry.
I want to play too.

by **Toddles** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:55 pm

Kenster wrote:Whiskey Tango Foxtrot...enlighten the un initiated...define please... what is the aim as i dont get the pic...sorry.
I want to play too.

Dunder is backset specific to rum.

A dunder pit is a whole other animal. If i tries to explain it i would butcher it and offend rum lovers everywhere.

I suggest reading the wiki to begin with and go from there. https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct= ... 8174,d.dGo

by **Kenster** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:01 pm

Nice to see you 'treading gently' and not offending.. thx for link.
as stated previously...you da man.

by **rumdidlydum** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:04 pm

Here's mine. It would be over 6months old, smells acidy and sweet, not putrid at all :drool:

by **rumsponge** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:04 pm

yep that link is a good start, but it doesnt mention what a 'life dunder pit' is. hehe.
basically, you let the dunder from previous runs go manky hoping to get beneficial wild bacteria/yeast/fungi infections.
the bugs use the unfermentables to make lots of interesting molecules that impart a 'unique' flavour to the rum (after next round of molasses ferment, distilling and ageing).
Thats the theory at least, thought i give it a go.

by **Toddles** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:11 pm

Kenster wrote:Nice to see you 'treading gently' and not offending.. thx for link.
as stated previously...you da man.

Thanks for the encouragement mate.

I ain't no saint tho, why just today i fart bombed the real estate agent for their crime of Gazumping (rather trying) myself.

I can recommend "liquid ass" for that particular mission if the need ever arises.

by **Darwin award** » Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:43 pm

When you feed it to the still all the nasties get changed to niceness with heat...or for the mor technically minded Ketones and fatty acides undergo esterfication....http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... heads.html

by **Toddles** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:12 pm

You fellas that keep a pit, do you chuck in the scud from the boiler walls that forms after a stripping run?

Stripping a rum wash sure is dirty business!

by **warramungas** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:22 pm

Toddles wrote:You fellas that keep a pit, do you chuck in the scud from the boiler walls that forms after a stripping run?

Stripping a rum wash sure is dirty business!

From what I've read you can chuck in anything you want. Banana peels, rats that have drowned in it, etc... :laughing-rolling:

by **WTDist** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:23 pm

sheep heads :puke-huge:

by **Doubleuj** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:30 pm

WTDist wrote:sheep heads :puke-huge:

Don't be silly, it was a goats head wasn't it? Sheeps head would be disgusting :puke-huge:

by **Toddles** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:32 pm

WTDist wrote:sheep heads :puke-huge:

Yeah i could handle anything vegetable related but throwing once breathing animals or parts of said animals into it seems like an invitation to have the stinkiest garage in history!

There's a reason Jamaicans keep their dunder pits out the middle of the bloody forest me thinks :)) I have heard of roo heads as well. If i had a jungle pit i would throw people i don't like in there 8-}

by **TasSpirits** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 5:32 pm

Heres a pic of mine, been outdoors for about 6 months and is growing some interesting moulds etc. Smells tasty.

by **Doubleuj** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:05 pm

:puke-huge: holy crap you blokes are crazy, :puke-huge:
Not as much as the first bloke who ever thought it would be OK to use this but still crazy

by **TasSpirits** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:12 pm

My Rum made with aged dunder is by far my favourite, everyone that has tried it loves it. When I tell them how it is made :scared-eek:

by **Toddles** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:18 pm

TasSpirits wrote:My Rum made with aged dunder is by far my favourite, everyone that has tried it loves it. When I tell them how it is made :scared-eek:

How much do you use in a wash mate?

by **TasSpirits** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 6:30 pm

Started out 2 to 4L per 50L wash for stripping then swapped to adding it to boiler for each gen after a bit of research, then also for the spirit run :handgestures-thumbupleft:

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