Homedistiller sacrificial run. I built a 3" ccvm.

Homedistiller sacrificial run After a first run with water, last Saturday I did a sacrificial run using some cheap wine (12% ABV). That way if there are any issues, even though it is just a sac run, will be much easier to troubleshoot should anything go wrong. Tell us about all of these great times here. Now is NOT the time to get greedy or lazy. If you did a vinegar run you've stripped any hydrophilic residues from the column. Do a vinegar Just completed my sacrificial run on my 5 gal chinese pot still. Depending on how good a job you do with an initial manual cleaning, it may take one, two, or maybe six sac runs to get it clean. It's called a SACRIFICE RUN for a reason because it will contain things you DO NOT want in your body. If you are tasting and drinking your sacrificial run. spurgeon Novice Posts: 20 Joined: Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:39 pm. Doing the sacrificial Hey guys, was making my first sacrificial run on my Pure Distilling Reflux Still tonight Used 5l of crappy cask wine and a few litres of water. 000? Top. Howdy all, I have some home made wine that didn't turn out the greatest. I love my rig, but it's slow as hell - I can make a great neutral at azeo, but not much faster than a few drips a second. Post by scmoose » Sat Dec 21, 2019 6:52 pm. You should throw the condensate out afterwards. 5 gallon boiler, with 2" column. Doing the sacrificial run Other discussions for folks new to the wonderful craft of home distilling. Re: sacrificial run question. I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 sacrificial Run Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. I didn't want to waste the better stuff I have on a sacrificial run. Hope this helps. Came off the still at around 45% ABV and ran down to just under 20% ABV. Evil juggler wrote: ↑ Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:42 pm Thank you for your response I'm running in potstill mode as I don't have coil built yet ( on its way). Ran a vinegar cleaning run through it. Post by Sporacle » Sat Jan 21, 2023 6:48 pm. I have a 16 gallon milk can stainless boiler with a 5500 watt element and a homebuilt power controller. I've built an SCR controller as well for this kind of job. An Ethanol sacrificial run is popular here on HD forums as it's cheap and easy to do. The Baker Master of Distillation Posts: 4674 Joined: Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:48 pm Did a cleaning run with vinegar earlier in the week, did my sacrificial run today with about 3-3. 5l vodka bottles (cheap stuff), watered it down to around 15% ABV, and then fired up the still, with the condensor running for the Vinegar run AND Sacrificial run? Other discussions for folks new to the wonderful craft of home distilling. 5 gallon tank, is a 5 gallon batch of sugar shine mash going to be enough or should I make the same quantity of mash I'd make for a normal run? I'll be doing the vinegar and water first of course, just didn't know how many Doing my sac run on my offset as we speak. Run a 50/50 water/vinegar blend through your still. The vinegar run can just be a wash, it's use is to "passivate" the copper, What is the minimum abv you should use on a sacrificial run? Top. I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 Sacrificial Run. I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 1st sacrificial run. Ferment something cheap like a Birdwatcher's Wash. Re: First sacrificial run. The liquid fluxes are fluoride based and are easy to remove with steam or just boiling water. 1/2 Sacrificial run. Could've done it a little cheaper though. Sacrificial run. 5gal of Birdwatchers Sugar recipe. Finally got to do my first alcohol distillation (after vinegar run), although it was a sacrificial run. This will be run through the still to clean it out of the remaining contaminates and residual vinegar. That first run is going to be nasty crap anyway, just use it to clean and learn. I ran in "Reflux" for a few minutes to really get everything full, then raised the RC and lowered the heat input to get a slow stream, then had a bit of a play around with RC position and heat for a while, to get a feel for my still. I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 Sacrificial Run? Post by Solo83 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:03 pm. spencer321 Bootlegger » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:59 pm. And don't forget the cleaning run (that's vinegar/water). Vinegar run AND Sacrificial run? Post by tombombadil » Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:55 am. Post by LoStillo » Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:13 am. But, just keep in mind that sacrificial means you’ll dump it I saw nothing unusual from the vinegar/water run. I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 sacrificial run. 5% Jar 4 100ml 91. Pics are VERY welcome, we drool over pretty copper . I have a 50L pot still with dual Liebig condenser. Then, once you've acquainted yourself with the operation of your new equipment and assured yourself you have no vapor leaks, its ready for a sacrificial alcohol run. sacrificial Run Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. Moderator: Site Moderator. That being said, other than covering the electric heating element what should the size of my sacrificial run be? It's a 15. Without the trained senses to make my cuts, I relied on The sacrificial run is for removing crud from your still. I will do another run: - A sac run is part of the cleaning process to remove manufacturing crud and flux left behind from the build. sacrificial run. Running a vinegar run through my new still right now. Good luck and keep up the good works and now get you a real wash going! Oh yeah, if running in pot mode or if it's a pot still without a thumper you might want to run stripping runs followed by a spirit run inorder to get a more drinkable spirit. Do I need to run vinegar AND dump my first alcohol run? I find the answer: yes. Fermented some of Shady’s Sugar Shine over the last week to run as the “sacrificial run” after 2 Vingear/H2O cleaning runs on a new 5 gallon electric element heated Vengeance Pot Still with Thumper. rad14701 retired Posts: 20865 Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2007 NZChris Master of Distillation Posts: 13088 Joined: Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:42 am Location: New Zealand After making a few alterations to my liebig, I conducted a second set of cleaning steps (vinegar run, steam clean) and was just about to fire up the sacrificial run today, when unexpected rain came falling down. Re: Question about a sacrificial run. It is 5 1/2' to the tee with a foot above for the reflux condenser. In fact, using heads that have some of the higher solvents will help clean better too. I have one fermentation vessel actively making my first Whiskey Corn Mash. I understand distilling wine usually Sacrificial run. Post by rbsc » Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:26 pm Yummyrum wrote: ↑ Mon Oct 17, 2022 8:50 am If you got 90% of theoretical , thats pretty acceptable . I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 Sacrificial run Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. Made me sick . Got her up to full boil and started the water pump as product started to drip from the end of the Dimroth. Admittedly, I did run it fairly quickly for a spirit run, producing a steady trickle rather than a drip-drip. 1/2 I run a 2" 60 inch column with a traditional copper coil-cooled Boka head attached with a triclamp. surely I couldn’t mess that up! But it seems I did. . I can hear the reflux in the column, sounds like rain about 10" down from reflux return. Collected just over 2 qts of liquid. usually preceded by a Vinegar Run followed immediately by a steam run or strong rinse with water . It went very smoothly, and I am really glad that I thought it all through. Chremes Novice Posts: 3 Joined: Fri Oct 18, 2024 9:12 pm. Caution, don't get your ear too close to the column it's friggin hot! As this is the sac run I will play a bit with takeof vs reflux, fun, fun,fun. 3% I run my sacrificial runs hard and fast to clean the crap out of the still, it's not a practice run. If you did a good manual cleaning and a good 50/50 water/vinegar run, one 3 gallon charge should probably be enough. T-Pee wrote:1- Was this a stripping or sacrificial run? it was both a sacrificial run in that it will clean the still and be thrown away and an experimental stripping run 2- You're running propane indoors?? no it was a 10l still on a mains gas cooker (uk) tp. Make a 30 gal ferment. I need to do a sacrificial / cleaning run and was going to use a 5 gallon UJSSC wash but the more I think about it the more I don’t want to waste that mash. 1/2 sacrificial run Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. You said it holds about 45l, you can make a wash large enough to fill the If you're making any changes like new parts, especially soldering, you want to do sacrificial run to ensure the nasties are gone. Head temp has stabilized at 172 F. I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 Heated my water and poured it over the mix to dissolve the sugar. Posted while Bitter posted. My new water recirculation system leaked like a sieve. 5 Kw Klarstein). Overall, it went very well. Other discussions for folks new to the wonderful craft of home distilling. What amount of liquid should be run though it with this set up? I have 12 gallons of wash fermenting as we About to clean a new project (2" VM reflux ala Compleat Distiller w/ a few changes), have done a water/vinegar test and clean and going to do a sacrificial Run next. Truckinbutch Angel's Share Posts: 8107 Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:49 pm. Bushman Admin Posts: 18253 Joined: Tue Mar 30, 2010 If you think that your first run is going to be the damn good top shelf stuff. I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 Disaster With Sacrificial Wine Cleaning Run Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. Distilled 2. I manage to get the T500 lid to Sacrificial run Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. It all ended without major problems, but there where tons of mistakes as well. Recently converted my reflux still to a CCVM. 1/2 Sacrificial Run. Post by Truckinbutch » Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:17 pm. comments 1955 0 ml n/a 62 Start up, all burners on full, leibig on, all cold. Just like learning a new board game, you can only Sacrificial Run? Post by Solo83 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:03 pm. The sequence successively cleans contaminants left 3. But here's what I got (corrected for temp): ~75ml FS Jar 1 100ml 87. Dump it when complete, don't Some people need to do second and even third runs. 2010 0 ml n/a 70 All burners on full, leibig on, warm pot, column and out is cold. Wait till you pour it away . It is sacrificial . used 5 liters of cheap box wine mixed with about 5 liters of water to get some alcohol running thru my 2" boka after my water vinegar run Sacrificial Run? Post by Solo83 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:03 pm. Did a cleaning run with vinegar earlier in the week, did my sacrificial run today with about 3-3. Product condenser is a 2" X 30" shotgun. It's a sacrificial run. Less will take longer to get the same job done . I built a 3" ccvm. I have been reading and reading and reading some more and I appreciate all I've learned from the great folks on this site. 5". So I purchased an alcoengine dome lid and still tops to get started. Sporacle Distiller Posts: 1220 Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:45 am. My LM/VM & Potstill: My build thread My Cadco hotplate modification thread: Hotplate Build My stock pot gin still: stock pot potstill My 5-grain Bourbon recipe: Special K. Post by scottieeto » Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:16 pm. That being said Re: About sacrifice run Post by Windy City » Mon Dec 19, 2022 3:30 pm Although it is called a sacrificial run there is no need to waste it by throwing it out just do not drink it. Yay! It all went smoothly. how many should one do? i did 2 vinegar and water runs one without steam and one with! then i did a cheap wine run! 3 bottles of wild irish rose! and that Sacrificial Run? Post by Solo83 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:03 pm. Took 3 1. Programmer specializing in process control for ExxonMobil (ethanol If you don't have any experience running a still, your sacrificial run is a good time to learn, but don't taste. On a new still, do the vinegar run first, then use a simple sugar wash for the sacrificial run. I realized a lot of things. 1/2 That being said, other than covering the electric heating element what should the size of my sacrificial run be? It's a 15. Twisted Brick wrote: ↑ Sat Oct 07, 2023 12:24 am. 16 posts • Page 1 of 1. If I haven’t run my still in a while I don’t redo the vinegar but will do a sacrificial and partial steam cleaning with my feints. 25" Two Reducer LM Head For Stripping Plus Reflux Column Extension. You run slow in a spirit run to avoid smearing but in this case you don't care about smearing so don't waste time with a slow run. I was wondering if it would be acceptable to distill this as my first sacrificial run. I like to run a good sacrificial cleaning for at least a couple of hours. you decide so had a clean run with water then with water vinegar sacrificial run with low wines using the electrical controller,,nice!! If I have been reading correctly, the alcohol turns to steam at around 179 degrees and water boils at 210. I would run the sacrificial alchohol at the higher proof, but run it fast. I get why it's called a sacrificial run, but it could also be called an educational run. Others may vary, but you need a thorough cleaning. Made several adjustments, got rid of a bunch of extra hoses, added some connections, a ton of teflon, stopped the leaks, and ran through the sacrificial run using a bottle of cheap mezcal, a bottle of cheap scotch, 2 boxes of Sacrificial Run. The output from this run will not taste good. First is that I don't really know what I'm doing. Being able to reach every part is not essential. (Apartment Still) Concentric Pot/Reflux Still (Experimental) It was just a sacrificial sugar wash, but I ran it as a spirit run for the sake of learning. I like to run the sac runs for at least 2 hours at an appreciable rate to make sure the crud is all washed out. 7% HEADS Jar 2 100ml 91. 4% Jar 5 100ml 90. I wanted a modular still with the convenience of fitting an electric boiler I already own (2. Fear and ridicule are the tactics of weak-minded cowards and tyrants who have no other leadership talent from which to draw in order to persuade. The cleaning run is done first (in case you weren't sure). Post by spurgeon » Sat Aug 20, 2022 5:52 pm. 1- Is a sacrificial run mandatory on a new all stainless steel rig? Regarding the cleaning protocol mentioned in topics for new rigs, I totally understand the steaming and vinegar runs' necessity. You don't have to go big on the power, and my thought is that as long as you give your kit 30min of sac run The sacrificial run will give you an exact indication as to what to expect during the keeper run, so you'll have already gained worthwhile experience Small Scale 1. without a thumper it Make sure you have lots of fresh air for this. So, I ran my Sacrificial Run and I have a few questions 20 L of 12% ABV boxed wine. I shall certainly do the vinegar run next and then a sacrificial run as suggested If it helps here is a picture. If you can, follow a recipe anyway, something like Shadys Sugar Shine, or even just a UJSSM or Odins cornflakes. (I figured out one bag of ice isn't enough) Sacrificial run, yield question. Post by travelin man » Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:52 pm. I also ran my first moonshine and it came out better than I thought it would since it was just a sugar shine. What amount of liquid should be run though it with this set up? I have 12 gallons of wash fermenting as we speak and want to make sure everything's all cleaned up. Sacrificial Run. 33" long Liebig, 1" over 0. Re: Low ABV in sacrificial run. Now bear in mind, this was my sacrificial run, so I cared more about the process of running a reflux for a neutral than I care about ABV or total output. rbsc Bootlegger Posts: 102 Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:30 am. I found some feints, a bunch of 40% neutral that went cloudy, and some other odds and ends and tossed it into six gallons of Re: Sacrificial run, yield question. I've got 4 1/2 feet of marbles in there. If I went with a cheap box wine how much would I need to use in a 1/2 barrel keg boiler and a 1/16 keg thumper? Sacrificial run. Sacrificial run Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. 15. But my sacrificial run I did last night was a 4 gallon sugar wash. 1/2 Sacrificial run, yield question. I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 Search "sacrificial run" hundreds of posts " you can pick your nose and you can pick your friends; but you can't always wipe your friends off on your saddle" sage advice from Kinky Friedman. You will be disappointed. Post by Sacrificial run, yield question. I'm running on my Brewzilla 3. Would one gallon of Mash be enough for a sacrificial ? Top. Steaming also removes any flavors and odors from all previous runs and help to clean the palate If you don’t plan to consume the “basement bottles of booze”, then of course you can use those for your sacrificial run. ss. k guy's, just done the first sacrificial run, found an old beer kit at the back of the kitchen cupboard, thought this would be ideal for the first run, so let it ferment for a week or more, then tonight ran it through the still, ran off about a cup full, then collected about a litre in a large jar, after testing it with a hydrometer, only got a reading of about 10%. Tell us about all of You can add a quick sacrificial run with alcoholl to remove elements that vinegar and water vapor did not remove. Put it in a warm room and capped added the air lock. 5 gallon SS pot still and with 2 gallon copper thumper. Sounds about right. It will also give you a “feel” for how your still will run when actually doing a keeper run. And although I have spent hours and hours and hours and a few more hours reading this forum, I need to read some more. Chremes Novice Posts: 6 Joined: Fri Oct 18, 2024 9:12 pm Location: Cowtown. Vinegar, Sacrificial Run, then Spirit. 20 posts • Page 1 of 1. Proof Temp. Rrmuf Rumrunner Posts: 668 Joined: Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:07 pm Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. It doesn’t matter if the spirits are clear, colored, or flavored. Top. 10 posts • Page 1 of 1. 8-10 % for an efficient run . rbsc Bootlegger Posts: 118 Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:30 am. I start collect over 82 °C and stop above 95 °C. So today was a special day. how many should one do? i did 2 vinegar and water runs one without steam and one with! then i did a cheap wine run! 3 bottles of wild irish rose! and that I have a 7. Took it as a chance to practice cuts and temperature control. Col. Shadys Sugar Shine is a good one. Its a great way to learn to operate your new still. 07. Post by Ok i ran my first sacrificial run today with 2 gallons of viniger and 2 gallons of water and here are the results, can you please let me know if it looks ok at the end (product) or if it is coming out to fast or to slow (if anything i think to fast) I had a hard time getting the tempiture right at first so it was a litlle hot around 210 but then i got it turned back and had it settled at about Sacrificial run. Congrats on the new keg still, Mr Gadget! Remember that this sugar wash (mashes are made from grain only) is not to be consumed so you can go high on the ABV, like +15% if your yeast will tolerate it. Thank you for your help and advice. Measured 1. But when I finished the vinegar runs, the copper on the inside was no longer bright and shiny, but grey and dingy. Keep the sacrificial distillate for future cleaning runs. Today was a day of firsts, new still, first stripping run (well a sacrificial one anyway) and a lot of learning taken place! I have already done an acid clean and tested the waters a little so to speak. 100% reflux right now. Sacrificial Run? Post by Solo83 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:03 pm. Enjoy your new still, and good of you to do a sacrificial run. I have a still that will accommodate 5 gallons of mash. Re: First Sacrificial run Post by MooseMan » Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:17 pm lurch chaos wrote: ↑ Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:36 pm So yes it one of those cheep China stills. Turned out nice and clean But make sure you have done the cleaning run with vinegar/water first. Now, the alcohol run is always mentioned as a means to eliminate flux and other impurities caused from copper brazing/soldering, as well as somehow I successfully ran my vinegar and sacrificial runs late last week. You will need to see how things work and figure how the still runs, how to do cuts, etc. Post by . Go to the Tried and True and pick a simple sugar wash. These were valuable and gave me a good understanding of how the still works, what to look for and in the heads, hearts and tails. Post by Sacrificial Run. LoStillo Novice Posts: 6 Joined: Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:02 pm. Re: Sacrificial run Post by ericrichards420 » Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:58 pm I always take off 150 ml of fores and 200 ml heads, I collect most of the tails but when it starts tasting bad I stop the run. Run a sacrifical run of wash through your still and throw everything you collect away. Post by Bkvance » Tue Oct 08, 2024 4:58 pm. ss First sacrificial run last night, distillate came out at around 80 degrees celsius - is this normal? I’ve done a lot of searching and reading and can only find stuff that refers to the vapour or boiler temperature, not the temperature of the actual liquid output. No surprises today. Yes a sacrificial run is necessary it cleans the flux and other nasty stuff that vinegar doesn't as far Both runs are important. And using the PID in a manual capacity for heat control. Filled pot up 3/4 way with wash, put about a gallon of wash in the thumper (should I measure this?). That being said Sacrificial Run? Post by Solo83 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:03 pm. in that order. Never drink it, but sometimes your still will puke or you need to clean out rum/brandy flavors before you do your next neutral or whisky run. 02 from 1. Everything seemed to be going well, about 20-25 mins to heat up, turned the water flow through the Sacrificial run. I planned on waiting it out, but weather, that was supposed to be clear, turned grey and the forecast changed to continuous showers Sacrificial run, yield question. Run this for 20-30 minutes after you start producing. Yesterday I did the vinegar run with plans to do a sacrificial run soon (its fermenting). 6 sacrificial run. So, I would use at least 1/2 of the boiler, or in your case 2-1/2 to 3 gallons. Post by For the sacrificial run, does the specific gravity have to be all the way down to <1. 1/2 As long as there is alcohol it will be fine for a sacrificial run. It takes a bit to be good at Proper cleaning protocol (for a virgin still) is 1) steam clean and water run, 2) pickle cleaning with vinegar/water ('vinegar run' diluting the vinegar 50/50 with water and 3) sacrificial alcohol run. Well, unfortunately, i lost a bunch of your helpful replies in the forum crash and restore. My thinking is that is gonna get thrown out any and the wine is just sitting there. Ok I took some old homemade wines (7500 ml) and charged the still. Oh my gosh! Good Luck. Doing the sacrificial run Post by Chremes » Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:31 pm. Is this normal? Doing the sacrificial run Other discussions for folks new to the wonderful craft of home distilling. It's not even safe to keep it for cleaner because it's dirty, possibly toxic, and might smell like drinkable alcohol to someone who doesn't know better o. Then use your next run to learn some more. About to clean a new project (2" VM reflux ala Compleat Distiller w/ a few changes), have done a water/vinegar test and clean and going to do a sacrificial Run next. It's a lot of work and time to make that and I don't want to sacrifice it to the distilling gods. Will 2 gallons of wine be enough to run though it I already did a water & vinegar run. I haven’t done a vinegar run yet - I stupidly thought I would practice with just deionised water for the first run to get used to controlling the temperature etc. I completed the sacrificial run on my still last night. My first sac run was with a good whiskey wash . Then cooled it with some cool water and rounded it out to about 5 gallons. Post by Nj-wine-o » Sun Dec 27, 2015 9:13 pm. 5 gallon tank, is a 5 gallon batch of sugar shine mash going to be enough or should I make the same quantity of mash I'd make for a normal run? I'll be doing the vinegar and water first of course, just didn't know how many Sacrificial run. From 1 liter wine I get 150ml My first stripping/sacrificial run Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. My question really was more about whether fermented washes on stipping runs are adequate cleaning or a Demy wrote: ↑ Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:47 pm If you have access to all the parts with your hand, I would say to use a soft brush + citric acid let's say 10%, rinse well with water, then you could distil something like a low-cost alcohol or citric acid + water. 14 posts • Page 1 of 1. Chuck it normally . 1/2 I’ve just finished doing a cleaning run with a 50/50 water and vinegar ratio and am now planning on doing a sac run. This is the results. Prairiepiss retired Posts: 16571 Joined: Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:42 pm Location: Somewhere in At the risk of asking a question that gets me kicked from the forum, for not being able to find the answer in the 9874 "vinegar run" posts: I read the New Distiller Lounge descriptions on the required cleaning and sacrificial runs, which didn't seem to provide the specifics necessary to accomplish the vinegar run. Loaded it with 8 gallons of birdwatchers that kind of stalled out at 1. Post by Sedaterman » Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:15 pm. Invited a friend over, and we performed a sacrificial run on my Alembic Still. Time Vol. Water temp rose from 42F to 96F by the time I quit. I'm curious if I can save the "sacrifice” for future cleaning runs? Was thinking of proofing that down to 20-30 Yummyrum wrote: ↑ Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:53 pm Are you intending it to be a stripping run or a Pot and thumper run and done ? Have you also done a sacrificial cleaning run in your new still ? I’m guessing if you have a 20gal thumper , then your pot is at least that or bigger . 070 on the hydrometer and added a couple packets of bakers yeast. It's a sacrifice alright. 4. Load your boiler with ten gallons. 5% (maybe some heads still?) Jar 3 100ml 93. I like to have around 20% to 30% ABV alcohol for the cleaning run. I took 2 gals of my 4 gal sugar wash (tomato paste + sugar wash) plus an extra gallon of water and ran it through a stripping run. The race with vinegar or citric acid is very useful in parts where you can't get, for example the condenser of the product . Sacrificial run, yield question. If you are running electric, you need to make sure you charge with enough wash to keep the element covered during the entire run. It's a sacrificial run You're supposed to be cleaning your new still with this run and throwing it away. Post by KingE » Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:29 am. 5 gallons of a REALLY old homemade wine my father made years ago. Shine0n sacrificial Run Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. It’s purpose is to dissolve ( be a solvent to ) any residue left after the construction phase . ehxjsa ucpotq brkiq whd kyln efolrarz fxva efhqrv aivc ylzea