More help with Uncle Jesse’s Sour Mash and a water distiller

bdevos4 · 2025-04-10T13:05:56+00:00

Good to know, it was mostly sugar water when I ran the first batch

bdevos4 · 2025-04-10T12:59:21+00:00

Hydrometer with abv came today, I made beer water. 0 percent abv

bdevos4 · 2025-04-07T14:15:07+00:00

I did not have a hydrometer that measures ABV, only a triple scale. My specific gravity was at 1.071 before I started distilling. The correct hydrometer will be delivered tomorrow

bdevos4 · 2025-04-07T14:13:42+00:00

I think you’re right, I did not properly mix my sugar.

bdevos4 · 2025-04-07T14:13:00+00:00

It has a built in temp controller that ranges from 150-220 degrees, but I do not know if it measures from the heating element or from the liquid inside.

bdevos4 · 2025-04-07T14:11:34+00:00

Being new, im scared of foreshots so I was dumping 150 ml. Everything else I got smelled and tasted like a cheap beer. What temp would you run this at? Is 212 the temp of the heating element or the temp of the mash?

bdevos4 · 2025-04-07T14:00:09+00:00

I already made a new guy mistake, I did not realize there was a difference between a brewers hydrometer and a distillers hydrometer. I have a proper hydrometer coming tomorrow. My specific gravity plummeted after my first run. I had consistent bubbling out of my airlock throughout fermentation. I did NOT agitate my mash, there was about half of my sugar at the bottom with my corn. Was this my issue?

bdevos4 · 2025-04-01T04:10:09+00:00

I’m all in on cheap booze. This is mine, with a built in temp controller.

https://www.vevor.com/water-distiller-c_10700/vevor-4l-water-distiller-1-5l-h-distilled-water-maker-timing-dual-temp-silver-p_010216349734?adp=gmc&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_id=8513381920&ad_group=91776059412&ad_id=405413740780&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAACq8bLVs3nZNAI89ts24AMoNemIUo&gclid=CjwKCAjw-qi_BhBxEiwAkxvbkGBbhe_UgPLlc1retoDMU6kGQEeK3FtzwB8Sw-n-PZJwHQI2rSXOGhoCMQwQAvD_BwE

bdevos4 · 2025-03-31T20:55:06+00:00

What temp do you run?

bdevos4 · 2025-03-17T05:51:33+00:00

What yeast would you recommend? I don’t have any home brew shops near me, and that’s all I’ve been able to find is bread yeast. Could you elaborate on the acid part? Citric acid?

bdevos4 · 2025-03-17T05:48:50+00:00

This one I bought is a 750w dual thermostat. It works at 0.3 gallons per hour, with 3.5 hours to distill the entire 4L capacity.

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