E73 Rum Part 2 " The Distillation"

[@jeffholliman7897]

Great Video Randy! I'll be making my Rum wash this weekend following your recipe. I do agree with you as far as using the PWM, My first run was with a PID and since then I have built a PWM controller for my still and love how precise I can get with it.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

enjoy your Rum I did Rum one time and part of it i mixed some backset into it to make "dark Rum" very tasty

[@charlesdeshler202]

you sure got some good equipment thats is set up nice

[@stillworksandbrewing]

thanks

[@everydayden5826]

Another good video Randy ! Using a pwm myself with the mighty mini and it works out very well. Of course do to the legal issues, I only use it for distilling water and essential oils, don't you know. But I understand that it makes some pretty good rum if one chose to do that with it, ha ha. It won't be long and you will be at the 100k mark my friend. Just so you know, no matter how hard or bad a day I have had, watching you, Jesse, and George always make me feel better about things. Thanks for always being upbeat and making everyone that " visits " your channel feel so welcome. My best from NH. -- den

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Hi Den Hope all is well and yes channel is growing slow and steady I have a lot of fun doing it and hope people get something out of it. Enjoy your day we'll see you next time. Cheers!!

[@codyrosewood4352]

Hey mate! Instead of freezing your dunder, throw it in a fermenter with a tablespoon of yogurt and leaving it for months and months, occasionally letting in some oxygen. Its delicious 🤤😋

[@brothersofbourbon9253]

Pretty cool man. The 10,000 watt pwm will last forever. Hope you do part 3 on the spicing. Thanks again for a great video. Keep'em coming.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

That's the plan! make sure you come back next Monday Cheers !!

[@hurcellwilson212]

Randy that's what I'm talking about !!! Get it in the jug !!!...lol. Cheers.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Cheers my friend!!

[@jimsippi1419]

When I still my rum the heads are loaded with acetone and methanol, hangover and headache ingredients. I start on low flame until the pure ethyl comes in at the slight increase of temp. If the batch heats slow enough these biproducts release themselves and separate without a lot of ethyl spill over. The moon makes a big difference as well as to the ease of the separation.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

thanks for the tips cheers

[@robertb4996]

I would like to know if you clean your still with something or just hot water after each time you use it

[@stillworksandbrewing]

most of the time just water and with dish cloth once in a while i might use i think it's called bar bright

[@cameronshine3465]

nice video, just installed controller 10000w 240V last night and waiting on a ammeter to get here. I will use the the fan that is installed in my project box. Looks like that fan you got should stop controller burn outs.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Thanks, controller worked great so far Cheers!!

[@zach2314]

How do you know when the heads are done?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

I go by taste and smell

[@assaultracoon4183]

Like it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Thanks for liking

[@henrick_the_lover]

So at what temp do you see methanol come off, I worked in a chemical plant and we stripped methanol back out of the batch? Between 162-168f

[@stillworksandbrewing]

by what i have read methanol boiling point is 147 f

[@mikegorton691]

where did you get your pwm from? home made? Just looking for plug and play

[@stillworksandbrewing]

home made

[@JohneDilCaseiroseArtesanais]

Hello how are you? Hope all right. I'm from Brazil and I follow your videos too. The initial gravity is 1081 and the final gravity is how much it was, here I make 100% molasses rum I can't get more than 7% because I do it in Brix I start with 17 and it stops fermenting at 9 brix I can't make the yeasts eat all the sugar . Would you be able to tell me how I can improve.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

well brix and specific gravity are same just different scales I would say check ph adjust to 5.2 to 5.4 and make sure to use yeast nutrient

[@JohneDilCaseiroseArtesanais]

@@stillworksandbrewing ok thanks for the answer, I will calculate everything here and do a new wash.

[@tedbullpit6164]

I thought you had to take the packing out of the column when you were wanting to bring out flavours from the wash🤔 so like a pot still rather than reflux

[@stillworksandbrewing]

If i remember right i used 2 rolls of copper only it was not a fully packed column

[@PepperTee]

What brand of still setup is that? It's way nice!

[@henry410axe9]

Great video. I have a new guy question. Since Methanol evaporates at 148 Degrees F, cant somebody just heat up the wash to 150 Degrees F and let it run until all the methanol has burned off? Would doing that ensure that you dont have any methanol in your product? I'm assuming that maintaining a temp of 150 Degrees F would only produce methanol until the methanol is gone. Also assuming that no other type of liquid would be produced by keeping it at 150. Am I totally wrong in assuming these things?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Hi Henry, in theory you are right but it just don't work for me that way I measure temps at head and i think you need the ethanol vapors to help push the methanol thru. I always discard the first 4-6 oz. and have no problems

[@henry410axe9]

@@stillworksandbrewing man. Thank you for answering so quickly. I’m still learning and want to make sure I’m not gonna hurt myself or anybody else. Making a 5 gallon rum run, in the future. 4-5 ounces will be tossed. Thank you so much.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

@@henry410axe9 Cheers!!

[@mikew.1902]

Looks like a good run. Did you happen to mention your final gravity reading or did I some how miss it? My last run of rum I used my sight glass as you have in the past and spiced the rum that way. Turned out surprisingly well. Some of it currently on oak and some not. So far very pleased. As I run on gas as well I am very comfortable with the hands on approach to heating. Thanks for another enjoyable and informative video.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

.004 I'm going to infuse some spices next vid Cheers!!

[@nunyabusiness1312]

How long did you fermetated the wash

[@stillworksandbrewing]

It fermented for 10 days and I ran it at 14 days

[@glleon80517]

Great video, Randy! I like the way you show all the steps. How far down did you turn the PWM power knob when you started getting product from your final condenser? Did you run cooling water in the dephlegmator?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

I wired up temporary to check it out worked great next I'm going to mount in box and add volt/amp meter. Did not run dephlegmator was running in pot still Have a great Day Cheers!!

[@matthewjmedeiros]

When making Rum, do you need a reflux column?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Hi Matthew no you do not a pot still will work out just fine

[@matthewjmedeiros]

@@stillworksandbrewing Thank you Sir, love your videos

[@RiggerBrew]

So you started at about 78%, what did you run it down to 55%?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

I went down to 45% wanted some tails can always put into next run Cheers!!

[@joshreynolds9164]

Randy , what type of column and reflux are you running model ? Manufacturer?

[@stillworksandbrewing]

2 inch and i got it from mile high distilling cheers!!

[@jamesramey3549]

I would like to see how you wired up the pwd in a video if possible

[@stillworksandbrewing]

I think I could do that after my volt/amp meter gets here Cheers!!

[@jamesramey3549]

@@stillworksandbrewing I just started a rum run last night.

[@Suzukidave]

Cannot be easier , 2 wires in and 2 wires out to the element .

[@stillworksandbrewing]

@@Suzukidave cheers!!

[@crae1972]

B DOUBLE E DOUBLE RUN BEER RUN

[@stillworksandbrewing]

cheers!

[@CopperHueCollectionsChippewa]

I followed several of y’all’s recipes and my run says 0% abv 😢 on every jar after my first 6 oz.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

Hi Kim, what was your starting gravity and your final gravity of your mash or wash?

[@CopperHueCollectionsChippewa]

@@stillworksandbrewing starting was 1.1 and finished was 1.2. After distill (stainless steel with a copper spout) it reads 0

[@CopperHueCollectionsChippewa]

Thank you for responding.

[@stillworksandbrewing]

sg should be something like 1.070 to 1.090 fg should be like 1.010 to 1.000 kind sounds like your mash did not ferment

[@CopperHueCollectionsChippewa]

@@stillworksandbrewing thank you

[@fullhulkplayground2906]

Can’t I just Syphon the rum from the fermenter into bottles instead of the huge metal contraption?

[@tothiusbentheum2071]

What if you took 20% of your wash & put it aside, then added 20% of your dunder to all of your distilled to re-distill and drip into charcole with a vanilla bean wick? That was free you should try it! Really!

[@stillworksandbrewing]

thanks for idea