Took the mad scientist hat out for a spin today.
I've been tinkering with a sweet feed corn wash, and this batch came out to a little over 7 gallons — grains and all. Once I strained out the grain, I was left with roughly 4–5 gallons of usable wash to play with. That's when the experiments began.
First up: my trusty copper Frankenstill (she's ugly, but she's loyal). I ran the wash through and pulled off two main collections:
- Jar 1: around the 70–30% hearts range
- Jar 2: drifting down into the 30–20% territory
Instead of calling it a day, curiosity kicked in (as it does), so I threw both of those jars into the air still, flipped it into reflux mode, and let it go to work. End result? A surprisingly clean 90% spirit. Not quite a true neutral, but definitely smoother and cleaner than I expected from this little Franken-batch.
No idea what this is going to become yet — maybe a base for some future experiments, maybe an infusion playground — but one thing's for sure: it's gonna need to be proofed way down before it's anything close to "sippable."
Always learning, always tweaking, always chasing that next "what happens if…?"
Until next time, shine on.
Reps4Thor out.