Lasocietesecrete Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Hi All, we need to buy hydrometer. We are wondering what is he average alcohol % after the stripping run so we can buy the right hydrometer for this. Thanks you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedgeBird Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Let me Google that for you: https://www.google.com/search?q=average+alcohol+percentage+whiskey+stripping+run&oq=average+alcohol+percentage+whiskey+stripping+run&aqs=chrome..69i57.10711j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasocietesecrete Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 So usually it is 40-60% ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpy's Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 6 minutes ago, Lasocietesecrete said: So usually it is 40-60% ? Yes, that's what we see off a pure pot stripping run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasocietesecrete Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Nutt Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Copperworks' low wines are around 24% abv. You're abv will depend on how long you strip. I strip until less than 1% abv is coming out of the still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestar Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 18 hours ago, Micah Nutt said: Copperworks' low wines are around 24% abv. You're abv will depend on how long you strip. I strip until less than 1% abv is coming out of the still. Correct, depends on when you cut off the strip. We use electrical heating, so it is not worth running to the very end. Cutting off at 15% alcohol leaves us with about 50% in the low wines using a simple pot still and no dephlegmator. When determining value of running longer, consider it is not just the cost of running the strip longer: you are going to be "precutting" some of the tail congeners this way, and with lower proof, it will mean more energy to heat the spirit run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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