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On 4/8/2015 at 3:38 PM, axs367 said:

Is there any benefit to chilling vodka before filtering through activated carbon?

I dont chill filter, but I've heard if your vodka is chilled in a bottle, it could become cloudy. I haven't ever really loooked into this myself, but all I do is carbon filtering, and pass it through a 1 micron canister filter to remove any dust.

On 5/14/2018 at 10:40 PM, Hollow Spirits said:

We bought 100% wheat NGS and diluted it down to 80 proof with some RO water.   We ended up getting a slightly blue color when we proofed it down.   Does anyone know what might cause this?

What kind of vessel is this sitting in? White poly tanks can play tricks on you refracting light differently making it appear blue. If you see blue specs that is Verdigris which is formed during distillation when a patina forms on copper due to oxidation.

On 3/5/2019 at 12:40 PM, Julius said:

I do not know. I have only worked with steam and direct flame. I am sure someone else can answer that question. 

I use all electric with both my stripping still (150 gallon all copper CSA,  six 5500 watt elements and 11 six inch plates) and finishing still (30 gallon, one 5500 watt element with 11 four plates) 

I general get an average of 170 proof off 25 proof mash, and put that right into the finishing still. When I do this, I start the finishing still off really slow letting the element gradually heat up turning the wattage up every 30 minutes or so. Just dont go balls to the wall at a 100 percent.

Is this software useful with proofing down honey liqueurs as well?