johnnyrains

Well, I didn't want to open a can of worms with that line of comment I had read your article, which was just great, but didn't answer my question about using a solution of caustic (we have 50% solution). Does it have to be in crystal or dry form, or can I use what we have and just double that recommended dose of 0.4g/litre of charge @ 30%? Also, thanks for answering me so soon! Yours John

Anyone read this?: https://istillblog.com/2021/07/15/we-invented-a-way-to-purify-your-heads-and-tails/ I'm wondering if anyone else has tried this? I've followed that process with some gin and whisky feints, and I guess I just got nervous about it. Nervous about the safety of the distillate. Also, I am using Sodium Hydroxide in solution (50%) does that do the same thing? Thanks for any help. John

Not sure if this post belongs here, but... I am wondering why the alcometer in my parrot is bouncing? (bring on the jokes) i.e., there must not be a consistent flow of distillate, so the effect is the alcometer bouncing up and down.

Thanks, Foreshot. Probably are some other words, I am sure. I think I like stillage.

This might sound like the setup for a joke (and I will accept hilarious answers), but what is the stuff left in the still after a gin distillation called? I'm pretty sure it's not pot ale, spent lees, dunder. Asking for a friend.

For anyone who is interested, I found this chart (thanks, IBD)

The best tip I have read in awhile!

This site is amazing! Thank you for sharing it.

Thanks for the information, Bill!

Thanks, Slick.

Hey SlickFloss - thanks for your reply. We have a strahman hose that sprays steam. Don't have a ton of scale, so that's good. With the soil in the kettle, we mostly spray wash with water to get big soil off (spray balls in the fermenters and kettle) or power washing for the really heavy soil in the kettle after stripping runs, so manual cleaning. Then citric acid wash in the kettle and caustic/citric/rinse in everything else. Since we have the steam hose, I was wondering if that would be a good alternative, and perhaps sanitization method (for the bright tank we just got). However, from what I understand, this steam is "wet" steam and doesn't really get hot enough to do the sanitizing job, like "dry" steam. But if I were to use it, how you use it, what is your method (if you don't mind my asking)? Do you attach it to, say, the drain, and fill up the vessel? To what temperature? How do you know if it has done the job of cleaning? All our vessels are 4k litre (about 1k gallons). I am also going to look into aqueous ozone! Again, thanks for your help.

Might be my first time posting here, and I hope that this topic is still active. I'm going to show my ignorance: We've been using chemicals for cleaning: caustic (sodium hydroxide) and acid (citric acid); but I am wondering how to use steam. We have a steam hose in our facility, but to be perfectly honest, I am not sure how to use it. We have a whopping boiler (2.5million BTU). We have attached the hose to the drain of a fermenter and let it fill up with steam. I haven't done this in a long time because I am not entirely trusting of the efficacy of this method for either cleaning or sanitization. I am looking for some clarification if anyone else uses this method. Much thanks