SaltySpirits Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 I am currently in the process of developing a white rum. I have previous experience producing a lighter rum on a smaller 6-plate column still, however, this time I would like to produce something with a fuller flavor. From experience and some lurking I have a general idea of how to accomplish this, I am just looking for some pointers or suggestions. So far I have ran a few stripping runs through our 240 gallon pot still and collected around 50 gallons of 90-100 proof low wines each run. We have a 50 gallon 6" column still with modular plates that I want to use for a spirit run. My current plan is to run 2 plates and reflux for an hour or so to compress the heads, make a suitable heads cut, then stop coolant flow to the dephlegmator and run the hearts more or less like a pot still. My main questions would be: What should I dilute the pot to? I was thinking ~50 proof; should I go lower? Currently I just want to focus on distillation parameters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyspirits Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 On 10/22/2018 at 5:40 PM, JailBreak said: I am just looking for some pointers or suggestions. Get rid of the plates. Ferment to a lower ABV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just to be clear - you are looking to make a fuller flavored white rum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltySpirits Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 13 hours ago, indyspirits said: Ferment to a lower ABV. I'm assuming you are suggesting to leave some residual sugars? That's definitely something I could experiment with in the future. 3 hours ago, Silk City Distillers said: Just to be clear - you are looking to make a fuller flavored white rum? Correct. Rum has a lot of nuanced flavors even as a clear spirit. I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to separate the good from the bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Reserve some wash and introduce it back into the spirit run. The ratio will depend on the flavor profile you are targeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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