Brewstilla Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Ran into something I haven't seen before. Yesterday I ran a CIP on my still for todays spirit run, PBW followed by citric as usual. This morning the copper was nice and bright, as I was loading the still with single malt low wines, I noticed the bright copper rapidly turning a dark streaky color. Even without the low wines hitting it. The low wines and heads are extra stinky, but the hearts are great. Any idea what would cause this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalwiseSpirits Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I've had this happen before too. My best guess is sulfur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickFloss Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) Imo it’s your copper doing its job. Still charging does produce vapors they’re gonna be low in boiling point and pretty nasty, lots of work for your copper to do! You notice anything irregular/different with your ferment? someone with a chemistry degree will probably come around and talk shit but that’s just my .02 Edited May 10, 2021 by SlickFloss typo Cooler to Copper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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