Pre-treating molasses

[Palmetto Coast]

To those of you who are making or have produced rum...

I was wondering if you are pre-treating to remove ash, or fermenting and distilling as is. If you are pre-treating, what are you using?

Thanks,

Todd

[Classick]

We have been making rum for about 5 years now... and have never treated our molasses... thats not to say if we could afford a centrifugal filter that we wouldnt try to clean it up... the less undissolved solids in it, the more efficient the fermentation and consequently the distillation would be

[Rum]

We settle solids out by mixing the molasses with hot water and letting it settle for a few days in a conical mash tank.