HALF RYE/HALF CORN
Starting with a mash 51% rye/49% corn
Measure of the mash: 17 sugar/5.6PH
8:15
starting with 3 plates open and 3 plates closed (expecting to open all plates gradually during distillation, this way we get the flavors, with the plates closed, and the alcohol, with the plates ope)
turn on the steam and the rotor
9:00
pressure almost at 10
POT STILL 150
COLUMN 81
LYNE ARM 83
H2O OUT. 81
9:15
pressure 10
POT STILL 170
COLUMN 87
LYNE ARM 87
H2O OUT. 84
9:40
Starting dripping
9:45
Flow starts
Pressure 9
POT STILL 198
COLUMN 169
LYNE ARM 158
H2O OUT 85
Turn down the heat, as soon as it start flowing you have to turn down the heat, or it will go too fast and you won't get all the flavors out
9:50
Pressure 11
POT STILL 197
COLUMN 180
LYNE ARM 179
H2O OUT 125
After H2O OUT hits 100 is good (Guess we can turn on the cool water in the condenser)
The meter in the middle has to be running
10:00
Cut to hearts
Pressure 7
POT STILL 199
COLUMN 181
LYNE ARM. 179
H2O OUT 131
170proof
12:15
120proof (check floating meter)
(start to taste a little grassier)
Open 2 plates (Turn down handles)
Pressure 10
POT STILL 205
COLUMN 191
LYNE ARM 193
H2O OUT 132
The proof goes back up as the plates are opened (it went up to 127 in 3 minutes)
HEARTS: 163proof
1:00
Going into tails
Pressure 8
POT STILL 207
COLUMN 191
LYNE ARM 193
H2O OUT 133