When using your hygrometer, use the specific gravity scale both before and after fermentation. It's a bit more informative and accurate. Did you check your ph prior to pitching the turbo yeast? Also when using molasses it helpful to aerate or oxygenate the wash before pitching. Thanks for the video and keep on distilling!

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

Hey man. Thanks, I did check both my SG and FG. I'm not familiar with any reason to check pH on a rum wash, so I didn't. Maybe I missed something. Thanks for the tip on molasses! I'll give that a shot next time! We appreciate you so much for watching, brother.

I like a really dark earthy rum.

Ph of wash before pitching needed to checked & adjusted to 5.4, right?

@milehidistilling1

5 ай бұрын

Yes, typically. We're in Colorado and our water is some of the cleanest in North America so I've never once had to worry about adjusting pH. It's a really easy detail for me miss mentioning in my videos for this reason. Thanks for asking for clarification!

I love you Boo! You're amazing at your job

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I try to be!

You’re the answer to almost all of my questions. 4:08

@milehidistilling1

5 ай бұрын

That's great to hear, my man! We're always striving to help.

I like to spiced rum done

Question for you, is that a Mile Hi 8 gallon fermenter? I bought a gallon of molasses at least a year ago, still waiting for time to ferment... Between other stuff, corn and Single Malt, for my barrels, I just havent done a Rum yet. Time's getting close though. Thanks, always interesting 👍👍

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

Hey man! Yeah, it was. I don't think molasses expires for years, so take your time and get a run under your belt when you're ready. I hope you enjoy yours, my man.

@wldtrky38

7 ай бұрын

@@milehidistilling1 Thanks Bro, i need to get a bigger fermenter. I agree, i think the stuff stays good for quite awhile, but rum is gonna happen soon 😉

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

@@wldtrky38 I can get you any size you're looking for in stainless steel or polyethylene material all the way up to 30BBL. If you're interested just send me a quick email at milehidistilling@yahoo.com and let me know the size you need. Thanks, Boo

Another Great Video... My recipe is 12 # Molasses & 4 # dark brown sugar, Nutrients, Yeast and a Yeast Energizer, my SG is almost always 1.080

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

Cool, appreciate the recipe, Terry! I'll try one in the future using regular distiller's yeast and brown sugar, I bet yours taste sweeter than what ours will come out like.

@terrybaldwin1182

7 ай бұрын

@@milehidistilling1 Guys, It is smooth even at 172 proof, Made in Your 8 Gallon 3 inch Torpedo Pro Setup....

@terrybaldwin1182

7 ай бұрын

@@milehidistilling1 P.S. Bread yeast is my favorite so far... SAF-Instant is brand I use...

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

@@terrybaldwin1182 Always been hesitant to try bread yeast due to its low yield, but I know that flavor is amazing for it. Maybe I'm too greedy with my yield...

@terrybaldwin1182

7 ай бұрын

@@milehidistilling1 Add in a gallon of good corn feints for added proof, & surprisingly good outcome...

what kind of molasses? sulphured or unsulphured?

@milehidistilling1

6 ай бұрын

Unsulphured

Hi Boo, I did not no that Still Spirits Rum yeast doesn't need nutrients, now I'm wondering does their Whisky & Vodka yeasts not need nutrients either?. Thanks for another informative video mate 👍.

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

What's up, Garry? Thanks for watching, my brother. They have a proprietary blend of nutrients already inside the packet, so no excess nutrients needed. The nutrient blend they use is common stuff like diammonium phosphate and natural vitamins.

@garrymcgaw4745

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for that bro, and thanks for taking the time to reply to me, I hope your/our rum turns out alright. P S you've got the bestest job in the world ... hands down 👍👍 ..@@milehidistilling1

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

Always, Garry. Thanks for watching and being a cool customer. I think the rum will turn out just fine, it was just the inexperience on measuring ingredients that caused a little bit of issues on the recipe. We'll distill it out clean and make a good rum regardless. I'm very grateful to have the job I do, man.

i have never tried to make rum before but i will have to try that now

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

Give it a shot, brother! Stay tuned for a later video where we distill it to see how it turns out.

Iv allways wanted to do a banana spiced rum

@milehidistilling1

5 ай бұрын

Sounds delicious man! We did a pumpkin spiced rum for the holidays and it was pretty easy. You could probably do the same with banana. The only difference would be that bananas are very starchy so you'd have to cook them first. All we did was sprinkle pumpkin slices up with cinnamon and all spice, then baked the pumpkin until it was soft enough for a fork to penetrate it easily. We already had our rum run once before we did this, so the rum was ready to go. From there, we just added that baked pumpkin into an infusion basket into our still and ran our rum again through the still

Anyone else wondering why the refrigerator doors open the wrong direction given it is against a wall?

@bradywalton1357

5 ай бұрын

The wall prevents the door from opening all the way if you do the hinges on the same side as it

@danielmanly4793

5 ай бұрын

@@bradywalton1357 What is the matter with a fully opening door?

I would have liked to have seen it all the way through to the end.

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

Hi, Gump. Are you talking about actually seeing it distilled? That will happen in a later video, I promise. There's nothing more to the recipe not shown, so you should be in good shape to follow the recipe shown.

@gump1005

7 ай бұрын

@@milehidistilling1 Well, before I try it, I'd like to know the end result. I'm funny that way. Thanks for replying.

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

@@gump1005 No worries, I've got you covered! The video where we distill this rum should come out on November 10th and give you some answers.

Sux !!

@milehidistilling1

6 ай бұрын

:(

This was so painfull to watch, was that a Proof and Tralles hydrometer you were using, if it was, its the wrong tool for the job, you needed a beer and wine hydrometer which normally have coloured bands to read the sugar content to give you a potential alcohol reading

@barbaraa3280

7 ай бұрын

Try spelling "painful" correctly

@barbaraa3280

7 ай бұрын

You know so much how about you make your own youtube channel

@milehidistilling1

7 ай бұрын

I wouldn't have gotten a reading on the meter if it was just an alcoholmeter. Thanks for watching regardless though! Appreciate the view!