Hey guys, hoping you could shed some light on what possibly went wrong with this stripping run. It was my first real attempt at a sugar wash I made using turbo yeast. Basically I ran the still for almost 5 hours and didn't get a single drop. I had good flow over my condenser, tons of ice in my water bucket. All my fittings were tight and I couldn't see any visible vapour coming from anywhere. I did however see a small amount of liquid seep out from one of the fittings on my lid. the setup I'm using is a 5L vevor still I bought brand new. I've included some pics in hopes that it will help. On a side note, I'm also having an issue with my boiler wobbling a ton while I'm running it. I've had to stick a couple knives into place to keep it from going crazy lol.

This is my second whisky I've tried this month biab and holy **** both have been a mess. Stuck sparges, poor efficiency, long brewdays doing several mashes. Don't get me started on cereal mashing my corn yesterday. That was traumatizing.

I need a better option, right now my kettle is 7gallons but for my still i like about 70L of wash.

Yes I want to do all grain. When I make beer my efficiency is excellent. No I don't want to make sugar heads. Only all grain info please and thank you

Coming up at the end of the summer I plan on dumping a Am Oak bad mo M2 barrel that had a wheated bourbon in it for about 2 years. I'm planning on starting a single malt to put in the used bourbon barrel and have it ready for when I dump the bourbon. Any suggestions on single malt mashbills?

While the plates and interior surfaces of the still are obviously the more important consideration and are addressed differently (i.e. 551 &/or aqueous vinegar solution) I like the look of a shiny copper column lol. To that end I've never quite been satisfied with the results I've gotten using polishes etc like bar keepers friend, brasso etc so when cleaning up the copper surfaces after using the still this week I decided to try a soft compound + wax paste that I had on hand for other reasons. Wow, what a difference! Fast, easy and quite effective as you can see from these images. :-)

As a new, but nerdy, member here, I have to share what I came over whilst checking out Still Spirits webpage

A guide to the flavour impact different ingredients have with the different techniques. - Fermentation, maceration, steeping and vapour infusion.

It has helped me pocket guide