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Insulate your boiler next time you run it maybe...

They have been having aftershocks up to 5 since the 7.1 a couple weeks ago.Must be getting sick of them.

Hey DCT,gotta watch this fine hooch were making,gets the better of most.I am only 27 years of age and it got me once,i met my limit,was a grrrrreat night,but i dont think i want to see that side of my limit ever!yip it goes down a bloody treat huh,nothing leaves my house above 40%abv,you never know ...

LOL I am trying to get an Idea so I don't waist to much vodka....money...

Well aint it lucky you are making your own spirits then?

You will just have to punch out a few so you have more to play around with,and still have some for sippin on while you experiment.

I shoot for at least 0990,but all of my BW have fermented out to between 0980-0990.

Havent heard of another quake near auckland.Still decent aftershocks in Christchurch though.

The M.I.L used some 40% neutral and soaked some plums for 3 months,i think she added 2 cups of sugar to the top the sealed and forgot about it.I tried some of it once it was strained off.Very nice,very sweet,maybe less sugar next time,and the plums can then be used for something else after. I done o...

Room temp for mine will vary between 15-20 degrees C throughtout the day/night,we are at the end of our winter though,and i have had no problems.A BW will fully ferment in 5days.I dont wrap the fermenter for the first 24hrs but for the rest of the ferment i just wrap in a blanket.You say it has been...

That sucks alright,big time!

I had a demijohn that was half full of not so nice smelling spirit,and had it sitting under my bench,forgot about it as you do,after a tidy up,opened it up,took a sniff,hmmm,no smell at all,even got the wife to take a whiff of it,and same,nothing,rubbed some between my fingers,yep shes alcohol alrig...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDdqO7qv15E

I couldnt help myself

Obviously just interested in the cooling system setup,forget the still,plastic etc....

There is a thread somewhere here discussing a radiator + fan setup.And a link to youtube showing one in action.

Even just the still and keg would be a great buy.A burner etc can be picked up easy enough i guess.

I cant remember the formula to work it out but try this link,may help.

http://www.grapestompers.com/calculations.htm

Wondering if the Alc% can be worked out from the starting SG and the SG you are getting now??

Sounds like you enjoyed yourself,glad to hear. Using the turbo yeast i would say yes to carbon cleaning up the diluted spirit,I guess you could always dilute and run through the still again later on,but unsure wether you would still need to filter. Alternatively,you could try a recipe from the tried...

I for one would be interested in purchasing something along those lines.definately target market would be someone wanting to move on from store bought stills etc.Like you said the people who only want to produce cheap piss are well sorted with brewshop stuff,but for those genuinely interested in upg...

I guess that's what happens when you drink hard liquor at 0800 in the morning.

love it!

Brewtime in Rotorua.On corner of Malfroy and Old Taupo rd

Hes open until 1pm today.

Has been downgraded to 7.1 now,thats still a big quake.33km deep.Apparently felt as far north as New Plymouth.Lots and lots of damage mainly to alot of old buildings,cracks in roads,damage to vehicles etc.Reports of some flattened buildings closer to the epicentre though.

on their heads

Welcome crazy,

Good to see another NZer.
Especially in the Waikato/BOP area.

The NZers are joining this forum in force!!good to see.Welcome warpy.

The site wouldnt work for me last night(about 10hrs ago)but never had any trouble the other day.

Living in NZ I've found that most people consider getting into brewing is an expensive endeavor and the product you get is sub-standard(we know better though)

Im with you on that one

On a 25L batch,5kg sugar,and starting SG of 1070,5 days sees it ferment out to 0980.Then i rack into a spare fermenter,then its a week before i put it into the still.no worries.

hstuurman wrote:nock on wood, but I broke none

Same here.

smashed 2 trial jars though,one of them i smashed after rinsing it out before the first time using it.

i want to help lighten their load

They love it really

I usually get 3x25L washes goin one after the other,one each week.
A week to ferment,Rack,a week to clear,then strip run each wash.
Then do a spirit run of 20L of 40% low wines once i have enough.Best neutral i get.

In a 25L wash i try to go for a SG of 1075.5kg of sugar gets this spot on.