i removed my SS scrubbies today and filled with 1/2" plain glass marbles.
running a Birdwatchers tomorrow.
interested to see if the output speed changes, as some have suggested. i have only run scrubbies in the past.
2" slant plate. 3' of packing, 8" space, then the plates and coil.
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- Tue May 16, 2017 4:19 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Glass Marbles for Reflux Column Structured Packing
- Replies: 492
- Views: 94502
- Tue May 09, 2017 5:45 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Tubing Safety for Automated Cocktail Dispenser
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1703
Re: Tubing Safety for Automated Cocktail Dispenser
look up the different blends of Tygon tubing. i am sure there is a blend for alcohol.
- Sun May 07, 2017 8:14 am
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
- Replies: 2178
- Views: 1017522
Re: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
you add a clam shell to get the PH closer to 7?
i never had an issue with the PH after the lime or lemon. yeast still works.
i have a water softener. we have hard water here.
i never thought about doing that. since i never had an issue with an acidic wash.
i never had an issue with the PH after the lime or lemon. yeast still works.
i have a water softener. we have hard water here.
i never thought about doing that. since i never had an issue with an acidic wash.
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 4:21 pm
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
- Replies: 2178
- Views: 1017522
Re: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
i have never had a BW finish in less than 2 weeks.
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:35 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Is this a good needle valve for a boka?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1129
Re: Is this a good needle valve for a boka?
parker and swedgelock are great fittings.
you need to find someone who works in the pharm, chemical or food industry.
much cheaper.
you need to find someone who works in the pharm, chemical or food industry.
much cheaper.
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:32 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Moonshine.. why do you get so wasted?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 15012
Re: Moonshine.. why do you get so wasted?
i feel it brings me "up" faster. then the plateau. i can stay there for a long time. once i finish a 750ml bottle, it's good night. no much of a hangover, just dehydrated. this is a birdwatchers at 40% it is a much different drunk than store bought. to me and friends. we all have the same ...
- Wed May 29, 2013 5:53 pm
- Forum: Flavoring and Aging
- Topic: sweet tea vodka
- Replies: 70
- Views: 18509
Re: sweet tea vodka
can't believe this post is still going.
about that time of year again.
about that time of year again.
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:40 pm
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
- Replies: 2178
- Views: 1017522
Re: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
i wouldn't venture into tails either.
it's a wash for neutral.
use the heads and tails to start campfires.
it's a wash for neutral.
use the heads and tails to start campfires.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:06 pm
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: liebeg on boka
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2125
Re: liebeg on boka
i put the water in the coil first, then into the liebig.
it just takes the temp down around 110*F. but that depends on how much water flow you have.
Re: Teff
which state?
north jersey
or
south jersey?
north jersey
or
south jersey?
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:33 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: first Keg still work in process
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3504
Re: first Keg still work in process
little HDR on that photo.
nice pic.
nice pic.
- Sat Nov 10, 2012 5:03 pm
- Forum: Sugar
- Topic: "Sweet" vodka
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1866
Re: "Sweet" vodka
i think you are smelling the sweet note and not tasting it.
BW does this.
BW does this.
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:10 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello from New Jersey!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 455
Re: Hello from New Jersey!
must be from north jersey.
- Sat May 19, 2012 2:38 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Calling all East Coast Members
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4434
Re: Calling all East Coast Members
philly has a few micro distillers showing up.
been a few news paper articles about the micro gin guys. really nice looking pot still they are running.
been a few news paper articles about the micro gin guys. really nice looking pot still they are running.
- Sat Dec 31, 2011 10:09 pm
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: Help I need a 3" tri-clamp cap w/ female pipe thread
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1602
Re: Help I need a 3" tri-clamp cap w/ female pipe thread
drill and tap it
or
drill it and have a coupling or half coupling welded on it.
or
drill it and have a coupling or half coupling welded on it.
- Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:13 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Bokakob pressure
- Replies: 5
- Views: 790
Re: Bokakob pressure
i put a 2" x 3/4" bell reducer on top.
i drilled two 1/4" holes in it, which the coil feed and return run through. i soldered the coil to the cap.
you have support for the coil and are still open to vent.
i drilled two 1/4" holes in it, which the coil feed and return run through. i soldered the coil to the cap.
you have support for the coil and are still open to vent.
- Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:57 am
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
- Replies: 2178
- Views: 1017522
Re: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
let her be.
i have had washes done in 7 days, some 20 days.
sometimes the yeast is happy, sometimes not so much.
but those slow and long ferments end up giving more finished product, for me.
i know the yeast will die off at a certian %, but i get swings of 900ml-1600ml of 95%. on the same size wash.
i have had washes done in 7 days, some 20 days.
sometimes the yeast is happy, sometimes not so much.
but those slow and long ferments end up giving more finished product, for me.
i know the yeast will die off at a certian %, but i get swings of 900ml-1600ml of 95%. on the same size wash.
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:18 pm
- Forum: Flavoring and Aging
- Topic: apple vodka
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2535
Re: apple vodka
yeah, it's that season.
been drinking apple cider and neutral. it's great, but too much sends you running.
been drinking apple cider and neutral. it's great, but too much sends you running.
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:41 am
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Centrifuge? would it work???
- Replies: 56
- Views: 14173
Re: Centrifuge? would it work???
i think a Wiped Film Evaporator would work. WFE for short you control the wall temp there is a rotor with wiper blades spinning inside you inject the wash into the vessel. this will sling the wash against the heated walls. by controlling the wall temp, you could control what is being evaporated. the...
- Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:59 pm
- Forum: My First .....
- Topic: Wedding Bells Vodka
- Replies: 1
- Views: 685
Re: Wedding Bells Vodka
great story.
i am a birdwatchers fan myself.
heads aren't bad. tails are down right nasty. and they come quick, 1*F change and i'm done.
i am a birdwatchers fan myself.
heads aren't bad. tails are down right nasty. and they come quick, 1*F change and i'm done.
- Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:56 pm
- Forum: My First .....
- Topic: First Double Coil Condenser
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2750
Re: First Double Coil Condenser
before you place the reducer on top, drill holes on each side of the 3/4 run your coil tails through the holes. solder them in place. this will give you a clear 3/4 hole. from this hole, if you go into the tails too far or forget to add the heads and tails from the last batch, you can put a funnel o...
- Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:38 am
- Forum: My First .....
- Topic: day not as planned
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1480
Re: day not as planned
i have floaded my boka also. i have found that once you feel the vapor making it's way up the column, cut back on the heat. you can feel the progression of the vapor as it works it's way through the packing. once my column is heated to the plates, i cut the burner back to just a little simmer. old f...
- Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:01 pm
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: using DWV (drain) pipe in reflux still ??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3944
Re: using DWV (drain) pipe in reflux still ??
the od stays the samealthough some may fit a little loose before soldering them up.
the ID changes with schedule
you can use pressure or DWV fittings on it.
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:51 pm
- Forum: My First .....
- Topic: One More 2" Boka
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1109
Re: One More 2" Boka
good run.
just get a trash can for a larger water source.
just get a trash can for a larger water source.
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:44 pm
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
- Replies: 2178
- Views: 1017522
Re: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
it's harder to hit a moving target.ps. "mid atlantic"...? how do u keep yer still still...?
- Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:46 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: MIG welding copper
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17690
Re: MIG welding copper
i have tig welded copper before. it is much like aluminum. but you need even more heat to get it to puddle. i used plain copper fittings and 12ga electrical wire for the filler rod. did it, just to say i did it. i think solders are more energy efficent for sealing. it takes a lot of power to weld co...
- Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:33 pm
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
- Replies: 2178
- Views: 1017522
Re: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
my take on a birdwatchers. in you fermentor, mine are 7gal plastic buckets with a o-ringed lid. 1 gallon of water one small can of tomatoe paste, wisk into the gallon of water boil 1 gallon of water in a large stock pot on the stove. dump in 7 lbs of sugar into it, wisk until disolved. dump the gall...
- Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:48 am
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: how much alcohol
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1170
Re: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
how much alcohol will a 25L batch of this produce roughly ? my last 5 gal wash gave 100ml foreshot 100ml heads 1600ml hearts-at 94.8% 500ml tails the wash i ran today gave 100ml foreshot 150ml heads 1400ml hearts-at 94.5% 500ml tails. why the variation, don't know. i normally get between 950ml-1600...
- Sun May 29, 2011 5:49 am
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
- Replies: 2178
- Views: 1017522
Re: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
i have had them stall out on me and take a long time. sometimes taking 3 weeks to stop bubbling. but most times i let it go for a week and a half. i just ran a 5gal BW this week., gave up 1600ml of 94.8% in that empty fermentor i started another. this one i threw in 1 cup of quick rice(cooked then d...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:37 pm
- Forum: Flavoring and Aging
- Topic: sweet tea vodka
- Replies: 70
- Views: 18509
Re: sweet tea vodka
glad you guys like this one.
my wife is almost out of the batch i made.
time for another.
i too thought about make a simple syrup instead of dumping sugar in. one problem is the sugar solidifying on the mason jar ring. i need to get a different bottle for this.
my wife is almost out of the batch i made.
time for another.
i too thought about make a simple syrup instead of dumping sugar in. one problem is the sugar solidifying on the mason jar ring. i need to get a different bottle for this.