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- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:43 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Cigars - what are you smoking
- Replies: 18
- Views: 290
Re: Cigars - what are you smoking
I stopped smoking twice. First about 30 years ago. Then my son started about 10 years ago and I had to teach him. In 2022 end of May it quit again. I so envey you, smoking is an absolute joy.. A good cigar and a fruity pipe. But I am past that, sad... Enjoy!
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:28 am
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: And so it begins... from maguey to mescal
- Replies: 20
- Views: 807
Re: And so it begins... from maguey to mescal
Brix to sg... Google, no verification
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:17 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Random Pics
- Replies: 66
- Views: 4298
Re: Random Pics
Is it a fly wheel sticking out the back? A generator of some sort? For an diesel to electric train pehaps?
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:09 pm
- Forum: Whiskey
- Topic: Wheated bourbon
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1279
Re: Wheated bourbon
My experience is oats and wheat as part of a grain bill add effort to any filtering. It forms a slime that hamper filtration, at least through geotextile fabric.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: First time using Plates, question about PRV
- Replies: 12
- Views: 451
Re: First time using Plates, question about PRV
All in, it comes down to the fact that I wasn't 100% sure what I was doing and I wanted to play it safe. So Element 1 is the lower element, it is the element that is always on, element 2 is the higher element. I set the elements up so that I can fairly evenly heat the keg without interfering with e...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: Does the height of the bubble caps matters?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 318
Re: Does the height of the bubble caps matters?
The height of the riser inside tje caps, the height of the slots in the caps and the height of the downcomer above the plate and the height of the vapour lock on the downcomer is important. The vapour path between the cap and riser and slots should be as close to equal so pressure does not build up....
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:46 am
- Forum: Other Stilling Hardware (condensers, flanges, controllers)
- Topic: Tedd Squirrils opinion on Copper condensers
- Replies: 67
- Views: 1611
Re: Tedd Squirrils opinion on Copper condensers
Tedd to clarfy, you say 'my technology of single extractive distillation (distillation with an additional component).' Is the additional component something you add to the boiler, or is it the salt bath? You also state tha you do not need to make cuts. Is it because of the stainless steel condenser...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:55 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Old member fro S Africa becoming new again
- Replies: 7
- Views: 199
Re: Old member fro S Africa becoming new again
Welcome back from a felow Saffer.
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:48 am
- Forum: Other Stilling Hardware (condensers, flanges, controllers)
- Topic: Tedd Squirrils opinion on Copper condensers
- Replies: 67
- Views: 1611
Re: Tedd Squirrils opinion on Copper condensers
Tedd to clarfy, you say 'my technology of single extractive distillation (distillation with an additional component).' Is the additional component something you add to the boiler, or is it the salt bath? You also state tha you do not need to make cuts. Is it because of the stainless steel condenser ...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:01 am
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Why CCVM?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1324
Re: Why CCVM?
Bolverk In your opening post, you preferred a CM over a CCVM. Have you used a CM with a tall column to produce neutral with approx. 96 %abv? I have tried it and found it difficult to operate. No, I'm not a neutral guy... if a ccvm is better for neutral then that certainly a reason to go in that dir...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:57 am
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Why CCVM?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1324
Re: Why CCVM?
Without reading all. Plus on this. You keep your CM and VM.... I will not call out LM... Cause it has its own CCLM.
A reflux head has a job. A CCVM does it like any other. If you don't believe me fill in the rest.....
Where is DAD?
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:00 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: More kak
- Replies: 19
- Views: 561
Re: More kak
Baie jammer om van jou dogter te hoor. Sterkte.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Controls
- Replies: 7
- Views: 225
Re: Controls
At minimum you will need an isolater to break power to the controler. And something to protect against power leakage. In my woods we call it earthleakage breaker. I find that an amp reader helps to have a ballpark start for spirit runs but it is not essential.
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:34 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello from Johannesburg
- Replies: 5
- Views: 152
Re: Hello from Johannesburg
Welcome from a fellow Saffer. You are in the right place. Plenty to read on building your own.
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: Automating liquid control on a Bokakob
- Replies: 8
- Views: 514
Re: Automating liquid control on a Bokakob
That code could be PHP, exact syntaxt. I need to look into Arduino.
Please state clear hands off != not present.
Will follow out of curiosity.
Please state clear hands off != not present.
Will follow out of curiosity.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:25 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Knee replacement
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3281
Re: Knee replacement
Knee surgery in one week. They're just going to shave down cartilage where it's torn so it doesn't rub. In the short term, it's fixed, but the loss of cartilage makes it more likely to need a knee replacement in a decade or so. Been there, done that and it was worth it. Another 3 weeks and I'll hav...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 1:16 am
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Do I need a power regulator for my VM still?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 400
Re: Do I need a power regulator for my VM still?
Get a power controller. Stick to one, either LM or VM.
There is a lot of benefits in LM, in fact I think LM has more benefits than VM. But I would go for VM.
There is a lot of benefits in LM, in fact I think LM has more benefits than VM. But I would go for VM.
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:44 am
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: getting deeper kentucky notes
- Replies: 19
- Views: 879
Re: getting deeper kentucky notes
Alan briefly mentioned that the definition of sour mash may have changed over the years and that the original sour mash may more closely resemble rum muck more than just reusing backset and some previous mashed grain in your next ferment. "The original way" I wonder why they might have ch...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:58 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: New flute questions
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1186
Re: New flute questions
I agree that perfs and caps need different energy inputs. Yummy is correct if you can manage the perfs the caps should operate as well. If you want to run them together place the perfs on the bottom. The plates will load from the top to bottom so the perfs will be last to load. Try running the perfs...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: Liqueurs
- Topic: Orange liqueur my recipe
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1845
Re: Orange liqueur my recipe
Our winter sport at school was rugby, halve time was quarter sliced oranges. As a hunter an orange after a few kilomters is quite refreshing and on many occations helped in bagging a curious animal. But that big toe...
I will give this a try comming winter. Thanks.
I will give this a try comming winter. Thanks.
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:03 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: cheers all
- Replies: 11
- Views: 660
Re: cheers all
A sad day, but I understand life changes. I will remember AND visit regularly your innovative posts. Oneday I may build a flap disc, just to say 'cheers to googe'
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Favs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 524
Re: Favs
My post got lost in the down time restore, so here again. I do all grain exclusive and mostly just maize meal, sometimes with a bit of oats as adjunct. To me it is worth it on 2 counts, maize meal is super cheap in relation to sugar or molasses. And it just taste better to me than any sugerhead. I u...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:28 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: What can I expect with 10 plates?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1005
Re: What can I expect with 10 plates?
For me plates carry flavour rather well. The liquid bath on a plate traps flavours/esters while washing the alchohol of tails down and the alchohol of heads up. To me the product on a 10 plate flute will have more flavour than the product from a packed column with equivalent HEPT. But again a sugar ...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Downtime
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16307
Re: Downtime
Strongs, I see we lost a day or some. No worries.
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:21 am
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Wood plated columns
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1238
Re: Wood plated columns
WOW!?! Are you really thinking about building one?!? I can't wait to see what you come up with. Most likely not, but you never know. At the moment, I'm only brainstorming. :lol: Often, I'll build something that's not needed just to have something to do and talk about. If I don't get around to it, m...
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Methanol
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3073
Re: Methanol
And yes @Hugelwilli, the analogy of creating space between molecules is exactly what I mean to say. Introducing high proof to a batch system does not break the bond. Dilution is a requisite for an optimal outcome. Here from "Th Alcohol Textbook", in the chapter "From pot stills to co...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Methanol
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3073
Re: Methanol
Methanol doesn't form azeotropes with water or any of the common yeast metabolites so there's no reason to believe it has any substantial presence in the run after reaching 78C. I'm not sure where the disinformation began, but it needs to end. It’s not a ridiculous thing to say. There’s investigati...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:57 pm
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Controller issue
- Replies: 12
- Views: 724
Re: Controller issue
This is what I would do. Cover the element/heater with water. Switch controller on and make certain the amps are at distilling setting, very briefly. Switch to zero amps as previous and contacter trip (I do not undestand this but it seems it disconect power). Now check after 1 and 2 hours if water i...
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:22 pm
- Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
- Topic: Open talk, brandy/whisky still rig brainstorming
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1936
Re: Open talk, brandy/whisky still rig brainstorming
Bit late but. An onion is a space that creates demisting. It is where heavier or higher alcholhols will drop from vapour. To me it is not passive reflux because it is not per chance but designed. How much it happens on a hobby scale onion I can not say. I would not bother with 2 plates. I run 5 plat...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:54 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: 10,000 posts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 997
Re: 10,000 posts
I raise a glass to you, Shady