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- Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:40 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Column insulation where to buy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1525
Re: Column insulation where to buy
I found some 2"foam pipe insulation at a place called the Big Blue Store appearently it's a chain store in the southern US. GREAT store to shop in at least for a man, propane gas manifolds and the like. I was likea kid in a candy store
- Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:22 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: What's the highest safe alcohol percentage to drink straight
- Replies: 61
- Views: 18607
Re: What's the highest safe alcohol percentage to drink straight
One should also realize the difference between proof of alc and % of alc 100 Proof is still only 50% abv
I thought this thread looked familer
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =15&t=8921
I thought this thread looked familer
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =15&t=8921
- Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:31 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Dos and don't
- Replies: 55
- Views: 6346
Re: Dos and don't
I collect in glass, but the jug is sittin' in a large metal pan and the distillate I collect is cool. This makes me think again about yall that are usin' glass as a thumper. If yer mason jar thumper cracks and fails from heat, or pressure from the housin', or if it gets splashed with a cool liquid....
- Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:40 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: yahoo. ??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1448
Re: yahoo. ??
I have to agree with Rudi, I'll go there but it's just to hard to get used too so i'll just hang out hereRudi wrote:I just cant deal with the format at yahoo drives me bonkers
Rick
- Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:32 pm
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: What'd ya'll make today?
- Replies: 6949
- Views: 739020
Re: What'd ya'll make today?
had to try out my new 100 qt BOP but didn't have a false bottom yet so i used it as a double boiler made up a 32 lt batch of corn and barley 80-20 cooked let it convert overnight good conversion added yeast and it's working away the only sugar used was to start the yeast (1 cup) i think i'll do this...
- Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:31 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Can You Spot Whats Wrong Here?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1588
Re: Can You Spot Whats Wrong Here?
the bag says c&h yellow d brown sugar, googled it and it says
Yellow D® · Liquid Brown Sugar. A boiled, dark brown sugar with an extra rich molasses flavor & small
very iinteresting
Rick
Yellow D® · Liquid Brown Sugar. A boiled, dark brown sugar with an extra rich molasses flavor & small
very iinteresting
Rick
- Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:36 am
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: Still construction
- Replies: 47
- Views: 10180
Re: Still construction
of those of us living in the southern US that have a BigLots Store handy i found some Brawney 100% pure cooper scrubers 2 for a dollar (i bought all they had) but I'm still using the ones from KMart so i haven"t tried these yet
Rick
Rick
- Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:51 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Sloooow Distilling
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4381
Re: Sloooow Distilling
............start off light around 6.5kg or so sugar, and should I want to up the final proof then put in more sugar... but SLOWLY or else it will foam everywhere.......... I put down another 100 litres of wash yesterday , using your above suggestion of 6.5kg Sugar per 25 litres water, per satchel ...
- Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:36 am
- Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
- Topic: New Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5074
Re: New Build
I really like how it waits till it's after the 45 to reduce the size of the tubing. it seems like less constriction in the vapor path, maybe i can rework mine which is similar.
Rick
Rick
- Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:00 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Can You Spot Whats Wrong Here?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1588
Re: Can You Spot Whats Wrong Here?
i see he's using a lot of plastic drums for storage
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:47 am
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method
- Replies: 4778
- Views: 1052719
Re: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method
you can freeze it for long term storage, or keep it in the fridge for short term
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:42 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: New and confused
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2770
Re: New and confused
This is what's called 'learning to drive your still'. Same as driving a bulldozer, no-ones gunna tell you what throttle setting to put it on to push some dirt up to make a dam. It depends on your dirt, on your dozer, on how much time you have and on what you want your dam to look like when you're f...
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:47 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: How many here have quit smoking? How did you quit?
- Replies: 180
- Views: 17850
Re: How many here have quit smoking? How did you quit?
Haven't had one in 15 years and there isn't a day goes by that i don't think about it. Just go one more day without a cigarette Rick it'll be alright tomorrow.
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:03 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Wood Ageing Woes
- Replies: 99
- Views: 8800
Re: Wood Ageing Woes
Gentlemen let me try this again this makes the third try. A few months ago i put some ujsm whitedog in the cuboard actually 04/08 i tasted it a couple of weeks ago and it was pretty good stuff i had some red oak cureing on the camper and figured i would char some and try it but only a little because...
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:51 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Surging Potstill
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3342
Re: Surging Potstill
Sometimes i just sprinkle a little flour on the joints to check for leaks
- Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:48 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: What to do?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2292
Re: What to do?
actuall i use my time to clean the shop organize jars and jugs. although i did get overcome by carbon monoxide Sunday low volume of propane in the tank aparently it doesn't burn to clean when tank is low. Thank god for a carbon monoxide alarm
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:37 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Flow Rate
- Replies: 65
- Views: 9357
Re: Flow Rate
this is going to be really difficult to get this through my thick skull, but i'm ready to run 10 gals ujsm so i'll try to force myself to speed up
- Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:18 pm
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Deathwish Wheat germ recipe
- Replies: 503
- Views: 212477
Re: Deathwish Wheat germ recipe
just regular ole wheat germ found at most stores in the cereal section and it makes for some good tasting spirits
- Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:46 am
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Tell us about your mistakes.
- Replies: 1580
- Views: 294111
Re: Tell us about your mistakes.
Out in the shed today with the air conditioner on it's 99 F outside, running a reflux run and the carbon monoxide alarm goes off son that will shake you up bigtime
- Sat May 10, 2008 8:14 am
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: Olive Oil instead of Aeration?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 9969
Re: Olive Oil instead of Aeration?
That's a definate maybe. oh hell I dunno, ask my boss he knows it all.
- Thu May 08, 2008 1:43 am
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: What'd ya'll make today?
- Replies: 6949
- Views: 739020
Re: What'd ya'll make today?
So when are you going to start marketing your stuff, under what name and will it be available on the east coast .Uncle Jesse wrote:lol yeh it's pretty sweet doing these huge mashes.
- Sun May 04, 2008 12:33 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Advice on purchasing a reflux still.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1609
Re: Advice on purchasing a reflux still.
I have to agree with Husker the still looks a little small and i dought f you'll be satisfied with it and you will want a bigger and better one,I think your best bet is to read these fourms and make a decision later, you won't regret it. I now have a bokakob and a pot still and i use the pot still m...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:40 pm
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: What'd ya'll make today?
- Replies: 6949
- Views: 739020
Re: What'd ya'll make today?
This has been a busy two weekends stripped 10 Gals of ujsm last weekend stripped another 10 this weekend . finished it off today and it looks and taste like it's one of my better runs. Next weekend will be just as busy, 10 Gal cooked corn mash is settling and should be ready to run Sat. 20 Gals of b...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:51 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Thank you, and an update.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2066
Re: Thank you, and an update.
yea me to my 4" is hanging on the side of my shed in storage but at the price of gold i'll have to reserect it too many hobbies thats all i can say
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:59 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Measuring Alcohol
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2149
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:50 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Backset and Feints question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1194
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:08 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Thank you, and an update.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2066
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:00 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Do you Sanitize your spirit bottles?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3498
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:12 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Flour Dough/Paste for sealing
- Replies: 62
- Views: 61330
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:26 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: ms woman busted
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2552