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by punkin
Fri May 08, 2009 11:10 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Help with new Reflux
Replies: 18
Views: 2641

Re: Help with new Reflux

rad14701 wrote:
I've been doing this, on and off, for over 30 years and made a lot of both wine and hooch without help from the internet...


Really?

Have you really been distilling for over 30 years?
by punkin
Thu May 07, 2009 10:59 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Pugi's Rum or "Pugirum"
Replies: 546
Views: 249458

Re: Pugi's Rum or "Pugirum"

i use 20-25% and find it is quite strong enough in flavour. Another trick to boosting flavour is to try different amounts of wash in with stripped low wines for a spirit run. You can add anything from 10% wash to 70% wash to control flavour and final proof of distillate. Try 50-50 wash and low wines...
by punkin
Thu May 07, 2009 12:58 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Newbee question Foreshot, Heads, Body or heart and tails
Replies: 53
Views: 13003

Re: Newbee question Foreshot, Heads, Body or heart and tails

Yes, your numbers add up.

With practice and bleeding heads slower, you'll get that portion lower.

adding bicarb (and water) before the run may help.
by punkin
Wed May 06, 2009 12:26 pm
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: All Bran Recipe
Replies: 2021
Views: 387099

Re: All Bran Recipe

Cosidering it's allbran, you could call it a 'regular spirit'..... :lol: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol:
by punkin
Wed May 06, 2009 12:23 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Great Apple brandy: Toasted or charred barrel?
Replies: 104
Views: 22403

Re: Great Apple brandy: Toasted or charred barrel?

You should not fill a barrell below about two thirds full according to my cooper (even then it should eb regularly turned). Full is very much preferable. The barrell will dry out and warp otherwise. They always ask exactly when i am going to pick the barrell up, to make sure that it is finnished onl...
by punkin
Tue May 05, 2009 12:26 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Home made gin
Replies: 9
Views: 2372

Re: Home made gin

Of course they brought forth Juniper berries, they're bloody Juniper bushes

Click above for Juniper info from Monty Python :mrgreen:







HowShallWeFuckOffOhMasterPunkin 8)
by punkin
Tue May 05, 2009 11:37 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Whats your longest ferment?
Replies: 13
Views: 2560

Re: Whats your longest ferment?

Ginger Beer that took thirteen months.
by punkin
Tue May 05, 2009 11:32 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Thai Terror
Replies: 88
Views: 54748

Re: Thai Terror

Thank you centimeter, that is a very fine compliment.

We generally drink it as shots round here... :lol:




RealStomachWarmersPunkin :mrgreen:
by punkin
Tue May 05, 2009 11:00 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: Worm condenser
Replies: 15
Views: 5148

Re: Worm condenser

Little Lukie wrote:Ihaven't fired up in awhile.Just laying low.You know this stuff gets in your blood.

Yep.

I'm out in the shed most afternoons, even when i'm not runnin, i'm doin somethin related.





HopeSheSettlesDownPunkin
by punkin
Tue May 05, 2009 1:07 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Thai Terror
Replies: 88
Views: 54748

Re: Thai Terror

Cough..cough....cough..girls...Cough ..cough
by punkin
Tue May 05, 2009 1:04 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: My Frankenstill
Replies: 13
Views: 4011

Re: My Frankenstill

Atruly beautiful piece of work oldog, don't listen to the knockers...

Who cares if it costs an extra two dollars a week to run....


You're saving twenty five bucks with every bottle you drink :mrgreen: :wink:
by punkin
Tue May 05, 2009 12:54 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: Worm condenser
Replies: 15
Views: 5148

Re: Worm condenser

Old timers like atleast 7 turns on their worm. I found when your done and ready to run,take a ball bearing small enough for your worm and let it go in it. Itshould run freely thru. That way you know there isn't any restrictions or coil raised too high in the coil. Nice to see ya back posting again ...
by punkin
Mon May 04, 2009 11:05 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: Octuple parrallel compound coil
Replies: 18
Views: 4531

Re: Octuple parrallel compound coil

How long is a 900 gallon run gunna take you? Looks like about 40 or 50mm coming in at the lyne arm? I would have chosen a double shell condensor myself, much more ease of construction and large flowthrough, huge surface area too. As in my punkindensor and there's some others on the board too. But no...
by punkin
Sat May 02, 2009 8:42 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Rye whiskey, 5 gallon barrel worth it?
Replies: 30
Views: 8022

Re: Rye whiskey, 5 gallon barrel worth it?

At that size i would personally use glass and toasted sticks.
by punkin
Sat May 02, 2009 4:29 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Rye whiskey, 5 gallon barrel worth it?
Replies: 30
Views: 8022

Re: Rye whiskey, 5 gallon barrel worth it?

Dunno what size that is, but i find 50l (13 gallon) to be a very good, achievable size for sugar based spirits like rum or ujsm. It'd take a while to fill one with allgrain, but very achievable at home with a keg still if using sugar. A smaller one is not much cheaper, and while a larger one is not ...
by punkin
Sat May 02, 2009 12:18 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Rye whiskey, 5 gallon barrel worth it?
Replies: 30
Views: 8022

Re: Rye whiskey, 5 gallon barrel worth it?

The second one is called the solara method, and is mostly what i use. If one were to draw off of a barrel every 3 to 4 weeks, would you say that the flavor profile changes a bit before retopping? That's a little more complicated than i tend to make things. It is what it is, the recipe is the same, ...
by punkin
Sat May 02, 2009 2:36 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: fermenting in an apartment
Replies: 26
Views: 3628

Re: fermenting in an apartment

Pink fit is ozzie for just about fukin never :mrgreen: :mrgreen:



Just somethin you would not do.

Goes back aways, maybe the forties, maybe before that...

Tried googling it and didn't get the origon.
by punkin
Sat May 02, 2009 2:24 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: What is your 9 to 5??
Replies: 152
Views: 19006

Re: What is your 9 to 5??

Bloody freedivers... How the hell you blokes can get in the water with the concentrations of big sharks, mackeral, marlin and other giant fish we're catching from the safety of the boat and stick a harpoon in the bastards witha rope to your wrist just defies comprehension.... :roll: :shock: :shock: ...
by punkin
Fri May 01, 2009 8:10 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Rye whiskey, 5 gallon barrel worth it?
Replies: 30
Views: 8022

Re: Rye whiskey, 5 gallon barrel worth it?

There's two choices you have; to fill your barrell, wait till you think it's ready to drink, empty it and fill it back up again, or to fill your barrell, wait till it either ready to drink or has some coulor flavour and continually take a portion out and top it back up again. The second one is calle...
by punkin
Fri May 01, 2009 7:54 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: fermenting in an apartment
Replies: 26
Views: 3628

Re: fermenting in an apartment

run a simple hose or preferably NPT fitting past the trap in a sink and simply hook a hose to whatever needs to be vented to the atmosphere. Tie that into your fermenter somehow (preferably making it a one way avenue connection) and presto-cadabara no more smell... it all goes to the roof. What you...
by punkin
Fri May 01, 2009 2:26 pm
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: New Pot Huffing on Cool Down
Replies: 9
Views: 1893

Re: New Pot Huffing on Cool Down

You could either open the refill port or leave the water running till the vapour stops flowing ...5-10mins...
by punkin
Fri May 01, 2009 1:37 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Grain Alcohol and Moonshine
Replies: 20
Views: 24705

Re: Grain Alcohol and Moonshine

Yes, of course, article is bullcrap. Just seems strange you would thank tater and goose and insult me, when all three provided the same information.




ButWhoGivesAFuckPunkin
by punkin
Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:04 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Grain Alcohol and Moonshine
Replies: 20
Views: 24705

Re: Grain Alcohol and Moonshine

Bullcrap article and so was the references. Left comments on both. Love the picture of the thump keg which "is to seperate out the solids"! :shock: Shows both pipes out of the water! Didn't see the picture you are talking about, but sounds like a puke barrell. They have both lines outa th...
by punkin
Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:42 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Tails in my stripping run
Replies: 29
Views: 3136

Re: Tails in my stripping run

andy wrote:I dont see where anyone is turning anyone away.Looks like you are trying to get something started .

You may not have read every thread?








You were a case that came to mind while typing Barney... :mrgreen:
by punkin
Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:53 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Tails in my stripping run
Replies: 29
Views: 3136

Re: Tails in my stripping run

I reckon you blokes are in the process of turning away yet another valuable contributor with a lot of experience in the industry. Just cause what someone says don't gell with the accepted dogma here or the jargon we tend to use, don't mean they are talking out their arse. So long as they can back up...
by punkin
Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:38 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Grain Alcohol and Moonshine
Replies: 20
Views: 24705

Re: Grain Alcohol and Moonshine

Bullcrap article and so was the references. Left comments on both. Love the picture of the thump keg which "is to seperate out the solids"! :shock: Shows both pipes out of the water! Didn't see the picture you are talking about, but sounds like a puke barrell. They have both lines outa th...
by punkin
Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:49 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Great Apple brandy: Toasted or charred barrel?
Replies: 104
Views: 22403

Re: Great Apple brandy: Toasted or charred barrel?

Yes, i only dilute a bottle when a bottle is needed 8)
by punkin
Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:52 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Newbee question Foreshot, Heads, Body or heart and tails
Replies: 53
Views: 13003

Re: Newbee question Foreshot, Heads, Body or heart and tails

Seems funny you'd invent a still different to any others here and then ask us how to run it?

You must have an idea how it's gunna be better and how it's gunna run or it seems you woulda picked one people could give advice on....


Got any pics?
by punkin
Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:25 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: pintoshine's ministill
Replies: 10
Views: 3123

Re: pintoshine's ministill

Just love the plasticine bit...very good :mrgreen:


Maybe you get the kids ahammering and a tinkering?


might make em a bit of pocket money on ebay?






GottaStartEmYoungPunkin
by punkin
Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:43 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Tails in my stripping run
Replies: 29
Views: 3136

Re: Tails in my stripping run

Yes, it is a pot still. The Scotland style swan neck is 8 feet high and is well insulated in the distillation area and the hydrometer on the distillate output shows 90+% on the first 200ml that come out. Just because I don't have a heat source big enough to run my still "balls to the wall"...