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by skow69
Mon May 28, 2018 1:06 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Triple distillation to avoid smearing during reflux
Replies: 31
Views: 3610

Re: Triple distillation to avoid smearing during reflux

Make a third run through your CCVM and sniff the backset.. That will tell you how much tails has been sneaking into your product. I always triple distill for a clean neutral. Heads cut is not necessary or very small.
by skow69
Sat May 05, 2018 9:33 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Alcohol % low
Replies: 12
Views: 1981

Re: Alcohol % low

Warm it up.
by skow69
Sat May 05, 2018 8:57 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Losing Alcohol
Replies: 24
Views: 2237

Re: Losing Alcohol

In addition to the safety issues...
tiny leaks will steal enormous amounts of ethanol.
Seal them immediately. Your labor and materials are literally disappearing into thin air.
by skow69
Sat May 05, 2018 8:37 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Heading to Yellowstone/Montana/Wyoming
Replies: 12
Views: 1670

Re: Heading to Yellowstone/Montana/Wyoming

Buy land. Be a dental floss tycoon.
by skow69
Sat Nov 18, 2017 11:07 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Was walking out of walmart...
Replies: 41
Views: 3930

Re: Was walking out of walmart...

Every time you walk into Walmart it takes 3 minutes off your life.
by skow69
Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:54 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Las Vegas massacre
Replies: 10
Views: 1461

Las Vegas massacre

What a horrible waste of life. What could possibly have happened to set that guy off?

There is something very wrong in our culture, and we need to figure it out soon, because it is getting worse.
by skow69
Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:48 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: The loss of Tom Petty
Replies: 5
Views: 1051

Re: The loss of Tom Petty

I started a new thread for Las Vegas to disassociate it from Tom Petty.

Iconic guitar riffs over 3 chord rock and roll. It don't get much better.
by skow69
Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:39 am
Forum: Meet & Mingle & Events
Topic: Portland Distillery Row Crawl
Replies: 26
Views: 4871

Re: Portland Distillery Row Crawl

Sounds like a hoot. I'm retired, so any day is usually ok for me.
by skow69
Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:24 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Can we "swap"?
Replies: 10
Views: 1560

Re: Can we "swap"?

YummyBum wrote: One member on a forum I'm on in Aus sent me a bottle that he had sealed in a speacial wax like Makers mark...was no way that sucker was going to leak .
I seal 'em with regular candle wax, melted in a dish. Works good and it looks kinda cool, too.
by skow69
Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:44 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Can we "swap"?
Replies: 10
Views: 1560

Re: Can we "swap"?

Absintheurs do the same thing. We should note that neither Fed Ex, UPS, or USPS will (knowingly) ship alcohol for an amateur, but they don't open packages for inspection without good reason.
by skow69
Sat Sep 23, 2017 9:12 pm
Forum: What Not To Use/Do
Topic: Kick My Ass
Replies: 10
Views: 3977

Re: Kick My Ass

Don't get too excited, there, worm. It could get unpopular again just as fast.
by skow69
Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:22 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: Spirit run using a sugar wash...
Replies: 19
Views: 2325

Re: Spirit run using a sugar wash...

>> little asshole mode on << Sad as it may seem, we only have a certain memory span and really do not carry information about a poster from one thread to another as a rule, unless it is something very unusual. Yes, that's right, Pikey. I see your name and think, wow, this guy has written over 1500 ...
by skow69
Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:11 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: How To Avoid Scorching Your All Grain Mash
Replies: 3
Views: 3168

Re: How To Avoid Scorching Your All Grain Mash

My pot still runs under vacuum in a water bath. I can distill bark-o-mulch.
by skow69
Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:05 am
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: Danger with drinking containers
Replies: 10
Views: 2189

Re: Danger with drinking containers

I use sticky backed label blanks made for file folders. They are cheap and when the contents o a container change, I put a new label on top o the previous one. I think it is crazy to not have a label on every container, no matter what.
by skow69
Sun Sep 17, 2017 5:25 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Botanicals and the alchemy of flavor extraction.
Replies: 21
Views: 11692

Re: Botanicals and the alchemy of flavor extraction.

Very interesting, Alchemist. Thanks for posting.
by skow69
Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:46 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Fed ex?
Replies: 12
Views: 1337

Re: Fed ex?

Consider where you are shipping to when thinking about expansion room . Is the package going to cross high elevations / go air freight ? +1 Lol. Sleep number beds became a fad in highline motorhomes for a while. But the failure rate was ridiculous and warranty costs were through the roof. Until we ...
by skow69
Sun Sep 17, 2017 4:36 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Fed ex?
Replies: 12
Views: 1337

Re: Fed ex?

If you want to ship to Alaska USPS is the only option.
by skow69
Sat Sep 16, 2017 6:04 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: FIRST TIME THUMPER HELP
Replies: 18
Views: 2573

Re: FIRST TIME THUMPER HELP

Lol I hid behind a door the first time out.
by skow69
Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:59 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: One-and-done advice?
Replies: 18
Views: 2317

Re: One-and-done advice?

I believe that Cranky also recommends a year or two of aging to mellow out those heads.
by skow69
Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:47 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Fed ex?
Replies: 12
Views: 1337

Re: Fed ex?

I've never had any trouble with USPS, either. I use bottles with T corks (cuz that's what I've got), and seal the corks with wax.
by skow69
Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:13 pm
Forum: Fruits & Vegetables
Topic: Multi Grain Potato Vodka
Replies: 60
Views: 14666

Re: Multi Grain Potato Vodka

You could prepare your sweet potatoes, however you plan to, put in water to, say, 20 litres, test the SG, and add sugar until you get to the % ABV you want. As indicated by the SG.
by skow69
Sat Sep 16, 2017 5:08 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Malt dryer
Replies: 29
Views: 3542

Re: Malt dryer

Score! 8) !
by skow69
Tue Sep 12, 2017 5:47 am
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: tainted booze in mexico
Replies: 63
Views: 7407

Re: tainted booze in mexico

Zapata, Holy shit!
by skow69
Tue Sep 12, 2017 5:35 am
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: tainted booze in mexico
Replies: 63
Views: 7407

Re: tainted booze in mexico

Croweater, I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your aunty, as well. I still think about Soren every day. Then there is the story of the girl who was reportedly poisoned at the bar when she drowned in the pool. Etc. Etc. So many of their stories don't ring true to us because we know that they're most...
by skow69
Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:54 pm
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: tainted booze in mexico
Replies: 63
Views: 7407

Re: tainted booze in mexico

All right. I knew what you meant by drip. I had a morphine drip once. Didn't feel like shit tons to me. Perhaps "infusion" would be more descriptive. You are right, 21 yo are young adults. Age is relative. Being nearly 50 years their senior, they seem like kids to me. And their drinking ha...
by skow69
Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:31 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Fusel oils might actually alleviate a hangover?!
Replies: 7
Views: 1013

Re: Fusel oils might actually alleviate a hangover?!

I'm thinking I would have more confidence in the study if they would just split a ferment and distill one half with a tight tails cut and the other half keeping everything down to 10% or so.

Too direct? Maybe the Suncus murinus would get upset. Wouldn't want to piss them off.
by skow69
Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:10 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Malt dryer
Replies: 29
Views: 3542

Re: Malt dryer

Agreed. I like the idea that I can do everything involved with that bottle of whiskey except grow the grain. And if I was still out on the farm, I'd do that, too.
by skow69
Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:52 pm
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: tainted booze in mexico
Replies: 63
Views: 7407

Re: tainted booze in mexico

OK, then let me ask the obvious question. How can anybody die from methanol poisoning by drinking 1) spirits that inadvertently developed a little more than the usual amount of methanol during fermentation? or 2) spirits that have been adulterated by replacing some of the (supposedly expensive) etha...
by skow69
Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:36 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Malt dryer
Replies: 29
Views: 3542

Re: Malt dryer

That is a lot faster than the pillow case method. I will give it a try.
by skow69
Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:29 pm
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: tainted booze in mexico
Replies: 63
Views: 7407

Re: tainted booze in mexico

I was also surprised by the idea that our bodies could produce methanol. (I admit I didn't read the articles that he referenced, and I should.) He seemed to stop short of saying that this "endogenous" methanol was solely responsible for any fatalities, but clearly, someone thinks it contri...