Home Distiller

Even the next day is not to late if your insulated.

I was so proud when I had the bottle even though my spirits may not have been up to par.(I liked em) I still (pun) get better all the time. I hope someone has it and it will make more rounds. If it comes down to it and that bottle has died....... R.I.P. bottle, and start a new one in it's memory! Po...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j8mr-gcgoI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

ga flatwoods wrote:This one was a good one after a day of plowing breaks and burning!

IMG_20150207_152040863_HDR.jpg

I smell smoke!

I have been away for quite a while and I thought for sure people would stay away from plastic by now.

I made a really easy to use carbon filter out of the right material. It sits in the corner of a spare bed room covered in dust. I learned if you do it right you don't need it!

flatwoods you ain't fooling nobody, you threw a hose pipe in that bucket and filled her up!....... Now that I think about it you probably Put two 2x2 in a 55 gallon bucket with a sheet of plastic between the two draining into the bucket.
LOL

I think Sixfooter is steering you right. Pressure cooker is too small unless you have a twenty gallon one.

It's always had my vote for T & T. Ever since the first batch I made, I keep some in the freezer all the time. I may only drink it once a week but you won't catch me without some ready!

elektrosport, Thanks for the info. The cherry wood I have is from a wild cherry tree. It makes tiny cherrys that are no good to eat.

When I start I have a mark for 20 gallons in my fermenter that I fill my water to. after the sugar is in the volume changes quite a bit.

1.090 sounds like a high place to start much less finish. I watching to see the results

The brand name was Pace and it had dehydrated garlic in it. Not sure how much. But the yeast loved the salsa. Not much of the flavor carried over but you can detect a hint of it in there. I did check it with a hydrometer. 1.070 was my starting point and it was below 1.0 at the finish only 9 days lat...

I have used tomato paste in my wash for a couple of years now as a nutrient for the yeast. I don't have any complaints about it, and I know it helps it go dry much faster than without. There is no taste that carries over as far as I can tell. But last week I was getting a wash ready and was about to...

Was that reading with the grapes in the ferment? Maybe a cleared sample would give a better reading.

Well here is an update on what I was trying. The wheat flour sugarhead. It fermented out great and really dry. I let it clear in the cold. 19 days fermenting 2 days clearing in the cold. when I distilled it last weekend it smelled great. Just took my first taste tonight. All I can say is I will not ...

I used UPS and was lucky to have no problem. The reason I avoided the postal service is that would be a federal issue where with UPS it is just against their rules. My rule of thumb for packing would be if it will survive a two story fall......LOL

Two weeks ago I started a faux wheat whiskey (sugar head) and was going to run it today. Too many other things like naps and playing stupid games came up so it has another week to clear. It should be good. Fingers crossed.

longhaul wrote: possess the patience of an oyster.

That is a new one on me. I like it.

Jimbo, I still have not made the step to doing an all grain. I will some day, but just too many irons in the fire right now. I am going to try using the wheat flour in place of the cereal that I use to make a faux wheat whiskey. Since I am just trying this out I my wife got me a couple of five pound...

Not to brag but I am good enough with a rifle to kill a flea on a dog without hurting the dog. I guess the only downfall is I don't care to see the monkey go down. I can drop a dog for killin my goats, but I think about that monkey stickin his food in his butt to make sure it will come back out and ...

Trying something new. Picked up a 25lb bag of wheat flour for 6.95 at Sams. Gelatinizing it with 13g of boiling water and will mash in with some brewing enzymes a friend gave me. "ideal for rolls, muffins....bla bla and WHISKEY? lol. We shall see? Its full of nutients, curious if its enough to...

Plenty of info here at HD to learn all you want! Start by figuring out what you want to make booze wise and figure out what kind of still you want to build.

Best of luck to ya!

I gave the bench a drive by last night and was entertained by the comments, but I had put too big of a dent in my own stock to comment! Hope every one here has a Merry Christmas or what ever holiday you celebrate! The coals were still warm at noon today so I just put on two big ole logs of white oak...

I have had very good results using lava rock in a 2" although I have to pay very close attention starting up because I sized my rocks quite small and if I apply too much heat I will get flooding. Here is a sample of sizing of my rocks..... rocks.jpg I made most of them not much bigger than the ...

Merry Christmas to you to Rad! I got tickled hearing about your heart growing 3 sizes on some other thread!
Merry Christmas to everyone else here at HD!!! Hope it is great for all.

It's great to see them on the move!

Just shoot up here amongst us, one of us has to have some relief!

Let me throw out some quarters around the post office first!

I got no answer to solvin all the problems . I thought I was reasonably on time . Even brought a fresh jug of black cherry mountain tea along to share . Y'all be careful with it . Prolly runnin about 90 proof . Good flavor but it will put you in the dirt quick if you overindulge . That's why I ain'...