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by ipee7ABV
Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:30 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Filtering after aging with Oak
Replies: 8
Views: 1971

Re: Filtering after aging with Oak

what was the additional flavoring?
by ipee7ABV
Fri Jun 12, 2015 4:18 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: reading the measuring stick
Replies: 13
Views: 1435

Re: reading the measuring stick

bellybuster wrote:even with thrown off readings due to solids a hydrometer can still tell you when a ferment is no longer fermenting. Same readings over a couple few days is no longer fermenting
+1
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 22, 2015 7:25 am
Forum: Rum
Topic: Check out my funky dunder
Replies: 8
Views: 1781

Re: Check out my funky dunder

wait a couple of years...mine smells like I put a body in there
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 22, 2015 7:20 am
Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
Topic: question about your "larger" fermenters
Replies: 19
Views: 3294

Re: question about your "larger" fermenters

I have a 3 gal pot I use to transfer to 5 gal bucket then siphon through a grain bag to catch floaters. 55 gal plastic drum 15.5 gal boiler.
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 22, 2015 6:54 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Fermenting with raw honey
Replies: 23
Views: 3216

Re: Fermenting with raw honey

I would do an uj or whatever you like and get the ferment going good and add 2 gallons of your "mead". I have recovered a lot of messed up washes this way. stalled ferments, what the heck happened, was that 5 or 25 pounds of sugar I put in
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 22, 2015 6:22 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: bottling gin with white spots in the walls of the bottle
Replies: 11
Views: 1641

Re: bottling gin with white spots in the walls of the bottle

stick it in the freezer then filter.
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 22, 2015 6:16 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: 1st run
Replies: 5
Views: 749

Re: 1st run

don't forget to do another fores/heads cut
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 22, 2015 6:11 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Cloudiness
Replies: 9
Views: 1182

Re: Cloudiness

could be water hardness coming out of solution then with the higher temp going back
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 22, 2015 6:08 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Mash Rookie
Replies: 84
Views: 31856

Re: Mash Rookie

MR is an innovator an artist and a boundary pusher. His posts and ideas are missed.
by ipee7ABV
Tue May 19, 2015 7:34 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: You know you are a Shiner when…
Replies: 365
Views: 48098

Re: You know you are a Shiner when…

you try to fix a hole in your steel mower deck and all you have is copper laying around
by ipee7ABV
Tue May 19, 2015 12:42 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: complex sugar shine
Replies: 8
Views: 1108

Re: complex sugar shine

if you make beer using all grain I would keep to that. just use and all grain tried and true. if not then uncle jesse is the way to go
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 15, 2015 4:49 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: Cobalt Blue Foreshots- First run
Replies: 7
Views: 1463

Re: Cobalt Blue Foreshots- First run

Do another cleaning run
by ipee7ABV
Sun May 10, 2015 9:18 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: Long time lurker recipe question
Replies: 15
Views: 1699

Re: Long time lurker recipe question

you are kinda mixing 2 way of making likker. mash and wash. I don't know what the math is if those numbers will work or not. but being a brewer you should know. save the sugar for a "gumball" like wash.http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=48126 there should be enough nut...
by ipee7ABV
Sun May 10, 2015 4:46 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: 50L Keg with Pot and Reflux Appatures
Replies: 22
Views: 2753

Re: 50L Keg with Pot and Reflux Appatures

NZChris wrote:
ipee7ABV wrote:not much of a talker are you? 3 posts in 5 years
LOL. This from someone who didn't post last year...
had a couple of epic fails with rum and all grain and took a break :roll:
by ipee7ABV
Sun May 10, 2015 4:43 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: 50L Keg with Pot and Reflux Appatures
Replies: 22
Views: 2753

Re: 50L Keg with Pot and Reflux Appatures

stangas wrote:Is that a problem.. I haven't needed this forum for 5 years.. I prefer to play in my shed n brew.. But if I'm not welcome I can disappear again

I have built a house and had kids in that time
no problem here. one thing nice about this site is you don't need to post to get access to great info.
by ipee7ABV
Sun May 10, 2015 4:20 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Panty Dropper issues
Replies: 33
Views: 2830

Re: Panty Dropper issues

bearriver wrote:After 6 months my fruit flavored stuff changes for the worse.
+1
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 08, 2015 8:06 am
Forum: My First .....
Topic: I Just Broke a JAR
Replies: 38
Views: 2916

Re: I Just Broke a JAR

Just be glad you lost yours in the garage. I lost an entire fifth of Boka'd Gerber... In the kitchen. Talk about a pain to clean up. You have to get every glass splinter. Not to mention it was in a Bulleit bourbon bottle, my only one. I loved the bottle, but not enough to justify spending for anoth...
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 08, 2015 7:55 am
Forum: My First .....
Topic: 50L Keg with Pot and Reflux Appatures
Replies: 22
Views: 2753

Re: 50L Keg with Pot and Reflux Appatures

not much of a talker are you? 3 posts in 5 years
by ipee7ABV
Fri May 08, 2015 7:48 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: My cuts, re-distillations and blend usage.
Replies: 7
Views: 964

Re: My cuts, re-distillations and blend usage.

I don't think you said if you were trying to get a neutral or flavored. if your trying for a neutral which I think would be good for your drinks try and slow the run down a bit. when I run too hard the output drops like your numbers. you can always stop and reflux for a wile to keep numbers high. on...
by ipee7ABV
Mon May 04, 2015 5:01 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Oak and whiskey
Replies: 190
Views: 71682

Re: Oak and whiskey

Isn't end grain avoided because of the tanins ? A barrel has very little if any and grain exposure. I like my staves long and thin . 1/2 x 1/2 x 6 seems to be a nice size. I have stoped toasting and gone for exterior char only just like a barrel would be. Not saying I'm right or anyone else is wron...
by ipee7ABV
Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:00 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Why not
Replies: 39
Views: 2467

Re: Why not

Goes great with Hákarl !! Hákarl is traditionally prepared by gutting and beheading a Greenland or basking shark and placing it in a shallow hole dug in gravelly sand, with the now cleaned cavity resting on a small mound of sand. The shark is then covered with sand and gravel, and stones are placed...
by ipee7ABV
Thu Apr 16, 2015 6:25 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Where is my instant gratification?
Replies: 25
Views: 1902

Re: Where is my instant gratification?

[quote="Swedish Pride"] I take fores of each spirit run just to make the low wines of higher quality quote] I'm not sure what this for sure. I remove all heads from my runs. I find they don't go away and just accumulate. I keep my low wines for a alcohol boost or a spirit run but always re...
by ipee7ABV
Thu Apr 16, 2015 6:10 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Noisy Stripping Run
Replies: 18
Views: 1920

Re: Noisy Stripping Run

how big is your output? product can seal the whole end like pouring beer out of a bottle creating a gurgling sound.
by ipee7ABV
Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:20 pm
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: Maintaining a still?
Replies: 5
Views: 1278

Re: Maintaining a still?

twice a year i do a vinegar run
by ipee7ABV
Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:11 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Time to try Again...
Replies: 5
Views: 720

Re: Time to try Again...

might want to check out rule number 8. not sure what you have going there http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =35&t=5090
by ipee7ABV
Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:50 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: natural fermenter heating
Replies: 1
Views: 453

Re: natural fermenter heating

be careful temps in a compost can reach 150*f.
by ipee7ABV
Mon May 20, 2013 6:00 pm
Forum: Rum
Topic: How much molasses?
Replies: 10
Views: 5038

Re: How much molasses?

start with brown sugar. then the next wash add 1 quart of molasses to your sugar. then on the next wash add 2 quarts............see what you like the best
by ipee7ABV
Mon May 20, 2013 5:48 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Proof Hydrometer Questions
Replies: 9
Views: 1485

Re: Proof Hydrometer Questions

i had 150 ml of 87% at 85f. i let it cool to 60 and it only dropped 4-5%. i think it dropped a distance so if started at 20% it might have dropped to 5% because those numbers are closer.
by ipee7ABV
Mon May 20, 2013 4:17 am
Forum: My First .....
Topic: First fermentation
Replies: 20
Views: 1844

Re: First fermentation

i have 1.5 hour warm up then 4 hour run. when refluxing a siprit run its 12 hours for 5 gal