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- Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:38 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)
- Replies: 321
- Views: 406393
Re: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)
Well you are always going to have usable ethanol in your heads and tails, I'd say that means you should add them back indefinitely. I know that a lot commercial distilleries do this. Some even add foreshots, although I doubt I'd mess with that.
- Sun Apr 01, 2012 11:29 am
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: New Beer fermenting bucket
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1952
Re: New Beer fermenting bucket
Pretty much the only difference between beer wart and whiskey mash is hops.
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:17 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: New Beer fermenting bucket
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1952
Re: New Beer fermenting bucket
Yeah, my brother said pretty much the same thing.
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:28 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: New Beer fermenting bucket
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1952
Re: New Beer fermenting bucket
Glad someone else digs the idea. My older brother laughed at me and told me to just watch the bubbles come out of the vent tube. I am way too curious for that though. I gotta be able to see what's goin on.
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: New Beer fermenting bucket
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1952
Re: New Beer fermenting bucket
Did you try putting weather stripping in the bottom of the snap channel in the lid? Works like a charm for me.
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:41 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: Pappy's old still
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2332
Re: Pappy's old still
The best likker I ever had was some slivovitza made in a still very similar to this by a friend's grandfather.
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:35 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: New Beer fermenting bucket
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1952
Re: New Beer fermenting bucket
Yeah man, that is exactly what I was thinking. There were some buckets with looser lids, but I like the idea of a nice tight seal. The back side of that jar has no embossing, so it is pretty easy to see through.fullhouse wrote:some 5 gals can be a bitch to open without disturbing to much...
- Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:57 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: New Beer fermenting bucket
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1952
New Beer fermenting bucket
Picked up this 5 gallon HDPE bucket from walmart today, for $2.50. I cut a hole just a bit too small for a mason jar in the middle of the lid, and then screwed the jar in tight. This way I can look in without opening the seal and risking contamination. It will also serve as a good way to access the ...
- Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:49 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Scored Half Keg Sanky
- Replies: 3
- Views: 351
Re: Scored Half Keg Sanky
Dude, that is awesome.
- Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:01 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Need help - Non-sugar wash with feed store ingredients only
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1436
Re: Need help - Non-sugar wash with feed store ingredients o
Lookin good. Let us know how it ends up working in your mash.
- Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:43 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Need help - Non-sugar wash with feed store ingredients only
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1436
Re: Need help - Non-sugar wash with feed store ingredients o
Nice setup. Let us see how it turns out.
- Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:54 pm
- Forum: My First .....
- Topic: Check this out. Second attempt.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8137
Re: Check this out. Second attempt.
It is possible your boiler burped into the condenser.
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:49 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Thanks from the great white North
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1310
Re: Thanks from the great white North
Yeah, stainless or copper is the way to go. Like V said, keep an eye out at goodwill, or the like. I just found some dirt cheap stock pots at Ross to use for my pot/thumper setup.
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:07 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Need help - Non-sugar wash with feed store ingredients only
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1436
Re: Need help - Non-sugar wash with feed store ingredients o
Well they don't taste as good in the finished product. In regards to this question though, he's trying to use what he has on hand.
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:45 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Need help - Non-sugar wash with feed store ingredients only
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1436
Re: Need help - Non-sugar wash with feed store ingredients o
Have you considered malting some of your corn and using that?
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:41 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Geo-tagging - PLEASE READ
- Replies: 122
- Views: 87149
Re: Geo-tagging - PLEASE READ
A trick I learned in art school (for shinking file size) is to save your file as a high rez .bmp file. Then reopen the .bmp and save it as a .jpg. It will strip out all the data but the image.
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:46 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: 3 in. pot still build
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1978
Re: 3 in. pot still build
That right there is a thing of beauty. Well done, sir.
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:29 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Greetings From ND
- Replies: 10
- Views: 557
Re: Greetings From ND
Welcome from one newbie to another. The best advice I got, when I started out was to read EVERYTHING on the site before you seriously get started. Particularly the getting started type forum threads. You will be amazed by how much you learn in a short period of time, and also by how much your initia...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:07 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: 40 ft 3/8 Worm
- Replies: 7
- Views: 792
Re: 40 ft 3/8 Worm
I am using a 3/8 worm too, but only 20ft. I am thinking it should be fine because I have an 8qt thumper for my 12qt boiler (my whole setup is pretty small to keep it apt. sized) that ought to take care of anything that gets burped up, right?
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:37 am
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Where can I find bottles for long-term storage??
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6353
Re: Where can I find bottles for long-term storage??
Mine too, keeps my mason jars coming home. I don't need my good canning supplies that I spent good money on ending up in a city recycling center.bentstick wrote:That is also my wife's policy on her canned fruit,veggies and salsa.
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:25 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Rubbermaid storage container only for fermentation
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9423
Re: Rubbermaid storage container only for fermentation
My wife was just a little confused as to why i was laughing while reading a distilling formula.fullhouse wrote:High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
or Home Distillers Produce Ethanol is the way i try to remember it
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:55 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Where can I find bottles for long-term storage??
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6353
Re: Where can I find bottles for long-term storage??
You might up spending a bit more than if you recycle, but lifewithoutplastic.com has some great glass and stainless storage options.
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:23 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)
- Replies: 321
- Views: 406393
Re: Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)
I love this thread. I am just getting into distilling seriously and while I feel like I have a pretty good nose for spirits I had no clue where to even start with cuts.
Great post, Kiwi.
Great post, Kiwi.
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:58 am
- Forum: My First .....
- Topic: First Alcohol Run PICS - HEADS / TAILS?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1195
Re: First Alcohol Run PICS - HEADS / TAILS?
I'm a newbie like you, so I don't have much constructive to add. I am totally going to give bananna shine a try though. Where'd you get your recipe?
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:39 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Tell us about your mistakes.
- Replies: 1580
- Views: 293725
Re: Tell us about your mistakes.
Any contact with an ex is a mistake, a tasty tasty mistake that we just keep making.RumRaider wrote:Since this is a "mistakes" thread, did you get back together with her?ozone39 wrote:Invited my ex-girlfriend over for a distilling party...need I say more..
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:17 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Greetings from the desert.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 481
Re: Greetings from the desert.
Hell yes.GuyFawkes wrote:...knowledge is power. And in this case, power means a better product
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:04 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: new guy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 409
Re: new guy
Welcome, fellow newbie
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:56 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Greetings from the desert.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 481
Re: Greetings from the desert.
Yeah I wish HD had been around when I made that poison still back in high school.heartcut wrote:Wish I'd known about HD before I made my first and second stills. Good luck.
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:46 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Greetings from the desert.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 481
Re: Greetings from the desert.
Thanks for the welcome, all. I have definitely been reading up. I think I read every post on the main site before I dug into the forums. So far, so good.
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:38 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Greetings from the desert.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 481
Greetings from the desert.
Hello all. I tend to be pretty terrible at these introductory posts. I never know what to say, so I usually say way too much. That will probably be the case here too, but I will make sure to start the section on my rig with **My Rig** so you can just skip to that if you want :) I live in the Southwe...