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by Mud
Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:35 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: New to distilling
Replies: 21
Views: 2274

Re: New to distilling

There's a good chance the shape of your condenser is the problem. You need something to block out the center and push the vapor into contact with a cold surface. Perhaps a coldfinger return or a double wound coil. As it sits now there's a good chance the open center of the coil is acting like a chim...
by Mud
Sun May 31, 2009 1:06 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Honey
Replies: 13
Views: 1667

Re: Honey

Good link goose eye. Thanks.
by Mud
Fri May 29, 2009 5:31 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: I just don't understand 'setback'
Replies: 6
Views: 1355

Re: I just don't understand 'setback'

You're close. 1. Ferment to dry & distill the entire wash, except the lees. (That's yeast, corn and sludge in the bottom). 2. Cover the lees with water to keep it alive and safe until you're done running. You don't need to add more yeast unless something has gone wrong. 3. Once you're done runni...
by Mud
Fri May 29, 2009 5:06 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Honey
Replies: 13
Views: 1667

Re: Honey

pro65 wrote:...I can get all I want free...
You lucky dog.
by Mud
Thu May 28, 2009 3:18 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Honey
Replies: 13
Views: 1667

Re: Honey

Honey will last indefinitely. It crystalizes as it gets old, but gentle heating will liquify it again. Not sure exactly what you'd call a spirit distilled from honey. Some call it honey brandy. Gotmead.com has lots of info on making mead (honey wine) which you might find useful. You can cut some cor...
by Mud
Thu May 28, 2009 9:05 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: "Reverse LM" idea
Replies: 89
Views: 23397

Re: "Reverse LM" idea

doh. Ignore the illiterate bastard. I missed a whole page of this thread. The one with the first link to that needle valve. :roll:
by Mud
Wed May 27, 2009 1:13 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Question about retail equipment...
Replies: 2
Views: 673

Re: Question about retail equipment...

Check out Manu de Hanoi's ad in Classifieds. Top quality stuff there.

-edit- Looks like it was pruned. You'll have to PM him for information.
by Mud
Wed May 27, 2009 10:08 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: "Reverse LM" idea
Replies: 89
Views: 23397

Re: "Reverse LM" idea

Snuffy found a good needle valve.
by Mud
Wed May 27, 2009 5:39 am
Forum: Still Operations information and hints
Topic: Making Holes in Stainless Stockpots
Replies: 36
Views: 53895

Re: Making Holes in Stainless Stockpots

A brilliant idea. Thanks, THM.
by Mud
Tue May 26, 2009 10:48 am
Forum: Still Operations information and hints
Topic: Making Holes in Stainless Stockpots
Replies: 36
Views: 53895

Re: Making Holes in Stainless Stockpots

I use a jigsaw with bi-metal blades. I've cut a stock pot, several kegs, and an 1/8" thick aluminum project box for electronics. Works great, but the keg was hell on the ears.
by Mud
Fri May 22, 2009 5:05 am
Forum: Materials Safety
Topic: tri clamp O ring material
Replies: 12
Views: 2775

Re: tri clamp O ring material

I use PTFE gaskets from St Patrick's of Texas. They have a silicone version that's tri-clamp x sanke. Wish they had that in PTFE, too.

-Mud
by Mud
Wed May 20, 2009 1:58 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Stopping & Restarting Dstillation
Replies: 4
Views: 762

Re: Stopping & Restarting Dstillation

Parksy wrote:PS, stay away from mirrors.
Everywhere I go it's the same thing. :D At least it wasn't an inbreeding joke.
by Mud
Tue May 19, 2009 2:42 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Stopping & Restarting Dstillation
Replies: 4
Views: 762

Re: Stopping & Restarting Dstillation

Yes, sir. If you're refluxing you may find that you need another heads cut after equalizing. That will depend on the efficiency of your still and your technique, but you'll probably have to do it. So keep the first bit separate until you know.

-Mud
by Mud
Mon May 18, 2009 5:40 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Coiling the coil..
Replies: 13
Views: 2267

Re: Coiling the coil..

Sauerkraut is saying he needs to make an internal coil. What Tater said. There's lots of info around. You'll find it. Might be able to buy one, too. Check the classified ads, or post a offer to buy.
by Mud
Fri May 15, 2009 2:41 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: What'd ya'll make today?
Replies: 6949
Views: 737548

Re: What'd ya'll make today?

Temp is a function of the percentage of alcohol to water in the boiler. It slowly changes over the course of a run.
by Mud
Wed May 13, 2009 4:32 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: sugar wash why not just sugar/water/yeast?
Replies: 8
Views: 1899

Re: sugar wash why not just sugar/water/yeast?

Run yourself a batch of this John Stone fellow's recipe Seems pretty dismissive. John Stone is a Ph.D. in chemistry, and he's authored 3 books on the subject of distillation and alcohol production. He probably knows a bit about what he writes. To ferment 10 kg of sugar use 450 grams (1 lb) of the m...
by Mud
Tue May 12, 2009 5:45 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: which equipment to buy?
Replies: 11
Views: 1658

Re: which equipment to buy?

This forum may be better suited to your endeavor.

-Mud
ADI forum is for pros.
by Mud
Mon May 11, 2009 2:16 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: mosquito
Replies: 14
Views: 1620

Re: mosquito

smokerscully1 wrote:Little bitty Black flies been known to rape horses.
:shock:
by Mud
Sun May 10, 2009 5:09 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: VM problems
Replies: 16
Views: 2548

Re: VM problems

EF, what can you configure your rig to push all the vapor out the product condenser? Maybe pull the reflux condenser and cap off the column. Measure output like that, reassemble, and measure again to experimentally verify the r/r. That won't explain the why of it, but maybe you'll find out that some...
by Mud
Sun May 10, 2009 4:33 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Opinons on Extreme Column Length
Replies: 22
Views: 3609

Re: Opinons on Extreme Column Length

I use Amphora structured mesh and have observed considerable compression. It's a 2" diameter, 36" column stuffed with 1 lb. When it was initially packed it filled the entire column. After about 1 year it had settled 4" total. Snuffy has been doing some research with a glass column in ...
by Mud
Sat May 09, 2009 8:18 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Opinons on Extreme Column Length
Replies: 22
Views: 3609

Re: Opinons on Extreme Column Length

As far as data for still design is concerned, there's not much to be gained by making a taller column and then lowering the HETP by using inefficient packing. Like AE said, that valve gets high fast, as wellas seeing the therm... Also consider that if you build something much different it's hard for...
by Mud
Fri May 08, 2009 10:06 pm
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: My new Still upgrade plan and a few questions/advice needed
Replies: 36
Views: 5937

Re: My new Still upgrade plan and a few questions/advice needed

I use a jigsaw with bimetal blades. Cut a 10" hole in the top of the first keg boiler, as well as 2, 1.5" holes for elements. Also cut many holes in 1/8" aluminum. Only took 2 blades for all that. You'll need some oil, too.
by Mud
Wed May 06, 2009 4:42 pm
Forum: Grains
Topic: Cooked Corn Mash
Replies: 12
Views: 9766

Re: Cooked Corn Mash

Buzzard wrote:can I do two batches for 50 gallons or would you just cook one batch and fill the fermenter the rest of the way with water?
Yeah. That's the way. 2 batches If you top up with water you'll be diluting the mash too much. You'll be making it so thin as to be worthless.
by Mud
Mon May 04, 2009 6:48 pm
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: Octuple parrallel compound coil
Replies: 18
Views: 4533

Re: Octuple parrallel compound coil

What's the deal with New Orleans?
by Mud
Mon May 04, 2009 6:46 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Terrible rum attempt - save for neutral or discard?
Replies: 8
Views: 1281

Re: Terrible rum attempt - save for neutral or discard?

That "proper column" bit wasn't meant as a shot at your still. I wasn't really paying attention and have never run one, so couldn't comment on that. It was a reference to height and the presence of copper.

-Mud
by Mud
Mon May 04, 2009 4:53 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Where'd your name come from??
Replies: 254
Views: 33105

Re: Where'd your name come from??

Red Dirt Ink, posting that might make it easy to track you down.
by Mud
Mon May 04, 2009 4:43 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Terrible rum attempt - save for neutral or discard?
Replies: 8
Views: 1281

Re: Terrible rum attempt - save for neutral or discard?

What kind of yeast did you use? Some kinds of yeast will make a sulfur smell, too.

Didn't answer your original question, did I? You can redistill most anything into neutral with a proper column. As for turning rum into vodka with a pot...Not sure. Never tried vodka in a pot still.
by Mud
Mon May 04, 2009 2:57 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Terrible rum attempt - save for neutral or discard?
Replies: 8
Views: 1281

Re: Terrible rum attempt - save for neutral or discard?

Lots of times molasses is treated with sulfur as a preservative. Copper neutralizes sulfur compounds on contact. You should redistill with a couple copper scrubbers in the path. Might fix you right up. And next time try to get unsulfured molasses, if that is indeed what you used. Happy stillin' -Mud
by Mud
Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:02 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Goslings Blask Seal
Replies: 15
Views: 3218

Re: Goslings Blask Seal

seen it int he stores, never bothered to try it, considering the price they're asking for it. Appletons if my favorite by far, their reserve is nice and the 7 year is exelent, but for the price difference between them all I prefer the regular. Surprised to read that, VB. Never seen Appleton's Seven...
by Mud
Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:07 am
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: Tell us about your mistakes.
Replies: 1580
Views: 293959

Re: Tell us about your mistakes.

You know you need a condenser on the end of that lyne arm, right?