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by ZAXBYC
Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:03 pm
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: New member
Replies: 2
Views: 643

Re: New member

Welcome ;-)
by ZAXBYC
Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:58 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 26
Views: 3060

Re: Merry Christmas

Cheers guys,

Have a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.

Me
by ZAXBYC
Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:34 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Lend me your figures, please.
Replies: 9
Views: 1513

Lend me your figures, please.

Hey Guys, doing a bit of research. Based on the achievement of obtaining 95%+ out of your still. Because I appear to be hovering at 93%-94%+@20C at the moment I would like to know others figures to compare against. Hopefully with some more experimentation I will come to a conclusion sometime soon an...
by ZAXBYC
Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:56 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: beer stripping stats?
Replies: 6
Views: 1220

Re: beer stripping stats?

I have kept a few notes from my first runs, just to check consistancy.... will post the details for you later on when I get back to my still :shock: .... I mean home :wink:
by ZAXBYC
Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:06 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Do you air BEFORE a spirit run
Replies: 6
Views: 2194

Re: Do you air BEFORE a spirit run

I store all my low wines open to atmostphere, mainly becuase I don't have any corks, only rubber bungs! I cant see how it it would hurt, other than the mirco % you are going to lose to the angels. :roll: If anything I might help drive off any low boiling point volities, meaning less on your final ru...
by ZAXBYC
Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:25 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: Going to buy an old boiler for copper
Replies: 1
Views: 1080

Going to buy an old boiler for copper

I am looking at buying a 110ltr copper boiler. I know of all the issues regarding lead etc, but I am planning, due to the still high cost of copper sheeting, to use the boiler as the donor for my sheeting. Does anyone know how thick the copper is in these boilers? example of what i am looking at: ht...
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:04 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: pulled my best distulation the other night
Replies: 5
Views: 1317

Re: pulled my best distulation the other night

Well done, Love hearing sucess stories!

Shouldn't worry about your %, after all, if you enjoy it then quite simply, f what anyone else thinks! :lol:

What was your wash made from?,
What % was it before you did the run?,
How many times did you run it through the still?
by ZAXBYC
Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:17 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: On the Quest for cheaper yeast
Replies: 27
Views: 5356

On the Quest for cheaper yeast

I have been searching for a source of Bakers yeast to try some nice plain washes Cheapest I have found so far is 240x5g packets of baker's yeast. It works out to be £13.75 / $20.54 per kg How's that sound? What prices do you guys get? I usually use Gervin No.3 Champagne / Restart Yeast - A varient o...
by ZAXBYC
Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:52 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: port
Replies: 11
Views: 6607

Re: port

I did a bit of research on port a while back and came to the conclusion, that...... there are loads of techniques you could use. Port by definition is fortified wine. This means that something is added to the wine thats stronger, often a brandy. You could brew a wine of 18%-22% but it would probably...
by ZAXBYC
Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:24 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Another new guy with still
Replies: 22
Views: 2387

Re: Another new guy with still

Wow awesome creation, shame about that lead.... looks a little like a very basic pot still that uses plates to capture condensate, just like the bok does....
by ZAXBYC
Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:29 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Orange wash on striping run observations
Replies: 5
Views: 1082

Re: Orange wash on striping run observations

I'm no expert, but what you have probably done, due to the large quantity of juice you processes, is managed to extract an essential oil from the oranges. .... something I would like to do myself, but probably with a few less oranges / fruit! :lol: If I am right, try and remove this oil as it is an ...
by ZAXBYC
Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:36 pm
Forum: Resources and Reviews
Topic: AVOID www.easybrew.co.uk
Replies: 5
Views: 2676

Re: AVOID www.easybrew.co.uk

I recommend:

http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/

http://www.brew-it-yourself.co.uk/?gcli ... 3godnFw5iQ

Both have excellent service and short delivery times! :!:
by ZAXBYC
Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:34 pm
Forum: Resources and Reviews
Topic: AVOID www.easybrew.co.uk
Replies: 5
Views: 2676

Re: AVOID www.easybrew.co.uk

Yes, exactly how I was fooled by them!

Parted with £160.

Got it back though, with some rather blunt letters :lol: :twisted:
by ZAXBYC
Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:54 am
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Still with Doubler and heat recycler sugestion..
Replies: 27
Views: 7107

Re: Still with Doubler and heat recycler sugestion..

Looks cool, I want to watch and see how this goes, I am still working on theory myself so can't add much constructive at the moment.

Me
by ZAXBYC
Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:09 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Toasted Oak
Replies: 12
Views: 2894

Re: Toasted Oak

Cheers CoopsOz Useful photo for reference!
by ZAXBYC
Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:56 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Brown sugar vs molasses
Replies: 13
Views: 5639

Re: Brown sugar vs molasses

Best place for bulk molasses is a stock feed store.
As in animal feed?
by ZAXBYC
Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:32 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Brown sugar vs molasses
Replies: 13
Views: 5639

Re: Brown sugar vs molasses

Thank for the advice guys! Blanik, the dark brown is different to Raw, its about the same colour as the ever-popular mission brown paint of the 60's era. Cheers. EDIT: Is this interpreted as off topic posting? LMFAO ;) We have the same 'brown sugar' and 'dark brown sugar' in Oz. The difference betwe...
by ZAXBYC
Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:41 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Brown sugar vs molasses
Replies: 13
Views: 5639

Brown sugar vs molasses

I want to make a surprise present for a friend who loves dark rum unfortunately I cannot find an easily available source of raw molasses :( Ok I was in the supermarket and found bown sugar, read the back and said it contained molasses. Also found some slightly more expensive stuff that was Muscavo s...
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:01 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

Kinda like keeping a fast car under the speed limit... Sure, it'll go 140 MPH, but that's 85 MPH over the speed limit... Sooner or later it's gonna come back and bite you in the ass...
How'd you know about that?! :lol: :roll:
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:44 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

Ok I listened, worked out I had max of 1 litre of ethanol left in the still. I turned the temp up a lettle to get some forced reflux going, and turned down the drips. The column stablised at 79.3C and I got some non oily stuff off at 95% @20C :) Then on the last bit....bang temp sarted rising abour ...
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:17 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

Hawke, Do you mean here?

Image

This is the head in pot mode btw (without column attached, I am running it with it attached atm!) :)
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:06 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

You said your takeoff rate was fluctuating? Sounds like you are having a syphoning problem. I had this problem on mine. If you install a vent right after the valve, you will be able to get a more consistant flow. Nah that was me playing with temp and the valve :oops: I can achieve a stedy droplet r...
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:39 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

Minime, I'm afraid you might just be right, lol I for some reason though 34ml/min was slow..... thats like 2l an hour :shock: I was being inadvertantly impatient :lol: I shall re run it REAL slow :D Like a small kid I tells you! Thanks for the heads up on the oily effect!- you know I learn something...
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:38 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

When I rubbed it between my fingers it was slightly oily.... damn these things aren't straight forward at all!
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:27 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

INFO: I am pretty certain the condensate is not falling back into the column and it is all heading out the take off The run has varied between 7ml/min to 120ml/min ....just me playing about....The boiler is running between 1000 and 1600W respectively The sample i refer to in the above post was taken...
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:22 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

Ok I just tried some, and I know I haven't let it air yet, but this stuff has a burn to it and isn't quite as neutral as I would have hoped. when I watered it to to cira 40% I notices the swirls in the water and Kinda knew it wasn't going to be as good as I first hoped. what has happened here, temp ...
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:54 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

I suppose I just like to try and understand what im doing.... if I do x it will cause y to happen becuase... etc.

I am never happy unless I know why changing x affected y ! :)
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:23 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

Weather shouldn't be an issue for me, the temp ranges from 12C-19C.

Just increase the temp again, running at 78.5 now just to see what the output is for it. :mrgreen: <- what I look like at the moment! :lol:

I think the sensor is at the tip... it seems to react the quickest there
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Re: Column Temperature

Right so it appeared to have stablised, afer 45 minutes, so I decided to crack open the tap. After 70ml the temp plumeted from 78.3 to 77.6 and stopped there for ages. What caused this? :? I decided to slowly increase the heat, and got it to 78.2, after 125ml it went up to 78.3. The first collection...
by ZAXBYC
Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:25 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Column Temperature
Replies: 24
Views: 3662

Column Temperature

Ok I'm in the process of my first decent run. I am currently attempting to equalise the column. :) The temperature was fluctuating between 78.0 and 78.7 and is now 78.2-78.4 is this normal for a run or is something else causing the fluctuation? :? Im thinking that condensate might some how be involv...