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You know what I just realized, they don't focus so much on the law looking for them as they did in the earlier seasons.

I have made both of these and kept a year in fridge. The one Hoosier did kept better. It did not separate like the cream one did. The cream one developed a solid substance that I had to strain out.. Both tasted very much the same. If you use it right away probably not an issue.But if you plan on sav...

I like to make hard spiced tea using Bigelow Constant Comment tea. Real nice blend of spices that are great sweetened,it has black tea,rind of oranges,sweet spice and natural flavors.

I think the turbo clear goes in after fermentation is complete.

A friend uses a Britta water filter to much improve store bought vodka. Really seems to do fine, and he doesn't even make shine.

I put in two of the borosilicate tubular sight glasses. Found them for $50.00on ebay. Uses tri clamps. And after switching to all electric I eleminated the gas burner under the boiler which made just enough room for the rig under my 8 foot ceiling. Filled the column with 2 lts. SPP.Cranks out 94-95 ...

I was gives a 1liter mini barrel for Fathers Day. It is from http://www.hillcountrydistillersTX.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow. I filled it with hot water, NO leaks. Then filled it with Blue Flame Bourbon, still no leaks. After 5 days it is the ...

So your saying the results are immediately noticeable ?

Hey brewstillski, Did nuking really improve the white dog ? I like a good smooth unlavored whiskey , and never thought of doing this to it .

Hey jdetech, What book is that ? I try to read everything
I can find on stillin'.

Big 10-4 on the enzymash ! Iv''e used it in many recipes, great stuff! It's amazing how little it takes to do the job. Highly recommended.

Yup, It did loose about 15 points ABV but the end product was outstanding. It was Jimbos Half Barrel Bourbon on toasted oak chips and charred oak sticks. Taste tested and was rated as better than the Makers Mark Special Reserve cask strength we compared it to.

Makes me wonder what is the abv and volume loss distiller get when using oak barrels ?

The volume and the ABV did go down some.I figure this is the angels due share and replicates what you would. loose when using a barrel. In a quart jar after a week it lost a couple of ozs or 10 ml or so.

No Nuking Needed, I'm putting jars with coffee filter tops(for aeration ) in the attic , 110 F at least every day. Then freezing once a week.With a hand full of toasted oak chips and 5 or 6 charred oak barrel stave sticks per half gallon . After a month of this it has a dark tea color, smells nice a...

PH issues ? If it is too low you might have used too much back set.

I'm brewing a beer in my garage as we speak, and it's 60 f , the recommended fermentation temp. I've got it sitting on a heating pad (a dog bed warmer) in case it gets below 60 I'll turn it on.

You won't believe how similar that is to my rig. The design ,valves , and condensers are nearly identical . So , yeah, I gotta say good job cause it's what I came up with. What ya packing her with ?

Depends on what kind of enzymes you have. Powder , liquid , amylase ?

Where are you raket ?

I sent an e-mail to my representative for what good that will do. Oklahoma will be the last damn state to approve anything. They just legalized tattooing in 2006. Like I said , the last damn state to do so .And some of the most restrictive liquor laws in the country.They are working on selling wine ...

I took the plunge and went electric.I followed the instructions found at the Brew hardware site and everything went as expected with no problems, Soldered on fittings were a breeze ! Added a drain while I was at it too !

Another Okie here , Closer to the panhandle though. I'd steer ya towards the liquid enzymes. They are the shit ! Look up enzymash. Great product and price .The smallest bottle will convert a whole lot of corn.Good tutorials too.

Try going to "Recipe Development" and type in tequila .Or to "Tried and True" and type Mescal.A member there got an actual pina and mashed it , COOL !

Hey Rev, What your doing is the UJSSM method. A great way to reuse all that grain and yeast. And it gets better with each generation ! It's not uncommon for brewers to go up to 10 gen this way.

Hint: Put a small wad of copper scrubber in the bottom of your test cylinder to prevent breaking when you drop in the meter.

OK, I tried this with rum and let the pecans soak for two weeks.I was disappointed as there is nut much pecan taste in it . It is a very drinkable smooth sweet sippin' bev though. I bought some at the liquor store called "Piehole". It says it's Canadian whiskey with pecan pie liqueur. It i...

You can put a fire to the scrubbers too. If it burns it's copper plated plastic. If it just glows it's all metal.

I had some "Backwoods" brand pecan shine from the liquor store, Oh My was it ever good. It was 25% great for sipping straight or on ice. We drank shots from frozen gel filled steel shot glasses. I do want to try this recipe. Been awhile since the recipe was posted. I wonder if Deep South u...

Looks like the best thing for me to do is revert to my roots and break out the old stock pot boiler, it's only 3 gallons. I can go back to flour dough to seal it when doing experimental recipes. I just go spoiled be using the 15.5 gal keg with tri-clamp and gasket, so much easier.