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I use my triac temperature controllers for temperature control of fermentation cabinet and for use in my boiler for sous vide cooking - :oops: Love that! I recently picked up an inkbird sous vide device and love it! The water circulation fin did break after three uses though and ordering parts is s...

I have also used them for hatching eggs - hens, ducks, geese, quail - but beware if you're going to do this humidity control is needed as well. And I have 40 tobacco plants ready to plant out in the next few days - Drying and curing will be a problem since our autumns tend to be cold and wet - so I'...

I have to say that some of the photos on here put my little kits to shame - but hey - I'm a bodger and proud of it !

No 1 White wire plugs to wall - Black wire to heater

No 2
Calibrating

I use my triac temperature controllers for temperature control of fermentation cabinet and for use in my boiler for sous vide cooking -

I did do a search on Pikeys easy scotch - and I know I ddi a thread on it - but all I came up with were a few posts here ; I'm on "pikeys easy Scotch" - straight off the nipple - she's on "very Bacardi (ish)" - put some down on oak, with a few additions - teaspoons of money give...

Hi Shady, just browsing when I came across your thread here 8) I see people are still looking at the Malt extract solution and at the risk of upsetting all again I'd draw your attention to what Saltbush said here Nothing other than Ive used it as an additive in a bastardized version of UJSSM ...... ...

wpkluck wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 7:29 am to make someone else look ridiculous.

Nope - some "Engineers" - do that themselves without assistance

Just because you have a thumper doesn't mean you have to use it. All of my UJSSM has been stripped and spirit run without using a thumper and I only ever had to dilute with water when I was a newbie at making it and was stopping the stripping runs far too early. You're a patient man @Chris 8) - (Go...

. I'm guessing a 20 gallon? Well, if a fellow engineer put their math out for review, what else can I do but review it? Sure, I'll venture a guess. The engineer in me won't allow me to guess. I take the facts I have, and the experiences I've lived, to build an analysis. I do love dogma ! :lol:

........... I have to learn to be more careful about my how I describe my process! It seems clear to me at the time, but even when I reread it, I understand the confusion sometimes. Indeed you do ! In post 1 you tell us you charged the thumper with heads - but not bothering to tell us how much. Fur...

The thing is I HAVE YEAST - see post 1 - I just want to know the best way of storing fresh yeast !

You got a kid or nephew who will shop for you around here you can grocery shop online and have it delivered to your door Got 2 daughters - both pregnant - :crazy: Some of our Supermarkets will do that - but getting a delievery slot is crazy ! GB Pound is about $1.25 at the moment so that price for ...

Hi grippler - I have a friend whose wife is Norwegian - They reckon taxes out there are stupid on alcohol !

Welcome in mate - what sort of still are you making ?

Durhommer wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:22 am Pics would be nice I usually just keep it in the fridge

I usually buy this nowadays - but it seems to be in short supply
But a local baker let me have some fresh as a real favour ! so I need to keep it safe !

Pics would be nice I usually just keep it in the fridge How long can you keep it ? - I've no idea when I can get more and I'm on the Danger list of vulnerables so can't go out for - well the NHS letter says 12 weeks. Got sugar and the makins - but desperately need to be stillin to keep the "Sp...

Hi all - I just managed to score some fresh yeast - about 4 oz

so ive never played with fresh yeast before - how much do I use to start a 25 litre (5gallon imp) batch of wash ?

How can I stores / preserve it for future use ? and how long will it keep ?

Thanks in advance

Ok - I stand corrected !

Thanks for educating me lads !

Glad you guys were able to find a significant other in life. Perhaps one of my character flaws is that I'm not as sentimental as I could be. I was only married for four years. But I don't claim to be normal. I've known maybe a dozen guys that have been married 3 times or more. If you'd walked aroun...

Ok - So how would you get it INTO the "glass" in the first place ? What would happen when you took the top off the "Storage container" - to pour it ? Where would you Store that container to prevent it exploding ? Then as you say the N2 sits BOILING in the glass - you may get some...

Welcome in Crimbo - there are a few of us from UK here - sometimes think we should all have a meet up.

This thread made me smile as it had some similarities to my own first efforts - Chris is right of course - but for me the anticipation of you working it out as you get more experience and knowledge will be a jurney you will love !

Congrats on your very first drops !

From a purely practical point of view I cannot see the slightest possibility that this could be true story !

Nitrogen BOILS at -220 C or -346 F !

................... Please don't include me in that "we" group, Cayars. I've never controlled the temperature in any of my pots stills, ever. I have - when I first started ! My thinking was exactly along the lines Sailman suggests ! It is just SO Obvious to anyone who has learned on their...

I have just tasted it and its quite sweet with no alcohol taste, so I guess this is no good :-( 2.5 lbs sugar and 5 ltr water is pushing it a bit for complete fermentation depending on your yeast type - with a bread yeast and most wine yeasts 2.2 lbs (1kg) is plenty for 5 ltr and even that needs a ...

B*GG*R - My SiL bought one of those spinners to try to make cider ! - Second hand of course and as far as I know he got bored and never used it !

I'm pretty sure it will be "in a shed" somewhere

Perhaps I'll mention that I could use one ?

I started ff using "Micronized Flaked Maize" from the horse feed stockist - to do UJSSSM and got something drinkable out of it. But nothing to compare with USA Whiskey. I feel that the USA version is more akin to what we call "Sweetcorn" tho' I have no way of trying the two side ...

I just stick a cheapo meat thermometer through a cork and stick that in with a little pastry - suits me fine and accurate to 1/10 degree.

Wow. Haven't posted in about 2 years! My pot still consists of a 20L tea urn, with a 22mm pipe up from the lid, leading to a liebig condenser at 45 degrees. The urn has a 2kW element, but I reduce the power to 25%-50%. I've cut the vertical column and patched in a 1m length of 28mm diameter pipe. I...

None of us really know anything about "Trubo" except it tastes like crud ! That's why we don't use it. However, you have got the charcoal etc and I suggest you use them according to the instructions then look in "Tried and true" - easier, cheaper and way better product - but hey ...

So I made a vodka using all corn and malted barley. I was able to get 2 750ml bottles of spirits. I used local water with a ph reading of 7.64 to dilute down to 40%. I also added 2oz of glycerin to help smooth it out. My question is because it's already diluted and has glycerin added am I able to f...