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- Mon Mar 29, 2021 5:32 am
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
Hey Bushman. I’m really sorry it has taken me this long to get back to you. For various reasons I’ve been away from the hobby since late fall. So, the maceration I put together in late September did not get run until New Year’s. I was expecting a really bitter product. After proofing, I set it to re...
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:26 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: New Use for Foreshots
- Replies: 1
- Views: 439
New Use for Foreshots
I’ve discovered a new (to me) use for foreshots. This may be in that “too much information” category, but, my feet sweat like crazy in hot weather and my running shoes and knock around shoes really stink. I have tried everything I can find to solve this with no luck. Last summer I put about 2 ounces...
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 6:19 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 507
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all (or whatever you and your loved ones celebrate this season). I truly appreciate the friends and acquaintances I’ve made through this site. I hope 2021 finds you healthy and a little more “stable” than 2020 is leaving us.
Take care my friends.
Take care my friends.
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:07 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Politics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3321
Re: Politics
+1Deplorable wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:32 am Thank you. This is the one place I go on the .net to escape the political turmoil rampant everywhere else.
- Sat Oct 10, 2020 4:07 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello from the UP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1365
Re: Hello from the UP
Welcome!
My dad was from Houghton and my uncle was the AD at Michigan Tech. The family moved south when I was less than a year old and we never made it up to the UP for a visit. That trip is on my bucket list.
Hope you enjoy your new hobby.
My dad was from Houghton and my uncle was the AD at Michigan Tech. The family moved south when I was less than a year old and we never made it up to the UP for a visit. That trip is on my bucket list.
Hope you enjoy your new hobby.
- Sun Oct 04, 2020 6:12 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Column shakes and swings during a stripping run
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1369
Re: Column shakes and swings during a stripping run
This is the column support I use. It holds the entire column assembly very stable. There is a smaller one that supports the product condenser. I need to give credit where credit is due, I didn’t actually make these, a friend made them for me.
- Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:48 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Column shakes and swings during a stripping run
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1369
Re: Column shakes and swings during a stripping run
Greetings Birrofila and welcome to the wonderful world of home distilling. When I assemble my full columns for reflux runs it is over 7 feet tall. I do not get shaking, but, the twisting moment created by adding the condenser sometimes caused the hard PTFE tri-clamp seals to leak. This is not the pr...
- Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:21 am
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: A step beyond Odins
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1868
Re: A step beyond Odins
Cloudy is not bad, it’s more of a visual thing. As Odin says, it means you have captured a lot of the oils which equal flavor. If it bothers you, add neutral to it a little bit at a time until it clears and enloy!
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:24 pm
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
Staying around Odin’s 12 to 15 g/L of Juniper, I don’t normally get any louching upon proofing. This batch produced a medium louche when proofed.I’m thinking it may be the oils from the citrus. Not a problem, just an observation.
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:07 pm
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
Hey Bushman. I ran the Oden’s recipe with your toasted orange yesterday. While it is new make and hasn’t aged five weeks, I’d have to say it has a very pleasant taste. As of now the orange is a little overpowering. I probably should have put the peel in the vapor but I got lazy and just dumped all t...
- Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:25 am
- Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
- Topic: Any comments on this
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1851
Re: Any comments on this
Duro, if you have the budget for it, the Gibbs folks in Arkansas make a fabulous barrel. They are more expensive than what you show above, but, they are truly quality product.
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:46 pm
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
I just threw together a 1.5 L maceration of a basic Odin’s recipe using your toasted mandarin peels. There are (per L) 12 g of juniper, 3 g of coriander, and 1/2 of a small mandarin peel. The plan is to let it infuse overnight and then run it with the botanicals in the pot tomorrow. I’ll let you kno...
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 11:57 am
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
OK, thanks. I will give it a try. I do the same thing with Manhattans. I keep a premixed bottle in the fridge.
Take care.
Take care.
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:09 am
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
- Tue Sep 29, 2020 3:23 am
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
Hey GB. If you are heating with an external source, then it should not be a problem. I use a 5 L Alembic and heat with a hot plate. I have no trouble running a 1 L batch. If you have other concerns, could you possibly scale up the recipe to a larger batch?
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 6:22 am
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
I normally follow Odin’s prescribed 2 weeks if I’m planning to distill “off the botanicals”. If distilling with botanicals in the pot, I charge the pot the night before and distill in the morning.
- Sun Sep 27, 2020 5:52 pm
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
Yummy ...... does think the five week rest is important. I typically like to mix a G&T right after proofing. It gives me a feel for the recipe. But, I do try to get 4 to 5 weeks of aging in before adding it to the bar stock (unless I’m suffering from a drought!). Man, I do love a summer G&T...
- Sun Sep 27, 2020 8:06 am
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
- Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:35 am
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
Oh man, does this smell good today! I hope I can wait 2 1/2 weeks to run it. The roasted mandarin peel seems to be a very nice addition.
- Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:22 am
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
Pretty excited about doing this one. juniper and coriander are in. Heading to the store shortly for the rest.
Thanks again, Bushman.
Thanks again, Bushman.
- Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:11 am
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7676
Re: Bushman’s 2 Gallon Gin Recipe
Thanks, Bushman. I’m getting ready to start a gin run and will definitely give this recipe a try.
Take care.
Take care.
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:23 am
- Forum: Stills and still building information
- Topic: WHat still is better for Gin production
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4015
Re: WHat still is better for Gin production
+1Saltbush Bill wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:29 am ...drop the TPW and try SSS recipe, I doubt you will go back.
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:39 am
- Forum: Whiskey
- Topic: Favourite white likker
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2872
Re: Favourite white likker
My friends really like my HBB white. I prefer it aged.
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:30 pm
- Forum: Gin
- Topic: Help needed - Gin recipe
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1907
Re: Help needed - Gin recipe
Mile high distilling in Colorado, sells a nice 5 L Copper Alembic that works very well for gon. I now use it for all of my gin runs.
- Sun Sep 06, 2020 1:16 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Why do you distill ? Cost or Quality ?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 5504
Re: Why do you distill ? Cost or Quality ?
I first did it for the interest in the science of it. Lower cost was never a big consideration. After a few years, it’s more about the art and quality. Lord knows, I’d hate to know how much I have tied up in each bottle thats actually been good enough to drink!
- Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:15 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Shrimping and fishing
- Replies: 139
- Views: 18240
Re: Shrimping and fishing
I can take you out through the islands so you can see just how beautiful it is. That sounds like a plan, Bushman! Back in 2001, we spent one week in Friday Harbor and the second week in downtown Seattle while our son climbed Mount Rainier. It was one of our favorite ever vacations. After this quara...
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:16 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Shrimping and fishing
- Replies: 139
- Views: 18240
Re: Shrimping and fishing
It is definitely a beautiful part of the world we live in. We’ve been lucky enough to see a lot of this beautiful earth. And I’d say the Pacific Northwest is among the prettiest places on the planet. Just tonight, my wife and I commented that we needed to take our grandchildren to Friday Harbor. If...
- Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:30 am
- Forum: General Stilling questions
- Topic: Clearing wash and puking.....
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4493
Re: Clearing wash and puking.....
Hey mash master. I am somewhat of a noob myself and have only been running all grains for about two years. So take what I say with a grain of salt and hopefully some more experienced folks will correct anything I say that may mislead you. I had a puke on one of my first AG strips which wasn’t a big ...
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:43 am
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Honey Bear Bourbon
- Replies: 1197
- Views: 192339
Re: Honey Bear Bourbon
Well SCD, I finally bottled my first batch of ‘Wuhan virus quarantine” HBB. It is wonderful. :thumbup: it aged for] 6 months on sticks made from a once used rum barrel (yeah, I know, it’s not technically bourbon.) These are the 2 L it yielded. The good news is I have 15 gallons of low wines waiting ...
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:42 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: BIAB melting
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1365
Re: BIAB melting
It might be worth checking with the BIAB folks.