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by RC Al
Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:20 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: found multiples used port 5g barrels - with abit of mold
Replies: 11
Views: 688

Re: found multiples used port 5g barrels - with abit of mold

Fire? That kills most things lols

Give em a new char?
by RC Al
Mon Apr 03, 2023 4:35 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: A Quick Way to Find Reflux Ratio
Replies: 20
Views: 1857

Re: A Quick Way to Find Reflux Ratio

Any chance we could get an expanded version of the kw table?
I can extend some lines, but there is a small curve to it. Adding a 5% line going up to 30lph would be very cool.
Edit, for completeness add plain water?
Thanks Al :thumbup:
by RC Al
Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:54 pm
Forum: General Stilling questions
Topic: Is there a "first aid kit" for distilling
Replies: 26
Views: 1134

Re: Is there a "first aid kit" for distilling

I have Aloe Vera plants next to my shed, THE best thing for minor burns
by RC Al
Mon Feb 13, 2023 11:32 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Condenser question
Replies: 12
Views: 679

Re: Condenser question

Great write up SS, yes im looking at Reynolds numbers and interesting stuff like that currently. Thanks AC, you nudged it for me, utter brain fart really lols. Chris i live much further north than you, things get interesting temperature and humidity wise around here frequently. Crux of the matter is...
by RC Al
Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:34 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Condenser question
Replies: 12
Views: 679

Condenser question

Its part of basic stilling that in a condenser, flow rate will have a happy spot to suit the power it needs to knock down the vapour. A needle valve helps greatly as you can flow too much coolant and vapour bypasses the condenser, huffing/puffing etc, laminar flow blah blah (ahh the fun times lols) ...
by RC Al
Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:20 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: in-line thumper... Calling Hawke
Replies: 103
Views: 20280

Re: in-line thumper... Calling Hawke

The life size "pro wrestling" larry action figure is cool too

Oh wait, thats real larry :ebiggrin:
by RC Al
Wed Feb 01, 2023 6:51 am
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: Angel Blue with koji
Replies: 12
Views: 664

Re: Angel Blue with koji

I don't know if they phased this out and replace it with yellow Lable or if it's new, and phasing out the yellow . It just showed up at the local shop last month so seems new? but its not on the angel web site . IDK what the difference is . What's the useby on those packets? The few pictures i coul...
by RC Al
Sun Jan 29, 2023 4:19 pm
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: Angel Blue with koji
Replies: 12
Views: 664

Re: Angel Blue with koji

Ummm, ingredients list and description says its just a yeast. There's no koji in the one linked? Last note in instructions 2, The fermentation cycle and raw material variety, granularity of raw material, amount of koji and fermentation temperature and other factors. General granularity of raw materi...
by RC Al
Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:50 am
Forum: Grains
Topic: Bulk Grain suppliers West Coast
Replies: 18
Views: 757

Re: Bulk Grain suppliers West Coast

Get in touch with your local beer clubs, the ones around here do group buys and ive occasionally gotten some great prices, under 70c usd per pound for basics and about 20% more for exotics when you buy it by the bag. Production quantity comes down to what size barrel your trying to fill. I hate that...
by RC Al
Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:30 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: 4th Triangle Flute Design & Build
Replies: 189
Views: 69823

Re: 4th Triangle Flute Design & Build

Sometimes condensers leak internally into the product path
by RC Al
Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:25 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: How does the ultimate 2" pot still head look like for maximum flavour with no regard to speed,?
Replies: 29
Views: 1449

Re: How does the ultimate 2" pot still head look like for maximum flavour with no regard to speed,?

Mine is the second pic of Yummy's post I never run it like that anymore, it was done that way for ballance and to make the overkill 6' liebig not hit the ground, but these days (when i use it) I just use a short riser and support the liebig independently at a different angle. I have added many tricl...
by RC Al
Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: How would you build a 240v controller that can power a 9kw element?
Replies: 94
Views: 3762

Re: How would you build a 240v controller that can power a 9kw element?

Just to throw some water on the fire after its gotten away... That 3 loop element could easily by hooked up with 2 switched loops and a much smaller ssr on the third. But wheres the fun in that right? (Admittedly way harder to wire at the element end, it's pretty tight in those cups) 50amps... I wis...
by RC Al
Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:57 pm
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Poor Man’s Irish All Grain & Sugar Head
Replies: 19
Views: 6447

Re: Poor Man’s Irish All Grain & Sugar Head

Just a little nit pick of your process, most of the vitamins your adding get well and truly torched at boiling (and some far below that even), perhaps grind them up and pitch just before the yeast? :thumbup:

Edit, fermaid lists pitching temp at 65-67f, you may be killing that too
by RC Al
Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:18 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Litmus test for friendship
Replies: 19
Views: 1123

Re: Litmus test for friendship

-Everything- is relative to personal experience.
Where I grew up in the late 70's - early 80's, it was considered "bad luck" to get convicted for "poofter bashing" (twas illegal to be gay there). Time changes all things, just not as quickly as we would like sometimes.
by RC Al
Wed Dec 28, 2022 3:07 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Litmus test for friendship
Replies: 19
Views: 1123

Re: Litmus test for friendship

"Wrapped in cotton"... Just because the current generation is making an effort to be good to each other doesn't mean you should shit on them. People say the current 20 somethings are "entitled". Hopefully they won't feel entitled to act like this, and brag about it. Fk mate the ...
by RC Al
Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:27 am
Forum: Meet & Mingle & Events
Topic: South east meet up
Replies: 43
Views: 3125

Re: South east meet up

Uncle Jesse wrote: Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:56 pm Obviously being in California
Im so sorry for your pain, you have lost soo much in the last 2 decades :ebiggrin:
by RC Al
Wed Dec 28, 2022 2:17 am
Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
Topic: Weldless vs Welded/Soldered Keggle + AliExpress Cast Iron Flange
Replies: 34
Views: 1529

Re: Weldless vs Welded/Soldered Keggle + AliExpress Cast Iron Flange

Your not trying hard enough, pipe, duct tape and the right sized spanner did the last weldless element i did, bah ferrules, elements dont need swapping that often, how many spare ones do you have to ready to run? Either way you have to empty the boiler and the run is shot
by RC Al
Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:47 am
Forum: Related Gas Accessories
Topic: Best way to heat a 25 gallon copper pot still
Replies: 25
Views: 13292

Re: Best way to heat a 25 gallon copper pot still

Sooo... A 9kg/20lb propane bottle can only give off around 60k btu of gas, when near full. This reduces with emptiness and ambient temperature. Unless you want a manifold for multiple bottles or have a big bottle (45kg/100lb) or town supply handy, this is your limit. You will be lucky to achieve muc...
by RC Al
Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:09 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Essences from the supermarket / grocery store
Replies: 25
Views: 3022

Re: Essences from the supermarket / grocery store

Lols, just the Queen stuff from either supermarket, ive had a look at a cake shop, mind blowing range in those places...

I try to avoid the dark side, the orange just happened to be in the cupboard so i tried it.
by RC Al
Mon Dec 12, 2022 2:27 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Essences from the supermarket / grocery store
Replies: 25
Views: 3022

Re: Essences from the supermarket / grocery store

Orange cooking essence is floating my boat well currently, much more convenient and wayyy faster than suspending fruit or grating skin off.

I use a dash of butterscotch or caramel syrup when making Kahlua.
by RC Al
Thu Nov 24, 2022 4:29 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Aquarium Heaters.
Replies: 12
Views: 1095

Re: Aquarium Heaters.

I would think some foreshots or feints added in a low concentration would alleviate that. A bit of bleach?

Hopefully a temp controlled ferment wont take long enough for it to be a problem anyway?
by RC Al
Thu Nov 24, 2022 3:59 am
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Tri-clamp nut
Replies: 11
Views: 961

Re: Tri-clamp nut

Just buy a 1.5 or 2" clamp, the thread will be the same from what ive noticed. A washer under a normal nut should work, but i understand where you're coming from.

5" thats different, fill port?
by RC Al
Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:35 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: To all of you down under
Replies: 22
Views: 1195

Re: To all of you down under

Quirky one from the 80's for the list, Hercules Returns (not what is sounds like) a very well done comedy.
by RC Al
Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:10 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Aquarium Heaters.
Replies: 12
Views: 1095

Re: Aquarium Heaters.

Saltbush Bill put up a pic somewhere of using a tall glass vessel (vase/yard glass?) to hold the heater in water inside the fermenter, I took that a step sideways and put a 200w $10 ebay special inside some copper spool with triclamp ends, I also put a power meter on it, in a uninsulated 200l fermen...
by RC Al
Sat Nov 19, 2022 4:18 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: What'd ya'll make today?
Replies: 6949
Views: 740124

Re: What'd ya'll make today?

Coolo, try a lb or two of actual choc malt in something, its pretty full on
by RC Al
Sat Nov 19, 2022 3:31 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: What'd ya'll make today?
Replies: 6949
Views: 740124

Re: What'd ya'll make today?

Bradster, which choc malt did you use?
Ive tried choc wheat and choc barley, i found both to be very dominating
by RC Al
Sat Nov 19, 2022 2:32 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Plate Reflux Column Operating Characteristics
Replies: 46
Views: 4034

Re: Plate Reflux Column Operating Characteristics

I have 3x pro caps in a 4" 3 plater
The downcommers easily exceeds the flow characteristics of the riser/cap
I can only flow 8lph through the 3x3 caps with reflux off vs 15 as a pot still

Edit, pouring a jug from the top of the column would be in litres per minute not hour
by RC Al
Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:08 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: SPP Packing
Replies: 459
Views: 79530

Re: SPP Packing

Without specifying the seller, your only going to get conjecture, it would depend on how much the individual seller shakes and the diameter of the measurement jug when packing. A frugal seller would use a narrow cylinder and you would get "just" enough, one who hasnt thought it through usi...
by RC Al
Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:05 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Can 0.025 Micron Cartridge remove Ethanol ?
Replies: 9
Views: 686

Re: Can 0.025 Micron Cartridge remove Ethanol ?

Not even close Your 0.025um is 25 nanometres. A water molecule is 0.28nm An ethanol molecule is 0.44nm You need another two zeros after the decimal point. The product your possibly looking for is called an Molecular sieve. Im not sure what your trying to do though, if you want to remove alcohol, dis...