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by Hillbilly Popstar
Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:49 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Still poems
Replies: 32
Views: 1102

Re: Still poems

I once had trash can of corn slop
With which I filled my boiler to up top
I fired my still
Cut with patience and skill
I now have Hillbilly Pop
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:00 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Rum wash
Replies: 11
Views: 385

Re: Rum wash

Your over 13% abv now. I have heard plenty of people say that molasses don't finish out completely, but my last several molasses washes finished out .999. I also don't build ferments with an SG over 1.099. Could it be that your yeast just don't tolerate alcohol higher than that? What yeast are you u...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: What Two Thumpers Can Do
Replies: 36
Views: 3664

Re: What Two Thumpers Can Do

As Otis said, it is wise to insulate your thumpers and transfer lines. Also, transfer lines should be short and insulated to minimize exposure to external cooling. These factors might be why Hillbilly Popstar used so much propane and had a long run time. One n Done - Hillbilly Popstar Run Re: What'...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: What Two Thumpers Can Do
Replies: 36
Views: 3664

Re: What Two Thumpers Can Do

My personal experience with two thumpers is I can make the same quality product as I did doing 2 strips and a spirit run with my single boiler. The double thumper is power hungry and will drink propane like it's Gatorade at a sports even, but I can run 20 gallons of mash and make excellent product i...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: Premeasured yeast: is this a good idea?
Replies: 21
Views: 1000

Re: Premeasured yeast: is this a good idea?

People measure their yeast? I do. Why not? I can get thirty 7.5 gallon ferments (1.088 OG) from one pound of yeast. I think it is crazy watching people dump a half pound of yeast into a fifty gallon 1.065 wash. Seems like a waste to me. For that half pound of yeast in a 50g wash you get two ferment...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:52 pm
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: Tell us about your mistakes.
Replies: 1580
Views: 293936

Re: Tell us about your mistakes.

I attempted a potstilled vodka from a sugar wash last year. I decided to utilize baking soda to clean up the esters and heads prior to final distillation. I had like 5.5 gallons of low wines. I researched high and low for the exact amount of baking soda to use. Somewhere in this forum I found some p...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: Premeasured yeast: is this a good idea?
Replies: 21
Views: 1000

Re: Premeasured yeast: is this a good idea?

People measure their yeast?
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sun Feb 26, 2023 10:21 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: What's your preferred distillation technique?
Replies: 57
Views: 3794

Re: What's your preferred distillation technique?

I've read several different opinions about what high and low wines actually are. I've reached the conclusion that the best distilleries keep this a closely guarded secret. Grim over on SD forum found some info I dont know if I'm allowed to post links to another forum... but here it is. https://www....
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:10 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: What's your preferred distillation technique?
Replies: 57
Views: 3794

Re: What's your preferred distillation technique?

I am still experimenting with how I like to incorporate my feints. Sometimes I dump em in the main boiler (the theory here is they undergo 3 more distillation to get cleaned up) and sometimes I add em to the last thumper (the theory here is having a higher proof charge in the thumper boosts overall...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:34 am
Forum: Grains
Topic: Bourbon grain bills
Replies: 49
Views: 29548

Re: Bourbon grain bills

Sounds delicious. Be aware Crystal malts contribute very little fermentable sugars and will result in a slightly elevated final gravity post-ferment. Heat the stripping runs more slowly to avoid scorching. Sounds like you have done lots of thinking already, so this is probably redundant. Let us kno...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:31 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: What's your preferred distillation technique?
Replies: 57
Views: 3794

Re: What's your preferred distillation technique?

Forgot to mention: anyone use DOUBLE thumper??? I am just now getting somewhat used to running my double thumper. My distillation techniques are largely dictated by the size of my equipment. I have a 30 gallon fermenter. I ferment on grain and do about 29 gallon ferments. By the time I squeeze grai...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:05 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 274606

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

With beer's low barrel entry proof, wouldn't there be a lot of goodies left in the barrel just primed for a 130-proof newmake? I bet a single malt scotch would love it in there. I think a good whiskey should go first if it was charred. I think the beer is going to take mostly "oak". almos...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:52 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 274606

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

Deplorable wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:50 pm That should make for a very interesting whiskey then. Ive got two of their barrels, one is better built than the other, but both have produced good spirits on their 2nd and 3rd fills.
Yeah, I bet a good beer would leave as much flavor as it takes.
I'd really like to fill it with rum though.
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sat Feb 25, 2023 2:28 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 274606

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

Deplorable wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:23 pm That looks like a Barrel Mill Barrel. Did they have any idea what it previously held? Just beer?
It is a barrel mill barrel.
It was a homebrew shop, so I'm assuming it was used for beer. Smells like beer. Not very hoppy though. It smells malty like an English ale or a bock.
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:38 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 274606

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

Local Homebrew shop went out of business and had a fire sale. Me and the neighbor went on their last day, today and cleaned up. I spent $130 and got: -15lbs flaked corn -19lbs flaked oats -33lbs flaked barley -27lbs random crystal malts -7lbs DAP -they tossed in the 5 gallon oak barrel for free. IM...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:19 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 274606

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

Local Homebrew shop went out of business and had a fire sale. Me and the neighbor went on their last day, today and cleaned up. I spent $130 and got: -15lbs flaked corn -19lbs flaked oats -33lbs flaked barley -27lbs random crystal malts -7lbs DAP -they tossed in the 5 gallon oak barrel for free. IM...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:40 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Replies: 2882
Views: 274606

Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?

Local Homebrew shop went out of business and had a fire sale. Me and the neighbor went on their last day, today and cleaned up. I spent $130 and got: -15lbs flaked corn -19lbs flaked oats -33lbs flaked barley -27lbs random crystal malts -7lbs DAP -they tossed in the 5 gallon oak barrel for free. IMG...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:30 pm
Forum: What Not To Use/Do
Topic: Replacement for Vinegar Run in a Aluminum Pot Still !!
Replies: 29
Views: 2469

Re: Replacement for Vinegar Run in a Aluminum Pot Still !!

Aluminum is not considered as safe for distillation of alcohol for the same reason that it is not recommended for the vinegar cleaning run. The acids and solvents in the wash will cause corrosion and toxic by-products in the distillate. Stainless steel and copper are the 2 recommended boiler and st...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: SBB's All Molasses Rum Recipe
Replies: 698
Views: 192145

Re: SBB's All Molasses Rum Recipe

Well this was my 3rd run of rum, I loosely followed your recipe in the previous 2 and followed it mostly to a T on this one so I thought I would post my results. The vitamin B my wife assured me she had turned out to be something else lol So no B vitamin. I added a jar of yeast cake to the dunder b...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:16 am
Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
Topic: 2" shotgun built by our friend Twisted Brick. Unboxing and review.
Replies: 28
Views: 2334

Re: 2" shotgun built by our friend Twisted Brick. Unboxing and review.

Chauncey wrote: Sat Jan 14, 2023 9:45 am Is that a pink Ralph Lauren polo tank top? Where do I get one?
It's custom. I make them at home.
by Hillbilly Popstar
Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:36 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Truckinbutch now drinking angel shares
Replies: 48
Views: 4400

Re: Truckinbutch now drinking angel shares

RIP

He's offered me much advice over the few years I've been a member here. I'm am grateful for all of it.
by Hillbilly Popstar
Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:41 pm
Forum: The Construction Site
Topic: HbPs' double retort potstill build.
Replies: 71
Views: 6119

Re: HbPs' double retort potstill build.

finally repaired the network in the stillin' shack, so i'm catching up on my reading while the whisky is on the make. top notch build, looks awesome! i read twice here that the second retort is filled with heads? why? do you cut them again? i can see re-doing the tails, but why the heads? whats the...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:35 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Does clear alcohol "smooth out" over time?
Replies: 15
Views: 1185

Re: Does clear alcohol "smooth out" over time?

I've never heard it said that 80% of the QUALITY comes from the barrel. But I have heard it said the 80% of the FLAVOR is from the barrel. Personally I've gotten to a point where everything that is barrel aged for any extended period of time just tastes "oaked" to me. So much in fact that ...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Thu Apr 28, 2022 3:28 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Does clear alcohol "smooth out" over time?
Replies: 15
Views: 1185

Re: Does clear alcohol "smooth out" over time?

Without a doubt.

I never know just how good a run really is till 3days to a week after initially blending it.
by Hillbilly Popstar
Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:07 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Muck
Replies: 25
Views: 1149

Re: Muck

Subbed
by Hillbilly Popstar
Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:58 pm
Forum: The Construction Site
Topic: HbPs' double retort potstill build.
Replies: 71
Views: 6119

Re: HbPs' double retort potstill build.

Appreciate the kind words friends
by Hillbilly Popstar
Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:24 am
Forum: The Construction Site
Topic: HbPs' double retort potstill build.
Replies: 71
Views: 6119

Re: HbPs' double retort potstill build.

I am curious to the actual size of the cleanout port on the main boiler. I just picked up a new keg and would like an 8 inch port, but I am not sure if it will fit. Did you have any issues installing your ? I haven't installed mine yet. Life has gotten hectic lately so this project had to get put o...
by Hillbilly Popstar
Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:30 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Shrimping and fishing
Replies: 139
Views: 18253

Re: Shrimping and fishing

I'm down near the gulf coast.

We have tons of seafood, but different seafood.
by Hillbilly Popstar
Wed Apr 13, 2022 11:57 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Shrimping and fishing
Replies: 139
Views: 18253

Re: Shrimping and fishing

Ling Cod is some of the creamiest and best tasting fish I ever ate!
by Hillbilly Popstar
Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:53 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Graham cracker and marshmallow moonshine
Replies: 14
Views: 1378

Re: Graham cracker and marshmallow moonshine

There's no way you will get any "smore" flavor by mashing those ingredients. You're best bet is to start with a nice wheat and oat mash, then add your Graham and marshmallow flavors to the distillate is this the most common way flavors are added. Im referring to things outside of subtle f...