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by Badmotivator
Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:36 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214853

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

TDick, is the board you are talking about quarter-sawn or flat sawn? You gotta use quarter-sawn. Rounds from a log are no good either; even if you don’t have cracks you will lose too much through the capillary tubes. Earlier in the thread there is information about the structure of wood and why you ...
by Badmotivator
Sun Apr 22, 2018 3:50 pm
Forum: The Construction Site
Topic: Welding Silver
Replies: 9
Views: 1811

Re: Welding Silver

Ditto.

...and share a picture or two! Sounds cool.
by Badmotivator
Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:18 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Stand-Alone Disposal
Replies: 18
Views: 1957

Re: Stand-Alone Disposal

Just chiming in to endorse the garbage disposal for apples. I did around 700 lbs last year with a 1 ¼ hp grinder dropping straight into buckets. The grinder operator could grind as fast as two people could quarter the apples and it never overheated. What disposal make & model did you use? Mine ...
by Badmotivator
Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:04 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Stand-Alone Disposal
Replies: 18
Views: 1957

Re: Stand-Alone Disposal

Just chiming in to endorse the garbage disposal for apples. I did around 700 lbs last year with a 1 ¼ hp grinder dropping straight into buckets. The grinder operator could grind as fast as two people could quarter the apples and it never overheated. I pressed the applesauce using a homemade cider pr...
by Badmotivator
Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:39 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Aging for 21 years
Replies: 34
Views: 5051

Re: Aging for 21 years

Now that it's mentioned, I think a badmo barrel is THE solution for this. On the face, you get the aesthetics of a barrel. But you also get the right ratio of wood:spirits, and probably the right angel's share as well. Which maybe badmo can guess at? If it's like bourbon aging, I'd expect a bit mor...
by Badmotivator
Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:48 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Aging for 21 years
Replies: 34
Views: 5051

Re: Aging for 21 years

Shoot, maybe I should just jump in here. :) I am hoping to send stuff into the far future. I have a whole bunch of rum barrels. Some will get aged for a long time (5 years? 10?) and others will get partially bled and refilled like a solera. I have a few bourbon barrels that I hope to age for 7 or mo...
by Badmotivator
Sun Apr 15, 2018 3:27 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214853

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

Badmo........ what a fantastic idea !!!! Thank you so much for sharing ! Your craftsmanship looks excellent.... well done !! I cant wait to make a few. I do quite a lot of woodworking and I will be trying a nifty little trick that will help them seal up when they get swelled..... if you check out a...
by Badmotivator
Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:03 am
Forum: Boilers
Topic: Dolly stand for my still. Do you think this would work?
Replies: 7
Views: 1660

Re: Dolly stand for my still. Do you think this would work?

They look fine. The six-wheeled one would provide a little more protection against tipping, as would a wider base. If you are worried about the heat, a layer of wood would be an excellent insulator and would look nicer too. Locking wheels might be a good idea too.
by Badmotivator
Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:38 pm
Forum: Rum
Topic: What is “Good” rum?
Replies: 157
Views: 16385

Re: What is “Good” rum?

I can offer some personal experience here. A simple molasses and brown sugar wash, aged in one of my barrels made with new, toasted, charred white oak, aged for nearly two years now, has loads of caramel, vanilla, butterscotch, and mellow rumminess. The “raw spirit” character is 90% gone, almost har...
by Badmotivator
Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:05 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Deep south barrels
Replies: 5
Views: 699

Re: Deep south barrels

Just a heads-up... their chart showing the surface area to volume ratios of the barrels are pretty wildly wrong. Check this thread: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=68297
by Badmotivator
Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:48 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214853

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

LOSS RATE UPDATE A couple of months have gone by since I tested the four barrels I am using to examine the loss rate of the "modern" Badmotivator Barrels. None of these barrels show any signs of leaking.The first test was only a couple of weeks after filling, and the apparent loss rate at ...
by Badmotivator
Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:49 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214853

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

Hey Badmo. I filled my fourth Badmo Barrel this week with my best batch of HBB to date. A few weeks back #3 was filled with some insanely fruity and intense rum I made. :-) That is going to rock in a couple of years! I only have two barrels left before I need to make more. "Only," he says...
by Badmotivator
Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:44 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214853

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

AlChemE wrote:Excited to fill both of these barrels this week!
Nicely done! I'll be glad to hear how they work out for you way down the road.
by Badmotivator
Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:59 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Better Cuts with better Dilution
Replies: 127
Views: 58406

Re: Better Cuts with better Dilution

I guess my biggest challenge is that the product I am cutting tastes nothing like the product that comes off the oak in a few months. Perhaps this is the wrong place for asking the questions I am. My interest is just getting some detailed advice on what to look for when making my cuts. Currently, I...
by Badmotivator
Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:53 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214853

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

I have decided to change the brass labels with brass tacks to stainless steel labels with stainless steel tacks. I don't think brass was a real problem, but I'd prefer to reduce my worry to zero. I bought 1" x 12" x 0.012" stainless steel strips from Kit Kraft (https://kitkraft.com/pr...
by Badmotivator
Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:01 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Using marble as a buffer
Replies: 62
Views: 8163

Re: Using marble as a buffer

I have used shell for a long time. Thought it was great! I've now had two trials with marble and think it is better than shell. I can no longer get oyster shells for free. I had some white marble tiles, 4" x 6" that weighed 305g. They were in a rum ferment for three days, raised the Ph fr...
by Badmotivator
Thu Feb 22, 2018 4:46 pm
Forum: Rum
Topic: High Ester Rum
Replies: 266
Views: 31143

Re: High Ester Rum

- Ferment - add infected dunder after yeast is established in the ferment, approx. 50% through fermentation (based on SG.) ~36-48 hrs? Otis The strategy I employed was to ferment an 8% simple wash to completion, then add infected muck and enough sugar to bring the potential up to 10%. Then you leav...
by Badmotivator
Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:13 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214853

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

Can you reuse these barrels? I imagine that it would take longer the second time to extract flavors from the wood. I wonder if the losses would decrease as the wood would already be saturated? Yep. Sure you can. But it’s important to think carefully about why you’d want to. Barrels are reused in in...
by Badmotivator
Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:33 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Using marble as a buffer
Replies: 62
Views: 8163

Re: Using marble as a buffer

shadylane wrote:Thanks for the experiment :thumbup:
I wonder if :lol:
A sugar wash had been used for the test instead of a mash.
Would the marble act as more of a buffer?
I’d be happy to run that experiment some time. Does a high-gravity TPW usually “boink” if it’s not buffered?
by Badmotivator
Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:23 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Using marble as a buffer
Replies: 62
Views: 8163

Re: Using marble as a buffer

I had an interesting result on my most recent experiment with marble: Nuthin' much, but with charts! I was fermenting about 35 lbs of dry COB on the grain. After cooking, converting, and cooling I split the batch into four buckets. Volume was about the same in each, graininess was about the same, ye...
by Badmotivator
Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) for aging
Replies: 2
Views: 1138

Re: Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) for aging

On this page they mention that Quercus virginians has been used for barrels: http://www.wood-database.com/live-oak/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow It doesn't mention whether it was used for it's structural suitability alone (for example, for dry goo...
by Badmotivator
Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:24 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214853

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

Received 3 barrels in from Badmotivator! They are awesome and I already filled one for the long haul. I had a few drips come out of the bung last week and you could smell the tobacco flavor! Super excited to see how this is going to work out! Now if I can have the patience and fortitude not to samp...
by Badmotivator
Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:40 pm
Forum: Favorite Food Recipes
Topic: make some bread...what else are you going to do...
Replies: 17
Views: 2820

Re: make some bread...what else are you going to do...

Twisted Brick wrote:I've had great luck with sourdough in a cast iron dutch oven, ala the Tartine basic loaf. Gotta love those fermented products!
The Tartine Bread book helped me quite a lot too. I’ve made their sourdough croissants a couple of times too. They’re stupid good, but a lot of work.
by Badmotivator
Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:08 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Using marble as a buffer
Replies: 62
Views: 8163

Re: Using marble as a buffer

jonnys_spirit wrote:What kind of yeast did you have in there?

Cheers!
-j
Just your basic bread yeast.
by Badmotivator
Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:22 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Using marble as a buffer
Replies: 62
Views: 8163

Re: Using marble as a buffer

I had an un-buffered rice ferment that appeared to be stuck due to an extremely low pH of 3.66. The SG hadn't moved for days, seemed high, and a sample bucket I ran through the still showed that it only had a couple of percent ABV. I threw in one of my marble bars (oh! the degassing/reaction was exc...
by Badmotivator
Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:23 pm
Forum: The Construction Site
Topic: TIG Welding Clarification
Replies: 77
Views: 8048

Re: TIG Welding Clarification

Soldering to the top will be fine provided you clean the area well and flux properly the capillary action will pull the solder clean through the joint and up the inside wall of the ferrule. I did a little test a while back to see how it worked and cut a cross section out. ... Corene, this is awesom...
by Badmotivator
Sat Feb 03, 2018 11:45 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Oaking and aging the T-Pee way
Replies: 554
Views: 142803

Re: Oaking and aging the T-Pee way

Got home to a treat today.......a cabinet maker friend of mine sent me a 10 lb box of 1" x 1" x 1.5" white oak cubes that he cut up from left over scrap he had from a recent project. Now I just need the wife to take the kids to a movie so I can toast them!! In the context of wine and...
by Badmotivator
Sat Jan 27, 2018 11:15 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214853

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

I got some six Qt cans, have some some aged white oak to make he lids. My question is does it have to be cut and pieced back together to make the lid? Boards I have are prob wide enough to make three. Cool! Aged outside in the weather, right? Not indoors? No “need” to cut and rejoin the boards. Som...
by Badmotivator
Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:08 am
Forum: Grains
Topic: General Rice discussion
Replies: 46
Views: 9366

Re: General Rice discussion

What protocol did you use? I did 100% plain white rice with enzymes and had no issues at all. I had the simplest of protocols possible. Boil water, add rice, add enzyme, wait, add second enzyme, wait, add bakers. Same here. 25 lbs rice in 13 gal water. Cook rice. Add enzymes at proper temps as the ...
by Badmotivator
Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:51 am
Forum: My First .....
Topic: My first attempt at making Brandy
Replies: 7
Views: 1576

Re: My first attempt at making Brandy

The suspense is killing me. Eagerly anticipating your thoughts. Pieter Don’t worry. Relax. Let go of your troubled thoughts. The brandy will be what it will be! You have already made many of the decisions and actions that will determine your brandy. The die is cast. You have crossed the Rubicon and...