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What is a comp function?

From an old member.

Geoff

I've had this theory that when God made fruit trees she arranged for a suitable yeast on the outside of each variety of fruit.

Geoff

robotfunk wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:21 am I don't think anyone is suggesting to add sugar before distillation. Wouldn't that burn to caramel and mess up your still?

Very small quantities should not burn if thoroughly incorporated.

Geoff

Thanks,
It was really slow for me and I was blaming Telstra (my provider).
I had been spending hours deleting old stuff from the phone I (literally) inherited from my wife.
So much that I thought they had put me on a go-slow.
Thanks, Uncle, for everything.

Geoff

But I didn't read it all either I doubt that many will ......its hardly an asset to the forum. There are plenty of simple ways know to work perfectly well, without trying to reinvent the wheel. Okay, I didn't either. Read it all. But I think it is maybe an asset to the forum. It gives an idea what ...

Salt Must Flow wrote, 'I like having 4 swivelling casters attached to my boilers which makes it super convenient to be able to roll them around very easily.'

Three castors can handle an uneven floor better.

Geoff

And welcome from Northern Victoria.

Geoff

Chlorine bleach can cause rust in stainless steel...

Geoff

Welcome.
As far as I recall you are allowed to own a small still.
You are not allowed to distil alcohol at all.

Geoff

Yep.
I am listening to the BETTER class of Christmas music on you tube.
Often in German or Dutch, I like the sound of their languages.
Supermarket Christmas music is usually terrible.

Geoff

Demy said, 'I am truly moved by your closeness, I appreciate it very much, believe me guys.'

I feel the same; this will be my first Christmas living alone, though family are wonderful.
Best to you Demy and all those who are sad.

Geoff

Yep. Rebore.

Geoff

Saltbush Bill wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:29 am Santa might bring you a pack of wet n dry sanding paper for Xmas Yummy.

That would be a bit rough.

Geoff

Almtngoat wrote, 'My question is, should I bust that cap with my giant egg beater to give the yeasties more oxygen or just drain and run and let the piggy back take care of the rest?'. Winemakers using open tanks press the cap down so it doesn't dry out. You should probably do the same. Just press i...

A friend came to look at my set up working. And brought a sample. It was horrible. Probably what the home brew shop sold him, maybe turbo yeast. Probably only once through the (pot?) still, maybe didn't toss the fore shots, poor cuts if any at all. And yet it seemed familiar. Yep. Just like my first...

Thanks shadylane... that was deep! Makes a lot of sense too. I’m starting to realize that I’m a fraud. I’m more concerned with fabricating and tinkering than perfecting the craft and making a better product. 99.9% of violinist can't make a violin. Is the skilled carpenter that can a fraud? :lol: Ve...

For the folks that are scratching their heads wondering how it works here's a drawing. Now pray tell me that is not where Alex Bokakop got his insparation?.... I bet the Bokakop even goes further, al the way back to Mary the Jewess. Simple things stick around. Not that far. I was on the forums when...

Dancing4dan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:04 pm What type of condenser are you using?

An improperly routed worm can fill with liquid and build some pressure.

And insects can block the condenser.

Geoff

To be called grappa, a product must be made only with pomace... I eventually realised that what I was making wasn't true Grappa, but if you are not selling, you can call what you make whatever you want and can make it however you like. My methods have changed since I first posted on this thread. Wh...

You don't need to have a Liebig condenser, you could have a more efficient Davies condenser. Inside tube; water. Middle tube; vapour. Outside tube; water. You don't need to have your condenser in a straight line. You could have two condensers in line with each other, with an elbow (or different angl...

I'm missing something here.

Geoff

Fruit on the ground, as long as it is still sound, is fine to use.
In fact I think it is preferred in some traditional cider areas.

Geoff

still-stirrin said, 'It’s PHYSICs, Geoff. But physics and chemistry do work hand-in-hand.' I'm happy with that. Like most of my time I left school at 14 to work. Though later I passed 32 three hour exams for formal insurance qualifications. And qualified BA at age sixty. And of course I was an appre...

My uncle was killed in World War One.
Dad was born in 1903 and brother George was older.

A sad day for all.

Geoff

A woman here is going to go on trial for murder of three family members
and attempted murder of two others.
Alleged to have included poisonous fungi in beef wellington.

Geoff

I am at last going to replace the taps on my port barrels with stainless.
They are brass and give the fortified wine a horrible metallic taste.

Geoff

Last night I added the Yeast starter to this latest batch of juice. It's definitely 14 gallons, which actually makes the grand total 69 gallons. I had to pour 1/3rd of each into a 4tha bucket to allow head space and I'm going to have to vent then somehow but I only have 5 bubblers left and need at ...

Well in both cases the yeast produces alcohol and carbon dioxide. In the case of bread the expanding 'gases' fill and expand the cells in the dough, making the loaf rise and become less dense. And are then baked off. And in the case of distillation, the carbon dioxide is lost during fermentation. An...

sadie33 said, 'all my buckets are marked with the L and gallon marks, I wish they put them inside too.' I take a nice wooden 'stick'. Decide on the measurements you want. Say every 5 litres or every gallon or whatever. Pour that amount of water in the vessel. Stand the stick in the water. Take it ou...

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