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Hello from Belgium

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Hey all,

Thank you for having me here. I've been reading here on and off for a couple of years, and recently purchased a still so I thought I'd make it official and register myself here.

First off, thank you for all the information I've gathered so far. I tried to read and study as much as possible, and i feel I've learned a lot already. Now it's time to see how all that theory turns out in practice :)

I live in Belgium, so I'm well acquainted with good beer. I also like whisky, rum, and enjoy the occasional g&t with my wife or my parents. A couple of years ago I started making cocktails, and since then I really started to buy and sample many different spirits and liqueurs. The thought of making my own spirits became more appealing every day, especially when I read that many of you think the drinks you make are at par with or better than many commercially available brands.

I've bought a copper pot still, since I couldn't wait to start stilling once I finally made up my mind. I have every intent to build my own still in the future. I'm very interested in the modular steam powered threads :)

At the moment I'm performing the vinegar run while I'm making a 25l batch of an All-Bran like ferment. I have 20l of Birdwatcher's that's nearing completion to use as a sac run.
I've enlisted the help of a brewer friend (who happens to love single malt scotch whisky) to start going AG as soon as I've figured out how to distill and make cuts properly.

Cheers!

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Welcome aboard!
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Welcome to the forum Corsaire, Your brewer friend should be helpful to you and without to much trouble you should be able to make a passable Scotch.
You will have to keep a bit of an eye on him because brewing beer and making spirits are two different games in many respects. His first thought will be that we are a fairly unhygienic bunch.
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Saltbush Bill wrote:.... His first thought will be that we are a fairly unhygienic bunch.
Now that's funny.
Cleaning the still is about where Cleanliness-next-to-Godliness ends.

Good to see you've done your homework, Corsaire.
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Haha that's true. I mean, we've got some nice wild bretty beers over here but when I explained what a dunder pit is he cringed :-)

Thanks for the welcome!
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Corsaire wrote:when I explained what a dunder pit is he cringed :-)
I'm sure he will recoil in horror if you show him this link. http://www.rumgallery.com/travel--life/ ... ious-photo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
Some really nice rum ferments happening here ....Brewers do what brewers do best ..make beer, some don't adapt to distilling , others do. :D
Lots more photos if you click the little arrows up the top right of screen :thumbup:
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Wow. I've read about them but never actually looked for them. They look exactly as I'd imagined them :)
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