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I prefer older models now, maintenance might be regular, but simpler, I can handle the horsepower (just), and the crumple zones are solid, not fake plastic heh heh ;) Truth be told I think I'm at the point now that I would be lucky to get an part exchange let alone an upgrade. same boat here 🤣🤣

Good to see you back Pugi! It does seem to be that kind of interest where even if priorities do cut back the involvement one can't help but look in from from time-time and note the progress in the art. Enjoy!

Hey azeo ! Would you mind sharing the name of your reference/book ? Thanks ! No problem, one is an early edition of CJ. Berry's First Steps in Wine Making, later one here, http://www.vb-tech.co.za/ebooks/eBook%20-%20Oenology%20-%20First%20Steps%20In%20Winemaking.pdf , and the other is Home Brewing ...

Welcome aboard, great background and a very common pathway! No doubt at all that all that brewing knowledge and experience will translate and contribute very well, look forward to hearing adventures, cheers

Woman needs to go have her nose checked :( .......nothing better than the smell of fermenting Molasses :thumbup: I am currently looking for an upgrade , a younger model would be nice 🤣. I prefer older models now, maintenance might be regular, but simpler, I can handle the horsepower (just), and the...

Welcome aboard, plenty of info here to read that should be suitable for your still and setup and whatever you have in mind to make. By the sounds of it, there should be no problems on the safety side of things! Fire away on the questions!

Welcome aboard, keep reading and following advice here, you'll find the understanding to adjust what you're doing now to get better results. You tube is definitely a minefield, having said that, there are some channels worth watching, just not for the be all and end all. Building your own kit is a g...

Welcome aboard, always good to see another kiwi join in, the all-grain experience will be invaluable, plenty of help here for the next step!

Do post the results NZChris, it will be interesting to hear!

Since "interesting" whisk(e)y is the possible aim, if the yeast is still in healthy activity you could try adding a thick mash of fully converted speciality grains of choice to increase flavour and potential abv a bit - biab could do the trick. It's not unusal to get a good footing/krausen...

Or perhaps infusion with another base spirit such as a gin or a fruit brandy of some type....

If its not specifically a brandy you're after then a masceration with netral and some sugar (optional) makes a nice feijoa surprise.

Welcome aboard, coming here is a great way to get started on the learning curve, don't be put off by the amount of material, many small steps climb the mountain!

Welcome aboard, that's a great start!

"Trade me" jobs might be worth a go, don't know if you checked it out while you were here - https://www.trademe.co.nz/jobs/engineering/civil-structural, It could also be worthwhile following up the recruitment companies advertising there, eg https://franklinsmithgroup.co.nz/.. I guess you'...

So my wife wanted me to go and see a therapist, she thought it might help our “marital affairs”. Who am I to argue with my wife, and anyway, I’m always open to advice in that area, especially from professionals, and even from my old Gran. The therapist came highly recommended by her sister Chantel, ...

This rang a bell, wish I'd followed it up.. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =7&t=11444

Similar process (Nixtamalization) by the sound of it, but it also sounds that a relatively small amount of rye achieves a great result. Look forward to trying it one day...

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Seems like you guys have given it some thought. Being students and interested in due diligence, research and literature reviews etc, (I'm sure) the following url will be prob be a really interesting resource... and possibly a source of ideas for something else depending what the brief or original sc...

Rocket stoves have much potential and worth investigating, can be communal or individual, and easier for the locals to take ownership of than more complex processes. A better use for biofuels would be for substituting imported diesel/gas but this is not simple to establish. Good knowledge of the loc...

definitely a learning curve! Now got a vehicle running on a totally scratch-built MSI (including pcb too), fuel only at this stage (oem taking care of ign and other issues), with a good target AFR map, and a VE table that now follows the oem very closely under most conditions- this was achieved by t...

Very valid observation Rad, finger on the pulse! Algae seems to have huge potential, especially for it's yield and density, waste stream conversion potential and lack of reliance on agricultural land, although tandem operations are bound to be fruitful. Much activity on the the algal front in the bi...

good stuff! Tho *mostly* like adding drygas, foreshots contain most of the nasties that cause seal deterioration, while the water, acids and possibly more gummy compounds in tails can cause unwanted corrosion. Maybe though, just a pint or too, pushed just enough gas towards the fuel inlet by making ...

Hi folks, "knitted mesh" in google throws up a whole lot of interesting results and just wondering how common knowledge this is being a bit of an infrequent visitor nowadays.... could lead to something useful. don't know if i could strip extension cords that well!

Cattails are said to have potential of 1000g per acre, or more if utilising waste effluent, and converting some aditional percentage of the cellulosic material in addition to the starch. But using conservtive estimates, and dividing that acrage into harvestable swales, still has interesting possibil...

agree, there does seem to be this bullish attitude and right of high consumption apparent in many (all countries?) . We see it here too. Reposting here our local concerns from local authors I have communicated amongst my own networks recently. "Another concern is we do not have a policy or mand...

I am in no place to grow sugar cane, it's way too dry here. I am looking for a cheap source of mash ingredients. <sigh> another one just wanting answers without the sweat off their own back. you've been given a lot of pointers, now you need to go looking for yourself. We don't even know your locati...

it's a strange thing etoh, or E85, anecdotally, at certain times of the year in certain areas, some people on fuel forums have reported regularly obtaining better mileage than gas, or at least not nearly the expected difference. Some explanations fit etoh's characteristics of greater latent heat of ...

not doing anything wrong, just do some homework! knowledge is self-empowerment, Check the older links in the fuel section in this forum for ME news, journey to forever, farm type and small scale operations and stills etc visit a library if you have one nearby, or online for books such as; http://ast...

Found this today, some good desriptions of procedure, and interesting if a bit low res pictures - might be available from the the still manf. as high res.

http://adnams.co.uk/spirits/how-we-make-spirits

that's correct, although "Canola" with a capital is a "brand" name and canola is the plant , categorsied as a brassica, if one wants to get horticultural Same in NZ, canola is a major contributor to commercial biodiesel, mostly after hospitality use first followed by recycling, w...