My analogy has always been that at some point in time
the planet will flush the toilet and that will be the end of humans.
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- Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:39 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: PFAS, "forever chemicals," PTFE/Teflon
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1531
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:15 pm
- Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
- Topic: Air conditioner copper tubing and lead
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1215
Re: Air conditioner copper tubing and lead
Copper for pipe and wire is electrically processed to 99.9 purity so lead is not an issue.
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:10 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: A little spoon feeding *For New & Novice Distillers
- Replies: 166
- Views: 321252
Re: A little spoon feeding *For New & Novice Distillers
bumped because this topic needs to be read.
start at page 1. the first post is a good place
to learn the terminologies and safety protocols.
start at page 1. the first post is a good place
to learn the terminologies and safety protocols.
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:57 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Columns
- Replies: 8
- Views: 449
- Thu Jun 01, 2023 3:41 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Old guy in a new hobby/endeaver
- Replies: 7
- Views: 288
Re: Old guy in a new hobby/endeaver
Yes this is the welcome center, and welcome. but everyone new and old should read this.
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- Sun May 28, 2023 6:26 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Notable and quotable
- Replies: 741
- Views: 92362
Re: Notable and quotable
Stonecutter wrote: ↑Sun May 28, 2023 5:56 pmI think the one question you should be asking yourself is…. “Now where the hell is that search function?”
- Mon May 22, 2023 2:28 pm
- Forum: Flavoring and Aging
- Topic: Aging in jars with rubber seals
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1570
Re: Aging in jars with rubber seals
At least you asked about rubber seals.
look up agglomerated cork, and composite cork in the search bar
to discover what is wrong with the corks you pictured.
look up agglomerated cork, and composite cork in the search bar
to discover what is wrong with the corks you pictured.
- Sun May 21, 2023 1:36 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Is this rust...?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5443
Re: Is this rust...?
"I let it dry and it was flaky..."
If it flakes off to clean stainless, it is not rust.
posted with JB
If it flakes off to clean stainless, it is not rust.
posted with JB
- Mon May 08, 2023 3:05 pm
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: Reconditioned 55 gallon drum safe for cooking grain
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1812
Re: Reconditioned 55 gallon drum safe for cooking grain
Reconditioned from what use? If you don't know It's previous contents,
It's a hard no. If you can document It's history you choose. I would not
use it for mashing, and for fermenting only with a liner. Previous
contents is important.
- Sat May 06, 2023 7:05 pm
- Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
- Topic: Wine barrel, still useable for liquor?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8678
Re: Wine barrel, still useable for liquor?
wine barrels are not charded on the inside, what that barrel is perfect for is finnishing a whisky thats already aged. wine finished single malts are one of my favorite things right now. Part of the process of making a (commercial) wine barrel is to subject the inside to FIRE. Geoff Fire makes it e...
- Fri May 05, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Cinco de Mayo
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1390
- Sun Apr 30, 2023 1:40 pm
- Forum: Other Stilling Hardware (condensers, flanges, controllers)
- Topic: Build your own Easy Flange
- Replies: 29
- Views: 92294
- Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:09 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: smearing maybe im not sure im new metho smell throughout runs
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1450
Re: smearing maybe im not sure im new metho smell throughout runs
The Plastisol gasket in those jar lids is not going to improve smell or taste.
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 2:13 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: I need advice please..
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1015
Re: I need advice please..
In the second picture the crankshaft offset is visible on the right end of the flywheel shaft.
The overspeed governor balls are visible closer to the flywheel. Balls out means full speed.
put a condenser on the output of the piston and you could have booze that tastes like oil and grease.
The overspeed governor balls are visible closer to the flywheel. Balls out means full speed.
put a condenser on the output of the piston and you could have booze that tastes like oil and grease.
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:15 am
- Forum: New distiller reading Lounge
- Topic: Help with Vevor upgrades. How to measure fittings
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6158
Re: Help with Vevor upgrades. How to measure fittings
Have you read this yet? viewtopic.php?t=89172
vevor in the search bar brings up lots of info.....And some bashing.
vevor in the search bar brings up lots of info.....And some bashing.
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 6:01 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Strange orange-brownish dirt on wash leftover
- Replies: 67
- Views: 2355
Re: Strange orange-brownish dirt on wash leftover
ahhh my heart hurts... I've like 6 liters of pure alcohol, do I have to really throw all of it? It seems fine, smells fine. And I did a water-boiling ride for cleaning before I distill alcohol. Maybe it is related to too much power in the boiler, and the product is fine? Because the dirt is like oi...
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:06 pm
- Forum: Rum
- Topic: Wray & Nephew
- Replies: 7
- Views: 831
Re: Wray & Nephew
Never tried wray & nephew. But always been a fan of meyers dark.
Just discovered meyers sold to sazerac in '18.
Might have to visit both soon.
Just discovered meyers sold to sazerac in '18.
Might have to visit both soon.
- Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:39 pm
- Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
- Topic: can i speed things up a bit?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2861
Re: can i speed things up a bit?
…The sooner you drop the PID, the sooner you'll get there. I don’t run a PID for controlling distillation. Not sure what led you to think that I do. I was picking on the subjective nature of the advice that was being given. This post sure muddied the water. https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic...
- Sun Apr 09, 2023 11:19 am
- Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
- Topic: Stinging nettles
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1224
Re: Stinging nettles
You are not the first, but it was a few years ago. viewtopic.php?t=7807
- Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:47 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Notable and quotable
- Replies: 741
- Views: 92362
Re: Notable and quotable
Newtothis wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:20 am
Sometimes i don't want to or need to go through all the posts on a particular subject, as it seems you will do the research for me, thank you. Or i can just ask the group. Its great group for that. My choice really.
CLASSIC
Sometimes i don't want to or need to go through all the posts on a particular subject, as it seems you will do the research for me, thank you. Or i can just ask the group. Its great group for that. My choice really.
CLASSIC
- Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:28 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Cancer and other medical shit.
- Replies: 188
- Views: 22223
Re: Cancer and other medical shit.
SOSDD out of hospital by 8:30 am doc said back to chemo. Same words as last may when they did nothing
but blow BS up me pant leg for 9 months. we shall see. "deja vu all over again"
but blow BS up me pant leg for 9 months. we shall see. "deja vu all over again"
- Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:40 pm
- Forum: Forum Rules, Notifications and Helpful Hints
- Topic: A thread for approved studies and known facts
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1745
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:59 am
- Forum: Whiskey
- Topic: Topping up oak barrels
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1228
Re: Topping up oak barrels
I recently acquired a couple of 5-liter French oak barrels and filled them with 65% ABV barley grain whisky for the first time, aiming for a Scotch. The barrels were prepped with an overnight soak in RO water, they have polymer seals and do not leak. What part of the barrel is sealed with polymer s...
- Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:12 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Air Still Pro Reflux With Air for Cooling ? What you think
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2906
Re: Air Still Pro Reflux With Air for Cooling ? What you think
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:05 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: PI DAY
- Replies: 12
- Views: 528
Re: PI DAY
So is today like the movie groundhog day in that today will continue on into infinity???
- Sat Mar 04, 2023 8:39 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Cancer and other medical shit.
- Replies: 188
- Views: 22223
Re: Cancer and other medical shit.
They took the tubes out Thursday and have already scheduled the next biopsy.
- Sat Mar 04, 2023 8:23 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Copper crystals in low wines.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 489
Re: Copper crystals in low wines.
I am easy to confuse, so precipitating means to me coagulating and sinking. Is it sinking, at, or on the surface, or suspended?
At the beginning you say copper, and at the end you say blue. what color?
At the beginning you say copper, and at the end you say blue. what color?
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:40 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: What do they use to clear coat liquor bottles?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 497
Re: What do they use to clear coat liquor bottles?
If you have acetone, lay the bottle on it's side fold up 3 squares of toilet paper for 3 layers
dribble acetone to the point of saturation, and leave for a couple hours and see if it softens.
This is always my next step after water doesn't work.
After that a heat gun but breakage is a risk.
dribble acetone to the point of saturation, and leave for a couple hours and see if it softens.
This is always my next step after water doesn't work.
After that a heat gun but breakage is a risk.
- Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:35 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Cancer and other medical shit.
- Replies: 188
- Views: 22223
Re: Cancer and other medical shit.
they got the kidney monday.
- Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: What Not To Use/Do
- Topic: Replacement for Vinegar Run in a Aluminum Pot Still !!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2471
Re: Replacement for Vinegar Run in a Aluminum Pot Still !!
I always thought that message boards were for the exchange of ideas and opinions to drive the conversation and experimentation, and not proliferating a certain dogma. But the response from the indoctrinated will be that I don’t understand premise of homedistiller. 🙄 When these boards were establish...