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by joelucci33
Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:30 am
Forum: Grappa
Topic: Grappa
Replies: 42
Views: 14860

Re: Grappa

so i started fermenting the first batch last night. I some what came up with my own method and we'll see how it turns out. I have a portuguese friend who makes an alcohol similar to grappa...he does not burn the pumice just the liquid/secondary wine after re-distilling the pumace. heres what I did a...
by joelucci33
Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:47 am
Forum: Grappa
Topic: Grappa
Replies: 42
Views: 14860

Grappa

So last year when my family made wine i took the peels after initial fermentation re-fermented them, and started to distill to make grappa....i ended up in the hospital putting my Grappa making to a hault...We are now starting to make the Wine again...I am running a Keg style boiler with a Reflux co...
by joelucci33
Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:55 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: Pot still Plans!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 5372

Pot still Plans!!!

So, In the spring I did a trial run out of an old case of beer.....i made a pot still out of an old 20 quart pot and some copper tubing....I made the distill fine....now my family is making wine, I have taken the peels and am in the process of refermenting them. I want to build a nice still this tim...