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Welcome to HD Big Albert...

Nice to have you...

Welcome JDtje...

Got a piccie or a diagram of your current rig. I'm sure some of the guys here will be able to help you out...
If I get some time I will make you a template for your current dimensions... What is the outside Diameter (OD) of your current pot?

Welcome to the boards riseandshine...

Welcome to HD Godzilla2456...

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Welcome Doubler...

What are you planning to make...

Welcome to HD RebelBubba...

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Welcome to HD Tater65ss...

Glad you mad it, good luck on your way forward...

Welcome deathroll...

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Welcome to the boards...
What are you looking to make, whiskey,rum...?

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Welcome to HD Bluebell...

Would love to see a piccie of your current rig...

+1, Aeration of the wash before fermentation is good for the yeasties...

See you around, have fun...

Thats a fine looking coil gearhead73...

Welcome to HD...

Welcome to the boards spyc1...

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+2 on what corene1 said... Get to a happy SG with your mashing technique, then polish it if you think you need to. Don't worry about infections when you give it a mid-way stir Michael, as long as you sanitize whatever touches the wort, you'll be good to go. As stated, I always bring the wort up to a...

My grist (grind) is quite coarse also Michael. Strike temps for mash water can vary due to the environment, mine can vary from 68C - 72C, dependent on the weather here in Scotland... I built a thermometer into the MT that gives me an external temp reading, ensuring that 63C is maintained to avoid th...

+2... Need more Info....

Yep, a puking still is a PITA, something that happens when you least expect it too...

Welcome to HD haydenb...

Did I say we like piccies Youngstiller..?

Cant wait to see what your building...

Mod Edit: Moved to Welcome Center... Hi Andrew. Welcome to HD... Been brewing since you were 14YO and distilling since you were 15YO, hope it was under the supervision of a person legal to do so. Not flaming you in any way, just saying... Here are the Rules... They are very clear and fair... Here i...

Heres a dump from my calc software guy's. I get good efficiency at 5% or 6%, it could be better, but I'm happy with the setup I have.. The proof is in my glass... calc.jpg Calculations and formulae are great tools to have, but sometimes you need to step back and try a few tricks the old timers had.....

Welcome sfcpeteret...

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Welcome to the boards evilpea...

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Quantities seem to be the problem here Alien8... How a hobbyist would cut 4.5L of wash efficiently is beyond me...

Drop on over to the Welcome Center... and tell us a little about yourself...

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Welcome to the boards Rookskerm...

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I use 6kg of grain per 20L of water for my AG Scotch... Sparging amounts can vary and are dependent on many factors that can change frequently like evaporation rate (dependent on humidity and temp, size of pot, etc.), deadspace in the MLT and kettle. All these things can be adjusted and accounted fo...

Welcome to HD southernmdshine...

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Welcome Millbarge...

Sure is an addictive pastime... Have fun..

Must be something bigger than that still to have drawn the attention..!

Thanks...

Welcome to HD StillMistress...

Nice to see more of the fairer sex joining the ranks...
What type of beverage are you making...?

Glad you made it... Have fun...

Welcome Hill Hopper...

The Reading Lounge in my sig is a great place to start as well as the Parent site on the top-left of this page...

Have fun studying man...