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I had it sitting on oak chips for about three weeks and added a small drop of maple syrup. It was probably more to do with it being at the back of the shelf behind a big jar of Damsons and Neutral soaking than self restraint

Hi Rad

Opened a botle of All Bran at the weekend from last August, WOW

It was so smooth, friends couldnt believe I'd made it, so I had big grin!!

All bran on the shopping list again me thinks.

Thanks Rad

Richie

Point taken. I always took care to make sure I had no plastic or rubber in vapour path, storage etc. I'm going to try and seek out some alternative storage but I havent had a lot of luck in the 3L size.

Thanks

Richie

Thanks Bushman. The swing top bottles come from Ikea believe it or not.
Its when the bottles get opened that it all starts to get a bit messy!

At last bottling up day!!
I have Neutral with Sloes, Damsons, Blackberries and Limoncello. Took ages to filter but was well worth it. Mouthwatering

Thanks for all the help from you guys.

Richie

I enjoy it all to be honest, trying new recipes from here is always good but I have to agree with Snook. Sitting around a real fire with good friends sharing tales and hooch

Thanks Rad. I will try that if I run try this recipe again. I'm just working my way through tried and tested at the moment to try them all.

The way things are going its going to be difficult to choose a favourite at this rate

Thanks Guys, I was never intending to buy this anyway. I'm only a newbie but I was just intrigued by the design of having the thumper on top, and the size of it. I started off with an still spirits still so have been bitten once already by rushing in!

Hope to build something one day.

Thanks
Richie

Hi
Just spotted this on E-bat for $533 US. I could never afford it but it looked real nice, I'm only a newbie what what's the view of you pro's??

Woke up to a blown fermenter, the actual lid! Cant believe it never done anything this fierce before!! lost about 3L in overflow!

Hi all Just started DWWG, inverted 5kg of sugar in 5l of water, simmered 500g of wheatgerm for 1/2 an hour, added to fermenter with lemon juice and topped up to 25l. Waited for it to cool and added 4 tablespoons of bakers yeast, came to sit down and I had forgot to measure SG, ran back and it had al...

Thanks Caprimulgus, I really like vanilla but I'd never thought of using it. I will defo give that a try. I'm running out of space, neutral, fermenting bins, kilner jars, time....its all consuming but oh so worth it.

Well thats the bramble started, now for the hard part.....waiting

Better go and start picking the sloes next

This is opening up a whole new world now!!! Better get another wash going :

Thanks Joe

I know what I'm going to be doing this weekend then!! Come one kids, coming for a walk with Dad.............

Hi All I just wondered if anyone had any experience of flavouring neutral with blackberries. The hedgerows are full of them at the moment in the UK. I flavoured some neutral with sloes last year which turned out very very nice (I have managed to keep one bottle stashed to age for a few years hopeful...

Thanks Scottishboy.....I like the sampling thinking!!

Well managed to run this at the weekend. Im only a newby but even compared to the sugar washes I have done this just smelled cleaner, and sweeter. Anyhow cut it down to 40% and left it for ten days on some wood chips. On bottle I have left as is it is, the other litre I'm thinking of adding some map...

Hi Rad Made my first All Bran Wash tonight. Followed your recipe to make 25l. :lol: :lol: WOW cannot believe the take off, i swear in under ten minutes it was going crazy!! I have to admit I started on turbos a while back, switched to a standard bakers yeast/tomato paste recipes for neutrals once I ...

Just started my first SPD. Used mainly strawberries and a a few rasberries with 2L of neutral at 50%. The fruit is turning white after a couple of hours. My question is do I add the lemon juice now or with the syrup?

Can't wait to try this with my better half!!

Thanks Kiwi

I did read your thread on getting better neutral from one of these stills, maybe I will give it a go in stripping mode.

One more question though, how many washes will I need to strip to get 25l for a spirit run?

More fermenters are on order!!

Thanks Dnderhead So its going to take me quite a while to save up 25L at my current rate of production, which is already a sore point with the other half. It would be easier to store at 80% then when I have enought water down to 40% and run through. Is it okay to store for longer periods at full str...

Hi Big thanks for all the help and info so far, i just have a question on heads. I am making neutral wash( NO MORE TURBOS) with sugar, tomatoe paste, lemon juice, bakers yeast and a teaspoon of gypsum to make 5gal. I run through a still spirits 25L reflux with copper mesh added in the excuse of a co...

Well I'm no expert but from what I've read hear I think your right, it probably wouldnt need the carbon treatment. I am sure one of the pro's will step in here and tell you..

Marc I ran it through my reflux once and got a really nice neutral, I've only done turbo's neutrals (plus a few fruit washes) and this is ten times better. I even tried a little the day of running it and it wasnt bad. Started another 2 washes yesterday, I want to build up some stocks and as Blanik s...

Hooch

Thanks, its airing out now. I normally drink it with a mixer, and I have a family bash coming up so I think carbon treatment is the way to go. Managed to get hold of an old 3 litre smirnoff bottle so if I take that it should liven up proceedings

Well I've run both washes through, must say it smells alot cleaner than anything I have done with turbo's. got about 2 litres at 85% of each wash.

I know, and have read that this basic wash is much cleaner but do I need to carbon filter or is that not needed?

As always thanks all. The wash that was ahead is really starting to clear now, its amazing to watch day by day. I will probably repeat what's been said a million times but I wish I had visited this site before the homebrew shop!!! Definately no more turbo's. The wash, which I tasted to check for dry...

Well they are both starting to clear a bit know, although both still slowly bubbling. I have measured the SG again and the faster one is now at .990 and bubbling now and again, the other SG is 1 and still bubbling regular. I'm going to wait a few more days for the slow one to catch up and rack off t...