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If i was to make "scotch" id not be concerned with over peating ,,Id make a batch of peated and "age" and make a batch of unpeated and age, then "blend" to suite. That makes a lot of sense really. You could well end up with a whole range of whiskies then... depending o...

dude, i'm going through the same process right now, though aiming for a reasonable peatiness :) what i've discovered : the 'islay' malt grains are peated at around 50ppm. The peated brewers malt you can buy (ie, bairds peated brewing malt) is not even close (i've heard a few numbers bandied about, b...

Brilliant! Question. Did you slow down the rate that the dryer rotates (and hence the fan speed too if they're driven off the same belt)? I've been scheming a similiar plan, but to peat smoke pre-malted grain for use in scotch. General plan is to pipe the inlet air from above a small peat "fire...

Yeah, its pretty sharp :) I've been going through quite a bit with the beer brewing, and paying about $8-10 a kilo was ridiculous. "Dunsandel dude" is a little hard to get hold of (and to find his farm), but he runs a malthouse out near dunsandel called gladfields. Friendly chap, name is D...

Gidday! Nice to see another cantab here. I'd love to see some pics of your gin head if you happen to have any? Also, where are you getting your malt from? Cantab power! Haha. yeah, I'll try and dig up some pics. Are getting my malt from the Dunsandel dude. Can't complain at NZ$50 for 30kgs of malt.

Rude boy, I have dug up the photos and the name of the plant I was talking about. it's called Horopito. here's some thats not completely... ripe? the leaves haven't gone as red as they go. P6010169a.JPG I reckon this would be a good component for bitters. KS How funny. Last year (roughly about the ...

yo! Just introducing myself, another kiwi to the mix here. Disiller, brewer, dabbler of sorts, and now a founding member of a whisky club. I've been hanging around this site for a while, and used the incredible resources to construct my new still monster (50litre boiler, 1.2m tower into a modular st...