Home Distiller

I've been searching through my old formularies and distilling manuals looking for Crème de Noyaux. So far there's very little. Has anyone here made it or have old recipes for making it in the Books of Lore?

What he said. Everything. This is why I like beersmith. I take detailed notes for every recipe from mash to glass. Mineral additions, mash temp, SG, FG, fermentation temp, when it hits FG, mash pH, finished pH, yeast starter size, wash flavor notes. I picked up a copy of Beersmith. Nice that it wor...

I've gotten past the "I'm not sure if this is right for me" stage and am interested in being being systematic so that I can get repeatable results and learn from each experiment. That means record keeping. And that means keeping a log or notebook. What does that mean? What should go into e...

Any brewing supply store will sell you pectic enzyme.

My concern is pectin. To say quinces are high in pectin is like saying pulled pork is high in delicious. Pectin -> methanol.
Am I being paranoid enough or too paranoid if I add pectinase to the wort?

Don't get too excited about States' Rights here. Medical Marijuana is still illegal. It's just that the Department of Justice and the DEA have been directed to not make prosecutions around the Bay and Humboldt County a high priority. Two years ago under a different President they were busy throwing ...

Bohunk, there are about a dozen small distilleries here in Portland. I'm pretty sure that all but one or two of them were 'shiners for years before they got that license.

father william wrote:Considering the fact that ethanol is simply yeast piss, I don't see why this is so controversial.

I'm wondering about some of the other things that might be in there - urea, uric acid, creatinine, the components of bladder infections. Might give a bit of an off taste.

Interesting. Same garbage in 100 different bottles.

Gilpin Family Whisky made from the urine of diabetics . http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/wow/4918870295_c88e5ef39d.jpg From another article on the product Can you describe the process of turning urine into whisky? Did you do it yourself or did you just bring the 'ingredients' to a brewery? So th...

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Never do more than one stupid thing at a time...

We've had weevils and moths over the years. Evil things. The Extension Service can be very helpful. I called them and got a really useful pamphlet. First off, get the right container. Metal, glass or thick food plastic with a good lid is the way to go. Sometimes putting the grain in the freezer for ...

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What cup? Oh, yeah, the world's single biggest religious event.

Why not just add a little bit of liquid smoke? Seriously, it's just a solution of smoke particles.

I had a horrible vision of someone filtering through soft coal dust

i saw a lecture on youtube given by a law professor. he said "under no circumstances should you talk to the police" no matter how innocent you are I remember that one. It was given by a law professor and a career cop. They agreed completely. 1) Identify yourself when asked. 2) Tell them y...

Do I hear six?
Do I hear seventy six?
Do I hear seventeen seventy six?
That's the spirit! 1776!

pumpman wrote:I'm workin on a new flavor for yall. Trying to get some rum to taste like a certain part of the female anatomy. Just can't get that darn thing in the jar.

I'll thank you not to disrespect the Holy of Holies!

I like red-eye gravy.
I like ice cream.
There's no reason to put the two of them together either.

Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana.

It's not greed. It's not stupidity. It's not evil. It's inertia. It's none of the simplistic, bullet point, talking point, two-word answers we've had so far. "The evil gubmint just wants to bleed me dry" is a tired old lie that has no connection to the reality. When homebrewing became lega...

What's a good source for the Sutronics controllers? Does their website have the best prices? Is there a supplier in the US?

Prohibition was about a lot of things. Some of it was the political power of the Church. Some of it was racism. Some of it was women who couldn't speak up about domestic violence but could get support to put down the booze which fueled it. Some of it was Party politics. After a while it was the self...

I may be able to get appointments with my Congressman and Senators and would like to give them or their aides some useful information as to why this hobby should be legal. Does anyone know what countries besides NZ permit home distilling? Any idea what sort of government officials I should contact t...

I just got a copy of Richard Buxton's How to Convert Wood into Charcoal & Electricity . You can get it from everyone's favorite gonzo midnight machinist do-it-yourself publisher Lindsay Books . It's a little more than I care to do right now. But if you want to turn wood into charcoal and burnabl...

Maybe it shouldn't be any of their business. But every since the Whiskey Rebellion in the 1790s they've made it their business.

The degree of utter unregenerate racism the Japanese still direct towards Koreans is amazing.