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1960 Lambretta 150.

... And, not the largest !!! LoL !!!

There are 55 countries in "The Americas" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_in_the_Americas_by_population" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow They include: USA, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Canada, Peru, Venezuela, Chile et...

Congrats you ole fart.

We old farts need to stick together.

I wouldn’t consider an amazing still, but I started with a Megahome 585w water distiller which I modified by soldering the volatiles vent, replacing silicone and plastic spout with copper, and using a Router speed controller. It is very hard to make good cuts with such a small output, but it can be ...

No problem then. Great!

Thanks Admin.

When I go to the parent site, all I am getting is: It Works!

Wondering what the problem is.

I had great success getting the smell of olives out of several barrels by throwing them in my pool and super-chlorinating it. A few days later I fished them out and could detect ZERO smell. A thorough rinsing and you're good to go. I'd try adding maybe 1/2 cup non-scented bleach to each and filling ...

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Prestige Pastis is great if you like Pernod/Ricard, though MUCH less sugar-sweetened than the recipe calls for. IMHO it's the ONLY flavouring clearly resembling (maybe tasting even better than) the original liquor.

One part finished liquor to 5 parts 7-Up or water over a load of ice. Yum!!!

Right on Bushman. That's a great MM visual reference.

In Canada and the US (and many other countries):

Light brown sugar = white sugar + added molasses
Dark brown sugar = white sugar + extra added molasses

I use white sugar and add my own molasses. It's less expensive and I get to control the taste profile.

Someday I'll get to panela.

... My question is: would this be suitable to crack corn, barley, wheat, rye for AG brewing & fermenting? And is the smallest "crack" of 2.5 mm small enough? Not sure your meaning of "corn" here :?: My guess is that you were referring to cereal grains in general. If the smal...

Here's a plastic version:

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Nice piece of "useless" information - brightened my day.

Thanks Odin

I'm fermenting my 3rd generation of 2 (separate) Sour Mash washes - Corn (frozen sweetcorn) and Sour Rye (un-malted feed grain) "Maillardizing" for 12+ hours in slow cookers on "Low" setting with 1t baking soda. Here's my recipe: 3kg (6.5lb) grain - whole, uncrushed 4.5kg (10lb) ...

Otis Campbell wrote:
The bucket is what I poured it in to take a pic. It is HDPE.. From what I read it is ok to store ethanol in it?

I, and many of us here, use LDPE or HDPE fermentation containers, but most agree that anything much above 12%abv - and that includes stripped wash - is best kept in glass or stainless.

"Popcorn Sutton would not have been proud of these bootleggers – it wasn't a very sophisticated operation, but they were producing, distributing and selling illegal moonshine in the area," Sheriff Judd said in a release. The common factor in all these busts is " distributing and sell...

@halo
Ooops! I guess you didn't need that primer. (Many do. )

Cereal rye is not available in feedstores in NZ? There's always the LHBS if you don't mind their prices.

@jase
Dunno f you were talking to me - but I've never posted on youtube.

In Canada and US "winter rye" can be bought from a feedstore. Try asking for cereal rye, ryecorn or ryegrain in a feedstore. It is a cereal grain which looks like barley - but smaller. Check that it has no preservatives/fungicides if you find it as seedstock. Ryegrass looks like lawn gras...

Yes I know that having the male plug on the business end of the cord is dangerous, but..... No BUTS about it. Murphy's Law applies here: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". Anyone who knowingly wires a male plug where there is ANY chance of those connectors being live DESERVES to...

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Did this go anywhere

Prairiepiss wrote:
If you need more alcohol then a 14% wash van make. You either have a problem or are doing something illegal? Even if its neither of those. I still question your motives?

Hey PP, none of us EVER do anything illegal

When I first started I was using cane sugar.Yes it burned and tasted like gasoline.OLny 70 to 80 Proof.Tried some grain washes worse.After a lot of research found Corn Sugar.120to 130 Proof and smooth as silk.I do cut it to 90.Airstill is made olny for Sugar washes.When all else fails read the dire...

I'd be concerned about the metal that probe/tip is made from. I have one like that for my soil, but I have one like this for my fermentations: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-pH-Meter-Water-Tester-pH-Monitor-for-Aquarium-Replaceable-BNC-probe-ATC-/400315316022?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d34...

Thanks Paraclesus. I can't believe I missed those threads.

Paracelsus wrote:aspergillus oryzae mold

Paracelsus wrote:Basically, it is how Sake is made - you inoculate some of your base fermentable with aspergillus oryzae mold.....

What's your source for aspergillus oryzae mold? - I'd like to hear more about the process you're using.

My German friends don't pit their cherries. Tastes great except for having to remember to "spit, don't swallow". :D I prefer to pit mine with a cherry-stone pitter. Boring job, but at least you can do just a pound or two at a time. The proper wide-mouthed Rumtopf crocks enable you to put a...

Yep! You might have to take it nice n' slow if you don't boil. 10 to 12 usg mash in a 20usg keg boiler gives no puke problems. Thorough degassing, a gradual ramp-up of heat and a small amount of simethicone defoaming-agent helps. No mash-out (from the first runnings) and boilers with a high ratio of...

You didn't mention how you are processing your AG mashes. Are you doing BIAB? I started AG brewing with a 10 usg Rubbermaid beverage cooler with a SS false bottom like this one: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/all-grain-system-mash-tun-10-gallons.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);re...