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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:37 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Scotch in plastic
- Replies: 23
- Views: 589
Re: Scotch in plastic
Myself ignor brands in plastic, even wines. Early craft breweries did beers in 2lt PET bottels but the rise in craft beers soon changed that and tody canning is becomming a standard. What pisses me off are high end gins sold in the best of glass are bottled from plastic. A local brewery does just th...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:20 am
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Another Chapter in the Saga of Blue Boogers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 177
Re: Another Chapter in the Saga of Blue Boogers
Myself experienced blue. In my case the common denominator is Angle Yellow Lable yeast and loading the copper still the night before with beer for a strip run.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:53 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Dephlegmator not needed to reflux?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1213
Re: Dephlegmator not needed to reflux?
Use enough energy/power to run your reflux condenser.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Why CCVM?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 2706
Re: Why CCVM?
I just do not see why anybody should justify why they use a CCVM head. BUT let me try, again. It does not need a valve in the vapour path, yes you do need to raise the condenser. It does work just like a VM.
Thank you DAD. And I should also acknowledge Manu for his CCLM.
Thank you DAD. And I should also acknowledge Manu for his CCLM.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:41 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Newbie here from PMB KZN SA
- Replies: 4
- Views: 96
Re: Newbie here from PMB KZN SA
Welcom Hennie from a fellow RSA guy. Keep reading and stay safe.
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Todor - the rakia master
- Replies: 9
- Views: 224
Re: Todor - the rakia master
Welcome Totor.
Have a look at Shadylane's entertainment on stills.
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Have a look at Shadylane's entertainment on stills.
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- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:43 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Cigars - what are you smoking
- Replies: 18
- Views: 414
Re: Cigars - what are you smoking
I stopped smoking twice. First about 30 years ago. Then my son started about 10 years ago and I had to teach him. In 2022 end of May it quit again. I so envey you, smoking is an absolute joy.. A good cigar and a fruity pipe. But I am past that, sad... Enjoy!
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:28 am
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: And so it begins... from maguey to mescal
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1043
Re: And so it begins... from maguey to mescal
Brix to sg... Google, no verification
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:17 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Random Pics
- Replies: 67
- Views: 4855
Re: Random Pics
Is it a fly wheel sticking out the back? A generator of some sort? For an diesel to electric train pehaps?
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:09 pm
- Forum: Whiskey
- Topic: Wheated bourbon
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1473
Re: Wheated bourbon
My experience is oats and wheat as part of a grain bill add effort to any filtering. It forms a slime that hamper filtration, at least through geotextile fabric.
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: First time using Plates, question about PRV
- Replies: 12
- Views: 474
Re: First time using Plates, question about PRV
All in, it comes down to the fact that I wasn't 100% sure what I was doing and I wanted to play it safe. So Element 1 is the lower element, it is the element that is always on, element 2 is the higher element. I set the elements up so that I can fairly evenly heat the keg without interfering with e...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: Does the height of the bubble caps matters?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 341
Re: Does the height of the bubble caps matters?
The height of the riser inside tje caps, the height of the slots in the caps and the height of the downcomer above the plate and the height of the vapour lock on the downcomer is important. The vapour path between the cap and riser and slots should be as close to equal so pressure does not build up....
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:46 am
- Forum: Other Stilling Hardware (condensers, flanges, controllers)
- Topic: Tedd Squirrils opinion on Copper condensers
- Replies: 67
- Views: 1757
Re: Tedd Squirrils opinion on Copper condensers
Tedd to clarfy, you say 'my technology of single extractive distillation (distillation with an additional component).' Is the additional component something you add to the boiler, or is it the salt bath? You also state tha you do not need to make cuts. Is it because of the stainless steel condenser...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:55 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Old member fro S Africa becoming new again
- Replies: 7
- Views: 229
Re: Old member fro S Africa becoming new again
Welcome back from a felow Saffer.
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:48 am
- Forum: Other Stilling Hardware (condensers, flanges, controllers)
- Topic: Tedd Squirrils opinion on Copper condensers
- Replies: 67
- Views: 1757
Re: Tedd Squirrils opinion on Copper condensers
Tedd to clarfy, you say 'my technology of single extractive distillation (distillation with an additional component).' Is the additional component something you add to the boiler, or is it the salt bath? You also state tha you do not need to make cuts. Is it because of the stainless steel condenser ...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:01 am
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Why CCVM?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 2706
Re: Why CCVM?
Bolverk In your opening post, you preferred a CM over a CCVM. Have you used a CM with a tall column to produce neutral with approx. 96 %abv? I have tried it and found it difficult to operate. No, I'm not a neutral guy... if a ccvm is better for neutral then that certainly a reason to go in that dir...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:57 am
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Why CCVM?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 2706
Re: Why CCVM?
Without reading all. Plus on this. You keep your CM and VM.... I will not call out LM... Cause it has its own CCLM.
A reflux head has a job. A CCVM does it like any other. If you don't believe me fill in the rest.....
Where is DAD?
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:00 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: More kak
- Replies: 19
- Views: 667
Re: More kak
Baie jammer om van jou dogter te hoor. Sterkte.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Controls
- Replies: 7
- Views: 262
Re: Controls
At minimum you will need an isolater to break power to the controler. And something to protect against power leakage. In my woods we call it earthleakage breaker. I find that an amp reader helps to have a ballpark start for spirit runs but it is not essential.
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:34 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello from Johannesburg
- Replies: 5
- Views: 172
Re: Hello from Johannesburg
Welcome from a fellow Saffer. You are in the right place. Plenty to read on building your own.
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: Automating liquid control on a Bokakob
- Replies: 8
- Views: 545
Re: Automating liquid control on a Bokakob
That code could be PHP, exact syntaxt. I need to look into Arduino.
Please state clear hands off != not present.
Will follow out of curiosity.
Please state clear hands off != not present.
Will follow out of curiosity.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:25 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Knee replacement
- Replies: 64
- Views: 3922
Re: Knee replacement
Knee surgery in one week. They're just going to shave down cartilage where it's torn so it doesn't rub. In the short term, it's fixed, but the loss of cartilage makes it more likely to need a knee replacement in a decade or so. Been there, done that and it was worth it. Another 3 weeks and I'll hav...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 1:16 am
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Do I need a power regulator for my VM still?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 424
Re: Do I need a power regulator for my VM still?
Get a power controller. Stick to one, either LM or VM.
There is a lot of benefits in LM, in fact I think LM has more benefits than VM. But I would go for VM.
There is a lot of benefits in LM, in fact I think LM has more benefits than VM. But I would go for VM.
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:44 am
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: getting deeper kentucky notes
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1028
Re: getting deeper kentucky notes
Alan briefly mentioned that the definition of sour mash may have changed over the years and that the original sour mash may more closely resemble rum muck more than just reusing backset and some previous mashed grain in your next ferment. "The original way" I wonder why they might have ch...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:58 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: New flute questions
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1337
Re: New flute questions
I agree that perfs and caps need different energy inputs. Yummy is correct if you can manage the perfs the caps should operate as well. If you want to run them together place the perfs on the bottom. The plates will load from the top to bottom so the perfs will be last to load. Try running the perfs...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: Liqueurs
- Topic: Orange liqueur my recipe
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2010
Re: Orange liqueur my recipe
Our winter sport at school was rugby, halve time was quarter sliced oranges. As a hunter an orange after a few kilomters is quite refreshing and on many occations helped in bagging a curious animal. But that big toe...
I will give this a try comming winter. Thanks.
I will give this a try comming winter. Thanks.
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:03 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: cheers all
- Replies: 11
- Views: 713
Re: cheers all
A sad day, but I understand life changes. I will remember AND visit regularly your innovative posts. Oneday I may build a flap disc, just to say 'cheers to googe'
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Favs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 568
Re: Favs
My post got lost in the down time restore, so here again. I do all grain exclusive and mostly just maize meal, sometimes with a bit of oats as adjunct. To me it is worth it on 2 counts, maize meal is super cheap in relation to sugar or molasses. And it just taste better to me than any sugerhead. I u...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:28 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: What can I expect with 10 plates?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1102
Re: What can I expect with 10 plates?
For me plates carry flavour rather well. The liquid bath on a plate traps flavours/esters while washing the alchohol of tails down and the alchohol of heads up. To me the product on a 10 plate flute will have more flavour than the product from a packed column with equivalent HEPT. But again a sugar ...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Downtime
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20862
Re: Downtime
Strongs, I see we lost a day or some. No worries.