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by Pooyan
Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:38 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Keg to Electric Boiler
Replies: 26
Views: 8635

Re: Keg to Electric Boiler

Hmm, if i click on the pdf file i see the same picture as below the link in de file, nothing else, is the link to the pdf file still working?
by Pooyan
Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:22 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe
Replies: 2178
Views: 1040908

Re: Birdwatchers sugar wash recipe

That's the same yeast i'm always using, never lets me down.
by Pooyan
Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:14 am
Forum: Distilling News
Topic: Chip makes testing Whisky quicker and cheaper
Replies: 4
Views: 1175

Chip makes testing Whisky quicker and cheaper

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by Pooyan
Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:37 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Greetings from the Czech Republic
Replies: 5
Views: 807

Re: Greetings from the Czech Republic

Greetings Ian Jay,

Looks like you're well on your way.....
Prague is also one of my favourite Europian city's, been there few times, also did some snowboarding in Špindlerův Mlýn.

Have fun and stay safe!
by Pooyan
Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:44 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Fermenting & plastics
Replies: 15
Views: 2084

Re: Fermenting & plastics

Odin wrote:Pooyan,

Could you give me the address where you buy them? IOdin.
send you a PM
by Pooyan
Wed Oct 19, 2011 1:23 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Fermenting & plastics
Replies: 15
Views: 2084

Re: Fermenting & plastics

Odin, I use the following 30L barrel as fermenting vessels; PE-HD 30L.jpg PE-HD logo.jpg They come with lid and a seperate iron ring for total closure, also handy if you want to store grains in them. I've also bought a 120L one to be used as a cooling vessel for stripping runs... They are used but c...
by Pooyan
Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:12 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Can you ID this boiler?
Replies: 9
Views: 841

Re: Can you ID this boiler?

Can't tell you where it's used for, looks nice though....but if you are planning to give it a function other than just a decorative one, i would be careful, do a lead test on that solder first, big chance it's containing lead and we do not want lead contaminating our boose...
by Pooyan
Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:21 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: What'd ya'll make today?
Replies: 6949
Views: 740409

Re: What'd ya'll make today?

Today i made some Sweet Tea Vodka as from Maritime's recipe . For 1L sweet tea @ 36% i poured 380ml @95% (hearts from All Feints spirit run) in a jar, added 520ml water and the syrup of 75gr sugar dissolved in 100ml water. For the tea i used 2 Earl Grey tea bags of 4gr each, steeped them approx. 6 h...
by Pooyan
Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:14 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: All Bran Recipe
Replies: 2021
Views: 387331

Re: All Bran Recipe

Odin, i did my last All Bran as follows; for a 25L wash 5 kg sugar 5 cups All Bran flakes (by cups i mean the volume of a large coffee cup with uncrunched flakes, i crush them later on...) 3 tsp boiled yeast 11 tbsp yeast (i use Bruggeman instant dry yeast, the blue/yellow 500gr packages) 21,5 L wat...
by Pooyan
Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:53 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hi y'all
Replies: 6
Views: 512

Re: Hi y'all

dh13, have you thought of using something like this? it's almost the same as what i have used for my boiler, i bought mine second hand, it holds around 25-28L and has in internal heating element (has no direct contact with liquid) you will need a controller however to bypass the thermostat. weck-inm...
by Pooyan
Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:21 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hi y'all
Replies: 6
Views: 512

Re: Hi y'all

Welcome dh13, That 8L boiler you're planning to use would give you a very small yield, say 5/6L wash @10% that would give you about 0.5L destilate from which you also have to make cuts. Go a step larger and find yourself a half barrel / pony keg (if a 50-60L keg is too big for your needs), you will ...
by Pooyan
Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:01 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Newbee in Iowa looking for a still
Replies: 4
Views: 435

Re: Newbee in Iowa looking for a still

Welcome iawolfeman1, Thats a persistant wife of yours, normally it's the other way around.... :lol: Before purchasing a still, keep in mind that the still you would like to buy is best suited for the task to make your wife's favourite drink. (and yours off course :wink: ) Remember, much flavor, for ...
by Pooyan
Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:09 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Boka running too hot!
Replies: 19
Views: 2376

Re: Boka running too hot!

Hi Usge, thanks for the clarification, i (thought i) understand the way a LM still functions, i've done some succesfull spirit runs on my Bok, the reason for my question was that when i started out reading on how to operate a Bok, i read in several posts that the watertemp of the condenser's output ...
by Pooyan
Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:27 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Boka running too hot!
Replies: 19
Views: 2376

Re: Boka running too hot!

NcHooch wrote:No valves needed on the condenser coil, run it wide open.
But wouldn't that (cold(er) reflux returning in the packing instead of warm) affect the reflux process in a negative way? :?

edit: typo
by Pooyan
Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:53 am
Forum: Legalization of Home Distilling
Topic: Going Legal!
Replies: 24
Views: 5371

Re: Going Legal!

Big step Henk! The trend for handmade local products is seriously growing, and your location (an island well known by tourists and nature lovers) is helping, no doubt. Not far from where i live a guy has also started a micro-distillery a year ago, he makes a fruit-gin (fruitjenever) and he seems to ...
by Pooyan
Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:13 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Excited! new distiller recommendatios
Replies: 9
Views: 723

Re: Excited! new distiller recommendatios

With that base ingredients on hand, you could make a rice Vodka for example, if Vodka is your thing of course.... Head over to the Tried and True Recipes and search for 'Uncle Remus Rice Vodka'. As for the still, lot of plans available on the forum, not that difficult to build one yourself... BUT, y...
by Pooyan
Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:36 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Sorry What does SG 1.09 mean?
Replies: 7
Views: 2978

Re: Sorry What does SG 1.09 mean?

I can imagine why you wrote 0 Braz, my Oeschle SG hydrometer reads 0 when the SG of the liquid = 1.000, it confused me in the beginning.... :shock: :? :)
by Pooyan
Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:42 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Slip joints
Replies: 13
Views: 1798

Re: Slip joints

+1 ! Braz wrote: One tip: Solder the connector to the top of the column piece so it is the female and the piece above it is the male. If you do it the other way round any refluxed liquid that is running down the inside of the pipe will want to seep out. I had to redo mine after the first couple of r...
by Pooyan
Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:29 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Lil_Stewie saying hello
Replies: 12
Views: 1169

Re: Lil_Stewie saying hello

Hi Lil_Stewie, You could also go the electric way and place your still with element in boiler on the kitchen floor, that's the way i do it (also a workingspace problem) and if you want to do a stripping- or pot still run you can place your still on the sink.... Show us some pics when you're ready wi...
by Pooyan
Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:18 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: What'd ya'll make today?
Replies: 6949
Views: 740409

Re: What'd ya'll make today?

Did a few All-Bran stripping runs today en yesterday on my detuned Bok, have a 25L All-Bran bubbling away at the moment so one more stripping run and it's time to bring out the pipe! Next on the list is to throw my saved feints collection through the Bok and try to make some Limoncello, Strawberry P...
by Pooyan
Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:47 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: new prodject
Replies: 4
Views: 623

Re: new prodject

Hello roosterjcogburn, I'm sure your friend doesn't have much drinking buddies (left), don't follow in his footsteps, do some serious reading here about distilling in general before proceding any further, lucky for you, you have found the right place to do just that. We take the safety aspect in our...
by Pooyan
Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:16 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: First post
Replies: 13
Views: 1488

Re: First post

Hello StageBrewer, In case you didn't already stumbled upon it, the wiki on the mainpage on how to build a Bok will be a good place to start, virtually all the necessary info concerning this type of LM still placed together on 1 page.... http://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Boka_Reflux_Still_-_Ho...
by Pooyan
Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:36 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: It only bloody worked!
Replies: 9
Views: 1070

Re: It only bloody worked!

Welcome to the exciting world of distilling Hobbsy83! When i started reading your post it gave me flashbacks, almost same situation, with the winemaking and almost buying an airstill part..... :D You will have lots of fun with your Bok, it looks fabulous :lol: , nice fabrication of the lid too, do y...
by Pooyan
Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: sweetfeed whisky
Replies: 4220
Views: 672263

Re: sweetfeed whisky

Having done a number of All Bran's and stocked up on some very tastfull Vodka, i'm now eager to try-out a different kind of recipe. Not really a Whisky drinker myself but i have some good friends that are.. will try pot still and reflux, the pot still product will go on oak (yet have to dive in the ...
by Pooyan
Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hey all!
Replies: 1
Views: 280

Re: Hey all!

Welcome raest, As it sounds you have some serious distilling plans there ... That mead/beer brewing background will sure comes in handy, that "jam maker" will do very fine, i use a similar pot, also with a enamel coating, it will heat up a mash of 11% ABV in about 1.5 hours. Very easy and ...
by Pooyan
Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:26 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hello all
Replies: 11
Views: 509

Re: Hello all

Welcome to the forum Eastern Block, here you will find everything you are looking for regarding the Bokakop build/operating instructions.....

http://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Boka_Refl ... w_To_Build

p.s. has the name Eastern Block something to do with your origin btw?
by Pooyan
Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:28 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: hello
Replies: 2
Views: 354

Re: hello

Welcome aboard keadyn, now your hooked on this great new hobby!! :D

Have fun and stay safe....
by Pooyan
Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:09 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: It's not a biggie
Replies: 6
Views: 816

Re: It's not a biggie

Welcome to the wonderful world of Home Distilling!! :D
by Pooyan
Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:00 am
Forum: The Construction Site
Topic: My 2nd Still - LM/VM hybrid
Replies: 6
Views: 3706

Re: My 2nd Still - LM/VM hybrid

Thanks Chiller for your info, i was under the impression that a VM produces faster output than a Bok, (taken same specs of column and %ABV of Bok and VM in account) that was mainly the reason for the modification. A 2x2x1" T will set me back around 50$ and a 1" SS gate valve another 30 - 4...
by Pooyan
Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:35 am
Forum: The Construction Site
Topic: My 2nd Still - LM/VM hybrid
Replies: 6
Views: 3706

Re: My 2nd Still - LM/VM hybrid

Nice work scurvy_dan, I'm thinking of modifying my 2" Bok also into a LM/VM, i have a few questions however before i proceed with the modification and i hope you can answer them for me; You used a 2x2x1" T-fitting, any other reason(s) beside costs for not choosing a 2x2x2"? The take-o...