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We all need a good laugh once in a while... Thanks!

May I so humbly borrow a great expression from a true friend Dwayne Johnson... "The Rock"... "FINALLY... The Luv, has come back... to HD!!!!" So, who cares :) Just wanted to say hello to all whom I have missed for so many months, weeks, days, oh, whatever... I have returned from ...

It is with a heavy heart, I bid yee all farewell… Luv has many issues to deal with on a personal note. I have made some friends and perhaps ruffled a few feathers of late… but there is nothing I’d love more than to remain an integral part of the HD fabric throughout 2011… Personal tragedy and issues...

sorry liquid, didnt mean to offend ya. i have read alot of your posts, i have just started doing rum and so have done alot of reading recently. my first batch was a huge success (12 guys drank over 5 liters of the stuff on thursday!!) because of tips i picked up from the internet rum gods like you ...

Duck, we’re not having a flame war… if we were you’d know it. Please don’t get me going… you happen to use the name of a company started by Lorenzo [a family friend] and a couple of his buddies long ago in Boston, as an example of really strong beer, brewed way beyond what 1.125 can yield??? Last ti...

Hooch, I'm not arguing with you... I have read many of your posts, and enjoyed them... you have my respect. All I am trying to say is that I see it from both sides [from personal experience] and if we as a group with a collective interest are to make constant progress... we must appreciate what othe...

Seems I've sparked up some controversy again... my bad. Sorry I've been off celebrating a wee too much, but let me try to explain a few things as best I can... Are you sure it's not a infected bucket or a airborne contaminate. Seems to me if the bacteria is present in the dunder it was likely presen...

All the very best to each and every one of you.

You sure about that? Im pretty sure boiling kills EVERYTHING. Freezing on the other hand does not e.g spores. Sparks, I am sure... if you follow any of my posts, you'd come to realize... it is with great rarity that I spout my mouth off without knowing what I am talking about. Many strains of bacte...

So you're talkin about exposing the spirits to 5 times as much oak as commercial whiskey makers do ...'course, who ever said they're doin it right? , know what I mean? Not really... what do you mean? I can tell you one thing about commercial that you may not want to hear... when it comes to aging.....

RD you bring up some very good points... however, although you, nor I, would actually sit down and drink a pint of wash [usually... depends on what the wash is, as wine is a type of wash]... somehow I doubt that any of your washes are a foul stinky pool of sorts... I know all of my washes smell very...

Sorry Bert, don't mean to be disrespectful, but I don't see how this belongs under recipe development? Perhaps one of our esteemed Mods could move it to flavoring and aging, or off topic??? Rad? But so long as it's here... my two cents... if you can't make a wash that is drikable, no point to stilli...

In the case of these barrels that are really too small to "age" without over oaking... it is more about taking away some of the excess tanins that contribute to bitterness and over oaking, than it is about adding any sweetness or anything else to the oak. In full size barrels, you have the...

Bushman... Just my two cents... To season small barrels, a nice method is to use twice racked clarified wash for a month or two... this adds flavour to the wash that will carry over as subtle overtones if you are using a pot still, which you should IMHO when making Rum... Do this two or three times ...

Just my two cents... To season small barrels, a nice method is to use twice racked clarified wash for a month or two... this adds flavour to the wash that will carry over as subtle overtones if you are using a pot still, which you should IMHO when making Rum... Do this two or three times on that lit...

I can tell from personal experience that aging the wines before you distill makes a huge difference. Just as any wine can go from rocket fuel to sublime you'll increase the flavors and hearts in a distilled product. Its one of the reasons that I've taken up collecting 15.5 gallon kegs to start ferm...

Hey Liquid! Do you want to fly over with me. I am leaving tomorrow to get my two new Ferrari 458 Itallias from the factory. I assume your private strip can handle my newly refitted Boeing 767. God! What a major head ache. I told them not a dime more than 10 mil and it had to have space for the hors...

Well I really have a chance to get first hand info on this one... :D Luv has just realized a small windfall… In one of my smaller villas in Apulia a town in the Adriatic region of Italy, one of my caretakers told me, he regrettably realized that we had over 6,000 gallons of “Moscato di Trani” that h...

Holiday Revelations with Luv… Ok, so what’s up at the Luv Villa over the holidays? Tell you what… Luv has come to the conclusion that although I have been enjoying this particular thread immensely, my contributions have been spread out over so many months that the only way to really follow it is to...

OK, the bottom line with Luv... If you wanna be an Artisan Distiller, making better product than the pros, you can't be taking short cuts, so Turbo is a Bad Word Period!!! Now, since you already have problem, the only way to cure it is to do the commercial thing... lesson from the pros... in many pa...

You drove through my back yard... Did you stop in Lily Dale in Cassadaga for a reading from a medium...??? That's one hella va backyard my friend... all kinds of things can get done in that kinda country :mrgreen: ... bout that medium... wish I knew bout her before hand... woulda come in handy :twi...

I live surrounded by Amish country, close to our Northern border... I hear sleigh bells... Last visit to New York City in 2000, my cousin and I drove through a little-known part of New York State called Cassadaga Lakes area, Chautauqua County in western New York just shy of the Pennsylvania border....

Merry Christmas, everyone... Probably won't get what I had on my short Christmas list... I asked for three Ho's... Probably got lost in translation though... Ho! Ho! Ho! Hey Rad, Know what they say bout livin in the Big Apple... if ya can't find it in NY it doesn't exist :P Happy Holidays! Ho!Ho!Ho...

....kinda like I aught to be buying gifts... :roll: Couple of 10 gallon Canadian Oak Barrels, Medium Char would be nice :P Hang a big stocking by your fireplace, I'll be there in 2 days 8) Always welcome 8) There's always plenty to go around at the Luv Villa... specially for good ole saints! Sorry ...

Mud Mechanik wrote:....kinda like I aught to be buying gifts...

Couple of 10 gallon Canadian Oak Barrels, Medium Char would be nice

Stay Away From Commercial Swill and have a headache free Holiday Season in health and happiness... and save your money to buy more quality ingredients for your next wash...

Happy Holidays to all from L_L and family.
Cheers!!!

Now I need to try it the right way :roll:, that an learn to read while I'm at it! FYI - rum turned out well in spite of my efforts to the contrary. Ok, so ya missed on the potato thingy... no big deal... try it next time... I'm sure ya got everything else just fine... and good spirits are the proof...

We need not look further than the almighty buck... Commercial = Commerce = $$$ Profit... I can and have produced drinkable rum at a cost of $0.95 per 750 ml [26 oz US]... my good stuff made with the finest ingredients and excellent cuts, made to be shared with close family, friends, and lots of hang...

I aint makin fun of hutch or nothin, hell i done a bunch of stupid shit in my day. Still do. :oops: Ya never know, it may be the next big thing. How do ya think all the other weird tricks got figgerd out? I really don't think anyone's tryin to be insulting, I am sure you weren't, and certainly nor ...

Group A: No additions 3 batches Group B: 10% Infected Dunder 3 batches Group C: 20% Infected Dunder 3 batches Primary racking after 1 week into one 12 Imp Gal [54 liter] sterile glass Demi John... to be left on lees. The remaining Wash approx. 10-12 liters once separated from Trub will get small ba...