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- Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:08 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Do I have a BOMB???
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1704
Re: Do I have a BOMB???
Will do
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:57 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Do I have a BOMB???
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1704
Re: Do I have a BOMB???
Live in Alaska. It's 5:57PM Sunday night.
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:43 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Do I have a BOMB???
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1704
Re: Do I have a BOMB???
15 gal still w/8 gal low wines. Just shut it down and added 1 gal water just to be safe. It's heating back up now.
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:29 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Do I have a BOMB???
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1704
Re: Do I have a BOMB???
I've already taken off 3 gallons at 80+%.
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:27 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Do I have a BOMB???
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1704
Re: Do I have a BOMB???
Mixed. Probably 55-60%
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:23 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Do I have a BOMB???
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1704
Do I have a BOMB???
I'm currently running my low wines for whiskey. 8 gallons. However, I didn't delute it. All I'm running is from the 1st run. Should it have been deluted for safety reasons?
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:16 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Corn Whiskey Cut
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1344
Re: Corn Whiskey Cut
Uuuuuhhhhh..........I didn't delute mine. Is that a problem?
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:18 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Corn Whiskey Cut
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1344
Re: Corn Whiskey Cut
Well, I dillute some down to about 50% and it's not bad if I do say so myself. I've always been under the assumption that the cut should be between 60% and 80% so I was wondering if maybe I should adjust my temp to take it faster and lower the ABV.
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:39 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Corn Whiskey Cut
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1344
Corn Whiskey Cut
I'm a sugar wash / reflux man myself but I wanted to try my hand at some whiskey. For the past year I've been doing 5 gallon corn washes, then a stripping run and setting it aside. Today I decided to do the final run with 8 gallons of first run. So far, I have 2 gallons at 85% with a still head temp...
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:21 pm
- Forum: Sugar
- Topic: Refermenting a sugar wash
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1491
Re: Refermenting a sugar wash
The yeast was a Turbo48 and it said to use 7KG of sugar and 6 gallons of water so 15 lbs was just right. I think I'll try it and distill along with a clean batch just to see what happens. I thought maybe someone had tried it and might have some first hand experience. Heck, if 'moonshiners' can disti...
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:06 pm
- Forum: Sugar
- Topic: Refermenting a sugar wash
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1491
Refermenting a sugar wash
I just did a run from a sugar wash and it was obvious that the wash didn't completely ferment. I used about 6 gallons of water, 15 lbs of sugar with a turbo yeast. What was different this time was that I left the bucket in a room that never got over 60F and the run produced less than 1/4 gallon of s...
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:18 pm
- Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
- Topic: Re-using Yeast After SHTF
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3299
Re: Re-using Yeast After SHTF
Thanks everyone. I have a thin mash, a sour mash and some sugar with turbo yeast fermenting now. I think I'll just let them go for awhile (new batches of course) and see what happens.
- Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:46 pm
- Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
- Topic: Re-using Yeast After SHTF
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3299
Re: Re-using Yeast After SHTF
I not overly concerned about zombies but I live in Alaska and laboratory grade freezers aren't that common and when I say 'SHTF', I'm assuming that there is no power or other creature comfort for a long period of time.
- Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:35 pm
- Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
- Topic: Re-using Yeast After SHTF
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3299
Re-using Yeast After SHTF
Hypothetical question. Suppose something happens and Sh*t Hits the Fan and the world ends as we know it. Besides toilet paper, booze is going to be the next thing sought after and we who brew will do just fine when it comes to bartering. Water and grain shouldn't be a problem but yeast is another ma...
- Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:03 pm
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: Rice whisky
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1142
Re: Rice whisky
Shochu is distilled rice wine. Get some koji spours and follow the directions. Very simple process and an excellent sipping brew, especially if you already like sake.
- Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:40 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Gout
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4716
Re: Gout
Excellent info everyone, thank you! For those of you who have never suffered a gout attack, you can thank your lucky stars as they are too painful to describe. I didn't think that there would be a corrolation with home made alcohol but it never hurts to ask. Thanks again:)
- Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:42 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Gout
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4716
Re: Gout
I've had gout for about 8 years now and take medication to 'control' the uric acid but I still get flare ups every couple of months. And when I was referring to 'home brew' I was actually referring to any type of home made alcohol ie beer, wine or spirits. I've done some research and there isn't any...
- Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:29 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Gout
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4716
Gout
I don't know if there is a relationship or not but has anyone else developed gout since they began home brewing? There is a definite link between alcohol and gout but I was wondering if homebrew could be worse. Thanks!
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:13 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Good to be back
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1280
Good to be back
After a year or so taking care of family issues, it's great to be back to the forum. Looks like there are a lot of new faces and I'm looking forward to getting acquainted (as well as brewing something other than sugar washes). Vodka's good but brandy is definitely better :lol: My only problem is kee...
- Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:45 pm
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Low Alcohol Content
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2841
Low Alcohol Content
Problems, problems and more problems :? Due to the cost of grapes here in AK, I make my red wine from kits. Never had a bad batch yet, until now. Just checked the SG and it was .990 so all of the sugars have fermented out. Checked the alcohol content and it is a whopping 5%. So my questions............
- Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:08 am
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: Pre-fermentation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2411
Here's what I did: 1. Heated water to 165F 2. Stirred in corn and rye and stirred for abour 5 minutes 3. Turned heat off, stirred in handful of barley malt then covered and let sit about 20 minutes. 4. Reheated back to 210F stirring constantly then turned off heat. 5. Covered and let cool to 152F. S...
- Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:02 pm
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: Pre-fermentation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2411
Pre-fermentation
Good day ladies and gents: It's that time of year to get back into distilling:) Looks like there are a lot of new faces since the last time I posted. Welcome aboard everyone! Hope your ventures into distilling have been fruitful and rewarding! A couple of weeks ago I whipped up a 80/12/8 corn/rye/ba...
- Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:37 pm
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: newbie to forum
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1050
- Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:33 pm
- Forum: Fruits & Vegetables
- Topic: Brandy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3742
- Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:17 pm
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: Pressure cooker is cooked!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5484
Jaxom: Sorry you're confused there guy so let's break this down to some simple components. You had a 'clean' still. You used oxyclean which discolored the clean still. You say it even feels 'greasy'. Options: Leave it as-is and put a run through it. It will either be OK or it won't. Clean the still ...
- Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:29 pm
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: Protecting Copper When Not in Use
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1747
Protecting Copper When Not in Use
Last winter I put away more booze than I ever thought I'd drink and thought I would take the summer off with my distilling. Guess I was thirstier than I thought as I started running out of vodka. Those screwdrivers were pretty good :D Anyway, I made 10 gallons of sugar wash and broke out the still. ...
- Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:12 pm
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: Pressure cooker is cooked!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5484
- Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:14 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Marc Emery arrested for the USA
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6673
Well said Fourway. I too quit smoking pot about 18 years ago after smoking the stuff for about 17 years. Never arrested or even hassled during that time. Reason? Didn't flaunt it or try to draw attention to myself. Same as I do with distilling now. The 'war on drugs' is and always has been a lost ca...
- Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:18 am
- Forum: Sugar
- Topic: Feed Grade Molasses
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15032
- Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:10 am
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: Killer heache for days
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2691