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Gad. My hydrometer broke and I'm running off the corn soon. I called my local homebrew shop and got static for wanting a hydrometer for "over 20% alc)

Thanks for the suggestions. I took a gravity reading and got a little over 1.060. I'm not sure how well that will work as the grain is still in the fermenter but It'll surely be close. I pitched half a cup of yeast on 25 gallons or so and in a few days I'll run it off and then refill with sugar wate...

Haven't been around much. Life gets in the way you know. I finally decided to break out the still again and just did my first all grain mash, waiting for it to cool down right now so I can pitch my yeast. 50 lb. Cracked Corn 15 lb. 2 row malted barley I boiled the corn in 2 10 gal. batches (I'm usin...

What are y'all paying for corn. I just picked up a 50lb bag or cracked corn for $15 or about .30/lb

Is this about right or am I paying a premium for living in a densely populated area?

FWIW: I live in the SF Bay Area

Make a little less whiskey would be the logical answer....

Unfortunately you wasted a packet of 1118. The sediment is loaded with yeast, you don't need to pitch on top of it. You might want to boil then freeze some of the left over sediment to kill the yeast leaving you with yeast hulls which make for a great nutrient for next time you want to make somethin...

here is a quick spreadsheet to calculate your gravity for mashes. Just punch in the amount of each grain/sugar and it will automatically calculate your Original gravity and (using a target gravity you can provide) your ABV of the fermented mash. You can also punch in your OG and FG and it will calcu...

I'm in

good luck with that diesel along the CA I-5 corridor is $4.25 right now

dixiedrifter wrote:I take my heads and foreshots and treat them with molecular sieves and redistill.

Then I add in some concentrated sulfuric acid and turn them into ether.

Uncle Jesse has asked that we not discuss other drugs, their use or manufacture on the forum.

Fairy floss and sausage sandwiches?

I live in San Francisco, I don't think I want my kids going to THAT fair.

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after i cook the wheat germ do i strain it out or do i just toss it all in the fermenter? Sorry, I haven't been in this thread in a while. You MUST put the wheat germ in the fermenter for best results. For one thing the nutrients are likely not ALL extracted in the boiling process, another reason i...

In the US Proof is ABVx2

eg. 120 proof is 60% abv.

lots of folk also use a garbage disposal as an apple grinder.

Here in SF we are paying $3.70/gal.

so, boil the sap down to about 1.080 SG and toss in some nutrients, acid and yeast. Will probably be quite good.

My first still was/is an Essential Extractor from BrewHaus. I would rather have built slant plate in-line head like bokakob or the like. The 2 cross flow condensers up top aren't terribly efficient and the liebig should really be a bit longer unless you are running a lot of very cool water. Don't ge...

I guess I'm wondering if I should even use the water cooler for my mash. Sounds like you want to simmer the corn for 30 minutes and then add to mash tun with grain and then mash like normal (also adding enzymes I would guess at this time). That is exactly what you want to do. Also, doing the iodine...

damn, my wife BOUGHT my first still for me. Best Fathers' day gift ever.

Beautiful animal should make for a nice pelt.

They showed the streaker getting it here on ESPN. The best parts were 1) the batsman didn't even look like he felt the hit and 2) they showed the indian bowler clapping after the streaker went down like a case of XXXX

google "macadamia nut processing" you will come up with quite a bit of info, including home processing. Seems the best bet is: Let age and dehydrate 2 weeks or so after harvesting to help the kernel separate from the shell. Use a vise to crack the shell, commercial processors seem to use c...

I think that you do, in fact, want a valve before the condenser. This way you won't be wasting your cooling water condensing vapors that should be refluxing as vapor. If you're getting overflow from the condenser you'll actually be a LM column, which isn't bad particularly but be sure to put a beak ...

Makes good dog biscuits too. Can't imagine it'd have much flavor and naturally it would have just about no fermentables.

Is there a problem with the shells? If they aren't poisonous/too bitter I'd not really bother with separating them more than the big 'ol pieces.

UCD graduate (not fermentation sciences) I do like the area except in the summer. I can do without another 120 degree summer for the rest of my life. I used to get free honey from the apiary though and that always fermented up quite nicely!

I have been using american 2 row because I had a 55lb bag of it.It has almost the same diastic power as the 6 row malt.I did a mash last night,and it had a pound of 6 row in there,but also had 15lbs of american 2 row,and some munich malt.I also used some malted wheat,flaked wheat,flaked barley,and ...

What enzymes are you using and how much? Personally I'd use malted 6-row barley.

Rotgut wrote:That was a good episode, but you got to ask yourself who would throw a keg, let alone a pressurized one, onto a fire.

Mostly people with tattoos of Greek letters I'd guess.