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theholymackerel wrote:Drinkin' and postin' is an unappreciated artform.

Another forum I frequent has a certain thread for drunk people to post in. Maybe we should start one here.

Have a look here: http://homedistiller.org/ > Flavouring menu > Gin

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Well that answers that, then!

You probably need to collect more of the heads and tails.

Hi! Welcome to the forums, it's always good to see newcomers who have done some research and can contribute to the pool of knowledge.

As THM said, other factors can give you a hangover, things like dehydration for example. But if you don't get one then I suppose it's reasonable to assume that there's not enough methanol to worry about.

Here's a similar article:
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It also has another recipe which uses bread rolls for yeast.

He means doing the final dilution down to 40% or whatever abv he wants it to be.

Where'd you get the amylase from? I wouldn't mind getting some.

Aquarium grade silicone should do the trick.

Guest wrote:A magnet will not stick to stainless steel or aluminum.

My keg is SS and a magnet will stick to it, just not very well. A strong magnet would be best for this test.

Also you could try eating it and seeing if you get Alzheimers.

I'm Aussie too. I think there's one or two other people around here who are as well.

I don't dilute either. Higher proof means better seperation of distillate.

I do stripping runs because I make vodka in a pot still which takes about 3 runs. I'd say you will get a noticeable difference in quality and probably less flavour. Just try it and see what you like better.

I get about the same, a bit more than one plate.

Yeah, plastic is no good. Not just for safety reasons, but the moment you start discussing the possibility of a plastic still on this forum, you will have several people ranting about the evils of plastic. And rightly so, in my opinion.

Here's what you do, man: Get a large, watertight container with a screw-on lid, like a 60L fermenter, and bury it in your backyard with just a thin layer of grass on the lid. Then you can store a decent-sized still in there and whip it out when you're going to use it. You can make smaller containers...

Yeah, small stills really do suck. My still is about 8 litres and it's a pain to strip a 25 litre wash because it takes 4 stripping runs. A 2 litre still would be rediculous.

I am using a keg as the boiler for my new still, and I want to keep the top bit with the threads so I can screw in the rest of the still. However, I want to be able to open it up for cleaning, installing element, etc. So what I want to do is cut an opening with an oxy-acetylene torch or something, a...

I wouldn't worry. You can drill them out if you want, but lots of people use aluminium boilers (myself included) and I've never heard of any bad consequences.

You don't need to add any water. It would be counterproductive. You could only blow yourself up if your still was leaking vapour.

Well, I got my pipe today. I didn't know how much it was and I was hoping the $50 I had would be enough. Well as it turned out, I happened to mention to a friend that I was buying some pipe and he has a friend who works at the plumbing shop, and he hooked me up with some mates rates. The guy sold me...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I guess I'll probably go with a big plastic rubbish bin, I never thought of that but it's a good idea. I'll get the standard 20 feet of tubing too I guess, I just hope it doesn't make my wallet too much lighter.

Since my still is small I'm making a new one, and I'm using a coil in a bucket for my condensor. I've seen some people saying they have 20 foot coils. Is 20 feet really necessary? It sounds expensive. I'm using 1/2 inch copper tubing. Also I don't know where to get a big enough bucket. I want it to ...

I agree with The Chemist. If it's only been there a little while and it tastes OK, just put it in glass and don't worry about it.

No way I'd drink it straight, but I have a funny story about a guy who did. A guy I know bought a bottle of 96% from a friend of mine, and at a school swimming carnival he chugged about half a bottle of it in one go. Needless to say, he was fucked. He spent most of the day sleeping, and probably spe...

Or you could do what I did and nick one from the local boozer.

WTF is a state store?

This is a variation on the jokes thread: stuff that's funny and true. Here's a starter, from the Sydny Morning Herald: Great moments in international distilling. Sanctuary Point reader Bob Graffham tells of a Japanese whisky label which brags "Made with Genuine Scottish Grapes". He wonders...