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I'm looking at trying this out. I don't recall seeing anywhere if it matters if the malted barley is milled or not. Does it make a difference?

I have only done sugar washes (about 20 or so) up til now, so looking to try something new as I only know what I have read on this forum.

Judging by the number of views on this thread, it seems there are a lot of people having the same thoughts about the oaking process. I hesitated to start my original post as i know the information is most likely already been posted in other threads. I have now had my 3 one gallon jugs on charred oak...

Odin wrote:Yes I did!

Odin.

And does it tend to be better results than ultra sonic on oak or does it bring out more woody flavor? When i did it on oak, it seemed to make it woody.

What about running some that has been aged on oak for a few weeks and put that in the ultrasonic? Has anyone tried this?

I had one run of ujsm that i did very early into my distilling adventure that was just awesome. It was single distilled, put on oak from menards and only aged a few weeks. Don't even know what the abv was when i put it on the oak! I remember cutting it to 40% and being absolutely floored by how smoo...

When i tried the ultrasonic, i put about a cup of water in the ultrasonic then put the quart jar in the water. It seems to do what its supposed to do.

So i put 3 sticks about 1/2 x 3/4 x6 inches in each gallon of 60% and will check weekly to see how its coming along. Odin, i have read probably over a hundred of your posts and always find what you have to say interesting. Thanks!

I have tried the ultrasonic a few times. I noticed when done on oak it gets pretty woody. When done white only it seems to smooth it out a bit quicker. If i put the lid on loosly and sonic it for about fifteen minutes and then smell the head space, it seems to be pulling out some kind of funky smell...

I have read that several times. That is where i came up with the oven temp. I guess i was looking more details like "half charred and half toasted" or "leave on oak for xxx days/weeks then remove oak". It just seems i have seen a lot of conflicting ideas and was hoping to make th...

I have made several batches of ujsm but have always done single runs and only aged on a stick of oak in a quart jar for a couple weeks before it gets poured down my gullet! I have finally made a few stripping runs (using backset each time) and then did a slow spirit run. Collected almost 3 gallons s...

After racking off my wash and seeing all the yeast on the bottom of the fermenter, I started wondering if this could be used for the dead yeast for nutrients part this recipe. I was reading somewhere about "cleaning" yeast after it settles out and putting in the fridge for later use. If th...

I didnt think it was even going to taste that good so i did not worry too much about the water i was going to use, so i figured reverse osmosis water was better than tap water. Next go i will be using distilled. I also dont have any white oak. To be honest, i don't think i would know what it looked ...

Made my first All Bran Mash. This is also my first run that I put on toasted/charred wood ( I have been just drinking white dog til now). Ran a single run in Boka with no scubbers at about 3-4 drips per second. It was a 16 liter wash, and kept about 600ml to put on a piece of toasted and charred map...

This is my first attempt at my coil. Did not turn out too bad. Could have been a little tighter spaced, but has no problem keeping up with the 1500 watt element I am using. Gotta tell you I went with putting the salt in the tube before I tried winding it. Took any fear that I had out of the equation...

i was going to use the handle of "smartest man on earth", but it seemed a little cocky!

i know you guys drool over shiny copper like a sex addict at a porn convention!

I have logged many hours on this site already! Have read through the ENTIRE UJSM at least once. I think i could built my column and condenser with one hand tied behind my back! Not being cocky, just saying i read so much, that it made doing it a lot easier. Even my double wound coil turned out prett...

I have been looking around on this site for about a year now, and this is is my first post! I got interested in distilling by way of my other "hobby" which is making bio diesel that my wife and I run in our Jetta's. One thing led to another, and I found myself making a UJSM and putting tog...