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Crap! I was going to ask the same thing. My dad got out of beer making (cancer, survived and doc said no alcohol) so I have 5 beer kits. A couple I noticed said they had hops, not sure about the rest. Hopped malt is just bad eh? Nothing you can do? I could actually drink it as beer I suppose...but ...

Hi, i've considering trying to make whiskey for my first time, and after reading about the UJSM (uncle jesse simple sour mash) method it seems there is one big issue for me: I don't want to make 2 initial batches before I actually start getting drinkable whiskey. So I have been thinking about making...

I have been having some trouble cleaning the baked-on flour off my pot after distilling. Takes a hell of a lot of elbow grease with the pot scrubber. I know this is probably a basic kitchen question but does anyone know of an easier way to clean the baked flour off?

I've been reading on tater's blueberrie thread that brandy and rum base spirits can give the liqueur a nicer taste. Anyone tried it with the strawberry panty-dropper? Makes sense to me but I've only ever tried blueberries.

Just a quick tip Brewmaster if u are still having leaks (someone told me on this forum). A great non-toxic sealant is to use flour and water (ie dough) to plug up leaks. Make it to whatever consistency u want, then just smear it on. It will bake hard and also has the advantage of being a weak point ...

wow, those stills are absolutely gorgeous! Wouldn't mind buying one just to stick in the pool room

Man, that dough idea is fantastic. I was using chewing gum to seal around my column but it would have been way too expensive for the whole boiler. I'm also amazed at how quickly responses come on this forum!

Cheers again

Hi, I would post a pic but I am blog retarded and can't figure out how. Anyway I'll see if I can explain: I just read some horror stories about vapour leakage from stills and I realised that I have a serious issue with vapour leakage from my boiler. My boiler is a 20L stock pot similar to the one in...

heads will be diluted to the ****house in the sewerage system if u pour them down your sink and will probably sterilize your pipes as well. If you have a septic tank, same thing anyway. Stormdrains are a different matter. Just put them down the kitchen sink.

Personally I'd rather waste a tiny bit more electricity than a hell of a lot more water to maintain the temp at the top of my column at whatever I want it. I just finished my final project on distilling ethanol (and I still don't understand it deeply, im not sure McCabe or Thiele do either.). I can ...

thanks guys, I was under the impression that the higher temp might let some coloured compunds through but evidently not. I'll have to try bakers yeast next time as well. I have to say for an experimental run, it's a lot better than I thought it might be.

Hi everyone, I am about to distill my first attempt at rum tomorrow and I am curious to know if I can get white rum (for the ladies) and dark rum from the same distillate by different flavouring methods? My mash is 25L fermented from 4L dark molasses and 4kg sugar with turbo yeast. My still is an in...