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After some more reading I've found that the alpha will work at nearly boiling as a liquifier and the gluco ideal temp is between 120f and 140f. My pal at the plant says they don't keep these liquid enzymes refrigerated, but maybe they go through them quick enough that they dont have to. He gave me t...

A buddy of mine gave me some alpha and gluco enzymes they use at his job in the ethanol plant. They are both in liquid form. Has anyone had any experience with these? I was wondering about how much to use with a certain amount of corn and water. I don't know if the alpha is heat sensitive or not. My...

I collect in small containers as Dnderhead suggests. If you do this you will learn to know the difference in your 3 parts. Easy. I think heads smell like fingernail polish remover. I can smell the tails early when they come in although I cant describe the smell. I usually smell the tails long before...

I do what big worm does. I will then cover with flour paste just to be sure.

I use the tri clover type fitting on mine with no problems. Easy to take apart and stash the column. I've yet to have problems cleaning it. I usually just have to rinse it out real good with hot water. I've ran some all-grain washes through it and they didn't leave the slightest bit of residue on th...

I usually shake or stir when I get the chance or if I happen to think about it. If not, it just sits there and ferments on its own. I'm sure it can't hurt. Once the yeast takes a good hold, I'm sure there is little chance of contamination if the ferment is strong enough. Aweful lot of co2 coming off...

People around here would never think twice about the smell. There's a fuel ethanol plant right on the edge of my little town. The only time I get much odor is when the wash is heating up and the expanding air is coming through the condenser. Even this is nothing that would alarm anyone nearby. Some ...

Hello, "Old Ass". I'm new to posting here, but have been reading for a long time. I've only ran around 3 or 4 batches, but my drink is a lot better than the homemade stuff I used to buy around here. I've been using my homebrew beer experience and creating some of my own washes that have co...

Star-San. No rinse, no problem.

I soured 3.5 lbs. corn for my UJSM, with the idea coming from this post. After 4 or 5 days and before adding it to the wash, I heated it to 160F and held it there for 30 minutes just to pasturize it. It kept the sourness doing it that way. We'll see how it turns out when the wash finishes and I run ...

Yeah, Coops. I plan to collect in many smaller containers and let air out over night, and make my cuts the next day. My still looks very similar to the one you have pictured below your user name. Thanks Ricky, I'll be posting more as I go. I've been "hooked" for a while now. I think that a...

That's what I'm afraid of Coop. Mashing grain seems so much easier when I know it's going into the still. Fermenting on the grain is a great thing also, I wouldn't dream of doing that with beer. The UJSM is soooo simple and it has that great sour taste right out of the fermenter. I can't wait to see...

Just a hello to all. I've been lurking in the background for quite some time. After reading on and off for a couple of years, I finally decided to build my first still. It's a "hybrid" pot still using a 16 gal. keg and a 2" dia. by 18" tall column. Also with a half inch jacketed ...