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I used this recipe with the bakers yeast for my first ever distillation and it fermented dry in 2 weeks. I now did the same thing but with distillers yeast and after 5 weeks ... it still bubbling and I'm only at 1.016 ???? I was under the impression that the distillers yeast would go wayyyy faster t...

The apples will turn a brownish color. But they are fine like that. That's just an Apple for you. Just like Apple cider its always brownish. I would just leave them in there and not add any. I sliced up 4 red delicious and 4 granny smiths put them in a 2 QT mason jar and covered them with 1 qt of 9...

Sounds really good. :thumbup: Let me know when I can come pick mine up. :mrgreen: They say the pears are better the longer you let them go? Like peaches and apples. But I have 2 qts of both of them going now. They have been in there for a month. I don't know if I can wait 2 more weeks? That I told ...

It actually counter acts the bitter tastes created. Your not really looking for a lemon flavor. It just enhances the flavor of the fruit you are working with. And it also keeps the color better. I see. I will go with 1TBSN of lemon juice for every 500ml jar of neutral. the lemon juice will be added...

It actually counter acts the bitter tastes created. Your not really looking for a lemon flavor. It just enhances the flavor of the fruit you are working with. And it also keeps the color better. I see. I will go with 1TBSN of lemon juice for every 500ml jar of neutral. the lemon juice will be added...

yes I read the thread and it does not appear that anyone agreed to an official way to do it. it seems the lemon juice should be added to the syrup and the quantity is to the liking of each person. that`s where I don't get it as I wonder why it would be desirable for the flavor to add lemon juice so ...

Experiment with mason jars rather than infusing all of it in one container. I know a lot of distillers coming up with new brandy's do this until they decide on the flavor they like (of course it is all personal). I would put some in a jar with just pears, another jar add small amount of sugar, etc....

Look through this thread. Strawberry panty dropper. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2199 Very interesting !!!! Could not find the answer to this question: Would you know how much lemon juice to add to 500ml of 40% for a test batch I will do for my girlfriend ? when do I add ...

So I am finally done with my first distillation and I ended up with a fantastic neutral spirit ... thank you all so much for sharing the knowledge and for your patience with my many questions. I will age some of it in pear for myself but my girlfriend wants a batch with some sweet to it. What would ...

I will do the use paper towels in a wire mesh strainer technique first and do a couple run through some coffee filters.

Thank you all for taking the time to answer my question.

it will save you from poisoning yourself and your friends. Poisoning ??? Yes I should have added water to the second distillation and run again to get a neutral spirit but I simply did not have the time and the still ain't mine. Even if I filter the spirit with coffee filter and I still have very l...

I doubled distilled a sugar wash with a friends potstill and really wanted something as neutral as possible. Even after 2 distillation, I still had that weird taste and smell in the finale spirit and I dont have access to my friends still for a couple months so I purchased some activated carbon onli...

Once the jars have had a chance to air for 24 - 48 hours, you'll know... You can then pick and blend by smell and taste... Even when reflux stilling you can occasionally end up with a jar in the heads or tails group that just doesn't fit into the chronological order well and has an off taste or sme...

What recipe? The "All Bran" or perhaps a malted wheat extract recipe does a really nice job of a nice old school vodka...IMO. I think you could distill twice , then dilute down to 40% with another "wash" for the third distillation for a really nice drop.....just thinking out lou...

OG : 10% Used a pot still and we distilled the wash twice and I was extremely careful and discarded 200ml for first and second distillation(10 liter pot still) as I knew I would not use it as I wanted a neutral spirit. If you look at the picture, it's cool to see that the abv is slowly going down an...

naeco wrote:Shit ... went to my homebrew shop and no, they don`y have any is stock. I can order some online but would aquarium activated carbon do the trick ?

Already found the answer to that question. No need to answer.

Shit ... went to my homebrew shop and no, they don`y have any is stock. I can order some online but would aquarium activated carbon do the trick ?

yes that could be part of the problem,unless you rack it off the lees. Yes LOL ... my background is making apple cider so 2 months is nothing for me as I have to wait a least one year before my cider mellows out enough to be at it's full potential. I let the mash ferment for 3 weeks and racked it i...

There is no easy way to do the carbon. The gert strand book (google it) gives some good advice. personally, I would not worry about it. The flavor in your distillate will likely change a lot between now and xmas. Be proud of what you accomplished and see how it tastes in a month or two... I distill...

you did not say but if it was a pot still then they do carry over flavors.thats how you git flavored spirits.if so then my answer is use a yeast that is compatible.bread yeast though works can leave a "yeasty" flavor that people like in bread but not in booze. to clean up what you have yo...

For neutral spirits water is the best and cheapest filter... :thumbup: Dilute and redistill... :ewink: Better to practice distillation than carbon filtering... :idea: After all, which would you rather get good at...??? :think: My only problem is that I do not own the pot still and I will not have a...

what was your still? and did you clear wash? Yes, almost 2 months in secondary and it was clear as water. Can carbon filter Can dilute and re-run I will dilute to 40-45% for sure but have no intention to re-run. How do I filter the spirit with carbon ... Do I use the aquarium filter bad and if so, ...

So I finally did my first pot still distillation using the exact recipe for Wineos Plain Ol Sugar Wash. I double distilled and only kept the hearth but the resulting product has a strong yeasty smell. I want to age the spirit in various fruits just to see what I like but the yeasty smell is a little...

How many 500ml jug do you think I will need if I'm doing a stripping run and then a spirit run with my 12% wash ?

For the sake of novices reading this I would recommend you consider making cuts from taste and smell. The temp method will be tough to pin down. Once you have run the same wash recipe several times you will have predictable cut points where temps can be a guide. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewt...

I will be distilling Wineos Plain Ol Sugar Wash that's been sitting in secondary for a week now as soon as it clears and I have a final question. My plan is to distill twice using a pot still and then age the final spirit with pears for as long as it takes to have a strong pear flavor "a la&quo...

I live in canada and can't find any canadian store that caries superstart distillers yeast ?

Anybody knows where I can get it ?

tomgndallas wrote:if you are in the USA look in the baking aisle for fleishmann's. they have bakers yeast and active dry yeast. both seem to work fine.

thank you all, I got the fleishmann's active dry yeast.

Thank you rad14701 and Dnderhead for the reply. I will keep reading and mostly ... I will do my first distill. Before I distill my cider, I will distill Wineos 12% Plain Ol Sugar Wash recipe so that if I make a mistake, I can just start another one without feeling too bad about it and learn from my ...

What I'm confused about is that I first wanted to distill a 6% cider that I have and I was told the most I would get out of that in the first distillation would be a +-20% spirit. In order to get to a 80proof, I would Have to run it twice. Now, I looked at the image in the Novice Guide for Cuts (Pot...