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Thanks guys.

I have well water that we only use to bathe and wash clothes and dishes with. Real bad sulpher water. Wish there was a smiley face that pukes...

Hey thanks Big R. my licker tastes AWESOME! Nothing like a 160 proof shot at 8am to get that blood moving Thanks for all the help. Next week imma see if I can repeat my batch. Next run gonna do like ya said and use another 1/3 more barely.

Hi Braz - yes I'm pot stilling and I'm measuring every 150ml off the still. I have collected 7 jars so far and (including heads) have been 80 abv. I just read a thread on Flavoring and Aging in 5l barrels and yea your spot on with diluting down to 60-65%. Any suggestions on what to dilute with befor...

Morning Ya'll! Happy Easter weekend to everyone and God Bless. 2 weeks ago I stripped my all grain 80-12-8 corn/barley/rye mash and I'm going for my spirit run this morning. My hearts are real nice and clear & smell great. Only thing is that they are 80% abv... I want to make whiskey with this r...

@Washashore- after racking off / straining i got a little over 7 gallons of 1.06 SG wash that tasted pretty nioce. I sripped her last weekend and got 1.5 gallons of low wines from her. It started at 65 abv and kept her going until i hit 10 abv then stopped. I did this in 150 ml increments just out o...

Hi astronomical - thanks a bunch!

Yea I was hoping that was the case. I worked very hard on this batch for such small returns, albeit what I've learned was well worth the price. Time for a vat instead of a 15 gallon keg

Good luck on your AG adventures. This thread may be of some help. -Licker

Hey guys, This wash finally finished fermenting this past Thursday and I was able to do a stripping run this morning. Man I tell ya... trying to squeeze every last bit of juice from the grains is really a pain in the you know what :evil: After using every last bit of patience I had I was able to get...

Big 10-4 on that. Hey on your "No Boil" mashing method; I'm going to definitely try this. When I go to save my backset, I can just jug and cap this in glass of course to save for when I'm ready to go correct? Did you ever measure the ph in this? Can I also use it if the ph is on the high s...

Big R - you were right on the money as usual with the low amount of barley I used. Like I said last weekend, she went like gangbusters from Saturday night till Wednesday when she started to slow. I just took a SG and shes at 1.060 atm. It tastes pretty good but I'm not sure about stillin it. What do...

Thanks Big R

With your 2-row you're at about 2/3rds the DP

I'm sorry Big R, what is DP stand for?

I aerated the wash real good, added the yeast, DAP at around 95F and she started fermenting like an hour later. She's going like gang busters this morning! Very happy with this wash so far. It was so thick throughout the entire column of the wash, so I couldn't take an SG before pitching. We'll see ...

heart - tyvm for that bro!

Yes!!

She's sitting at 120F at the moment. Getting ready to pitch as soon as she gets to 110. What yeast you think I should use Redstar or Flieshmann's? I have both and how much would you recommend for 12 gallons of wash?

Yes, purchased both and neither had usage amounts.

I don't have a scale that can measure grams.. I couldn't figure it out down to teaspoon measurement without a brain hemorrhage...

Thank you heart. From what I've read, it seems to turn the unturned starches that aalpha amylase cannot at the lower temp ranges.

Do you typically use a yeast nutrient like diammonium phosphate?

Sorry about the grain bill description - all barley is 2 row malted barley

Hey guys - when my mash cools to pitching temperature, how much gluco should I use per gallon of mash?

Hey Wash - I just added the additional alpha and let it sit a few minutes, did an idophor test and its still as purple as Barney... does this take some time to turn?

Thank you my brother!

Hi Guys! Mashing as we speak at the moment and unfortunately the alpha that I got from Mile Hi did not come with any recommend usage amounts. My grain bill is: 12 gallons spring water 20 lbs. cracked corn 3 pounds crushed pale malted barley 2 lbs. crushed rye 1/3 lb. crushed dark roasted malted barl...

Hey rad - YHB was able to tell me the exact location of my house. I'm going to scrub them myself and reload them tonight. Let's do another test offline to make sure the script is working properly. Maybe a hacker was able to currupt the script. -Licker

Hey sorry I had to delete the photo's from this thread. I just recently learned of this "Geo Location Tracking" aspect of my phone which I took the photos with, thanks to member YHB giving me the heads up on the deal with this :thumbup: !! Don't need any "unwanted" visitors comin...

Hey guys - Teaching my self how to braze on this part of muh still. Works so far with water and needs some polishing. Any recommendations on how to get the real dark staining off near the joints? Is there anything sold for a dremel drill like a scotch brite disk small enough to get in to the knooks ...

Thanks guys.

Yea Braz, 40% is the point I was talking about. My mouth is watering with that strawberry panty dropper recipe... wife hopefully will like it too

Hey Guys, I'm interested in flavoring the conjours of my pot still, mainly with fruit in the upcoming months. Take for instance in NJ strawberries are usually the first fruits we see off of the vine. If I was to take some low abv likker and filled a 1qt mason jar with both, would I have to pull a va...

Hey Major! Thanks for the input. Yea developing the mental senses as I gauge along. I've had this mash settling down in muh gerage for the last week as I have made some changes to the 1/2 npt fitting you see that thermo threaded into. My bro hooked me up with a "b" tank acetylene tank and ...

Big R - When you say "Bring up to 154F for 30 min and do alpha rest" and "Bring temps up to 142F for beta rest @ 30 min", you mean heat the mash to 154 then hold it at that temp for the 30 minutes, not turn off the heat when you hit 154 correct? When you say "Bring temps up ...

Oak is awesome to use for smoke. IPA's get a lot of their flavor typically from toasted red oak. Can't be that far off the mark with that french white oak you have there, especially if they were used for whiskey

Bayou-Ruler that's a sweet parrot! Very nice work on that rig. That's a time saver there my friend.

Hey guys - back. This is all great stuff you guys posted and will help tremendously, thanks a bunch! The chemistry part of this hobby can be a bit overwhelming at times. I'm a manufacturing engineer with little appreciation for chemical engineering up to now!! I ingest (arrrrrr) as much as my simple...