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Stillin is easy. Just watch that damm ass TV show. It's making the recipe, fermenting and the blending that can be a bitch. Spend hours mashing the grain. Days letting the yeast do the magic. Spending all day watching the still. Aging for months/years. But I love her every time. My Pa used to slap t...

Hello All, liked DuckofDeath explanation of points. Let me start by saying I am not that good at building Excel spreadsheets with calculations in them. It would be nice to ha a spreadsheet that could work this out for you. For example, You enter: Total gallons Desired SG Efficiency value Then there ...

Been enjoying the videos as you try new things.
Maybe the videos can help others understand that this should be legal everywhere .

We are here to help provide inspiration if you need it.

Forgive me, but what is his name here?

I love the book. It now sits in the "lab"
Thanks for all the work.

I do not have a picture of mine yet. Will get one soon to put up here. This weekend I pulled from my dunder pit. It has been sitting almost 6 months. The smell was just about the best thing ever. Complex and fruity with a great molasses smell. So much better than last year. This is the third year. a...

I came across this story. Found it interesting.

Figured several ours here would also enjoy this.
http://munchies.vice.com/articles/illic ... e-is-dead/


Monty

Per gallon of water: 2 lb cracked corn 1/4 lb malted red wheat 1/4 lb malted rye A dash more malted rye I will heat up the corn slowly. When the temp gets to 115°F I will toss in a handful of malted rye to help keep viscosity down. It really makes a difference. I really like this grain bill cause i...

I have sample of the mead yeast now to add to the trial. P1010002_edited.JPG Used my same basic recipe but this yeast was the whole batch. I pulled the sample from the first strip run since the others in the trial only recieved one run. Took a little from the start, middle and end of the hearts. Th...

Thx. Just had a fried ask if I knew how to make this...

Another reason to place the boiler on it's side is to increase vapor surface area. This would allow for a faster run. Same principle as in cooking and chosen either a tall slim pot or a short wide pot, determined by how much you want the liquid reduced by.

S-C, Yes that's the numbers I get. The numbers always seemed a little high to me also, but they are pretty consistent. I always dilute my low wines to around 35% with water. It is possible that my Alcoholmeter is off. Have not done the annual calibration (HAHA) Have not compared to a second one. May...

Hey All, I have been doing the Sweet Feed recipe for almost two years. I like this recipe because is is simple with a good taste. I also do AG also, but with the extra work involved, when things get real busy I always come back to SF. SF tends to be my winter brew because I can ferment indoors. Summ...

I hope to see more about the experiments.

Would like to hear your impressions of each.
This could help in future recipes.

Monty

DAD

I bought 2 of those for fermentors. I had not even considered the conversion.
Guess I need to look closer to hat I have dang.

Thanks for this idea.

Agreed, I do not think I would put a fire under it.

Monty

I killed 2 birds with one stone. The wife wanted a fish pond. I built her a 2500 pond, next to the still house (sounds impressive haha) use a small pump from the pond to my toys. Fish like the warm water return. Temp is very stable across the entire run. Pond only goes up about 1 degree. She gets wh...

Big Bert wrote:I own one MH ,two hillbillys and one of EG's flutes ,if I was to buy another one(the wife would shot me) it would be EG's

Forgive me but... who is EG's flutes?

thks

Ive seen photos of pancake compressors that have let go, well more specifically the holes in the roof where the compressor went through it. That is an extremely dangerous release of energy. In industry we never pressure test beyond 5 psig with pneumatic pressure. For future reference, look at destr...

We have another advantage in SC over northern stillers, We can make mash a whole lot later into the season.

I made a 3000 gallon water tank.
The neighbors call it a pond. Wife stuck some fish in it.

Bohunk - Great to see members making the dream.
Some day....

Been lurking mostly for the last couple of months.

Found another song that many here will like...

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Enjoy this whisky song

Monty671

I am interested in this yeast also. Would like to read more about your observations. How long did an actual ferment take? How far down did it ferment to? How was to taste of the Rum after? What difference do you believe this yeast add to the overall flavors. My Dunder pit is only about 6 months old ...

So sad.
So beautiful.

Wood Shed,

Do you have a website up for your distillery?
I love to see members make it legit.

We just had two (2) new distillery open in Charleston over the last 3 months.

Charleston SC to get new distillery. Working it the hard way....

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I know this will sound like over kill but.. I have a 15 gallon boiler and used a 55 gallon barrel for cooling water. But I found that the water in the barrel was getting hot also. So I decided to skin 2 cats at once. My wife likes fish so... I built a 2500 gallon pound. Now I have a good source of c...

That video was a good find.
I was expecting a 3 minute commercial for one brand or the other.
1 hour 29 minutes, worth the time.

Thanks for posting.

WOW

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I am not even sure how long it would take me to make that much.
THAT is the difference between the profit makers and us hobbyists.

Monty