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I was reading the manual and it talks about not having to make cuts because the product is good all the way through. Is this true?

Do you have to make cuts if you have an all copper reflux tower?

I have used one for a long time without a problem. One thing that I have found via trial and error. Don't let the tip of the heater get submerged in to the grain. It will over heat and shutoff.

I keep mine sideways in my cooler that I ferment in and don't have any problems,

Horsecreek Shine

Nice recipe I'm going to try it.

How much water and what enzymes and how much did you use?

Hey Maynard,

I like your design,I am actually going to copy it I like it so much.

Have you made a stripping and spirit run yet? How well did it work?

Looking for opinions on these two items.  I'm not looking to start a distillery, just for making my own brew. How well do they work compared to an all copper (if you've had both)? Is it worth the money? Would you recommend them to anyone? http://www.milehidistilling.com/products/2-inch-traditional-p...

Ok thank you. I might go ahead and do the 2" then, I don't want to build something twice. I just want to get off of my pressure cooker and move up.

Thanks again.

Hi Googe, When you say quicker? How much quicker do you think? Are we talking about saving 15 min or saving ours? The reason for my question is I found a website that sells the 2" x 1 1/4" flanged adapter welded to copper for cheap. Some of other sites are asking to much for the SS to copp...

I'm getting ready to start building my Keg pot still. I was wondering if there is a difference between using 2" tower or could I use 1 1/4" off the keg as my tower?

What's to gain by using all 2" compared to 1 1/4"?

I'm making a 2" copper column for my sanke keg. The column will be approx 3' tall. What size should make the Liebig in length and diameter. I was originally going to make it 36" long and the inside diameter was going to be 1/2" with an outside jacket of 3/4". But someone said to ...

So with a pot still you don't really need to worry about temp? Just worry about flow and the actual proof of the output? Last time I ran this still I didn't use a thermometer just watch the flow. I was reading some articles that said to not distill over 172-173 or you will produce rubbing alcohol or...

Sorry yes the 70 is actuall 1.070.

So by saying my wash is 10.32% what exactly does that mean?

Prairiepiss wrote:SG was 70 do you mean 1.070 SG? If so that would make your wash 10.32%. There is some nifty calculators on the parent site for stuff like this.

So the SG right after the yeast was pitched was 70 and the Brix was at 17. I used 10ls of sugar and 10gal of water with 10lbs of cracked corn. Distillit-- you gave us the final SG of the wash, but to determine the alcohol content [eg. 5%] you need to divulge either the starting SG or the amount of s...

Yes this is a pot still.

What do you mean by 5% wash?

So I started off with 10gal of sugar & Corn wash. Final SG before distilling was at .99. Put wash in pressure cooker still and cranked it up 172-174 degrees and nothing came out. So cranked it up to 180-188 and just a few drops came out. So I then cranked it up to 199 degrees and I was able to g...

just fallow one of those recipes or others on tried and true,they are known to work. don't dive in ,trying to make your own recipe until you under stand what your doing. you will/can just git frustrated . Yeah I have made several runs of uncle jesses, but I'm going to step up and make larger than 5...

Dnderhead wrote:a mash is grain and malt/enzymes to convert starch to sugars.(http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 14&t=17750)
a sugar head is grain or other with sugar added to ferment.
(http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=725)

Ok what would the water ratio be for both ways?

wacabi1 wrote:For a mash or sugar head?

What do you mean sugar head?

I have been looking for ratio for water to grain bill? Does anyone know what this is?

I had a SS pressure cooker and I removed the nipple that you put the wobbler on. Then I took a step drill bit and drilled a hole just large enough to thread my 3/4" threaded fitting in. I was going to use another threaded piece on the inside to sand which the lid, but didn't need to because the...

Thanks everyone. I thought I could use the Alum since it can be purchased on the cheap and a lot of restaurants use Alum to cook with.

I know I shouldn't use aluminum for distilling but could I use an aluminum pot for cooking the grains?

Is it really illegal to make whiskey for personal use and NOT for resale? Doesnt seem like it would be, since you can make your own beer.

Well I tried a vitamin C pill and it does remove the chlorine. It was pretty fast, maybe 5 to 10 seconds.

I checked it's a alcoholmeter. I don't know what the starting gravity was as my hydrometer didn't arrive in time.

I ran my wash last night for a little, I got 750ml but when testing with my tralles and proof hydrometer, it reads 20% proof. Should run this 750ml again? Did you mean alcoholmeter? if so.............sounds like you had a very weak wash Yes, I believe they are the same. If it wash a week wash does ...

I ran my wash last night for a little, I got 750ml but when testing with my tralles and proof hydrometer, it reads 20% proof.

Should run this 750ml again?

I use tap water, dechlorinated with a gram of vit c per 5 gal. Works well. I've used Ozarka spring water, not better or worse. I did get a water test from my local muni-free and useful. Stay away from distilled unless you're desperate. Do you think you could use vit C pills? Do you just heat the wa...

I am running my first mash in my pot still. How do you know when to stop stripping? I guess my question is when have you extracted all the alcohol vapor from the water?

Which water are you using and what are your results compared to each?

Dnderhead wrote:yes thats 3-4% wont take long to ferment.

Would one day be enough time to ferment?

I going tomorrow to get a hydrometer that reads gravity. Right now I have one that measures heads an tailes only.