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by Rastus
Sun Apr 26, 2020 4:23 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Gaskets... for triclamps
Replies: 16
Views: 4388

Re: Gaskets... for triclamps

I never did.... I kinda ground to a halt, and only recently entertained the idea of dusting off and doing a few runs.... my covid hoarding involved a few sacks of cane sugar haha... we will always need sanitizer, RIGHT???
by Rastus
Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:09 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Corona virus etc. and handwash.
Replies: 315
Views: 35611

Re: Corona virus etc. and handwash.

so ... are foreshots usable as sanitizer? does anyone know?
Just curious, hate to used drinkable spirit, but heck ...
sanitizer is all sold out here, i dont mind going dual purpose if needed.
by Rastus
Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:10 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Dan's Flute x2, 4" x 5 plate 42" column
Replies: 444
Views: 157252

Re: Dan's Flute x2, 4" x 5 plate 42" column

Its been a long time, but i do reflect back on this thread from time to time. it was the main influence on my own build. this thread and actual communication with Old Dog where he answered some of my questions on the deflegamator and the use of a 3 way valve to operate the condensers. but Dan, its a...
by Rastus
Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:15 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Full reflux question?
Replies: 25
Views: 3091

Re: Full reflux question?

I have a 4" flute and my RC is fairly robust and i put it in full reflux, when my column starts rising in temp... and let me tell you, as the 5500 watt element pushes from the bottom with full force, the RC has a heck of a job containing it... i found that the fores will slowly trickle through,...
by Rastus
Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:35 pm
Forum: Favorite Food Recipes
Topic: Halibut
Replies: 15
Views: 3056

Re: Halibut

Halibut YUMMMMMMMM i like it better than salmon. I get it from friends in Bering Sea villages. cant be beat. :D The advantage of halibut over salmon is the many different ways you can prepare it. You got that rightI like kippered salmon, and around here they dry it with a little smoke, but its more...
by Rastus
Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:07 am
Forum: Favorite Food Recipes
Topic: Halibut
Replies: 15
Views: 3056

Re: Halibut

Halibut YUMMMMMMMM

i like it better than salmon. I get it from friends in Bering Sea villages. cant be beat.

:D
by Rastus
Mon Mar 05, 2018 12:34 pm
Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
Topic: Dephleg controlling for flute
Replies: 11
Views: 2803

Re: Dephleg controlling for flute

Interesting to hear how people run their column. Personally I run almost all by temperature. I measure the output/still head temp and use that to control my amount of reflux. Since temp is proportional to abv I do not use a parrot. Seems easier to measure the temp to get abv. Now I can't say that t...
by Rastus
Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:03 am
Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
Topic: Dephleg controlling for flute
Replies: 11
Views: 2803

Re: Dephleg controlling for flute

I followed OD with a 3 way valve.... the flow goes in my shotgun PC at the bottom, then out the top to the 3 way valve so i can divert to or away from the deflag...my water is cold. cold enough that it doesnt cause me any trouble with the deflag. the deflag is where the cooling water can get warm. b...
by Rastus
Thu Feb 22, 2018 10:04 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: molasses vodka
Replies: 76
Views: 19809

Re: molasses vodka

hey there we must be on the same wave length... i will be starting up again mid may... wifey and the kids are going on a long vacation while i stay home and slave away to support their trip... but i will have a chance to fire up the old flute and run a supply up so i can float on for another good lo...
by Rastus
Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:18 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: FLUTE TALK
Replies: 1867
Views: 203149

Re: FLUTE TALK

/me pours one out for olddog, who taught us all a new trick. We all contribute to this community in our own way, but damn, OD, your spirit still looms large. ching ching with my glass to yours ... the old dog enlightened my mind and steered me in the right direction with my cooling system and talke...
by Rastus
Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:51 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: whats your music
Replies: 2656
Views: 239915

Re: whats your music

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I like your song Rastus.
Made me think that wouldn't be a bad name for a bottle.
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Happy New Year[/quote]

Hey thats awesome, Bamaberry!

i got a chuckle outa that!!!!

happy new year !
by Rastus
Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:34 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: whats your music
Replies: 2656
Views: 239915

Re: whats your music

Well by golly i contributed to this thread a few times, and i always have my heart and mind open to any music from any time and any corner of this amazing earth we live in.... especially here i like to draw attention to songs that have content that has to do with the beloved spirits we gather HERE t...
by Rastus
Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:00 am
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Gaskets... for triclamps
Replies: 16
Views: 4388

Re: Gaskets... for triclamps

wow great discussion... so far i have not had issues with my Hard as sled runner PTFE gaskets, but i tighten them quite firmly each time. with a little more flex in the tuff steel gaskets it would be re-assuring to expect a better seal reducing the chances of a vapor leak i may get some sheet pieces...
by Rastus
Mon Nov 27, 2017 12:59 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Gaskets... for triclamps
Replies: 16
Views: 4388

Re: Gaskets... for triclamps

I was walking through the stock room of my gasket supplier the other day and spied some Viton gaskets with PTFE envelope over the top. It was a substantial hard covering over the viton and would be perfectly suitable as a replacement for the PTFE gaskets I use. Only thing is, a 4" PTFE gasket ...
by Rastus
Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:05 am
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Gaskets... for triclamps
Replies: 16
Views: 4388

Gaskets... for triclamps

I did a search on this but didnt get anything so i am posting this here... i am not associated with any company, but here is something that looks pretty good to me. Triclamp gaskets by a company called rubberfab that makes a flexible gasket of PTFE and 316 Stainless steel. ... I called and asked the...
by Rastus
Sat Sep 30, 2017 12:55 pm
Forum: Grains
Topic: has anyone heard of this
Replies: 19
Views: 4275

Re: has anyone heard of this

wonder what ever happened with this one....
by Rastus
Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:37 pm
Forum: Drinks and Drinking
Topic: What was your latest (or last) purchase at the liquor store?
Replies: 134
Views: 20874

Re: What was your latest (or last) purchase at the liquor st

Angel's Envy Rye, 95% rye grainbill. Big surprise, I picked up their bourbon several years ago, didn't care for it, too headsy. Their rye is amazing, a bit of water and time to open and it is dessert in a glass. Wonderful stuff, unlike anything I have ever tasted. Just delicious! after a spree of v...
by Rastus
Tue Sep 26, 2017 7:40 pm
Forum: Drinks and Drinking
Topic: What was your latest (or last) purchase at the liquor store?
Replies: 134
Views: 20874

Re: What was your latest (or last) purchase at the liquor st

after a spree of various Rye Whiskies.... i didnt get anything for a good long while. but on a recent trip out of town, i picked up a Tequila, Don Julio Anejo ... thats some smooth Tequila :D the other I didnt buy but a friend brought from Sonora Mexico, Bacanora, which is a fun sip, it seems smokey...
by Rastus
Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:44 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: whats your music
Replies: 2656
Views: 239915

Re: whats your music

Hey, Rastus, Played that mandolin and guitar music. Thank you, it was fantastic virtuoso music. Geoff oh yeah , as i said that was not a guitar, but a Mandocello... the equivalent of a cello in the mandolin family... pretty amazing. they had more stuff on youtube but how can i choose which is bette...
by Rastus
Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:31 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: whats your music
Replies: 2656
Views: 239915

Re: whats your music

Been A good long time since i did any posting around here.... so i never knew about the gourds till just 2 months ago... Fall is closing in on us in the great north and cranberries are ripe, so i tried it our Gin and cran-rasberry juice Mighty fine drink... and the song has been bouncing around my c...
by Rastus
Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:59 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: whats your music
Replies: 2656
Views: 239915

Re: whats your music

Chopin piano nocturnes, at the moment. Geoff That’s my shizz right there. Perfect music for when you have to think. I listened to it constantly when writing papers in college, and still listen all the time when I have to write code. Great to hear from you, up until now I have felt a bit lonely amid...
by Rastus
Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:47 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: molasses vodka
Replies: 76
Views: 19809

Re: molasses vodka

this recipie is all i ran last year after 1 run of some rye bread whiskey of Odin's design. it has been very good and a few of my batches stalled bad ... i think maybe the PH was getting out of control from the large amount of backwash i was adding.... every single time, 9 rounds in all. i have been...
by Rastus
Mon Jan 16, 2017 12:12 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: missing members
Replies: 152
Views: 17451

Re: missing members

On Samohon, i really appreciated some of the awesome Graphics he did for our benefit! and around a year ago i started digging around and found his Handle on some other forums involving beer brewing and also some graphics stuff, that was pretty current at the time... seems he dropped out of here arou...
by Rastus
Tue Dec 27, 2016 2:44 pm
Forum: Drinks and Drinking
Topic: Specialty Drink for the Holidays
Replies: 32
Views: 4977

Re: Specialty Drink for the Holidays

Nerdy brewer said: " I like Ravens Brew coffees. I'm all in on the coffee bean deal, got my own roaster and order coffees from around the world and have the roasts I enjoy. That being said I can't do it any better than Ravens Brew, so when I buy I like to buy theirs. The Dead Mans Reach roast i...
by Rastus
Tue Dec 27, 2016 2:02 pm
Forum: Drinks and Drinking
Topic: Specialty Drink for the Holidays
Replies: 32
Views: 4977

Re: Specialty Drink for the Holidays

i do like the ginger beers personally, but in attempting to appeal to the masses i had to moderate. i do get a fairly strong ginger flavor from the soaking? i guess its like a tincture almost.... i have had several brands one called Cock and Bull and Goslings makes a ginger beer being in rural alask...
by Rastus
Mon Dec 26, 2016 2:52 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hello new member from Central California
Replies: 2
Views: 492

Re: Hello new member from Central California

Welcome aboard Baldy, I have been on this forum for some good years and found this to be a great bunch of folks to guide you as you begin your Journey into the world of distillation. its a little scary when you think of the dangers, which are real, but.... if you follow careful the rules laid out an...
by Rastus
Mon Dec 26, 2016 1:48 am
Forum: Drinks and Drinking
Topic: Specialty Drink for the Holidays
Replies: 32
Views: 4977

Re: Specialty Drink for the Holidays

Howdy all, its been a while since i have been around but this thread i have to jump in on. i have been running my molasses rum/ vodka for a while... I usually store it at distilled strength till i am ready to use some or make a recipe. so last year i tried this one and it is a repeat this year and i...
by Rastus
Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:31 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Old Faithful Ferment
Replies: 2
Views: 688

Re: Old Faithful Ferment

Hahaha


Oh man thanks for your humbling story and a good laugh!!!

good luck with the next round
by Rastus
Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:19 pm
Forum: Legalization of Home Distilling
Topic: H.R. 2903 is up to 83 co-sponsors...
Replies: 517
Views: 88290

Re: H.R. 2903 is up to 83 co-sponsors...

I'll keep you in my prayers :angel:
by Rastus
Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:25 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Happy Labor Day!
Replies: 9
Views: 1129

Re: Happy Labor Day!

Hi Bob a day late... i Labored on labor day , hahaha man that sounds good with the honey and i am most certain the pork came out delicious. do you use light honey or darker colored honey? i have a hankerin to get me a large bucket of it but shipping would cost more than the honey. i remember getting...