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I've had some recent experience with agave nectar. I'm got my third batch fermenting now. I've been very pleased with my first two batches. I used nectar and cane sugar for the wash. I added a little (1/2 tsp) citric acid to the second batch and it seemed to speed up the fermentation. In both of the...

Wineo - Awesome recipe - I'm trying to dial it in for my situation; I believe my differences from your situation are predominantly water and ambient temperature. I have very good well water - 7.5 pH, with Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) ranging from 200-400 ppm, depending on the season. The solids are ...

So I got an alcoholmeter last night and measured my stripping runs - 43%. I want to do a spirit run next. Should I leave the packing out? Kicked off a batch of wineo' plain old sugar wash last night - it is plopping away... I might have put too much sugar in, the SG was 1.082, slightly higher than t...

WOW - Thanks for all the help. This forum is wonderful. My alcohol meter should be coming in the mail today. I am convinced now that it is a pot still. I'm actually relieved because I do want to try some non-neutral spirits. There is teflon tape around the seal between the lid and the pot. 12 clamps...

Sorry, the picture is small. I'll have to take a better one myself. The vertical column has no cooling; the downspout is 1/4", with a 3/4" water jacket around it. I put a pump in a cooler with icewater for coolant. MAN - does this thing eat ice! There was condensation collecting on the out...

So I bought a still like this on Fleabay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160256235196&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D160256235196%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1" onclick="window.open(this.href);ret...