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I discovered Cachacas about 12 months ago at a Brazilian Steak House. Love it! To me, it is a cross between really good rum and tequila. Personally, a good caiprinha drink showcases the Cachacas at it's best. Simply muddle 1/2 a lime with 2 tps of sugar in a shaker. Add 2 oz of Cachacas and ice. Sh...

Try the google search on here....there’s a very good article on how the Brazilians run their pot still to make cachaca (verify spelling ). I used it as a guide when distilling a panella based rum. Turned out fantastic.
Search panella as well....lot in common with sugar cane juice

Sounds awesome Odin!

Well...gonna give it a go. Been doing 24 gallon mashes...but always come up 1 keg charge stripping run short of a spirit run. Jumping to 36-40 gal....80-100# grain. Ever since I bought that grain mill....conversion has been so much better. Not quite as easy to strain as cracked corn, but my second a...

Home Depot still sells rolls of the unfinished, Windy posted a link in a different thead. I bought 25 feet of the 1/2 inch...they had 3/4 as well, but no 5/8 (that Dad recommends for 3” pipe). The yellow covering comes off extremely easy in that style

Wish I read this 5 minutes ago....just left Lowe’s and didn’t buy because they were all coated

Dammit Odin, haven't been on here in forever. Haven't seen you since Chicago at windy's place. I moved and only an hour away from Raleigh....grrr. Hope you had a good trip

Bear....glad you're back. Haven't been on in quite a while myself... Anyhow...thank you. After your OP I looking into this stuff (KODI) ...first on my desktop PC wired up to my projector and after I got a bunch of those $35, chinese, tv boxes off Amazon. Absolutely love it.....can't thank you enough...

Any results yet Jimbo? I grabbed some carbon through Brewhaus and followed their pdf for setup. Mine is way shorter SS, but put a valve on the outlet so I can control rate. I was starting with a pretty good neutral anyway....but 1 pass really made a difference....no smell at all. I too have some lef...

Ready to start mashing tonight....no clue how the flavors will mesh though. Not being a beer brewer, don't have any experience with the dark/roasted grains.....but that's half the fun. The real question is weather to double run in the pot, where I'm more comfortable in my cuts.....or go with the flu...

Sounds good. It's always over the 4th of July weekend. Just give it a google search (Algona Freedom Rally) to see if it's something you'd be interested in. I plan to go every year....haven't had a bad time yet Usually some great music too.....Saving Abel and Montgomery Gentry this year.

Started thinking how many people from Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri etc attend this rally....out of 20,000 people, a few of the members here must be among them. I guess I should have posted BEFORE the event...but still curious. I know I saw more than a few mason jars in attendance.

Way to twist a guys arm...heading down to the basement to dilute a quart of corn, malt, and panela....it's been right at 4 months

No...didn't mill it, great point, sure that also adds to poor conversion....and likely could gum up a mill. Keep meaning to build a hammer mill for the corn, but suppose I'd also have to purchase a roller mill for the other grain. As the drink keeps getting better....makes me want to experiment with...

I've got a pretty good grasp on the basics....but still a little confusion between these ears. Lots of threads on here that cover the gammut as far as oaking/aging. I guess I'd like more info on what the commercial guys do (from those in the know) and then maybe I can come up with a plan from there....

Was sipping on some of mine that started aging Dec 1st....so about 6 months. I thought it had a very deep taste...but still a hint rough, not much....but there. Another 6 months on glass could make it pretty special. I made mine with the standard Tractor Supply, sweetfeed mix....but mashed with enzy...

Well.....figured out a grain bill, picked a yeast and order is in. Should be able to get started right after the 4th and start the aging. I promise NO RYE this time.....that sh!t kicked my ass. Not missing the next one....nooo way

Man....I wouldnt have helped....not sure a submarine would bring in the salt air

Thanks for bumping this back up, warp1, I was just wondering what to do with the rest of my sugar. I was inspired by this thread last year to order up a box of Sugar Daddy and make a rum. I love the rum, but now I want to experiment with the molasses and panela in separate batches. This reminds me ...

No worries HDNB.....been doing AG for just over a year now. Only sugar heads anymore are the run-backs on the grain and when I do Rhum. I keep a little bite to mine when I double pot still....but my preference is stripping run and spirit on a 3 plate column....get rid of more heads that way ..... an...

That'll be my next check.....learn something new every day

Thanks for the quick reply....explains a lot. I've always thought the commercial boys were diluting theirs down to sell a little extra water....instead, I was making mine a little higher.

Well....couldn't find a conclusive answer...so need some help again. I remember early in my learning, I read on here somewhere that you couldn't use a hydrometer after oak aging due to the solids that the oak would add....throwing off the SG. So I just used the dilution calculator to hit my mark (62...

I'm with others....Buffalo Trace makes a good whisky...even Benchmark at 17 a bottle is better than many. But once on the shelf....they don't get touched if mine is available

Glad to see you back LG...love reading your posts. Can't wait until you get back to this topic. Ready to tackle wild yeasts come spring, and definitely want to pursue a yeast farm...even if it's based off comercial varieties.

Well, finally ran it this morning. Amazed the tails were hard to find. I went down 206 F before they were nasty smelling...measured them at around 10% ABV. Threw away some fores and about a pint of heads. The rest of the run all got mixed together...final was 44%. A little higher than I hoped....sho...

LOL on the porn links :) Really liking Genesis...everything I've tried has been pretty good quality and the shows were alot more recent than I first though. Also played with Project Free TV tonight and it also worked well for me. I'll check out the sports devil...had that on my list but didn't show ...

Over lunch I ran across iLive.....from tvaddons.ag and it worked pretty well. Only had live sports channels and not primo quality...but all the links worked.

Any luck on the live TV stuff Bear? I had good results watching movies and TV shows last night on Genesis. Still playing around with everything....I guess the biggest thing I'd be missing is live sports.

Need to see how easy it is to locate PPV's on here....maybe like the UFC fights

Oops...no add-on's....just what you posted earlier...fusion. Didn't know what else I needed....poked around a little to try and find a good source to read up on it. When I saw PVR client....I assumed just needed that if you wanted DVR functionality. Looking forward to your guide....live TV + Movies ...