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Thanks OBX. And by grounding the keg you mean running that neutral wire all the way to the keg and fastening it with a screw drilled into the keg right? I was also going to ground the SSR by splicing off of that same neutral/ ground inside of the controller box. That's OK right? My fear was that bec...

Hey, to all of you knowledgeable folk out there. Long time no post but I've been here peeping around. Anyway, I just purchased the Still dragon diy controller. Its the ssr40 with pot in a 10x8" plastic box. I haven't assembled or wired it yet because I saw something that freaked me out. I was p...

Thanks cu29. I inherited 50#s of organic cracked corn that I am half way thru. You said I will scorch even with a false bottom? :thumbdown: that's weak...oh well I guess I will be using my home depot 10 gallon insulated cooler to mash in until its gone. Thanks for the input. Flaked corn sounds like ...

Definitely pot stilling too. By the way.

Sorry for the double post. I didn't boil the corn this time as the false bottom for my boiler has yet to be ordered...bummer. Besides, I was unsure if the conversion on the corn was substantial enough to warrant the work and effort and possibility of creating concrete in my new stainless mash pot th...

Nice rig Corene. Where did you learn how to do your copper work from...just curious?

Hey guys long time no post. Been a peeping Tom on HD.org as usual. Got kind of spooked BT the Brewhaus post. Anyway just finishing up an all grain mash tonight: 6 pounds cracked corn 4 pounds milled rye 4 pounds malted barley. 6-7 gallons of 5.2 pH balanced agua. I brought my water up to 195 then du...

So much good info in this thread. Thanks to all for sharing and teaching. I have been reading this for the last 1/2 hour and have finally gotten to the end. Just bookmarked it and will continue to reference it. Go Corene! Nice work Jimbo. Im starting an all grain next week. This is timely!

FWIW, Those counties in Oregon(Jospehine and Curry) have repeatedly voted down various tax measures to make up for the loss in Timber payments(when the Timber industry dried up, bc of deforestation, the Federal gov't held the county's hand). I live in the opposite corner of the state and it's the r...

Im with texasshine and corene on this one. That was kind of a loaded question I asked earlier about what your experience level is. Mine obviously is still in the novice range but I am being patient and learning the art and craft of distilling on a pot still. I too became enamored by the fancy builds...

I see I need to get that flour paste method down. Cool burner probably works great with that pretty kettle ya got huh?

Thanks for sharing Bowhunt. I got some good hearts im saving from this run. I probably am goin to do 2 more stripping runs like I did yesterday. Then im going to have both my fermenters going with Ujsm, 12 gallons total. My goal is to completely strip and then spirit run. Then compare and contrast. ...

2nd run was fun. Ran it out slow over 4 hours. Had 6 gallons of wash at 8% and a gallon and a quart of 32% low wines. Drips came out at 152 proof . Drained the fores and collected some of what I think were heads. Collected in pint jars until 136 proof then switched to 8 ounce jars. Ran 4 8oz jars ti...

when running UJSSM there seems to be alot of debate on how much of a previous run to add to the pot on the next run. I am aware UJSSM does not reach its potential until about the 3rd or 4th generation of fermentation but as far as the distillate collected form the 1, 2, and 3rd run do you add into ...

To answer previous questions Yes feint hints of cinnamon do carry over in the brandy. I'm really interested in the allergy issue also and would love any responses in the matter. And houdlum hooch I don't know the method in checking the abv of the mash. Any info is greatly apprecitaed. * nickles htt...

Thanks hoodlumhooch and wannab. I alway start at 170 - 160 proof on every run I do on my potstill whether its molasses,fruit brandy or corn and grain. It usually holds at 170 -160 for a little bit and drop in proof slowly and once i hit 115 proof it almost crashes immediatly to 90 and i hit and tas...

Hey mettee! Welcome to the site. As you know you can learn alot from this site, the knowledge is pretty much limitless
here. Just curious what your experience level and background is with distilling.

Hey JD. I like jbird built my own withbthe knowledge shared by everybody on this site. There a lots of threads about different members who use the "store bought" stills that you are referring to. Hillbilly stills makes nice copper stills if thats what youre after and they are American made...

One batch with out cinnamon would be a much safer experiment than messing with the allergic reaction! It would be great to see the banana mash.recipe, I had seen a youtube vid. from a third world country, where they were using bananas. thanks wannab I think I saw that video. Was it the Ugandan war ...

Welcome to the site my friend. Its the best. Being that youre on a budget, like most of us are these days, you can do this on the cheap with a little... I mean alot... Of research and some ingenuity. Good luck with yer "starter fluid/pain med" and get some good glasses as you will be glued...

blind drunk wrote:

I've done it both ways and can't say that I've noticed a whole lot of difference, particularly after it has been soaked on chips or oaked and aged.

Oak, the great equalizer

Good to know. I think im gonna get some good practice in with this method! Thanks guys

Yeah Butterman ive read that thread so many times! Great information. I have all of my parts listed on a supply requisition for my controller. Everything from the stainless 1" half coupler to the camco element to the potentiometer yada yada. But just like we talked about its so easy to get inun...

Nice build i see that you ditched the 45 and went with the union on the horizontal to the downward 90 . I made the mistake of using a 45 now i have to go back and do some modifications like you did. Simple and well done!

Sweet. Ive seen that radiator setup with the fan on it on a youtube video. I thought it was perfect in theory but was unsure about its performance. Work good for you? Haha Bellybusters kickin your teeth here...now Im curious, have you had a run with the Nixon Stone? Ps what size element you running ...

Thanks , but i am new to this as well, i am a big research junky and i have some 4 and 5 generation mentors up here in the hills of tenn. i still have alot to learn but attention to detail and patience is key to success . i am a big believer in degassing and settling at least 24 hrs in temp of 40 o...

being new with only 3 spirit runs under my belt. i took it slower then most just because i didnt trust loading the whole thing with likker until i got a little more comfortable with the still. but i ran ujssm for 7 gen on the first fermenter. i just kept all the hearts i got for drinking and then s...

I'm curious which method is preferred when doing multiple runs on a UJSSM or SF recipe. Do you prefer.... 1) Several stripping runs, saving low wines for a spirit run? or 2) Strip run #1, add that next time to the wash of #2, keep only the middle hearts, and save the outer limits to be added to the...

Thanks BentJar. I have two fermenters going right now. 1 is Ujsm and the other is Birdwatchers. Im doing the BW to figure out my Bok and get familiar with running the reflux before i throw any whiskey at it. Once the BW is done Im going to fill both fermenters with UJSM and run some large batches th...

Ahh spring time in the NW... is lovely, soon enough there will be fruit everywhere and then lots of new things for to ferment :> The best advice Ive read about making cuts is this :> http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=13305 and this is also very informative http://homedistiller...

Love what you did with your potstill and the liebig condenser design with the gate valve. Is the bucket for recirculating the water with a pump? And did you build your own phase angle controller? I may have to pick your brain as I am wanting to build an electric setup now and that is my next big pro...