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Try looking up Nocino... or Noccino.... similar in theory... similar in taste -- to a degree... I made mine a few years ago... still in the bottle...
Dark like the night....tasty.... sipping for sure. Make as sweet or as bitter as you need.
GG

Can Sweetfeed whisky be considered "white dog" ? I want to make some labels and don't know if Sweetfeed can be considered White dog.. please advise....cheers GG

I made a Sweetfeed yesterday that came out roughly 60% for a final product of 3 litres. No cuts...came out smooth off an electric stripping run. Clear and smooth... quite happy with it. Took forever though,lol I'm used to my propane firing it up quick and easy. Gave me a chance to trim up the garden...

5 gallon boil with All Bran and sugar..... basically a neutral with a bit of taste...not much tho'...lol

I've seen the various recipes on the site pertaining to bran/ gerber and cornflake style product. Has anyone made anything out of anything else in terms of store bought cereal? and to dig a bit deeper, what should I be looking for in the ingredients list of the cereal to help the recipe? With the to...

Try Wolseley's..... great place for all sorts of stuff,,, reducers, bends, etc etc.... All sizes.
https://www.wolseleyinc.ca/

have you tried an apple brandy? Fall time is now and should be plenty of apples around.

I've got something similar, but different. Ulna neuropathy.... from the funny bone down to my lower (two small fingers) in both hands. Could be complications from being a type 1 diabetic, or from many sports injuries over the years. Been diabetic for almost 50 years... Usually occurs when I'm laying...

Just chopped up about 175lbs of apples yesterday to get some apple brandy going... warmed up some water to help it start to get soft, and poured it over the apples...not much... pitched some yeast and we'll sit and wait, and mix, and wait...lol....

hey there...just made a parrot (first time) and was wondering if there is a method to clean it out like you would a vinegar run through a still. As the pressure from the still helps with the initial flush of the still, there isn't a "flush" for the parrot-- other than the drip drip drip ou...

Hey there everyone... does anyone have a recipe or any info on using plum pits? I just split a whole bucket of prunes and have a bunch of pits.
Any ideas? thanks in advance.
GG

Would love to meet you lads....and see what you've made. Crossing country boarders would be an issue I'd think....lol.... Have fun and be safe!
GG

Saltbush.... my description of the event's wasn't clear enough I guess-- The outpour was not a drip... it had a good flow to it, not a dribble, The Keg was filled only 3/4 of the way.... It wasn't a legit PUKE.... maybe just a bit to make it a bit cloudy.... we gave it lots of head space in the anti...

Good day everyone... here's a quirky one. We were distilling yesterday, as I've done many times before, -- 10 gal pot over propane, 2 inch piping, -- liquid was a mix of corn and rye that was fermented and filtered so there wasn't any chance of scorching or such.... We were running it hard and fast ...

Greggn--- yup...been around for 10 years...never saw that particular one on the site.... seen lots that were from China, but not that one. I wasn't going to buy it, I'm happy with my beer kegs.... A buddy bought one and he thinks it does the trick...Glad to hear that it's not all what's it's cracked...

Has anyone bought from this company? Results? Not a bad deal on the website.... thoughts?

TWOSHEDS- thanks for the info... I should have included the following- I've got a 2 inch copper riser coming from the boiler that's about 33 inches in height... so contact with copper is all around this rig. I run it hard and fast, so it heats up pretty good. Would you put more than one roll of copp...

I've been using a 5 gal and 10 gal pot still with propane for some time, and never thought of this or attempted this: Would it be beneficial to pack a regular 2 inch column with some copper mesh to get a bit of drip to fall back into the pot? Like I said, I've never thought about this until now.... ...

I've called it Blue Tarp Distillery.... whatever I make that's the title, and under it, what it actually is (Rum, Grappa, Lemoncello etc) The name came about because I use big blue tarps as a barrier to distill behind...lol

Good day to all... up in the PNW we've had a recent cold snap of weather. No chance of setting up the Blue Tarp and distill a batch without freezing your parts off! I'm using propane, so no inside spaces for me. Anyone else having weather issues that are preventing them from doing what we do... have...

finally stopped raining up here... went out and did a corn mash that had been in the garage for awhile... turned out to be hand sanitizer...not worth drinking at all....uggggg... tomorrow.... set it up again and do the grape juice that's been fermenting....

gg

Saltbush Bill... i sent you a PM.... please check it out

Saltbush Bill : it was a second generation sugar wash so to speak.... I made a vapor based run 10 days ago, all went good. Used the backset again adding 7 pounds of sugar... waited for ferment to die and went onto this (disasterous) run.... it wasn't that bad really...just a little miffed at losing ...

I had some berries floating in the boiler (macerated) along with a gin basket in the vapor path. Perhaps I put too much in the botanicals basket...none of the botanicals came out through the vapor path...hmm....

during a recent run of gin (sugar wash) with a gin basket and some juniper berries in the boiler, I was running hard and fast, pulled out almost 3 ltrs worth of decent gin, when it suddenly got murky and cloudy.... I turned off the heat source (propane) but whatever was in the tower made its way dow...

Good day folks... wondering what the average rate of a ferment is for everyone. My last batch seemed to hit 1.ooo in about 4 days... which I thought was pretty quick.... my ferments usually take a week.... just wondering.... 8 gallons.... sugar wash... baking yeast with gypsom and tomato paste. I pu...

Question for all: how long do you get from a keg (boiler) (life span) in terms of how long do you or would you use it before getting a new one. I have had one for over 9 years.... I inspect it prior to using it each time, looking for thin spots, or any other abnormal spots, but realistically, there ...

Remember to use the acronym PASS Pull the Pin (locking pin) Aim (at the base of the fire) Squeeze (the trigger) Sweep (back and forth motion -figure 8 action) Use a extinguisher that is ABC rated.

Had a bunch of crushed apples that I've pressed in the Fall, and fermented... yadda yadda yadda... finally got around to putting them in the still and pushed out a little over 3 liters at 40% from approximately 8 gallons worth. Not bad. Relatively smooth, no harsh taste. I'm trying to figure out if ...

Just went to Home Depot yesterday to get some yard stuff, and came across a mess load of 1/2 cut wine barrels going for $49- being sold for planting. All well used from the wine business as they were all "stained" on the inside. Good to take apart and cut up for charring and such....