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Just made some using 110 proof. Turned out awesome. Sipping a glass now.

What proof of likker are you using?

Finally got around to cleaning out the basement and got her a permanent home. The wife was tired of me taking up the kitchen for a few days at a time doing stripping runs. Got a new hot plate and she's running right now.

Looks like the bung is wood. Should i remove it?

I read about venting the keg. I plan to heat with propane. Do I need to drill holes in the outer shell and if so...where?

Thanks guys. And thanks Soggy for catching me before i bleached it.

Got the valve out super easy. just pulled the spring ring and turned by hand. got her soaking full of soapy water now and doing a bleaching later. gotta make a flange and get a clamp now.

Found this bad boy. Got it for a song. Gonna go pot style. Will up size from 5 gallon to 15.5. Question guys...when using a keg, how full of mash can it be? As in how much air space to leave in the top of the keg.

johnny108 wrote:If you ever settled down to a delivery pizza dinner, because the stovetop is "busy"....you might be...

I'm a greenhorn at stilling and been there already...lol

bro ......YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG!! STOP.. you do not blend all your bottles together...why would you make cuts the blend it all back together..youll never get anything worth drinkin like that go to the lounge and read the making cuts thread seriously ...not trying to piss on your parade but you nee...

First jar 140 proof, second 130, third 120. Guess I could have ran longer but like i said it was 3am. I'm thinking of just tossing these three jars together and add some dried banana chips. Question....if I had a jar at say 140 proof and added equal amount of water, would that give me 70 proof final...

Damn, Did you run out of room to put your binders? I think you could have put a couple more on. I run my pot still with about 10 binders. That was with flour paste or my PFTE gasket. Just saying you really dont need that many, but I guess better safe than sorry huh. when I ran the cleaning run I go...

here she is...


ran a banana rum last night

I'm assuming there must be some flour paste under all of those binder clips... :eh: I have a similar setup and I never have to flour paste the bowl to pot seal. It may just fit bang on in his setup and with adequate clips (which is obviously fine) and centering (you need to be anal about it) you wi...

I also tried a run of bananas after reading this. It was my first run ever. Mine took 19 days to ferment. Not to hijack your thread but if anyone wants to read and comment on mine I'd appreciate the help.

http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 15&t=38075

I'm thinking of making some dried banana chips to soak for flavor. Is this a good idea? Also do I put it in the likker before or after dilution?

I'm thinking of making some dried banana chips to soak for flavor. Is this a good idea? Also do I put it in the likker before or after dilution?

A bit OCD on the binder clips, eh...??? :wtf: I only use 8 on both my 2 and 4 gallon stock pots and never worry about the flour paste failing me... :ewink: I'm assuming there must be some flour paste under all of those binder clips... :eh: Scrap the ice in the worm bucket because it will induce sho...

Got 3 good jars before i noticed a dramatic change. I didn't collect any tails as I was running very slow and it was 3am when I shut it down.

now that I know the smell of this run, I am pretty sure I tossed about a cup of heads...oh well, chalk it up to experience

she's starting to calm down a bit now

Roundyround wrote:my banana wash was a bit funky, just collect in small jars and taste tomorrow. pick what you like and age a bit, it will get better.

How much did you collect per jar? small is a relative term in relation to still size. I have a 4.5 gal run going

I realize there is heads hearts and tails but what i didn't realize is the heads would still smell so strong

Hey guys. I'm running my banana wash right now and has pulled about 200ml from a 4.5 gallon wash. It still smells like nail polish remover and a very stinging taste...no i'm not drinking it, just tasting and rinsing...is this normal? I figured I'd be into some better tasting stuff by now. By the way...

got almost 150 ml but still a strong smell and bitter taste like at the beginning. does it normally take this much to get the foreshots and heads out?

haha. 50 makes a perfect fit

got a drip started. 1-2 drips per second

Ok. no thermometer it is. also the banana mash was a bastard to strain. used a pudding bag and squeezed every damn ounce of wash out by hand. for those of you who know what a pudding bag is, they are damn near waterproof.

Started the run a little while ago. Not sure if my thermometer is working or not. It's a digital one which i drilled a hole in the top of the pot and inserted half way. I had it at 175 for a long time then bumped up to 175. Then to 180. The tube is hot for about the first 8 inches. Let set for half ...