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by Cutt
Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:25 am
Forum: Legalization of Home Distilling
Topic: Snuffy Smith has died.
Replies: 50
Views: 12382

Re: Snuffy Smith has died.

Ya'll were arguing over a reality show? Straight up? Very little on television is reality. Reality sucks to watch. (America's Funniest Home Videos being the exception.) Even naked people running around some jungle, beach or rainforrest. Even if they made one about the top female porn stars would be ...
by Cutt
Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:54 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: First no yeast (added) run.
Replies: 9
Views: 1698

Re: First no yeast (added) run.

Just ran it this afternoon. It worked for about a week then sat for a couple of days. Couldn't run it yet. I poured about 1 1/2 gals in the still and a qt in the thumper. Worked off really quickly. Got about 60 mls of lighter fluid, added it to the rest I've been saving. Pulled off a pint of stuff w...
by Cutt
Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:11 am
Forum: My First .....
Topic: Semi successful???
Replies: 9
Views: 1329

Re: Semi successful???

First time I ran a thumper I filled it up too much. First stuff came out crystal clear then came out cloudy. My thumper filled up and pushed the mash into the worm. It was still hi proof so I threw it in with the next run with no harm. I fill my thumper a third full and haven't had the same issue ag...
by Cutt
Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:37 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: First no yeast (added) run.
Replies: 9
Views: 1698

Re: First no yeast (added) run.

The main reason to go this route is because my inspiration came from watching "The Last Run". Since then I've wanted to make a "run" like it was done in the woods. Water, corn, sugar and malt. Call me a romantic, a lunatic or just plain nuts, but it peaks my curiosity. It's also ...
by Cutt
Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:53 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

I have to listen to doctors and follow their orders. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
by Cutt
Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:43 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Advice on why this is not working at all?
Replies: 13
Views: 1344

Re: Advice on why this is not working at all?

Oh how I remember those anxious hours when I first began learning to distill. I went through the same anxiety. Why the heck am I not getting any thing? I don't get any thing below 195. People are correct. Pot stills don't care about a thermometer. I do just like they say. I put the spurs to the pot ...
by Cutt
Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:31 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: First no yeast (added) run.
Replies: 9
Views: 1698

Re: First no yeast (added) run.

I used feed corn. I soaked it to try something different. Maybe get things moving faster or more complete. The corn did not sprout.The corn was kept whole. This recipe is a simple one I had gleaned from doing so much reading. I wanted to do a run without any added yeast, fancy additives or mail orde...
by Cutt
Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:08 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

I'm not advocating using glass. So don't blow me up. Thermal shock is the down fall of the med student's case. Why he was spraying water on the tubing I have no idea. If you take a hot glass casserole, which is made for high temps, and put it in cold water it will crack.
by Cutt
Sat Jul 13, 2013 12:51 am
Forum: My First .....
Topic: first run
Replies: 3
Views: 867

Re: first run

My second run was a corn syrup wash. It had some alcohol in it, but not very good. Read up on some of the recipes and give one a shot. Or should I say a couple or three shots. It takes a lot to produce some good stuff. The old timers make it look easy because they have gone through a lot to get ther...
by Cutt
Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:51 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: First no yeast (added) run.
Replies: 9
Views: 1698

First no yeast (added) run.

3 lbs dry corn (yellow), soaked for 3 days, changed water each day. Starting on Sunday. Drained water from corn and added it to 1 gallon well water in a pot on the stove on Wednesday. Simmered for 90 minutes. Strained out the corn and added it to 1 gallon of backset. Dissolved 1 lb of white sugar an...
by Cutt
Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:21 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Ready for liftoff
Replies: 11
Views: 1308

Re: Ready for liftoff

I'm a beginner as well. I have just a few runs under my belt. I run as simple a set up as you can. I have a 3gal SS pot for a boiler. 3/8 in copper line to the thumper. More copper line from the thumper to the worm barrel. That's it. I run small batches. My last batch of two gals I collected 3 pints...
by Cutt
Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:05 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

No, glass isn't a good idea. I'll cutt my chances, third times the charm right, and retire it. I'm not about causing a stir. I just used what I had on hand. It worked like champ both times. No excuse for using it other than novice enthusiasm.
by Cutt
Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:51 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Help!! Smelly blue booze
Replies: 7
Views: 1183

Re: Help!! Smelly blue booze

I get blue when I clean my still by running vinegar and then water. It takes more time, but corrosion builds up inside copper and you have to clean it out first.
by Cutt
Sat Jul 06, 2013 6:59 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

So how many glass thumpers have busted and burned the kitchen up?
by Cutt
Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:50 pm
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: glass thumper on parent site
Replies: 5
Views: 1519

Re: glass thumper on parent site

Using the right kind of glass matters. There are glass teapots, glass distillers, glass ovenware, hi temp glass insulators, the glass mason canning jars we use to collect our recipe in, etc. Also checking it for defects is important. It's one of the first steps when prepping the canning jars. Look f...
by Cutt
Sat Jul 06, 2013 11:07 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

With a system that goes from hot to cold breakage can occur. Scratches, cracks, etc, can also cause breakage. I guess I didn't see a problem cause I've also done pressure canning at temps well above what I run my pot still at. I can, in glass jars, at over 212 under 15lbs of pressure. My pot still n...
by Cutt
Sat Jul 06, 2013 10:36 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: White Corn
Replies: 4
Views: 874

Re: White Corn

Yeah, I'm the farmer type or should I say gardener type. Plus I like recipes that say, "combine ingredients. Set side for a week. Then......" I am also trying my hand at malting. Another not so simple task. That being said, if all is the same then until next year I'll stick with yellow. Ma...
by Cutt
Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:23 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

Thanks, I had planned on doing that already. Just had the jar handy and put it to use. I'm not trying to get complicated with this.
by Cutt
Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:21 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

Sorry, I already made two runs with no problems. You should instruct the parent site to revise their information as well.
by Cutt
Fri Jul 05, 2013 7:50 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

Yes, I use a glass thumper. It's just a pickle jar with two holes cut in the lid and towels wrapped around it to keep the heat in and make it work better. I charged it with the runs I previously made. I read this on the parent website as I read alot of information on this subject. I also watch a lot...
by Cutt
Fri Jul 05, 2013 4:38 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: White Corn
Replies: 4
Views: 874

White Corn

Has anyone tried/used white corn for making their recipe? I read that that is where the nickname "white lightining" came from. I know corn comes in a variety of colors, but the distillation process will strip out the color. The only corn I have found for sale, at tractor supply, is yellow ...
by Cutt
Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:07 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

Using a SS pot, two pieces of copper, a 1/2 gal glass pickle jar as a thumper and a cat litter bucket as a water cooler. The wash is a second run of corn, sugar and raisin mash. I've gotten rot gut bathtub type crap before. My last run was decent, but this one caught me by surprise. I'm just tasting...
by Cutt
Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:02 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Re: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

Still spitting out as much as I can. Drinking plenty of water. Really trying to learn this to make some good tasting recipe. It'll get you high quick, but the older I get the more its about the ride. Not so much the destination.

Thx guys.
by Cutt
Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:41 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Shine that "melts" in your mouth?
Replies: 28
Views: 3744

Shine that "melts" in your mouth?

I made my first run with a thumper. The shine burns true blue in the spoon, no yellow at all. Smells like a caramel vodka I had once. The weird thing is I fill a teaspoon to taste it, slurp it in with some air and it melts away. Spoon's empty, no liquid in my mouth and I can feel the heat, but its n...
by Cutt
Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:12 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: What are you looking for in taste?
Replies: 6
Views: 995

What are you looking for in taste?

What exactly are you looking for, taste wise, in a good corn moonshine? Are there any good ones on the shelf? I don't want a drink that burns so bad there is no tasting it. I like the idea of making a really good corn whiskey. After a few decades I'd like to be able to make a smooth, easy flowing, g...
by Cutt
Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:34 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: How to Make UJSSM for Newbies - by StogieFarts
Replies: 94
Views: 134612

Re: How to Make UJSSM for Newbies - by StogieFarts

Thanks SF. A large thread is a daunting task for an excited newbie to conquer when they are anxious to get started. I worked my way into this backwards. I sat for days in front of the computer and watched almost every YOUTUBE video there is. I picked up the pieces of my very crude still from differe...
by Cutt
Tue Jun 25, 2013 7:21 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Distilling Advice
Replies: 80
Views: 114366

Re: Distilling Advice

cooling water to the still. is there a temperture spread or is there an ideal temperture? Several lines of thinking on this... First is the fact that you never want to shock cool the distillate vapor back into liquid... This can impart unwanted flavors that may not result from more gradual condensa...
by Cutt
Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:21 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: You never forget your first time.
Replies: 3
Views: 783

You never forget your first time.

I have been intereted in makin' a shine run for a while. Ever since I first watched, "The Last Run." I was in a hardware store, a few months ago, standing in front of a roll of 3/8 copper tubing and the next thing I know I was headin' out the door with it. (After having paid for it of cour...