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My hens, bless their feathers, feast on my rhubarb leaves like they’ve never heard of google. I know this isn’t scientific, but man they plough through the stuff! Sorry, etc. I’ve been hitting the rhubarb-brandy-based gin again (it’s a winner). LOL , they can also pick a Cain toad to bits and eat t...

Welcome to the forum Slillo
Was wondering which side of the ditch down under you were on …. Then you cracked out a too right mate and a fair dinkum

Let me guess , you hate Bundy

It would be great for stripping , but a pain in the arse for a reflux still . My first had a 3/8” ball valve and it was touchy AF . I would hate to imagine using a 1/2” ball valve .A 1/2” needle valve might be better , but still a pain . Ultimately , you are trying to adjust the takeoff rate to be a...

Just a warning about 3 way valves in the pic above from Otis . They come in two styles , L port and T port . Only ever use T port valves as above as they can never be shut off .Safe and no bomb potential in any if the three positions . L port valves however, can be closed off in one of the three pos...

Mark Pretty sure Woolies still sell this stuff. IMG_0171.jpeg As for DAP , yes it is hard to find in Aussie. However , if you’re desperate, you can just use wine yeast nutrient available from HBS . The main ingredient is DAP . It also contains Epsom salts . But it gets expensive if you are doing a b...

Jezz, I’d be curious .
Maybe filter it if you must , but I’d have to have a taste ….at least .

Yes you did Salty . And Thankyou for sharing what I believe was a bottle of Rum worth close to 1K$ on the collectors market .You know I like Bundy and I was keen as mustard to have sample of that nectar . Was it delicious ? No , to be honest it was fucking horrible . I don’t mean that disrespectfull...

I think there is too much obsession in keeping ABV to around 60ish for barrel aging .This might be a thing for Whisky . And Whisky is usually done in cool places … Scotland , Tasmania, New Zealand . Rum tends to be barrelled at closer to 80% abv . Other wise you might wonder how the Old Bundy was bo...

harold01 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:46 pm As I am in south Australia I post my new stuff to myself via the Australian postal service, when it finally arrives it will have at least six months on it

Haahhaaa Harold . That is partly true , aged it will be , but the fuckers usually brake the bottles too .

Rumblepants wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:14 am
I'm making up my mash Wash in a couple of days. Will post how it turns out. Thanks everyone for the advice.

I doubt you will need to futz with pH . The Molasses and Dunder will keep it just right .

Agree with Justin NZ , keeping it warm will be more important .

Hey , I know this is a hypothetical discussion , but I’m a bit uneasy about where its going . So far the vibe is heading towards selling , barter and now big batches . ‘Tis a good discussion otherwise . Understood, I knew I was skating on thin ice with this question. All good Bolverk … :ewink:, the...

Hey , I know this is a hypothetical discussion , but I’m a bit uneasy about where its going . So far the vibe is heading towards selling , barter and now big batches . ‘Tis a good discussion otherwise . I think you’re right, sir. Granted, if the shit hits the fan, rules are out the window and the m...

Hey , I know this is a hypothetical discussion ,
but I’m a bit uneasy about where its going .
So far the vibe is heading towards selling , barter and now big batches . ‘Tis a good discussion otherwise .

That really is simplicity .
I was wondering how you fit the keg without getting wet . Then I saw the valve with no handle .

Cool Bananas Reefer I see you running just under 1kw. If that is a 2” column , you could run closer to 2kw no worries. That will get you a higher ABV for the same takeoff rate ….. or a higher takeoff rate for the same ABV as you’re getting now . I bet that coil uses bugger all water EDIT : haggy is ...

A better filter can be made by using a Stainless Steel pipe and fitting a needle valve on the bottom . Fill it with activated carbon . Such things are also available off the shelf.

However, with good distilling practices and equipment , filtering shouldn’t be necessary .

How much acid is required to shift the pH depends on how much dissolved material is in the water in the first place . Water municipalities normally adjust water pH at the treatment station to pH7 by adding chemicals . How much they add will vary quite a lot throughout the year as the mineral content...

Canuckwoods wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:23 am Ok, so it's all agreed that it's a mickey mouse piece of crap. Can someone point me to some good plans for a 240v controller using these parts?

Using the existing SSR
https://www.google.com/search?q=auber+D ... ent=safari

Looks like it was a repurposed case .
https://www.carlinsales.com/product/47-6431

It does look like a very capable Mashing controller . It doesn’t have any power controller ability . I couldn't see any specific wiring diagrams for it …. but I may not have been looking hard enough . A quick and easy way to save it might be to keep the SSR and scrap the rest and replace it with an ...

Can you provide a link to that statement? https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19740 - User: rad14701 multiple comments but mainly: Solid cork is fine... Any solid natural cork... The problem only arises when attempting to use composite cork that is held together with a binding agent, li...

I’m curious too . Will have a look on my PC later today .

I can’t comment on the functionality of it Canuck other than it uses a SSR so presumably it is a Time proportional Power controller similar to the Aurber ones . …. But then again , it may be a home made PID controller with a very ling time period making it totally unsuitable for anything other than ...

No matter how you rearrange the names , it’s still a cracker

There's no need to, the drawings had been around for many decades before I found them and are now available online. It's built out of what was available in the local scrapyard on the day, so posting pics won't be much more help than the original drawings. I have seen one built using two kegs. This ...

I kinda agree with Chris . Bacardi do age their White Rum which IIRC comes out of a continuous still at over 90% … sorry I can't remember exact ABV , then it is barrel aged and filtered through something like 15 different charcoals if you want to believe the marketing hype . Having said that , I mak...

Thanks D4D
The whole prohibition period is a hard thing to comprehend …. in my lifetime . Stories like this are informative and depict the lives of those at the time .

Speightsflavouredgin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:28 pm Haha just to make it clear I do not plan on trying to make a gin that tastes like Speights.

Thank fuck for that
Welcome in .

Edit: That was 3 vomit Emojie

Regarding a reflux condenser. While shot guns can work on LM and VMs , they have to be very long and have as many tubes in them as you can possably squeeze , but not smaller than about 1/2” tubes . Best to make a coil if you can . It’s not that difficult . The very first thing I ever made was my RC ...

Links are OK . … unless they are to vendors that have shat on members and are not welcome here . But I don’t believe there are any from Aus in our “do not mention “list .
Can’t complain about the service …. Next day interstate delivery , thats good .