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by sltm1
Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:39 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Jokes
Replies: 4219
Views: 586480

Re: Jokes

A teacher asked her third grade class to name things that ended with the suffix "tor" that ate things. The first little boy said, "Alligator." "Very good James, that's a big word." The second boy said, "Predator.." "Yes, that's another big word Alan. Very...
by sltm1
Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:22 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Know any outrageous insults?
Replies: 74
Views: 8949

Re: Know any outrageous insults?

You're living proof that genius has it's limits, but stupid doesn't !
If someone donated you half a brain....you still wouldn't be as smart as a 1/2 wit.
by sltm1
Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:44 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Know any outrageous insults?
Replies: 74
Views: 8949

Re: Know any outrageous insults?

Thanks for your opinion.....but you can't possibly know how little I care.
by sltm1
Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:04 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: New Twist ???
Replies: 2
Views: 889

New Twist ???

Has anyone done any generational batches using sweet feed (cob) ?
by sltm1
Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:23 am
Forum: Other Hobbies and Projects
Topic: PREPPING - Yes - No - Why !
Replies: 240
Views: 37938

Re: PREPPING - Yes - No - Why !

Man, I'm gonna be 70 in two months and I wasn't prepped for that....but I made it anyhow. Guess I'll muddle through with my gun's and survival skills whatever happens next and at least make a good showing by dying with my boots on !!.
by sltm1
Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:18 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method
Replies: 4778
Views: 1052360

Re: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method

6 Row Joe, didn't adding that much backset stall your wash? If so did you add some calcium to help it out?
by sltm1
Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:14 am
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: Tell us about your mistakes.
Replies: 1580
Views: 293616

Re: Tell us about your mistakes.

My 1st two marriages ended in divorce..............LOL
by sltm1
Sun Aug 26, 2018 9:45 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hello from PNW
Replies: 8
Views: 1180

Re: Hello from PNW

Welcome from Idaho
by sltm1
Sat Jul 07, 2018 10:52 am
Forum: Gin
Topic: Gin Basket
Replies: 2
Views: 1814

Gin Basket

I've been reading up on different methods and would like some input. I'm a pagan, I love the flavor juniper, smoking for 50+ years has limited my ability to enjoy the "floral notes' of other botanical's so I just use juniper with some coriander. I macerated my last (and 1st) batch and it came o...
by sltm1
Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:15 pm
Forum: What Not To Use/Do
Topic: Gin Basket
Replies: 8
Views: 2840

Re: Gin Basket

I couldn't find any reference to a nylon stocking in the "what not to use" section. I tried a tea basket, but didn't get enough infusion, plus I wanted to keep the dust sizes particles out of the liquid. I also tried directly into the thumper liquid, but again too little flavor. I think I'...
by sltm1
Tue Jul 03, 2018 11:32 am
Forum: What Not To Use/Do
Topic: Gin Basket
Replies: 8
Views: 2840

Re: Gin Basket

No, today's synthetic stuff. I'm looking for a way to have more surface area for more intense flavor before proofing it down.
by sltm1
Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:10 am
Forum: What Not To Use/Do
Topic: Gin Basket
Replies: 8
Views: 2840

Gin Basket

Would a piece of a woman's stocking suspended in a thumper (lengthwise) be a good one use gin basket?
by sltm1
Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:04 am
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Sugar price
Replies: 17
Views: 4625

Re: Sugar price

We're always between 11 and 13 $$ locally, but I only have to drive 7 miles each way to get it so I save on time and gas money.
by sltm1
Thu May 17, 2018 9:16 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Rum tastes awful after spirit run, distill again?
Replies: 34
Views: 4097

Re: Rum tastes awful after spirit run, distill again?

I'm glad this post came up. I gave up on rum years ago because I thought it tasted like ass......didn't think it would get better with age, hell, some of it would be drinkable by now !!!
by sltm1
Thu May 10, 2018 5:25 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Three Word Story
Replies: 8002
Views: 460640

Re: Three Word Story

Shit.....not again !!!
by sltm1
Thu May 10, 2018 5:24 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: left sour mash backset out 24 hrs
Replies: 15
Views: 2211

Re: left sour mash backset out 24 hrs

A little mold formation on top will tell you when you've waited too long.....trust me LOL
by sltm1
Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:47 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Do you ripitch after a stalled ferment
Replies: 11
Views: 1547

Re: Do you ripitch after a stalled ferment

I just had that happen to me. I added cc and re-pitched yeast. Seemed to me that if the wash ph was that far off, the yeast I started before mixing, would have been killed cause it because it was vulnerable....I also stirred the hell out of it.
by sltm1
Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:50 pm
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: Hooray for Calcium Carbonate
Replies: 9
Views: 1855

Re: Hooray for Calcium Carbonate

Maybe you didn't use a big enough shovel to apply the CC LOL...plus I stirred the mash with a paddle till it got frothy, oxygenating every thing in the barrel.
by sltm1
Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:39 pm
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: Hooray for Calcium Carbonate
Replies: 9
Views: 1855

Re: Hooray for Calcium Carbonate

Well, besides some failures early on in my distilling, I've never had a ph problem (4 years now). I finally had one by adding backset to left over wash along with corn, water and sugar and my ph tanked. I pulled out a ph test kit I've never used and the results of the test was a damn near blood red ...
by sltm1
Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:55 am
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: Hooray for Calcium Carbonate
Replies: 9
Views: 1855

Hooray for Calcium Carbonate

Just sayin'
by sltm1
Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:59 am
Forum: Other Hobbies and Projects
Topic: Metal cutting
Replies: 25
Views: 4431

Re: Metal cutting

Nicely done !!!
by sltm1
Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:25 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: vapor escaping
Replies: 43
Views: 3040

Re: vapor escaping

Gentlemen, is there anyway to set up a "Mandatory" reading of safety precautions that must be applied to safe distilling, before a newbie can enter the sight? Much like the liability clauses you have to sign off on before entering some sights? After reading this OP's post and many similar ...
by sltm1
Sun Mar 18, 2018 10:03 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Jokes
Replies: 4219
Views: 586480

Re: Jokes

HAHAHAHA!!
by sltm1
Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:23 am
Forum: Gin
Topic: Corn Rye & Corn Orange Gin
Replies: 1
Views: 1123

Corn Rye & Corn Orange Gin

Ok, 1st the gin. I made a gin-like substance in late August, let set till December and then threw in several 1-2 inch pieces of orange peel. When I first sampled it it tasted of too much coriander, next time it was more junipery but lacked something so I added the orange peels. Now it is a smooth se...
by sltm1
Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:06 pm
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: Low proof out of Potstill
Replies: 11
Views: 2791

Re: Low proof out of Potstill

You might look into adding a thumper to increase your abv
by sltm1
Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:35 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Jokes
Replies: 4219
Views: 586480

Re: Jokes

Mmmmmmm....a last meal just before a dirt nap!
by sltm1
Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:00 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New to Distilling in an apartment HELP!!!
Replies: 25
Views: 2796

Re: New to Distilling in an apartment HELP!!!

Yaaaayy, ostrich story...we once had an emu
by sltm1
Fri Feb 23, 2018 6:48 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: New to Distilling in an apartment HELP!!!
Replies: 25
Views: 2796

Re: New to Distilling in an apartment HELP!!!

No shit Sherlock!! Carbon monoxide will kill you quicker than bad liquor DO NO USE AN OPEN GAS FLAME IN AN ENCLOSED ROOM!! Unfortunately there are at least several accidental deaths every year because someone thought it was safe to use a flame driven heater in their home during Winter.
by sltm1
Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:48 pm
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method
Replies: 4778
Views: 1052360

Re: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method

Correct-o-mundo !!! Not sure who might have recommended 30%...that's way too much.
by sltm1
Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:28 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method
Replies: 4778
Views: 1052360

Re: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method

I use a gallon per 8 gallon wash.