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- Fri Apr 28, 2017 5:44 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Driving into Canada
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1840
Driving into Canada
My Dad brother and I are heading north in a few weeks for the walleye opener. Been thinking it would sure be nice to cap off the nights with some of my wheated bourbon or rye with the added benefit of knowing that our heads will be clear at dawn when the lines are tight. I understand you can carry 2...
- Sat Feb 20, 2016 11:13 pm
- Forum: Flavoring and Aging
- Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
- Replies: 1231
- Views: 232707
- Sat Feb 20, 2016 11:02 pm
- Forum: Flavoring and Aging
- Topic: Temperature for barrel aging
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5674
Re: Temperature for barrel aging
My thoughts...
Rum is made and aged in the tropics. Hot, humid, and low temp swings - I'd try to keep it close as possible.
New 5 gal oak barrel is going to oak the shit out of that rum pretty quick. If possible run a batch of whiskey through it first to soften the blow.
Rum is made and aged in the tropics. Hot, humid, and low temp swings - I'd try to keep it close as possible.
New 5 gal oak barrel is going to oak the shit out of that rum pretty quick. If possible run a batch of whiskey through it first to soften the blow.
- Mon Feb 01, 2016 5:19 am
- Forum: The Construction Site
- Topic: Insulating your pots?!?!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3329
Re: Insulating your pots?!?!
Fiberglass welding blanket works well if your on propane and want a little extra assurance that your insulation won't flame up.
- Tue Nov 10, 2015 10:18 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: discovered something today
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1097
Re: discovered something today
Been doin this about a year now, used the yellow extra thick gas line tape and just keep adding more tape to both flanges before a run, haven't cut it off yet. Works like a champ. Not sure if it matters but I always line it up the same way. Also, you can use a razor to clean up the inside so it does...
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:08 am
- Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
- Topic: 8% ABV in 6 hours
- Replies: 213
- Views: 29361
Re: 8% ABV in 6 hours
Nice data hooch. It doesn't look like you had a very long lag phase. Was your yeast rehydrated prior to your experiment? I assume the short lag is largely due to the massive inoculum you used, but it still takes time for the yeast to wake up and get to eating- your data doesn't show this. Any ideas ...
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:54 am
- Forum: Sugar
- Topic: Dissolving sugar vs. Dumping into fermenter
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9551
Re: Dissolving sugar vs. Dumping into fermenter
Here is an abstract describing the optimization of invertase production using Saccraromyces Cerevisiae. Section 3.3 finds that the maximum amount of invertase was produced in 48 hrs. Section 3.4 finds production of invertase is maximum when Sucros was used as the source of carbon. It also finds tha...
- Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:34 pm
- Forum: Sugar
- Topic: Dissolving sugar vs. Dumping into fermenter
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9551
Re: Dissolving sugar vs. Dumping into fermenter
Bold statements Mitchy. Can you back up your claims regarding invertase production in yeast being tied to reproductive cycles? If I understand correctly, you are saying yeast will make an enzyme irregardless of whether the enzymes are needed and it is always made just after they bud (undergo mitosis...
- Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:53 am
- Forum: Sugar
- Topic: Dissolving sugar vs. Dumping into fermenter
- Replies: 48
- Views: 9551
Re: Dissolving sugar vs. Dumping into fermenter
It was in booners casual all corn thread. Don't know how to link using tapatalk. Sorry.
- Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:59 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Still learning CORN w/ ENZYMES
- Replies: 71
- Views: 7321
Re: Still learning CORN w/ ENZYMES
Here's a vote for Woodshed's enzymes. They work dam well, are cheap, and he is a significant contributor to our forum. I used em last week to make a low malt 4 grain. Hit 1.073 at 2.25 lb/gal. First time I've had to water a (ag) mash down before pitching yeast.
- Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:49 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: An observation in airing
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3464
Re: An observation in airing
I'm on my phone so I can't fix the link... Google the title. It should take you there. Lead author is Joaquin Christiaens
- Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:45 pm
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: An observation in airing
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3464
Re: An observation in airing
Nice observation. Thanks! Read a paper a while back but wasn't able connected the dots. In short, the authors found that fruit flies are attracted to the nasty components of yeast ferments, specially isoamyl-acetate and ethyl acetate. The authors propose an evolutionary strategy where yeast make thi...
- Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:32 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Anybody get any good deals lately?
- Replies: 2894
- Views: 285694
Re: Anybody get any good deals lately?
Ferment it!
- Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:01 pm
- Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
- Topic: Do turbulators actually work?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6877
Re: Do turbulators actually work?
Cool experiment but I would argue that total water use per run is a better metric for efficiency than the HTC. You said that you measured flow rates but i didn't see these results. Do you have any water usage data?
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:18 pm
- Forum: Legalization of Home Distilling
- Topic: H.R. 2903 is up to 83 co-sponsors...
- Replies: 517
- Views: 90510
Re: H.R. 2903 is up to 83 co-sponsors...
Proud to join the ranks as a HDA hobbyist!
- Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:58 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Kicking the can
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2017
Re: Kicking the can
I'm in for lil kick every month.
- Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:54 am
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: Continuous fermentation
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2528
Re: Continuous fermentation
The process is called genetic drift. Over continuous feeding and starvation events you would select for bugs that are different then the ones you started with. I guess you could get lucky and have a good mutation take over but it would be a crap shoot. We might be able to increase the odds of pickin...
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:30 pm
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Booner's Casual All Corn
- Replies: 636
- Views: 176141
Re: Booner's Casual All Corn
Yes S-cack. The enzyme yeast use is called invertase - it does the same thing as when you invert on the stove. Yeast chew up the best carbon and energy source first then move on to the second. It's called diauxic (sp?) growth. So if you give them sucrose without inverting it yeast must produce this ...
- Fri Jul 31, 2015 5:45 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: BLUEBERRY JUST SITTING THERE
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1937
Re: BLUEBERRY JUST SITTING THERE
I'm thinking its probably a concentrate. One can makes 2.5 gal. OP just added yeast to the syrup before diluting.
- Fri Jul 31, 2015 5:16 pm
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Ph Meter
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4210
Re: Ph Meter
Great idea with the drops bear. Bought a cheapo pen(~$25) from Amazon that had good reviews. Figured all those people can't be wrong. Calibrated it off my lab's 4, 7, and 10 pH solutions. Crap. Calibrated off the 4 and 7. It's a little better but only marginally better than paper... Pretty much a +/...
- Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:12 am
- Forum: Fruits & Vegetables
- Topic: Kirschwasser (cherry eau de vie)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 11894
Re: Kirschwasser (cherry eau de vie)
Thanks guys. Friend has a pear tree heavy with fruit, we don't have a crusher or press so we weren't really sure how to move forward. The boil method will put pear brandy back on the map. Regarding the pears, I have read a few times that when you make perry the fruit should be picked and stored for ...
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:19 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Stripping runs vs Spirit run
- Replies: 92
- Views: 11770
Re: Stripping runs vs Spirit run
Francis. Great, we get it. You have a fancy plastic vacuum "still" up on top of a mountain somewhere that can pull hearts out at 40C leaving tails behind. You are not concerned with universally accepted fact that plastics leach chemicals into your spirits and are concerned about the highly...
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:24 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Stripping runs vs Spirit run
- Replies: 92
- Views: 11770
Re: Stripping runs vs Spirit run
If you do a low temperature stripping run, you will lessen ethyl carbamate production and lessen off flavors from cooking the yeasts and residual sugars. The backwash is better for reuse, and the distillate is clean for the spirit run at a higher temperature. If you do the stripping run at a low en...
- Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:02 pm
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: Well duh.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4050
Re: Well duh.
Chris, I don't think lldpe - Brute trash can plastic- is good for high temps. HDPE is much more resilient. I think I remember reading 170F was max for lldpe and hdpe is good at temps above boiling water- can't seem to find that source again though. Anyone have any solid info on this? I'd love to ste...
- Tue Jun 09, 2015 12:51 pm
- Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
- Topic: Thumper running dry???
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2215
Re: Thumper running dry???
Boiler will suck back all the liquids from the thumper if you let it cool before you disconnect everything.
- Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:36 am
- Forum: Meet & Mingle & Events
- Topic: S3 2015 meeting defined
- Replies: 657
- Views: 50921
Re: S3 meeting defined
Keep the posts coming, lot of us living vicariously through you guys! Yall might wanna consider adding some structural support to that table... Bigbob, you got a lot of "work" in front of you if you plan on reviewing that whole lot! I'll be rocking my S3 shirt this weekend wishing I was in...
- Fri May 29, 2015 9:48 am
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: why are electric controllers so expensive?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 6224
Re: why are electric controllers so expensive?
Bear you are getting the security warning because of the secure "https" in the link. Your browser won't recognize the security certificates using the secure protocol- https- and as such it warn you that the site is not trusted.
- Sat May 16, 2015 9:34 pm
- Forum: Grains
- Topic: Rye flour experiment....
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5187
Re: Rye flour experiment....
GA are you saying that the gelatin helps clarify the beer and settle out particulates? This would make it easier to siphon above the grain bed. Dam good idea, If i understand correctly isinglass would work similarly
Sorry OP for the hijack...
Sorry OP for the hijack...
- Thu May 14, 2015 9:53 am
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: Panela/Piloncillo RUM
- Replies: 317
- Views: 62825
Re: Panela/Piloncillo RUM
Sugar Daddy just let me know the he has restocked since getting hit hard by distilleries in the past few months. I'm looking forward to my first attempt at rum! I figure I can get two runs out of a 36# order of pilonchilo, the first one will be light for mixed drinks and the second heavier for sippi...
- Thu May 07, 2015 2:49 pm
- Forum: Meet & Mingle & Events
- Topic: S3 2015 meeting defined
- Replies: 657
- Views: 50921
Re: S3 meeting defined
Package arrived today! Booner's all corn this weekend! Thanks again.