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Cant say enough about some age with any hooch, but anything oak aged, really gets amazing at 4-6 months. 4 months seems to be a turning point, at least to my taste buds. Cheers! Nice work! :thumbup: Thanks for advice! It's easier to wait, if I have something else to drink, and I have created small ...

20 days have passed since my 52% apple brandy was married with my barrel. Alc./vol. have dropped till 50%. Color have not changed observable, but smell has become sweeter, taste have become a bit smoother and some dry aftertaste on tongue appeared. Angels share during last ten days are insignificant...

If your wife do not like and allow your hobbies, you should change your wife!

I made some pictures with my pot still, which can show some beginner, how simple and functional everything can be. POT STILL FROM PRESSURE COOKER http://www.fishing-story.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pot-Still.jpg PRESSURE COOKER'S COVER FROM TOP http://www.fishing-story.com/wp-content/uploads/201...

I found for myself, that it is enough for beginner to start with self-made pot still and double distillation. Start reading http://homedistiller.org/distill/dtw/double There you can find all other information. And then come back to forum

I am happy to be helpful! :clap: After about one week angels share became insignificant, so, I guess, that Fastill was write about liquid soaking into the shared oak. My eau-de-vie after 10 days in first barrel: http://www.fishing-story.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/10-days-first-barrel.jpg Aging i...

My barrel has no leaks, but I think that angel’s share will be about 150ml on 3300ml barrel per first week. It’s almost 5%. I add missing liquor every second day, because I am very interested in process.

Is share so big because of thin walls (about 1cm) or small barrel size? I use 53% alc./vol.

For the moment I am totally satisfied with my pot still made from presser cocker (Alembic style). To make it I spend $50 totally. Double distillation is “must have”.

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Just two days have passed and I can't understand, how it is possible not to touch barrel for a week. :roll: I even checked today liquors smell, color and taste. Its already light golden and taste have started to get sweeter. I have made about 300ml extra liquor for replacing angels share and my test...

What kind of wood are they made from? Oak. They also have website: http://www.barrelsonline.com I also use to work with wood, and my guess is, that maybe they use for their small barrels used oak from big previously used barrels. If not, then oak have dried outside for long time and have some dark ...

peteturbo wrote:That seller is in Mexico and you are in Latvia. Any problems, how long was delivery?
Pete

I bought my barrel in 23.10.13. and today is 05.11.13. That's 13 days. Barrel stop leaking in 4-5 hours.

Write now I am running one more missing liter form filling barrel

Today I received my first barrel. I bought it on eBay from seller nopal_verde http://www.ebay.com/usr/nopal_verde Thickness of all walls are about 1cm. Smells very tasty. I ordered 3l, but actually it is 3.3l. I am going to age there apple brandy 52% alc/vol for about 2.5 month. http://www.fishing-s...

I did cuts. Other half was OK. I believe, that 70% was/is too much. I remember my worst hangovers, which I got after drinking Absinthe (60 or 70%).

I newer had head ache from my distillations again.

Hi! I am from Latvia. I am 34 years old. My grandfather made beer all his life. Now I regret, that I didn’t learned his skills while he was alive. My father-in-law makes fruit vines but he almost does not drink them. I made my first alcohol when I was about 15 years old. It was kind of sparkling vin...

In fast search I couldn't find answer to my question: Does increasing cooper tubes diameter (swans neck, coil) will increase distillation speed?

I have built my pot using 1cm tube. Pot volume is 9 litters. Speed is about 1l per hour. It is OK for beginner as me, but, what if…?