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I have this same issue but no solution for you.. but what I do is do not dilute - when I bottle the stuff I just leave it full strength and then I drink it neat with about a 1/4th of water mixed in..

I have done this conversion and have done a few runs with it - burnt out my first controller so had to run from outlet straight to heating element in keg - turned out the take off rate was pretty good. So now I have a new 10000 watt controller but was wondering if anyone knows what the switch is nex...

Make sure you apply the paste as soon as you seal the boiler - this give it a chance to dry before the steam hits it..

The barrels are not safe - glyphosate is only safe to use on the food we eat ... It is used in the fields on corn - like the kind at TSC - so it ends up in the fermenter anyway - kind of ironic..

Chicken got loose in the garage and I chased it out but on the way out it ran past the collecting jar and knocked it over and the contents caught fire on the cement and the bird scorched its tail on the burner on the way out.. I had about 30 gals of water for cooling so no big deal - plus it was hea...

I use flour and water - put it on as soon as you start your heating - by the time there is flow it has hardened..

Got 6 at Walmart for the same price as 12 Quart.. helps with consistent oaking and storage.. Just a heads up to all. They are of course wide mouth so may lend themselves to an oak lid.

I always wondered if I could use a compressor to squeeze the liquid out of my mash - pressurize the cooler to squeeze the liquid.. sorry off topic..

This time of year I use the heads from the spirit run to start my wood stove.. The tails from the spirit run I put back into the next spirit run.

I cut the top off my keg and used a copper bowl with a pressure fitting to hold it down..

found a pic;
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 88&t=52127

I use springs and a bar to hold it down - will have to get a pic

This is my second go round with this recipe.. I have a 15 gal pot boiler and use 15 lbs corn with 7 smoked barley and a little rye thrown in. It sure is a LOT of work.. Anyway I have about 3-6 gallon fermenters laying around and somehow I saved the trub from a few of the cleared mashes - about 12 ga...

You mean you can stop distilling? Why would anyone do that? I am actually thinking about switching to roof water - what do I have to lose.. Only thing is that the tap water is hot so I have a head start on getting it boiling.. roof water is cold as it is cold outside. But at least no fluoride or chl...

How about a rain barrel - collect water of the roof. For bourbon it gets boiled anyway to cook the corn.

A good time to try a roller ramp shot... never tried that.

Here is what I have - I can put it on any boiler with a small hole on top.. I just use flour paste to seal with a weight..

That is exactly what have done - I will try and get a pic. I put an copper bowl on top and held it down with springs. But my keg does not have as large a hole..

Coyote - tnks for the inside information.. I don't think anyone knows what this stuff will do to you. I know that if not roundup something else will be sprayed to grow crops. I look at alternative web sites so am am bit on the fringe but I saw where the nutrition value of RR corn is not very good. N...

thought we were all friends? We can have cheap corn as long as it it poison? sign me up for that! Honestly from what i have read this stuff is bad.. what is the solution - well I think America is to blame. I took a trip to Switzerland and everywhere you looked people were growing food for themselves...

Gotcha Rad.. clean still.. FWIW I do not think the big guys with their stills spend anytime cleaning them out though, I think theirs are also caked with stuff. I don't think anyone goes into those big stills with a power washer and hoses them down - that's why I do not feel the need to clean mine.. ...

Spray the entire crop with glyphosate... I stand by my claim.. and my lawn sucks while my neighbors does not and I stand by that. Thanks to all the farmers but please do not use glyphosate.. We all talk about not using anything but glass and PTFE on our product but we use GMO corn? covered in glypho...

Thanks for the clarification. So I guess a copper worm would do the trick? But I suppose the more copper the better. My boiler is stainless but my collector on top is copper - it is so caked with grain and stuff/gunk that I don't think any vapor even touches the copper anymore. But my worm is pretty...

I think what people do not realize about GMO crops is they are called 'roundup ready' this means they will grow in soil that has been drenched in roundup weed killer. This means before planting the crop they spread roundup weed killer throughout the entire field. This crap then enters the water syst...

If you want copper in your still can you not just throw some copper pipe into the still during distillation and call it a day?

Not sure is anyone has thrown this variation in yet so here goes..

I have two fermentation's going at once usually - an all grain for bourbon and of course UJSSM. I use my AG backset in my UJ - brings some AG flavor over and of course use it hot so I can melt the Sugar..

That is all!

Hi - I visited your distillery and walked away with a bottle of the Rye - loved it.. It was kinda quirky tasting but I loved it - highly recommend it. I also bought a small barrel and I use it to store my own stuff. I asked for some of your malted grain and bought 30 lbs and made my own with it - go...

I was just in the Virginia ABC store and the shelves are full of moonshine.. Some with the cherries in the jar with the cherries turned all brown IMO the market is saturated.

Ok tnks so much everyone - Ran it... for sure will Drink it(after 2nd distillation) ... It is a corn & cherrywood smoked malted barley mash. I think next batch will just be malted barley - I want more of a traditional Bourbon clean taste. Anyway thanks - almost tossed it...

I run mine at full blast until the first drops are about to come out (worm gets hot) then power down - or as you stated leave more head room - or bigger still

Hello - got this in my mash - should I run it or toss it? All grain - have done about 10 mashes and this is the first issue I have had. Thank you

Had a spare baseball bat in the garage - used a sawzall - works great and best price.. I don't condone ruining a baseball bat but this one was outgrown..