Home Distiller

if you cut too narrow, the spirit will be fairly one dimensional as it ages out. some of the outliers will add character but require time and oak. a thin cut will give you smooooth booze, but perhaps a bit boring booze. it all depends on you the goal i guess. heres a rough mathematical cut suggestio...

throw another 2" ferrule on the top for an agitator. stirred mash makes better likker.

So we live in what I thought was a safe from crime neighborhood, hell I would often go for days without locking the doors, that changed a couple of days ago. The neighbor two houses away from my home had his basement window smashed open in broad daylight and the punks made off with bunch of musical...

no problem. fillerup.

well....swell it first. then fillerup

Inquiring “minds” want to know the answers to these, and other frivolous questions. ss Are you setting off to purposely turn off newcomers with your passive-aggressive comments ss? i don't see tongue in cheek humor as passive aggressive, but i do see your aggressive - aggressive response as trolling.

i do some of my best work in the dark, but yes, i do keep the lights on when stilling.

the written penalties are actually huge, but enforcement is non existent. they're too busy imposing curfews to have you off the street by 8pm and arresting kids for playing hockey on the ponds. there has been only 2 people charged that i can find in history. one guy was making, adulterating and pois...

this is all so confusing because it's all semantics. Scotch distillers use every drop of alcohol in the mash...so their "fores" that you say are equating to heads, is the tiny fraction that we also call fores. a large margin of what this crew calls "heads", a scotch distiller calls perfectly potable...

could be a few reasons. ferment paramters. type of mash. starting abv. passive reflux by cooler temps on the column. variable take off rate. depth in the pot.
I'm sure there is more possibilities, those are the ones that come to mind at the moment.

welcome in! I'm sure you'll enjoy the place!

instead of enclosing steam in a pipe or jacket, why not go with plan A and just get a boiler going and use steam injection? there has been a couple of those mentioned in the last few years.

welcome in. hope you enjoy the forum!

i wrapped my steam jacket with roxul insulation and refletix bubble wrap. no discernable heat loss. i've mused about the coil though, it's a simpler design in my mind. The trouble will come in cleaning...unless you run it literally every day. you'll need an agitator too or the mash will bake on. esp...

these guys have a wood fired rig. maybe you can learn something here. https://ironworksdistillery.com/

yes.

personally i use 100% malt and a bit of enzymes to maximize yield, cause the malt is expensive.

absolutely cannot beat the flavour and mouth feel.

Good to hear things are going well for you.

Stuck on Hawaii with DW stuck on the mainland? I'm not sure i'd be too eager to resolve that problem. LOL.

Looking forward to hearing more of the adventures. Cheers!

I just read a shocking statistic that 50% of the men in North Korea have cataracts.


The other half drive rincolns.

apparently, putting 3 alka seltzers in your mouth and working up a good froth as you run through walmart shouting "the vaccine isn't working" is somehow considered bad taste.

i can't tell if was the seltzer or the taser that left a metallic taste in my mouth.

weight varies. i'd go with a float level sensor and motorize from there.

if you find suitable motorized needle valves, share that info and links, i never did find a workable solution.


actually, links on all the parts is always a helpful addition to posts

i have a friend that lives just outside Chernobyl , Ukraine.
He watched that drama and said he counted 9 historical inaccuracies on one hand.

i threw a boomerang a few years ago. Now i live in constant fear.

I've been hacked.

If you get a message from me that says "justin bieber sings Christmas carols" don't open the link, it will take you to videos of justin bieber singing Christmas carols.

welcome in!

motorized bicycle? you must be a townie!

Hope you enjoy the forum, lots of great info here to get you up and running in no time! LOL... (too soon?)

use hot tub bromine tablets. works as good as bleach with a 1/4 the smell.

welcome in. Hope you enjoy the forum!

grain is gummier, but still ok if prepped properly.
malt does have less spicy bite than grain and a smoother mouth feel

why you raise the PH initially? seems that would neutralize the vinegar...which makes me wonder why the vinegar if not for acidification.

as you prolly surmised, i'm no chemist...

i'm not on everyday and just noticed some well wishes there, so thanks for that fellas.

OVZ, hope you had a good one!

welcome from frozen cold Canada.

So much good info here, i hope you enjoy the place. You've already learned turbo is bad, bread yeast is a fine alternative....but the secret really lies with the cuts and blending and aging.
All good practice though on your way to a great drop. cheers.

Lol!!!!!! I crawled into bed last night and she said “you’re drunk” I said “ how do you know”? She said “you live next door Jim, go home” :oops: we used to drink a bit in our 20's. my brother lived about a block away and we all got drunk up there one night and buddy left to crash at my place cause ...