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by Wormy
Fri May 22, 2009 2:46 pm
Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
Topic: Hi tech cooling - saving water during a drought?
Replies: 66
Views: 12709

Re: Hi tech cooling - saving water during a drought?

I picked up a small chest freezer at an auction a while back for 50 bucks. I take my square cooler minus the lid (somewhere around 7 or 8 gallons) and fill it about 3/4 full with water and put that in the freezer. I've got an aquarium water pump in the cooler and I drilled 2 holes in the side of the...
by Wormy
Thu May 14, 2009 8:30 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method
Replies: 4789
Views: 1185682

Re: uncle jesse's simple sour mash method

I've done some stripping runs on the UJSM recipe in my Brewhaus PS2 pot still. I collected down to 25% on each run. Now I have about 4 galons of low wines that look to be about 48% abv. and Im ready to do a spirit run. My question is, do I need to add water to my low wines in a spirit run or do I ju...
by Wormy
Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:53 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Magazine
Replies: 5
Views: 889

Magazine

I was at my local Borders bookstore the other day and I thought Id take a peek in the magazines and see if there was a monthly publication on distiling, but no such luck. Theres is magazines on beer making and wine making but nothing on distilling. Does anybody know if there is a magazine to subscri...
by Wormy
Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:25 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Specific Gravity Question
Replies: 4
Views: 599

Re: Specific Gravity Question

Thanks. I guess Ill consider this a learning experiance. The airlock is still bubbling very slowly. I also noticed that there is no yeast cake or sediment at the bottom like I was expecting. Ill let it do its thing for a couple more days and check it again. Im planning on using a 2 part clearing age...
by Wormy
Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:05 am
Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
Topic: Specific Gravity Question
Replies: 4
Views: 599

Specific Gravity Question

Hello, I am new to this so bear with me. I've done lots of reading but I'm still a lil unsure of some things. I made my first sugar mash with a 20% Turbo Yeast (the sachet had the yeast and the nutrients all together). I followed the directions on the yeast sachet and used 18lbs. of sugar topped up ...