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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...