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Keeping you and your Mom in our thoughts and prayers.

I finally quit. Chewed in junior high school, then high school, then the military, then when I got out... It was tough, man. I got headaches, shaky hands and the irritability everybody mentioned. It took about a month for the headaches to go away. My wife told me to go buy more so I wouldn't be such...

Rebnavy,

Bigbob's suggestion to check out Cranky's post was a great one. It should answer a ton of questions. Sounds like you're off to a great start with your brewing experience. I'm a little jealous. Welcome!

Check. That's what I was coming up with as well. That is way too long to wait. I've thought about getting 10G extenion cord(s) but the garage is a long way from the house. What is the longest run you would recommend for this setup with 10G wire? I've been dealing with the same problem. I'm almost d...

mash beer? hops dont tend to make for good likker from what I've read. +1.... I wouldn't run it. Not worth fouling up your rig with the hop oils and then having to spend the extra time cleaning the hell out of everything. You'll find more people telling you not to run it than you will encouraging y...

Hell no! Go for it! That's a great size. I like to run bigger batches like you mentioned. Easier for me to make my cuts with more jars available to compare to one another. I have 13 and 25 gallon pots.

Welcome Dood! Before you decide on what still design to go with, I suggest reading about DAD300's still. There's a link to his build in his signature. Lots of good information- I learn something new each time I read the thread. I have a pot still but will soon be building something based off of his ...

EcoPlus makes pumps that start below $20 and they come with several attachments for various hose connections/configurations. Available online at Amazon (~$21 for a 396 GPH) and at hydroponic shops. They're affordable enough for me to be able to keep a spare on hand when I make my runs.

Very nice, thanks bearriver!

Happy birthday Tater!

Hey Googe......Good question, I'm using a recirculating water system and the pump picked up a small obstruction just enough to stop the impeller. Which has me thinking about coming up with some sort of prefiltering box before the pump's simple filter. :think: Davel, They sell nylon mesh bags at hyd...

jedneck wrote:I have used just about any cereal. With my favorite being shredded wheat.

Jedneck, have you ever tried the Cheerios Multigrain? Mamacita found two-packs of it at the 99 Cent store. I thought I'd try it for a neutral... Don't want to hijack the post but I just had to ask.

Woodshed, Glad you're back and doing better. My Dad went through a similar ordeal a few years back and had to scale down his side business considerably. He was diagnosed with adult onset diabetes within a month of "retiring" which caused all kinds of problems, including a heart attack and ...

Congratulations to you both on the good news! Jamaica is going to be a well deserved and special time AND you'll probably get to hit a distillery! Very happy for you.

My condolences. Those who served in WW 2 were made of a different mettle than today's folks. Truly special people. I lost my grandfather about 10 years ago, he was a drill sergeant in WW 2. It's sad to see those special people go. I'm very sorry for your loss.

WalkingWolf, I'm sorry to hear your bad news. I'm a newbie here and have really enjoyed and appreciate your posts and advice in the short time I've been here. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and helping us get better at this craft. Like others have said, fight the good fight! Keeping you and yo...

ShineRunnah, Coyote said it best. So sorry to hear the bad news. Your being so supportive will make a big difference. Glad this was caught so early. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. You're all gonna pull through this. Thanks for sharing and please keep us posted (as time allows) as she ge...

Try EBay. I just saw an ad where a guy was selling 2" for $14.50 per foot. The seller is schnappstills, has good feedback ratings. Not sure if it will work for you, but my buddy was able to buy his kegs from a small burger joint in town. The owner sells him his kegs for $30 each whenever he ne...

I've always mixed apple cider vinegar, water and dish soap in old water or beer bottles of it placed around the house but next time I'm trying it Shady's way.

Welcome SmogDog, I ordered my equipment from Mile Hi as well. I got one of those letters from the TTB and it freaked me out until I read that something like 100,000 letters like mine went out at the same time so I figure if I'm quiet, keep things at the hobby level, don't sell and keep my nose clean...

Woodshed, Been out of the loop for a few days. Our 10 month old is teething again and I have a hard time keeping up with things when that happens. I got scared when I saw this thread and heard the news. I'm so glad you're home where you can get some rest and recover. The freaking hospital is no plac...

Bummer. Didn't know it was regulated by the government. They've got their nose in everyone's business no matter where you are.

Try EBay. I just saw an ad where a guy was selling 2" for $14.50 per foot. The seller is schnappstills, has good feedback ratings. Not sure if it will work for you, but my buddy was able to buy his kegs from a small burger joint in town. The owner sells him his kegs for $30 each whenever he nee...

Congratulations! And as a newbie, thank you for all the great advice and patience you show us.

Merry Christmas to all! Thank you everyone for sharing your knowledge and advice to us all throughout the year. Thanks for all your patience with my questions. You're a great community and I wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous new year in 2015!

The strong odor probably was the turbo yeast. I used it for my sacrificial run as well and it smelled much different than runs I do now with baker's yeast. The heads smell a lot stronger or "hotter" than the hearts do. That could be part of the smell too. Airing out your future runs for a ...

Corene's is better than Clawhammer's, you can tell as soon as you open the thread she listed. But the videos they share online should be helpful.

Clawhammer Supply has some how to videos posted on their web page. They start off with safety topics, tools needed, then take you through the process of putting together one of their pre-made kits. Gives you a good idea of how to do a copper still.

Paul Quinn wrote


Cav Scout,

Thanks for the kind words. I'm live in SLO also, we are shooting to have some none aged stuff in bottle at the beginning of 2015. I will keep you posted!


Thanks Paul. Best of luck to you in your new venture. Looking forward the beginning of 2015!

Paul, I was going to chime in to comment on how beautiful your still is. What a work of art! I'm even more excited after reading you're in Paso Robles. I'm in SLO. Can't wait to visit your shop and support the distillery part of the business when it goes on line for production. Have you decided when...