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by craftstiller
Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:43 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: 55 GAL drum transfer
Replies: 4
Views: 737

Re: 55 GAL drum transfer

Can a transfer pump take out all that mash as well and not just the liquid?
by craftstiller
Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:41 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Honey Infusion
Replies: 27
Views: 6651

Re: Honey Infusion

Then i would wait until your primary fermentation is over with. then add some honey and let it sit on that for a few days. seperate the wash then distill it. Unless you are looking for a way to add honey into it after you have already distilled it. Or just add it on top of the wash in the still.
by craftstiller
Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:38 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: 55 GAL drum transfer
Replies: 4
Views: 737

55 GAL drum transfer

So recently i have been looking more and more at the kings county distillery because those guys are awesome. I have figured out how they pretty much run their operation. But i cannot wrap my head around how they transfer their mash from the SS 55gal drum masher to their plastic 55gal fermenters. Doe...
by craftstiller
Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:31 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Honey Infusion
Replies: 27
Views: 6651

Re: Honey Infusion

Just do a mash with honey malt, should do the trick.
by craftstiller
Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:04 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Brown Sediment, Stripping run
Replies: 7
Views: 1870

Re: Brown Sediment, Stripping run

Yeah i am going to run it again soon. probally will put it through a coffee filter. It seems like it will come out fairly easily. Thanks man
by craftstiller
Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:36 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hey all
Replies: 2
Views: 380

Re: Hey all

Yeah i can definitely post some pics of my still. I am looking to open up my own place soon actually. I have been brewing professionally for some time now. Also i run classes to teach other people how to make their own beer. So i am trying now to get a few solid recipes down for distilling. As well ...
by craftstiller
Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:25 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Brown Sediment, Stripping run
Replies: 7
Views: 1870

Re: Brown Sediment, Stripping run

the wash going into the boiler was very clean. i cold crashed it at 32F for about 3 days. and a straight corn is as follows: Straight Corn whiskey refers to an American whiskey which is distilled from a mashbill of at least 80% corn. These are usually not aged in new charred oak barrels (the custom ...
by craftstiller
Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:41 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Brown Sediment, Stripping run
Replies: 7
Views: 1870

Brown Sediment, Stripping run

Hey guys. Doing my first stripping run of a 12% straight corn mash. and im getting some brown sediment collecting in the bottom as well as floating on top. Already ran water through the still twice before and even some wine and did not have this problem. Still is made of SS and copper worm. Any sugg...
by craftstiller
Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:17 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hey all
Replies: 2
Views: 380

Hey all

Hey, new to the forums. Recently build my own still. have been brewing beer for a while now. Looking to try something new.