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by MichiganCornhusker
Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:37 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Notable and quotable
Replies: 741
Views: 92240

Re: Notable and quotable

shadylane wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:05 am Since time and gravity are against me.
It's nice when I can use both to my advantage. :lol:
by MichiganCornhusker
Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:18 am
Forum: Rum
Topic: Badmotivator Tribute Rum
Replies: 38
Views: 6518

Re: Badmotivator Tribute Rum

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by MichiganCornhusker
Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:27 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Badmotivator - We will miss you!
Replies: 32
Views: 1747

Re: Badmotivator - We will miss you!

Terrible thing to read, so unfortunate. Before there were BadMo Barrels, there was BadMotivator. He was very active on the forum back in the day when I was just learning myself. He was one of the guys I really enjoyed reading, always clever and enthusiastic, and a hell of a builder/woodworker. Alway...
by MichiganCornhusker
Wed Nov 09, 2022 7:34 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: My Last Whiskey
Replies: 16
Views: 2377

My Last Whiskey

Well, I think this will be it. I’ve been distilling less and less over the last several years and I’ve gotten to the point of thinking about letting all the gear go. It does take up a lot of room, and I just don’t seem to have as much time as I used to. I’ve already gotten rid of some things, but to...
by MichiganCornhusker
Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:40 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Brazilian Wood for Aging Cachaças
Replies: 30
Views: 5811

Re: Brazilian Wood for Aging Cachaças

Did you ever dig those bottles out, MC? Well, thank you for the reminder, dovregubben, I did. 2DF00A33-2D52-4A8D-BEFD-C398154955DC.jpeg First of all, my canary wood experiments were a failure. Hot, bitter, tannic, and citrus pith. Did not like! I had three bottles labeled Amburana, two that read “t...
by MichiganCornhusker
Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:16 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: The liar's bench
Replies: 6675
Views: 487317

Re: The liar's bench

What a punch in the guts to get the news about TruckinButch. His humor, generosity, and hospitality will be remembered and appreciated for at least the rest of my days. Cheers to the man who established this here bench to visit, whether the day be bright or sad.
by MichiganCornhusker
Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:08 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Notable and quotable
Replies: 741
Views: 92240

Re: Notable and quotable

Truckinbutch wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:40 pmI'd like to establish a liar's bench here…
by MichiganCornhusker
Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:42 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: I live you, man...
Replies: 92
Views: 7215

Re: I live you, man...

After some beers out on the town tonight I just wanted a little homemade to wind out the evening. I was digging through the shed and ran across a dust covered mason jar labeled “corn malt”. Well, it’s feckin delicious! Made it a loooong time ago and forgot it, but I have all ya here on the forum to ...
by MichiganCornhusker
Tue Jun 07, 2022 4:24 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: working small wort sizes with a large still
Replies: 18
Views: 919

Re: working small wort sizes with a large still

My first still was similar to that in size and shape. I’d guess you can cover the element with a few gallons of liquid, so a 6 gallon charge would run ok, you just need to know what you have to work with. You don’t even need to use the thumper, so you could just set that aside, but it would probably...
by MichiganCornhusker
Sun May 01, 2022 6:16 am
Forum: What Not To Use/Do
Topic: My still has imploded!!!! Digiboil 35L
Replies: 77
Views: 9477

Re: My still has imploded!!!! Digiboil 35L

Without good support the flat bottom will deform before the dents pop compounding the problem. Maybe you will just make a ball! https://youtu.be/kEVG1xGaN6M But, seriously, the Digiboil things look pretty inexpensive to even consider trying to salvage yours. Just get another boiler, you can still u...
by MichiganCornhusker
Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:41 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: The liar's bench
Replies: 6675
Views: 487317

Re: The liar's bench

Roll Call : Still stillin’, just not as much. Funny, I been thinking about you n Jed lately. I still travel west to east and back, and I just get tired of that PA turnpike sometimes. Two ways to avoid it, one way takes me near Butch, and the other way takes me past Jed. If I need to make many more ...
by MichiganCornhusker
Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:59 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: The liar's bench
Replies: 6675
Views: 487317

Re: The liar's bench

Hey, there BigBob, nice to see ya post up, I thought you had run off and disappeared and everything. Nobody make a sweeter sweetfeed, git some brewed up and bring it back to the bench :thumbup:
by MichiganCornhusker
Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:00 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214741

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

Congrats, BadMo, I’m super happy with mine!
#239 and #254 currently hold a rye’d bourbon. :thumbup:
by MichiganCornhusker
Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:23 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Diastatic power of green corn malt
Replies: 33
Views: 2908

Re: Diastatic power of green corn malt

shadylane wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:45 pmOnly a fraction of the starch in malted corm has been gelled.
That's why a decoction mash works best.
+1
by MichiganCornhusker
Sat Mar 12, 2022 8:58 am
Forum: Fruits & Vegetables
Topic: First Potato Vodka
Replies: 34
Views: 4521

Re: First Potato Vodka

Sweet potatoes is on my list. Be careful with “sweet potatoes” Around here the things labeled sweet potatoes are actually yams, entirely different creatures. Real sweet potatoes make a nice spirit, mildly fruity, really nice with oak. I roasted mine until there was some caramelized syrup near the s...
by MichiganCornhusker
Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:22 am
Forum: Fruits & Vegetables
Topic: First Potato Vodka
Replies: 34
Views: 4521

Re: First Potato Vodka

Keep at the potatoes, Hawkwing, they do make a good spirit. The yield was always low for me, I think I remember it being about 1/3 of what I would expect from corn, pound for pound. But it was worth it for me to get a unique bottle. I remember it being kinda sweet, and yes, definitely remember that ...
by MichiganCornhusker
Tue Mar 08, 2022 2:07 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Goodbye Corona Mill, Hello AMA Chopper
Replies: 21
Views: 3164

Re: Goodbye Corona Mill, Hello AMA Chopper

McMaster Carr has lots of options for pieces of perforated steel with different hole sizes to control grind size :thumbup:
by MichiganCornhusker
Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:04 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Goodbye Corona Mill, Hello AMA Chopper
Replies: 21
Views: 3164

Re: Goodbye Corona Mill, Hello AMA Chopper

Someone just sent me this link to a video showing a DIY hack to make your own version of this grinder. If I didn’t already have one I’d have tried it!

https://fb.watch/bDsnnmtX--/
by MichiganCornhusker
Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:32 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Firecracker Bourbon
Replies: 29
Views: 6310

Re: Firecracker Bourbon

This is where I got mine. I picked it up at his farm I PA, but he also ships.

https://www.dancingstarfarmseed.com/
by MichiganCornhusker
Sun Feb 20, 2022 10:21 am
Forum: Fruit and grain season is here
Topic: Lets get carried away with fruity goodness
Replies: 2586
Views: 229392

Re: Lets get carried away with fruity goodness

4B69F499-7D05-43A1-9B25-24E8207AE79F.jpeg Well here I sit, Cranky, with 3 of your vintages! You sent me one several years ago, and two more recently. I wanted to taste them together and give you my impressions. First of all, you have really upped you bottle game! :D The one you sent me years ago is...
by MichiganCornhusker
Sun Feb 20, 2022 9:37 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Good morning from West Michigan
Replies: 13
Views: 614

Re: Good morning from West Michigan

Welcome in, Raisenman, I think you will find the forum a great help to speed up the learning curve for ya. Being the Welcome Center, I don’t think this will be the best place to have a dustup over glass distilling equipment. Glass is discouraged because it can break easier. And typically mason jars ...
by MichiganCornhusker
Sun Feb 20, 2022 9:28 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Firecracker Bourbon
Replies: 29
Views: 6310

Re: Firecracker Bourbon

So, it's the beginning of the new year. How did this turn out?! I’m pretty happy with it! I pulled some bottles from the Gibbs barrel back around New Years, filtered it through coffee filters, and wasn’t too thrilled, tasted way over oaked. But I just tasted it again last night and it is really nic...
by MichiganCornhusker
Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:21 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: whats your music
Replies: 2656
Views: 239634

Re: whats your music

cob wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:45 am RIP Meatloaf (Michael Lee Aday)
by MichiganCornhusker
Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:16 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Home made bottle labels
Replies: 355
Views: 54315

Re: Home made bottle labels

Not a normal situation around here, but I’m sort of at a loss for words, Cranky! These bottles (2!) are so legit, I love your label, and the back label shoutout to the S3 crew is perfect. And of course, the monkey shoulder bottles just kick it all up a notch. I’m a bit off my feed right now, but I’l...
by MichiganCornhusker
Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:03 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Selecting rye based on flavor
Replies: 20
Views: 1668

Re: Selecting rye based on flavor

Interesting article about an heirloom rye seed: https://lancasteronline.com/features/this-lancaster-county-distillery-turned-a-long-gone-heritage-grain-into-a-whiskey-here-s/article_d40841d6-f511-11e9-abe7-779b33d7f31e.html Seems like it would be perfect for the folks interested in recreating the Ge...
by MichiganCornhusker
Thu Nov 18, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: The liar's bench
Replies: 6675
Views: 487317

Re: The liar's bench

Then again, sometimes it’s just a brain fart!
by MichiganCornhusker
Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Mrs Cranky is having some issues
Replies: 119
Views: 8059

Re: Mrs Cranky is having some issues

Sorry to hear of the ordeal the Missus is going through. She’s made of tough stuff though, and I’m guessing she has a lot more watching over you to do.

Anyone going into a hospital needs a good spotter, she’s very fortunate to have you. Lucky to have each other, hang in there.
by MichiganCornhusker
Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:16 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Adding amalayse after it is gelled
Replies: 10
Views: 1032

Re: Adding amalayse after it is gelled

Just add the enzymes and mix, they should re-liquify the gelled corn on their own. I’ve added ground barley malt to buckets of corn that looked like concrete and watched it just dissolve back into liquid magically.
by MichiganCornhusker
Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:00 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Malted Bloody Butcher Bourbon
Replies: 22
Views: 1876

Re: Malted Bloody Butcher Bourbon

What is the flavor difference between malted and unmalted bloody butcher corn? I have never tasted any corn malted and unmalted side by side. Side by side? Hell, ya could taste them a couple days and a year apart and discover that corn malt isn’t nothing like corn! My corn malt whiskeys have run th...
by MichiganCornhusker
Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:49 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: The liar's bench
Replies: 6675
Views: 487317

Re: The liar's bench

Glad to see ya back on the bench, Butch, hope the ailments become a thing of the past soon.