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- Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:21 pm
- Forum: My First .....
- Topic: My first still
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1308
Re: My first still
... I'd ditch those in favor of a true quick-disconnect or, at the least, a male-threaded hose barb... I'd be interested in finding a "true" quick-disconnect fitting. Any tips on the keywords for searching for these? What is the difference in comparison to the ones I have? Here's what I use. They'r...
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:03 am
- Forum: My First .....
- Topic: My first still
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1308
Re: My first still
The one in the pic is damaged. The metal is bent and the brown plastic piece is snapped. It does seem to still work but I'm happy they're sending a replacement. Replacement or not, I'd ditch those in favor of a true quick-disconnect or, at the least, a male-threaded hose barb. The connectors provid...
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:40 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: 100% Malted Corn Whiskey
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8795
Re: 100% Malted Corn Whiskey
illegal_smile wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:26 pmI wondered if you knew of the old timers having favorites like this and still going off the grain?
I doubt that you're going to get a reply from castiron ...
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... but you might try the same question in the "Grains" or "Whiskey" forums.
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:27 pm
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Ginger in my mead
- Replies: 2
- Views: 52
Re: Ginger in my mead
Years ago I made a metheglin (spiced mead) with ginger. It was carbonated (very effervescent too). So, it was a sparkling meth. It was quite reminiscent of an asti spumante. Very light with a slight fruitiness. Thanks for the feedback. I've been looking to incorporate ginger and will try a blend wi...
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:18 pm
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Ginger in my mead
- Replies: 2
- Views: 52
Ginger in my mead
I see no mention in this forum of anyone using ginger in their mead recipes (despite finding many on the 'net). I just started a batch of Tart Cherry and am wondering whether a big dose of ginger would add balance. I know Steve Piatz won a "best of" award for his ginger mead and he used 3 lbs in his...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:47 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: First Flute Run and Observations - Sugar Wash
- Replies: 23
- Views: 412
Re: First Real Run and Observations - Sugar Wash
yes I know TY is bad but this was all the HB shop had. This is *not* a criticism ... just an observation: Salespeople at any LHBS, when discussing distilling spirits, will drive you to specific products. Like turbo yeast. The irony, of course, is that you were in a LHBS which surely had a refrigera...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:12 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: What's a "Whisky hat"?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 619
Re: What's a "Whisky hat"?
I think once an answer has been provided, as was by SaltyStaves in the first reply, then humor (that is absent of ridicule or belittlement) is acceptable.
... especially on a Saturday evening.
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:53 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Please recommend a grain mill to crack corn
- Replies: 34
- Views: 899
Re: Please recommend a grain mill to crack corn
it seems this item is currently out of stock at the moment. It might be a covid china shipping issue.... China isn't a factor ... the AMA mill is from Italy. For me, one significant plus for the AMA (Agristore) mill is the availability of replacement parts. Simple design + available parts = sustain...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:57 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Please recommend a grain mill to crack corn
- Replies: 34
- Views: 899
Re: Please recommend a grain mill to crack corn
Does anyone have a good affordable (and hopefully reasonably smallish sized) suggestion to crack corn? Affordable is a relative term. If you want to do corn, whether coarse or fine, then you might want to consider this ... https://www.agristoreusa.com/collections/grain-mills/products/electric-grain...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:30 pm
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Ditching the T500 column
- Replies: 17
- Views: 557
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:01 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Off taste when cooled
- Replies: 4
- Views: 146
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:49 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: List of trusted stills/ builders
- Replies: 13
- Views: 390
Re: List of trusted stills/ builders
But could we as a community put together options or a list? Vendor quality can be very fluid. What was good on Monday may be unusable on Tuesday. So, unless you have a way of regularly auditing product quality then any recommendation is just a static line in the sand. (posting along with Bushman)
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:29 am
- Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
- Topic: Crushed Oyster shell
- Replies: 53
- Views: 1414
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:06 pm
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: Your best vodka?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2895
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:23 am
- Forum: Flavoring and Aging
- Topic: Resting spirits
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2418
Re: Resting spirits
I never thought any white spirits were rested. Maybe that's the reason they charcoal filter and add glycerin I primarily do AG vodkas and always allow them to rest two months after the spirit run. I've found they generally stabilize their flavor profiles after 6 weeks but adding two months is easie...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 10:03 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello to all from GA
- Replies: 2
- Views: 79
Re: Hello to all from GA
Welcome ! I purchased a 3 gallon 3 part still (Boiler, condenser and thumper) Please create a new thread in the "Novice" forum and post a photo of your still. Based on your description I, and probably several others, are visualizing a design, commonly sold online, that may require some modifications...
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:45 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Tpw not clearing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 101
Re: Tpw not clearing
I have racked it for a few days but it's still a red colour and not clear. "Clear" doesn't mean "transparent" ... just that there are little to no suspended solids, when using a grain recipe, or the haze of yeast when making a sugar wash. After a few days you should see a layer of yeast on the bott...
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:23 am
- Forum: Research and Theory
- Topic: Centering Rings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 720
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 7:55 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Quality over Quantity for Collecting the Heart
- Replies: 5
- Views: 270
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:13 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Experiment #27
- Replies: 9
- Views: 326
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:44 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Experiment #27
- Replies: 9
- Views: 326
Re: Experiment #27
Dancing4dan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:35 pmThat pail looks pretty full... you going to divide that before you put the lid on?
Maybe the experiment is "cleaning up."
- Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:49 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Vapor escaping from liebig output
- Replies: 21
- Views: 483
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:07 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: First distillation of TPW in Pot still came out at 45% abv?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 180
Re: First distillation of TPW in Pot still came out at 45% abv?
Oh is 45% low wines in the realm of normality? For some reason I expected low wines to be like 20-30%, but maybe I pulled that out of thin air No, 45%ABV is not normal for a stripping run due to the intent of a "stripping" run which is to remove the alcohol from the wash. Where you stop is a person...
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:43 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: First distillation of TPW in Pot still came out at 45% abv?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 180
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:16 pm
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: Thinking of using this tank to ferment
- Replies: 7
- Views: 283
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:40 am
- Forum: My First .....
- Topic: My first braumeister still.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 880
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 5:43 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Distillation attentiveness
- Replies: 20
- Views: 453
Re: Distillation attentiveness
I want to make sure that I balance the proper level of care and safety with frankly being able to take advantage of sitting in the same place for several hours straight. If you're distilling in your home then you're the only one who can decide what is and what isn't safe ... 'cause if there's an ac...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 6:17 am
- Forum: (Discussion) Stills and still building information
- Topic: Newbie first boiler build
- Replies: 26
- Views: 894
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 5:19 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Storing copper in %50 ABV results a black line after storing for just 3 days.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 475
Re: Storing copper in %50 ABV results a black line after storing for just 3 days.
Rather than using extra supplies, put used copper into the hot backset in your boiler following a strip run. Leave in for 15 - 20 minutes. Dump your boiler and the copper is squeaky clean.
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 3:47 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: 404 Not Found
- Replies: 15
- Views: 631
Re: 404 Not Found
Here are steps for running a pot still. http://homedistiller.org/distill/dtw/use_pot" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow 404 Not Found This took me a minute ... https://web.archive.org/web/20140701224829/http://homedistiller.org/distill/dtw/use_pot https://web.archive.org/...