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by Alabama Rick
Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:33 am
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: My first "spirits" run.
Replies: 6
Views: 1066

Re: My first "spirits" run.

If I need to cut it down to about 30% or 40% anyway......
Could I cut it with mash for added flavor? Good idea or bad idea?

I wash asked where in Bama I am..........
Near Anniston.
by Alabama Rick
Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:30 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: My first "spirits" run.
Replies: 6
Views: 1066

Re: My first "spirits" run.

OK Hound Dog, that is helpful. Thx.

Anyone else got anything?
by Alabama Rick
Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:47 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: My first "spirits" run.
Replies: 6
Views: 1066

My first "spirits" run.

Howdy from Bama, I have been saving my heads and tails(no foreshots) for about the past 4 months and am ready to try a run of just them. I use a column with a condenser on a 15Gal. beer keg pot. I usually run between 12 to 13 gals. of mash but I know that alcohol expands more than water with heat, s...
by Alabama Rick
Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:12 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Howdy from Bama,
Replies: 6
Views: 1156

Re: Howdy from Bama,

I told you I would do the reading and I did.

High gravity = Lots of sugars.
Hydrometers are for reading density of a mash. It tells you the amount of sugar to water ratios.
I just ordered one after reading about it.

High tolerant = Yeast that can stand more ABV before being killed by the alcohol.
by Alabama Rick
Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:03 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Howdy from Bama,
Replies: 6
Views: 1156

Re: Howdy from Bama,

Thx for the reply MoonBreath, This is Alabama and we have a few Talladega`s. The town, the race track and two national forests. I live north of the town. I go camping in the national forest because it has a place just for people to bring their horses with them while camping. I live very near the rac...
by Alabama Rick
Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:11 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Howdy from Bama,
Replies: 6
Views: 1156

Howdy from Bama,

Says my first post should only go here, Introduce myself .Tell you where my interest lay. So here I am. Im just an old cowboy too old to rodeo anymore. Back when I was rodeoing..there was always a "new kid" trying his hand at it. If we saw that he really had "try" or was showing ...