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- Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:40 am
- Forum: Column Builds
- Topic: Modular flute plate design. A few issues...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1993
Re: Modular flute plate design. A few issues...
One thing that you mentioned that would be a bad idea is re flowing the solder to change the cup height for the plates. As soon as you start flowing the solder you're going to have to do another cleaning run before you can run product. Open this helps avoid issues later.
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:01 am
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Blond ale all grain help
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2809
Re: Blond ale all grain help
Well chalk this one up as a learning experience. Go to transfer into keg. Remove ''sealed'' to find a lacto or vinigar infection taking hold. Not sure if a sour beer is going to be any good. But I'm going to find out. And if nothing else It will be stripped for the etho. Next time ill ferment in ca...
- Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:24 pm
- Forum: Boilers
- Topic: Boiler skin thickness, heat retention etc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1478
Re: Boiler skin thickness, heat retention etc
It's run on internal water heaters the holes are cut and tapped right into the ss plate on the side. But could easily be run on a custom gass burner if I made a brick shroud for the lower half of.it. or dig a trench and run it on fire or more accurately a hot coal bed. I can also run it off steam. O...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:35 am
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: Black currant shoots (especially for der wo)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2583
Re: Black currant shoots (especially for der wo)
Subed. This thread needs to keep going. V- I tip my hat to you sir and thank you for the little gold mine you've just opened up.
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:22 am
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Blond ale all grain help
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2809
Re: Blond ale all grain help
Well chalk this one up as a learning experience. Go to transfer into keg. Remove ''sealed'' to find a lacto or vinigar infection taking hold. Not sure if a sour beer is going to be any good. But I'm going to find out. And if nothing else It will be stripped for the etho. Next time ill ferment in car...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:43 am
- Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
- Topic: DIY aircooled condencer
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3749
Re: DIY aircooled condencer
Right on. How long are you planning on making it? Fans?
And what do you mean you don't need another still. There's always room for another still.
And what do you mean you don't need another still. There's always room for another still.
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 4:24 am
- Forum: Boilers
- Topic: Boiler skin thickness, heat retention etc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1478
Re: Boiler skin thickness, heat retention etc
Kegs are handy. If you're going larger scale ( which were not going to discuss on this forum. Got to respect the rules here) either the ss barrels or ss ibc totes work a treat. I had a custom boiler made. It's 1/4 thick ss. It's fucking heavy. It takes 2 people to move it. It takes forever to heat u...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 4:13 am
- Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
- Topic: DIY aircooled condencer
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3749
Re: DIY aircooled condencer
Shadys at it again. You taking pics of the process?
Which boiler is it for?
Yak
Which boiler is it for?
Yak
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:47 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Beer keg safety issue
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1290
Beer keg safety issue
Alright. This is a safety question. One of my original boilers is a true 15 gallon beer keg. It was never molested as it was run on a propane burner. The question is. Can I still use this as a beer keg under normal operating pressure or will having used it for a boiler make it unsafe to pressurize?
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:04 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: anal leakage
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1086
Re: anal leakage
Teflon is ok but that silicone hose that's in the pic is not safe for alcohol of any kind. Silicone is only ok for water. So if that hose is in contact with alcohol or alcohol vapor it needs to go
- Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:26 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Downtime this morning
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1250
Re: Downtime this morning
Not sure if it was across the board but both forum and homepage were down from 8 am my time until atleast 10 30.
- Fri Jan 19, 2018 4:21 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello From Southern Ontario
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1395
Re: Hello From Southern Ontario
Welcome from another southern ontarioian.
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:47 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: forgot to bookmark a post....proofing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 906
Re: forgot to bookmark a post....proofing
Basics of it is 10 percent abv drop at a time with a rest period IIRC.
- Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:42 am
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Blond ale all grain help
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2809
Re: Blond ale all grain help
Well finally got this into the fermenter. Hoping it turns out well. Finally grain bill was 24 lbs. Final volume was aproxx 14 gallons. Og after temp correct right before I pitched yeast was 1.052. Pretty satisfactory for a first go. Next time will be a full fly sparge instead of a mix between fly an...
- Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:21 am
- Forum: Boilers
- Topic: Shotgun boiler (not condenser)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2870
Re: Shotgun boiler (not condenser)
It would absolutly give you faster heat up times if you were over a fire for a heat source. But to be honest with how much extra work and how many potential leak points you are adding to a boiler that is going to contain hot alcohol over a fuel and ignition source it wouldnt be a modification I woul...
- Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:49 am
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Blond ale all grain help
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2809
Re: Blond ale all grain help
Well I'm still slacking. Or rather not slacking but keep hitting roadblocks. My induction element shit the bed on me so I'm replacing that today. Brew day today. 2 weeks to keg. 3 to tap
- Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:22 am
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: Help!!!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3492
Re: Help!!!
Ouch. Thats going to be a fun mess. You just learned a lesson the hard way. Always leave adiquate head space. And always have a back up containment system. Get that bucket it a large garbage bag to contain any spills and keep swmbo from turning th evil eye on you and your new found hobby.
Yak
Yak
- Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:41 am
- Forum: Materials Safety
- Topic: Are there sealants that are safe to use in a wash?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3001
Re: Are there sealants that are safe to use in a wash?
Jb. Being that it has its a temp controller built in as long as you don't heat past the barrels capacity ( and being that you're simply using it to keep the barrel at fermenting temp you're golden with this.
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:35 pm
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Blond ale all grain help
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2809
Re: Blond ale all grain help
Well after having a long convo with bitter, I turned a spare chest cooler into a mash tun for the cost of a braided ss line and a 99 cent in line valve. So for 15 dollars I have a insulated mash tun that should handle a full 15 gallon batch of beer. Was soldering on my ball valve to the kettle and o...
- Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:00 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello from Ontario!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 936
Re: Hello from Ontario!
Welcome from a fellow ont hobbiest.
Long time listener means you either are well on your way or have done your homework. Either way welcome to the community
Long time listener means you either are well on your way or have done your homework. Either way welcome to the community
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:49 am
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Blond ale all grain help
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2809
Blond ale all grain help
Hey guys. While my 4 Inch gear is being redone slowly I am finally going to get a keg of beer put up. Got my grain and hops. Here's my grain bill for a 15 gallon beer batch 33lbs of pale 2 row. 1.5 lbs Crystal malt 20L 1.05 Oz of nugget hops( pellet form) 1.5 oz Willamette hops (pellet form) Recipe ...
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:24 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: New Member From Ontario Canada
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1371
Re: New Member From Ontario Canada
Spent quite a bit of time in your neck of the woods last year. Spent 8 months building the 50meg solar farm up that way. Spent half the time in owen sound. Get up that way every fall for salmon. Personal favorite is the saugeen river.
- Sat Dec 30, 2017 6:36 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: A Comedy Of Errors
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1550
Re: A Comedy Of Errors
Hey mate, think most plate builders have been where you are!. It can be very frustrating with leaks!. what do you think is the main issue with why your ferrule joins are leaking?. What other areas are leaking?. I know what its like, trying to get something right but it feels like its against you!. ...
- Sat Dec 30, 2017 11:51 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: A Comedy Of Errors
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1550
A Comedy Of Errors
Ladies and gentleman, I've about had it. This 4 inch modular playground idea was about as successful as my marriage. I'm about ready to scrap my 4 inch flute altogether. But I'm getting ahead of myself here. From early on in the build I was plaged by delays and shaping and soldering problems. Fought...
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:38 am
- Forum: Beer, and Wine
- Topic: Mead
- Replies: 151
- Views: 24812
Re: Mead
I started another mead tonight, og 1.070 so about 10% ABV potentially. I went with ec1118 and did my tataric acid and fermaid o. Will degas tomorrow and for the next 3 days and add the nutrients in steps as prescribed and in hopes of getting a very dry mead this time. The wife is pissed because I p...
- Mon Dec 25, 2017 8:43 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Happy Holidays
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2483
Re: Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to all you and yours this year.
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 5:38 pm
- Forum: Sugar
- Topic: I live close to a sweeteners distributor....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2408
Re: I live close to a sweeteners distributor....
You lucky dog. They have agave. You're one of the few of us lucky enought to have access to that. Tequila anyone?
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:37 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: South African Craft
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1338
Re: South African Craft
Hi and welcome here. For a brandy just a very simple pot still will be fine for double runs, for gin you would do well to further reflux it. Take a look around and you will soon find all you need to get it done :thumbup: . I guess you are too optimistic! New on distilling! So knowing nothing at all...
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:48 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Long winters means much time
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1010
Re: Long winters means much time
First welcome. Second if.you can cancel your order it would be in your beat interest. That equipment is not only poorly designed but not safe either.
A few days reading and you will begin to.understand why I've suggested that you cancel your order.
Yak
A few days reading and you will begin to.understand why I've suggested that you cancel your order.
Yak
- Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:17 pm
- Forum: Other Hobbies and Projects
- Topic: You might be a Black Smith
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5026
Re: You might be a Black Smith
Chixter wrote:If ya not only know what these are, but you know how they work cuz you made 'em.
So for those of us who are definitely not blacksmiths what are they? Got me curious.