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well I decided to take the remainder of the rice and squeeze all the liquid out of it instead of letting it clear. I ran it last week , I charged the boiler with 5 gallons and the thumper with 2 and ended up with @ 2 - 1/2 quarts of the best tasting spirits I have ever tasted, wow!! I will defiantly...

defiantly takes a while for this stuff to settle. I collected about 5 gallons of clear, I'm hoping to get a few more gallons of clear but this might take a while.

I would love to try it but currently I only have a pot still. I'm designing a flute as we speak though. Although it will be a while before its ready to test any plates. BTW,you have done some great experiments here. Thank you for sharing them with us!

Googe. I have a question. Did you ever try mutiple "flapper plates", the ones without downcommers. Im courious. you had great results with just 1. maybe someone already ask this question but I did not see it anywhere. I was thinking about building a flute with something similar. If you did...

The more I read the more im thinking about building a flute. I would like to make a "flapper" like I seen Googe make! maybe with down commers though. I really like the "Flapper Plate" idea. I will try to find some 3" or 4" pipe at the scrap yard. This will be an expensi...

just checked the mash, the sg is 1.000 still bubbling but slowing down. mmmm, taste so good cant wait to distill it.

Hey DAD300 thanks for the info. those stills sound really neat, i have never heard of them before but i can definatly see where they would be benificial now.

DAD300 wrote:Ta-Da...
I need a bane marie or steam boiler.

I'm not sure what those are, how would they be beneficial?

Ta-Da... I wish it didn't taste so good. I tried some of the mash today after taking a small sample and letting it settled over night. I was amazed of the taste, it was like a delicate flavored wine with a slight sour taste. I will defiantly be saving a gallon of this to make some wine with. I read...

I tried something similar last summer with all rice and liquid enzymes. I used a 50lb bag and cooked the rice in the oven. I had to steam it it in 4 batches. I got good conversion and smooth vodka but man oh man was it a bitch to strain out the remaining rice fibers. The enzymes just shredded the r...

Checked the SG tonight and it was at 1.033 . Air lock bubbling every 3-4 seconds now.

Day 4: Ferment still going steady.My wife said it smells like her favorite beer. "bud light" I agree. I would also like to save a little of this and try to make some saki. I will have to read up a little because i have never made a wine before.

well i tried something i havent tried before with taking an sg reading. It took a little longer than normal but it seemed to work great. I put the sample into the freezer for a few hours and then set it on the counter for a couple more, it cleared out nicely! I took the clear off the top and did a s...

Is there any way to get a good sg reading with all this rice mush. I took a sample last night and poured it thru a fine strainer until I got enough to get a reading.i didn't really trust it because it seemed kinda thick and even though i was spinning the hydrometer it was hard to get same reading tw...

The high temp enzymes are great to work with. Makes conversion so much easier. You just have to watch your Ph. Here is the website where I purchased the enzymes http://www.enzymash.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow . I followed the mashing instruc...

Day 3 of ferment: I checked the mash when I woke up this morning. The temp is 81F and it has picked up a little . The airlock is bubbling every 4-6 seconds now.

I will definitely have to try that technique next batch to see what different outcome I get. Thanks Shadylane !

FYI , im also thinking about building a Reflux from a 15.5 gal keg. I purchased a Tri clamp with a seal and a 2" diameter 10 " long copper collum with flange .I have some reading ahead of me about building one correctly.

Thanks S-Cackalacky ! I am actully born and raised here and a big majority of my family lives here. Although i have thought about moving closer to the Smokies! I have done lots of reading on this site but i still have tons to learn. My wife gets on me every once in a while about me being on here. I ...

DAD300 wrote:Expect the ferment to be slow...unfortunately.

That wasn't a lot of yeast for ten gallons...so it may start slower.

How much yeast would you recommend ?

Thanks again DAD300! I appreaciate all the advice i can get. I have done alot of reading but i still have a lot more to read and learn! I put a heating pad behind the buckets of mash and a glass of water with a themometer in it between the pad and the mash so that i can get a quick liquid temp readi...

I checked the mash this morning and it is still burping every 6-8 seconds.

S-Cackalacky wrote:

Question for you - did you grind your rice before cooking, or just cook the whole grain rice?

I just put in the whole grain. I would have probably had a little better conversion if I would have ground it up a bit. It did seem to take a while for the grain to get soft.

should i be worried about the airlock pace at every 6-8 seconds? seems slow.mash is at 76 now

my neighbor and i built a 6 gallon stainless pot still with 2 gallon stainless pot for thump and a big tub for condenser. we used 5/8 copper tube to connect everything, works great! the highest % we have got off of it is 75%. i would like to get a little higher personally at least 80%.normally get a...

Thanks DAD300! I thought about doing it that way. The only reason I didn’t is because I found Instructions for the mashing process with the high temp enzymes on the Enzymash website. If you had success with that process than I would much rather do it that way. I am always on edge when heating up any...

I started my first All Rice Vodka with High temp enzymes yesterday. 10 gals city water 20 lbs long grain rice ( Rico Brand ) Lemon juice ( to lower PH ) SEBStar- HTL 8ml SEBAmyl-GL 8ml 4 Tsp Distillers Yeast ( BSG Brand ) I started by adding half water to my BOP (15.5 gallon pot made from keg). I ha...

Hello Everyone! Just wanted to say that it is a Honor to be able to join this site. There is so much talent here! I started on this quest for shine approximately 1 year ago when my neighbor came to me and asked what i thought about trying to make some whiskey. Ever since then I have learned almost e...