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ksarrow wrote:It's tasty however I used a hop that left it a bit too bitter for my taste. I bottle carbed and pasteurized with success.

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ksarrow wrote:It's tasty however I used a hop with high acid

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It's tasty however I used a hop with high acid

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Found a lot of great info on this site.

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This explains solid state relays pretty good.

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Just picked up a cheapy cooker from Menard's today. The regulator has a battery powered timer that needs to be reset every 15 min or it will flame out.

Brewed 2.5 gallons of this tonight. Replaced 1 qt of pressed cider with bottled black cherry juice. Us-05 yeast and calypso hops. See what 2 weeks will bring.

Yes it is that ectoplasmatic bull milk. Yeast is still active. No bad smell well not much smell at all. Looks kinda nasty. Stuck s spoon in it and the tomato paste boiled up under the top snot layer.

Airlock yes. Clear goo on the surface however the whole thing is thick. I use 5 gallon HDPE buckets to ferment in.

I recently got a bottle of Star San and set up some in a squirt bottle also.

Not out much on on one bucket full of birdwatchers so think I'll dump it and chalk it up as lesson learned.

Thanks NZChris sounds good. Was just over thinking as I was reading other posts. I have better means to sterilize now also. I have a bucket next to that one just fine that I did not add anything to it.

Stockpot boiler so I'll bring it up to temp a little slow and hope not to burn the goo.

Made this up by the numbers scaled down to 5 gals. Used EC-1118 cause its cooler now where I'm at. Slow slow action from the airlock. 2nd week added a crushed oyster shell bomb (thin cotton cloth with a palm full of crushed shells hung a small string through the airlock hole). 1 week later added nut...

Thanks guys. Yea I got dryer vent brush and pellet vent brush thinking one would work. I bet I could fashion a ball of ss scrubby or green pad on those fiberglass sticks. Barkeepers friend is a good idea too I use it on my kitchen sink. Cutting that 3" copper makes me weep just thinking about i...

Asked a scrapper buddy be on the look out fer some copper pipe. Few weeks go by and he brings me this hunk of 3" vent. I pretty sure the tee's are brass one 3x3x1.5 one 3x3x2 and a 3" short 90. Any tricks to unsoldering pipe this size, purdy sure thats old lead solder in there. Never worke...

You want less dry, try using a different yeast like Nottingham or some use ale yeasts. And crash it or use additives to halt the yeast when its how you like it. I've read where some calculate the max ABV of the yeast and OG so the yeast die out before the all the sugar is consumed.

Rack it, let it settle out and maybe rack it again. Helps keep it from being too dry if it not already. Cold crash it if your happy with the SG. Longer you can let it sit the better.

I noticed that also touring bourbon distilleries. They use giant wooden open top vessels to ferment. I have a pic somewhere I will post if I can find it. It was really cool watching the yeast bubbles hit the surface and move to the center.

They have marbles 1 mm and up..
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Found a bottle of Wild Turkey 81 proof. I think it has a bit more body and much better flavor than 101. Few years back did the Bourbon Trail Bardtown Kentucky with my father when it was 5 Distilleries long. Woodford Reserve was the only one that charged for a tour at the time. We did not do that tou...

If its college town they are most likely this year's party fodder. I'd say that them as used beer bottles and make sure the threads and caps get a good wash. Outside may want to mist down with a disinfectant. A case of mono or something might be hanging and keep labels nice.

Just a noob here trying to learn a what I can and not get too mixed up. Thanks for clearing that up.

Whether stripping run or spirit run makes no difference... It's more of a personal preference thing... That being said, backset from a neutral spirits run through a reflux column can be pretty nasty... I, personally, don't use backset because my primary goal is neutral spirits... Yep in neutral spi...

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Got this one at the Four Roses Distillery with my pops on the tour a few years back. The Four Roses etched in the center go clear to red when cold.

OK so no more using the android for posting pics.

I will get some pics up soon, yea there is s bio diesel plant few miles away. Lots of big silos everywhere. It's feed corn cause it tastes nasty.

That's what I call it. It's just I'm new to the Midwest and never seen corn grow 8 feet tall and 3 inches apart. They spray roundup on it, it can flood or no rain for weeks at a time and it still makes ears just the same.

Big thanks for the welcome, I have a small bout 4 gallon stock pot with a welded 1" copper welded into to the lid. 4" up flanged to 3/4 column about 13" elbowed to a 17" Liebig. It's copper inside galvanized jacket. Home made for sure. Well used and bought it from a buddy. Output...

So Ive been been lookin around and always been interested in this Hobby/Craft. I now live in the midwest part of the US surrounded by by fields of SUPERCORN. Got me thinking to maybe do studying. There is so much info here so just wanna say thanks to all that contribute and steer us green-beans in t...