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by Jimy Dee
Mon Nov 12, 2018 12:41 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: Started a ferment on airborne yeast
Replies: 8
Views: 1522

Re: Started a ferment on airborne yeast

Update as to how this turned out?
by Jimy Dee
Mon Nov 05, 2018 11:58 am
Forum: Grains
Topic: Barley Malt vs. Barley Seed
Replies: 17
Views: 2586

Re: Barley Malt vs. Barley Seed

Folks This is a great thread. I have been incontact with GCB3 during his trials and tribulations and I have decided I am going to have a go at malting the seed barley grains I purchased from the local agri feed store. In fact the seed grain barley is feed for pigeons, so for any of you city slickers...
by Jimy Dee
Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:28 pm
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Some basic guidelines for AG
Replies: 36
Views: 6372

Re: Some basic guidelines for AG

Jimbo Myself and GCB3 are working away together on all grains and learning off one another. This post could not have been better timed. I/We did balrey mash with malted and unmalted barley and got very low starting gravity. We now know the reason - never boiled the UNmalted barley. This post has cur...
by Jimy Dee
Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:10 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: Oz’s first go
Replies: 11
Views: 1884

Re: Oz’s first go

Oz, do a stripping run as fast as your rig will take. Strip down to 20%abv or thereabouts. Coillect all in one container. Do enough strip to do one good spirit run. Then do a spirit run at a slow pace. Make cuts and put away for a year or 2. Rum off the spout is a rough spirit and it takes time to i...
by Jimy Dee
Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:47 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: First Wine to Brandy
Replies: 3
Views: 970

First Wine to Brandy

Folks A friend of mine grew his own vines and made his own wine which was plonk. He gave me 20 wine bottles of wine which he told me was about 9% ABV. So in total I had 15 liters of wine. Using my pot and thumper I put 20 liters of water and 20 liters of wine in the pot, and 20 liters of water in th...
by Jimy Dee
Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:31 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Pikey's Bacardi (ish)
Replies: 6
Views: 1859

Re: Pikey's Bacardi (ish)

Pikey
Do you age it or find ageing makes any difference to it?
Jimy
by Jimy Dee
Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:51 am
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: yeast farming prepwork and tools
Replies: 14
Views: 3561

Re: yeast farming prepwork and tools

Mashins, well done and thanks for keeping us informed of developments. Looking forward to seeing how this one develops. Please keep us posted. JD
by Jimy Dee
Mon Aug 20, 2018 1:15 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Smoker Coffin
Replies: 15
Views: 2427

Re: Smoker Coffin

JBC, the last photo above, how deep is that layer of grain? JD
by Jimy Dee
Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:55 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Smoker Coffin
Replies: 15
Views: 2427

Re: Smoker Coffin

JBC, now thats a class job, collapsible and all. Well done, hopefully it will save you time with the amount it can smoke. Make sure to give us updates as to how it goes. JD
by Jimy Dee
Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:20 pm
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: yeast farming prepwork and tools
Replies: 14
Views: 3561

Re: yeast farming prepwork and tools

Mashing, we are only all learning while going through life. Stick with it. JD
by Jimy Dee
Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:18 am
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: yeast farming prepwork and tools
Replies: 14
Views: 3561

Re: yeast farming prepwork and tools

Mashing, Thanks a mil for that info. Really interesting. I am sold, have subscribed and please give us regular updates on this yeast if at all possible. To me it's like your are a version of Indiana Jones searching for hidden treasure. On a second note, the lad who exchanges yeasts is wired correctl...
by Jimy Dee
Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:22 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Any Trappers on here?
Replies: 10
Views: 1560

Re: Any Trappers on here?

Beaver penis! Laugh my ass off. One of the wittiest comments I have read. Super stuff. I'm thinking of trapping a bush hare myself one of these days. Woo hoo.
by Jimy Dee
Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:37 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Any Trappers on here?
Replies: 10
Views: 1560

Re: Any Trappers on here?

I'd love to do trapping but in Ireland we have practically nothing to trap other than (fox and) mink which were wrecklessly released from fur farms by utter gobshites who had absolutely no regard for ecology and the disastrous effect these things have on our small mammals, fish and wild birds. Mink ...
by Jimy Dee
Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: yeast farming prepwork and tools
Replies: 14
Views: 3561

Re: yeast farming prepwork and tools

Mashing, can you please elaborate more on the yeast you are trying to extract from sugar cane. I know nothing about this yeast and never heard of it. Why is this a unique yeast. Why are u after it. Has it special qualities? Why can you not purchase a commercial strain? All such info would be welcome...
by Jimy Dee
Sat Aug 11, 2018 1:05 pm
Forum: Boilers
Topic: Upgrading My Boiler - The Way It Should Have Been!
Replies: 32
Views: 8046

Re: Upgrading My Boiler - The Way It Should Have Been!

Zed, have u a liebig? If so what way have you the tap/water control set up? Do u regulate the water coming into it or do u regulate the water leaving it? JD
by Jimy Dee
Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:13 am
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel
Replies: 1218
Views: 214818

Re: The Badmotivator Bain-Marie and Oak Barrel

Badmo, what an outstanding idea, thread and product. To assist in developing your cottage industry, if there are punters from different parts of the world that have a good supply of suitable SS containers, why not get them to send one of the containers to u which can act as template for the timber h...
by Jimy Dee
Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:38 am
Forum: Boilers
Topic: Upgrading My Boiler - The Way It Should Have Been!
Replies: 32
Views: 8046

Re: Upgrading My Boiler - The Way It Should Have Been!

Zed, A great and educational post, well done. Just to add my 2 cents worth, once one gets to a nice rig and finding the sweet spot to run it etc, the mind wonders to doing things with efficiency and in a time saving way. I discovered a few beneficial protocols in this regards that work for me 1. Add...
by Jimy Dee
Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:49 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: Irish Bokmini build
Replies: 9
Views: 5862

Re: Irish Bokmini build

Hello, u in our emerald Isle? If so, any where down south? I would really like to befriend some one near by. Jimy Dee

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by Jimy Dee
Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:54 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hello from Part of Europe (for now)
Replies: 5
Views: 917

Re: Hello from Part of Europe (for now)

Hi Brother, form one European to the other, welcome aboard. A great site with plenty activity and willing members to answer your questions. If u get satisfaction, consider giving a few bob to the boss. Donations are what keeps this forum alive. JD
by Jimy Dee
Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:49 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Superstition
Replies: 9
Views: 1340

Re: Superstition

Mac, don't be offended but superstition is total horse shit. Humanity is a reality, whereas ghosts, leprauchanes, deities, etc hold as much reality on outcome as a rub of cats piss. Forget it. Get on with good protocol, practice and procedure and stop theorising as if in a drunken stupor. As I said ...
by Jimy Dee
Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:42 pm
Forum: Essential Oils
Topic: Mint
Replies: 28
Views: 5682

Re: Mint

Bushman, what is your end goal here? Mint is pungent and a spearmint is a lovely taste. Never thought of putting it into likker. Potential for an interesting thread. Subscribed. JD
by Jimy Dee
Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:10 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: What properties make a spirit "smooth"?
Replies: 9
Views: 2010

Re: What properties make a spirit "smooth"?

What a great post. Hope it deals with all likker, not just gin. Subscribed.
by Jimy Dee
Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:04 am
Forum: Rum
Topic: DuRhum.com: Visit to Hampden
Replies: 6
Views: 1145

Re: DuRhum.com: Visit to Hampden

V interesting post. Thanks.
by Jimy Dee
Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:25 pm
Forum: Rum
Topic: SBB's Rum recipe and when to know its done
Replies: 23
Views: 3024

Re: SBB's Rum recipe and when to know its done

SBB and Yummy are the undisputed world heavy weight champs in this one, listen and learn, no deviation. KISS - keep it simple stupid. Keep going now and tell us how the run went. We'll done so far. JD
by Jimy Dee
Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:14 am
Forum: Rum
Topic: What is “Good” rum?
Replies: 157
Views: 16385

Re: What is “Good” rum?

GCB3, if that likker is crap, just (on the QT of course) throw it into your still with another run. Might have to wait a few years though before it can mysteriously vanish! JD
by Jimy Dee
Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:28 pm
Forum: Rum
Topic: What is “Good” rum?
Replies: 157
Views: 16385

Re: What is “Good” rum?

As I type this I am in Spain drinking rum, it is called Ron (rum) Caramelo. It is 20% ABV and luscious. Basically it is rum with butterscotch flavour. I could drink it by the bottle. Really nice stuff. Just an idea if some one has rum lying idle around the place. JD
by Jimy Dee
Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:18 pm
Forum: Rum
Topic: What is “Good” rum?
Replies: 157
Views: 16385

Re: What is “Good” rum?

GCB3 - I will throw my wig into the green ready for a fight - a fact rearly admitted is that rum straight out the spout is harsh, and it takes time / oak / glycerol / flavourings etc to make it more paletable. I made loads of all moll rum over a year ago and I have yet to drink it. I remember when I...
by Jimy Dee
Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:53 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Running Low wines
Replies: 5
Views: 897

Re: Running Low wines

Duck Hunter - this might also assist. When running your still aim to get 300 mils product every 15 minutes from your beer keg. This is just over a liter per hour. This should represent a reasonable rate of product flow. JD
by Jimy Dee
Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:44 pm
Forum: Rum
Topic: half assed funky rum
Replies: 17
Views: 2546

Re: half assed funky rum

BenS, a fact rearly admitted is that rum straight out the spout is harsh, and it takes time / Oak / glycerol / flavourings etc to make it more paletable. I made loads of all moll rum over a year ago and I have yet to drink it. I remember when I was at the start of my rum phase, the rum experts here ...
by Jimy Dee
Thu Jul 12, 2018 7:39 am
Forum: Rum
Topic: half assed funky rum
Replies: 17
Views: 2546

Re: half assed funky rum

BenS- so was the finished product worth it or not? Your good report as per the last post seems all negative? Maybe I am missing something. I am curious because I was thinking of doing similar - put funk from a Dunder pit into a wash for a few weeks BEFORE adding yeast and basically letting the wash ...