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Welcome to the forum.... Lots of knowledge here.
Enjoy the addiction (I mean hobby)
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BlackStrap

Whats you’l thoughts on what I should do …. if anything . I was hoping that maybe there is an easy way to strip off the enamel and just season it and use as a cast iron pot . I do not know of an easy way to remove all of the enamel...Its on there as a protective coating. (I don't believe the "...

Welcome LizzyBla
You've joined the most distinct group...Lots of knowledge here (lots of reading too).
Nice to have you aboard.

Stay Safe but have loads of fun

Hey there Tworude Welcome to the group. There is a wealth of information here, that can help you getting into distilling.

Have Fun and be Safe!

Love cooking outdoors... Hard to beat the flavors of wood and charcoal. This is the setup I'm currently using. Dual purpose of being able to cold smoke (cheeses and bacon) small fire in the bottom barrel, or slow smoke (around 225F-250F) with an offset fire in the top barrel. IMAG1468[1].jpg Shotgun...

Welcome Lady Covite...

Sounds like you are well on your way, There's lots of knowledge in this forum...
And good to see you keeping your heritage alive. What would we be without kin folk?

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Cheers
BlackStrap

Like Hillbilly Popstar I literally just use the steam wand from my thumper. Normally I "cook" up the corn is a modified 1/2 keg, but can cook smaller batches in something like this 5 gallon stainless pot. IMAG1289[1].jpg IMAG1287[1].jpg These photos are of the cleaning run on the wand, sin...

Welcome Hudster2001

Good to have you aboard, You'll find it can be an addictive hobby...
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Blackstrap

Thanks Ben you don't want to run excess ethanol in your gasoline. Ethanol stoic is 9:1 so if your car isn't set up to use it you will run lean and can cause serious damage. Lawn mower on the other hand isn't sensitive enough to care [/b] I should not have added that in my post, as it is not good adv...

I'm "conservative" there's not a lot I would toss... Stuff that I believe wouldn't taste well or make a good spirit I turn into sanitizer. Alcohol is an amazing sanitizer, (add add a couple drops of scented oil and it smells good too) Alcohol added to your fuel increases the the octane rat...

It varies... If running a Brandy I will shoot the thumper with fruits and puree...If running a strip UJSSM I will fill the thump (2nd boiler) with wash. On a spirit run I will fill the boiler with something that will add character and flavors...Sometimes the wash, or maybe Cinnamon, Vanilla, botanic...

Welcome back Corene...
It's always good to see your ideas come to life.
Please post up some pics of your setup.

Hello Hibonation

Welcome to the group... Nice to have you aboard.

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Blackstrap

Are you running 3/4 or 1" on your 'wand'? As you call it, The piping in fluid?

3/4" with 3/4" copper unions (these are a bit forgiving on alignment between the boiler and thumper)

Hey there Hybrid pot still; I can show you what I run... Here is the "spear" I call it a wand...but that's just me. (Don't mean to confuse anyone on terminology) This connects to the lid of the 2nd boiler (thumper) with a copper union 2nd-boiler-spear-2.jpg Cooking-With_Steam-3.jpg Here it...

This is what I've come up with...a Bain-Marie style corn cooker.

link to a Simple Steam Build... Completed and works great. (pics of my rig are posted near the end of the post) https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=60248 Not my design, but I used this as a platform for a mash, ferment and distill all in one vessel. (was a challenge someone pres...

Hey there TRK41. I was once challenged to cook, ferment and distill all in one vessel. It can be done! Although there are easier methods. I have a 15 gallon steam injected boiler into a 15 gallon kettle... Cooked the corn, added barley when the temps dropped to the 15x.xx range gave it a good stir, ...

I use regular flour water paste, to connect the lid to the boiler, Mix mine up to the constancy of a noodle before cooking. Have to agree with Jonny's_spirit less is better... I coat both mating surfaces with a bit of shortening (Crisco) when it comes time to remove, the stuff comes right off. I've ...

5 gallons "All Feints" (rum, banana rum, 3 runs of UJSSM, 2 apple brandies, and a soured scotch ale & whatever else didn't make the first cut) started out @ 120pr or 60% abv proofed down to 20% ... Making sure the element remained covered and the proof was in a safe range. Turned out b...

From my memory in the USA malted corn became illegal to sell... I am not sure if malted corn has a high enough DP to convert itself during scarification Yes dry malted corn will convert itself, green malted corn has enough DP to convert itself and then some (like malted rye, wheat or barley) Like ge...

Welcome Jake 1

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BlackStrap

Welcome unclewoody

Nice to have you aboard.
What SmokyMtn said

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BlackStrap

For the price of that BertaCowboy, you could probably have everything done to your keg that Deplorable is talking about...

If you want to look at steam heat, there is a forum with much discussion on direct injection as well as bain-marie heated boilers. But, typically the systems used by us hobbiests is “atmospheric”, or near-atmospheric for safety’s sake, because as noted, steam under pressure can be very dangerous be...

Welcome Flavor Trave

Better late then never to post your welcome (Haha) It's great to have you aboard.

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BlackStrap

Welcome CarlF

Good to have you aboard. Agreed this hobby never really goes away once, your bitten.
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BlackStrap

Welcome Zeke T Clown

Good to have you on board...This group will teach ya a thing or two about making a still... Lots of handy, knowledgeable and crafty people in this group. Good lock and enjoy the hobby.

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BlackStrap

Welcome back hammer

Good to have you back, log in more often this time and share some "adventures" Haha
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BlackStrap

Yup, off topic I think Zeo.
Blackstrap, go to the Board Index and start at the Welcome Centre then go quickly to the New Distillers forum and read everything there is.

CoogeeBoy

I posted in the welcome center a few years ago... Thanks for the late welcome, and advice.
Haha

BlackStrap