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by VLAGAVULVIN
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:54 am
Forum: Craft Distillers
Topic: Kind of distillery never to get license in Russia :(
Replies: 0
Views: 100

Kind of distillery never to get license in Russia :(

Damn, what a penetrating and calm look this dude has! My white and black envy all at once.



Wishing all the best to him and his family.

By the way, anyone to taste Dettling whiskeys? How divinely good are they?
by VLAGAVULVIN
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:14 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?
Replies: 47
Views: 1772

Re: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?

I appreciate the direct answer. which leads me to believe, while using flaked rye at a low percentage, it won't cause you too much issues. So had I let my beer clear more, I might have been okay in the still. Luckily for us, unmalted rye (as steamed flakes) makes the scent and the mouthfeel which a...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:47 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: %&*($#%$ SNOW!!!!
Replies: 891
Views: 74277

Re: %&*($#%$ SNOW!!!!

Well, yes. Just to take the dog to take a sh!t, you swing a shovel for 15 minutes. My couple days back...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:08 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?
Replies: 47
Views: 1772

Re: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?

So what is it about rye that scorches so easily? Is it unfermented sugars? I used flaked rye in my recipe. What did you guys use? *** *** *** My final question is, is it possible or impossible to distill a beer with rye in it on an ultra low watt density element? Well, it depends... the vapor-treat...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?
Replies: 47
Views: 1772

Re: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?

My condolences... there might be a pellicle in the boiler that could scorch Nah, that wasn't it, man. I had my heating element burnt with the rye wort as clear as beer and with no infection in it. It was like: wow! it's clear, it's yummy, it has a fine scent, imma run it out on induction and a heati...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:53 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?
Replies: 47
Views: 1772

Re: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?

ckdistills wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:48 am
VLAGAVULVIN wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:11 am I shall pray for you, my brother... :angel:
Success or failure it will be a story! :twisted:
Anyways, never do it like me... :yawn:
by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:27 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: whats your music
Replies: 2656
Views: 239515

Re: whats your music

My guts got some gruit tonight...
Memories, memories... am I an ole fart? Yay, the super fart I am, lol.

by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:11 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?
Replies: 47
Views: 1772

Re: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?

I shall pray for you, my brother... :angel:
by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century
Replies: 26
Views: 1210

Re: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century

Glad to know this... and gonna add a dram of Lagavulin to my borsht ;)

(almost no-kidding, just saw this advice yesterday from a highly respected whiskey reviewer ...
... normally, we drop some vodka in a fish soup that is boiling above the campfire)
by VLAGAVULVIN
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:11 am
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Kveik
Replies: 9
Views: 524

Re: Kveik

Hmm... not sure about sugarwash, though :roll: Just after my vosskveik stouts are ready and bottled... I like fermenting a wort for my allgrain distillates using the same bucket. You'll get a surprisingly low fusels quantity, not so prolonged heads and rather "edible" deep tails to dig in....
by VLAGAVULVIN
Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:19 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?
Replies: 47
Views: 1772

Re: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?

May the Force be with you! 8)
by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Peated Single Malt question...
Replies: 7
Views: 326

Re: Peated Single Malt question...

found that jar 48 (<5% abv) had a ton of peat in it, but nothing was left of the nasty tails, so I added it to the final cut It was a sweet decision :thumbup: though it's hardly possible to call that fraction "sweet waters" in our peaty circumstances. The one before that is now 2 yrs old ...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:29 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Peated Single Malt question...
Replies: 7
Views: 326

Re: Peated Single Malt question...

I like to mash 100% of Crisp Scottish Ultra 80 Peat malt. Smells like Lagavulin :oops: If it turns out a lot of peat then your hands are always free to blend it with more neutral malt distillate, eh? ;) And if there is not enough peat then there is just not enough peat so, nuthin to be done :econfus...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:19 am
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century
Replies: 26
Views: 1210

Re: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century

NZChris wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:06 pm That is not wood, it's copper and should not be a problem.
Uh-huh. So far we have something like copper domes here in Russia.

But talking about the current way of interaction with the outside world, it seems that we shall return to our roots, lol:
by VLAGAVULVIN
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century
Replies: 26
Views: 1210

Re: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century

NZChris wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:36 pm The ... several generations of Russian Whispers...
had a serious problem:
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This thang was made of wood, seriously.

Zero-reflux. All sh!t was coming up just to the worm.

The damn wooden barrel jug forced them to do all these tricks with eggs, fat, meat...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Rye Vodka Recipe?
Replies: 30
Views: 4014

Re: Rye Vodka Recipe?

Carry out a single extractive distillation (vegetable oil or meat broth) on a copper alambic in a steam salt bath. Dilute the shoulder strap to a polugara strength of 38.5% vol. Add 40g of red rye malt + 10g of ground burnt barley + 3g of kelp to the infusion for the entire volume of the shoulder s...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century
Replies: 26
Views: 1210

Re: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century

I can imagine that fat washing the low wines would have some effect on removing flavours. Certain compounds are going to be more easily fat soluble than water / ethanol soluble (notably any oils present) and there's a reasonable chance of those fats remaining in the boiler. I would think that even ...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?
Replies: 47
Views: 1772

Re: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?

OtisT, still_stirrin and other gentlemen have nuff said :thumbup: And don't forget of using some defoamer for both fermentation and stripping run. For the second case, just a fair piece of butter is okay, seriously. In the first case, the crumbs of butter cookies are quite suitable for the "poo...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century
Replies: 26
Views: 1210

Re: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century

Well, thanx for this brilliant write-up now. Man, my missus is kind of certified cheese maker and can easily make Camembert or Stilton. In the second case, you’ll be tired of waiting, though. Well, firstable: no matter how much saffron you add to your "cheese", it won't turn into Parmesan ...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?
Replies: 47
Views: 1772

Re: High rye wash in an electrical boiler?

For the badass like 100% rye (either malted or not) those bad Russians got used to look for something like this:
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Anything else is half measures and a path to fatal disappointments. Ms. Rye is worth the investment.
by VLAGAVULVIN
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:10 am
Forum: Research and Theory
Topic: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century
Replies: 26
Views: 1210

Re: Noble Vodkas of Russia XVIII Century

Honey crab, wut da heck is all this fairy tale topic about?..
Tedd squirrels wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:27 am high-tech purifications with fresh milk, cream, freezing, fish glue Karluk, egg white
Lol... :mrgreen:
by VLAGAVULVIN
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:56 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: %&*($#%$ SNOW!!!!
Replies: 891
Views: 74277

Re: %&*($#%$ SNOW!!!!

We had -32C this night and something -20C right now (noontime). Not a big difference.

The big difference was between home/outdoors. Over 50 in centigrade.

Snow?.. Yupp, we are simply drowning in it this winter.
by VLAGAVULVIN
Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Italian home distiller
Replies: 8
Views: 326

Re: Italian home distiller

Ciao. I like brewing stouts, graffs, gruits and any kind of Belgian stuff (including spontaneous fermentation, fruity or not). Welcome.
by VLAGAVULVIN
Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hyvää huomenta from Finland
Replies: 11
Views: 364

Re: Hyvää huomenta from Finland

Tervetuloa. Love to "brew" (lol, it's not even brewed in fact) something like rye Sahti. But I hate to sparge it, tho :)
by VLAGAVULVIN
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Home made bottle labels
Replies: 355
Views: 54224

Re: Home made bottle labels

By the way...

Here's my #6 handcrafted belt, kind of "antic". And a bottle decorated by the Missus.

Both thangs were just given to the eldest youngster. And I do hope the belt is to become (and remain) the family heritage.

As per the bottle... well, it's refillable.

:wink:
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by VLAGAVULVIN
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Home made bottle labels
Replies: 355
Views: 54224

Re: Home made bottle labels

A couple of stouts this time... :oops:
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by VLAGAVULVIN
Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:08 pm
Forum: Flavoring and Aging
Topic: Learning About Fruit Wood for Aging
Replies: 92
Views: 38935

Re: Learning About Fruit Wood for Aging

Hi Otis, hi Folks. Not long ago I made a decoction from crushed fruit wood. Not for the sake of the wood tea per se, but to reduce the intensity of extraction in the subsequent infusion in my spirits. This boiled water extract was not bad in terms of nose&tongue so, I did not put it down the sin...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: %&*($#%$ SNOW!!!!
Replies: 891
Views: 74277

Re: %&*($#%$ SNOW!!!!

Well, about 6 feet... up, so far :|
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by VLAGAVULVIN
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: Whiskey
Topic: Irish style "single pot" mash
Replies: 59
Views: 5046

Re: Irish style "single pot" mash

Well, a month passed since I mixed (and started oaking) my "other single pot" triple-stilled jars. And below is sort of report for your kind consideration. . image.png . There were 16 one-by-one jars, all equal by volume / degrading by strength. There also was a couple of "no experts&...
by VLAGAVULVIN
Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: whats your music
Replies: 2656
Views: 239515

Re: whats your music