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I’d also be interested estill- I was thinking Arduino as a brain instead of a pi, with roughly similar goals.

Just to put my input in - if you had more sensors, you could check for things like if the column temp value is over some thing and the coolant temp is under some thing, shut off the element ?

A guy I work with sent this to me, knowing of my hobby.

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greggn wrote: Instead of jumping through hoops just buy a $25 Corona/Victoria/knock-off and be done with it.

Nah. I'll jump through hoops. Cheaper.

Billy, It sounds like you like to handle your bucket (or 10) of sloppy, sticky corn several times throughout the mash process. ss Just one bucket - 5 lbs - just looking for a method that only involves my time and not my money. I can get cracked corn for free -- $0 -- so if I spend 8 hours of my tim...

Sadly no mill. Anyone ever tried heating in a slow cooker ? I read a steamer was involved at some point. What about... start with a cold water rinse, move to a steamer to soften the kernel up, then to maybe a soak in backset, then a slower cooker and finally to a pot ? Or something like that. A pers...

corn was to cook I figured around 170. It's been in the middle of a long run of UJSSM so I assumed it was good n ready to be used. I got the end result I was looking for this time, but I'm worried about next run. No idea how actually get the corn to cook short with the hardware I've got to use. I'm ...

I started my all grain whiskey attempt today. I used roughly 7lbs of cracked corn from the bottom of my buckets of UJSSM along with 3lbs of flaked corn, 3lbs of flaked wheat and then 2lbs of crushed malted barley. Topped off with bakers yeast. First attempt I burned the corn. Tricky bit. Anything ov...

First ever all grain. 7lbs of cracked corn from the bottom of the bucket of UJSSM, 3lbs of flaked corn, 3lbs of flaked wheat, 2lbs of crushed malted distillers barley.
Hydrometer showed 1.070 before I added the bakers yeast. Here's to hoping.

My local No Frills is selling the packs of sugar. 20 packs of 2kg for $20 - not sure how long that deal is on.

I pulled 600mL off, as in a pot still pull. My thermometer under the top slant plate is stuck at 77.4 C. I put it back in full reflux/closed the valve. I'll let it sit right there for a bit while I keep reading.

Three buckets of about 5 gallons each of FFV in my still right now. How much foreshots should be removed ? If I was using the pot still column I’d take out 600mL - but that’s pot still land.

Close. I run a pair of buckets. Strip each bucket and throw that together to spirit run it. 2 buckets stripped runs gets me a little over 2 gallons, together gets me 4 to 4.5 gallons I guess. I add a bit of water to ensure I don't run my element dry. So the spirit run to me is: toss out 400mL for fo...

I don't see a place to just chat about stuff, so I'm posting here. I've got generation 11 fermenting in a pair of buckets and am sipping on what I've labelled on the jars as "Gen 'X'" - and I really actually like the stuff. As I sip on this I keep reading on how to transition to an AG ferm...

Please remove if this is somewhere else, but I couldn't for the life of me find it so created one of my own. Inside diameter of M grade 2" copper with inner circles based on outside dimensions of 1/2" copper.
Again, remove if this is a repeat.

Same width/circumference as the bigger 15 gallon half barrel, just shorter

Pony keg, so 7.75 gallon capacity stainless steel. I've built a 4' column of 2" copper and then built a boka head for it. Not done, no pictures ready at this point... The question is heating. I was initially thinking 2 elements running at 110/120 volt typical. Then looking closer at my electric...

Wow. First run wasn’t pretty but the second run ended with a fantastic batch of stuff - 1.5L of winderfulness

Being in Canada - my version was 440 grams of corn flakes and 4kg of sugar - same idea though with the rest of it

My original build is just fine, and it works. It's really lame. I have found a pony keg online near me, inexpensive enough that I can buy it with out having my wife serve me papers. My current still is a 20L crock pot, that I fitted an 8L bowl to, that leads to a 24" long piece of 2" coppe...

dukethebeagle120 wrote: extreme eastern i know a good source

Could you shoot the source to me. I'm east Ontario, I'd love to move from grocery store stock pot to something electric and clean.

If you've got an Apple computer system, open a picture in "Preview", click up on Tools, then "Adjust Size..." and then under "Fit into:" you can pick 800 x 600.

Sorry about the advertising Tapatalk, I hardly use that so didn't realize it was posting, until I sat down at my computer and edited it out. My basement corner has one light bulb, with the only electrical outlet being for the sump pump. I will probably have to stick it out with 1118. And I will defi...

Yes - same recipe in both - 5kg of molasses and 2kg of plain sugar. I thought of the bakers yeast but I have been told by my wife that fermenting is to happen in the basement, and with the current heat wave that’s be going on, the central air is running almost non stop meaning the basement is at mos...

Made up a yeast bomb out of 1 cup bakers yeast, 1/4 tsp citric acid, 1/4 tsp epsom salts, and a mixed container of goodness from a local brew supply shop (acid blend, nutrient blend and tanin) in a gallon of water. On the stove a gallon of water, 5kg of black strap molasses, 2kg white sugar, heat up...

much fun playing with copper. if it stops raining, going to make a stand out of a slice of barn wood beam.
12.5" from base to parrot view overflow.
not the best of soldering but it works.

fizzix wrote: Have you considered deer attractant molasses? Cheaper and effective.
I've used it time and again in Crow's Rum.
I don't know if that's easier to acquire or not.

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I wasn't sure if this was sulphured or not. I had 2 buckets of that in my hand last week and just didn't know.

End result of a couple days of copper hunting, soldering, drilling, swearing. The heat source for now will have to be the BBQ burner, which makes it real awkward to use. I did notice as well that I needed 3 milk crates to get a better angle on the dangle. I have a pile of milk crates. I am going to ...

propane burner for heat and cold cold well water for cooling. spent water into the above ground swimming pool for filling and the redneck factor.
my general goal is rum based, and the occasional whiskey possibly.

Hi. First time writing, long time reading. Looking to see if my thoughts are ok for a pot still with liebig, based on the copper I've scrounged from around me. I've got a 5 gallon stainless stock pot, mounted a 2 gallon stainless bowl to the lid and cut out the lid for that opening. I've soldered/mo...

Reading and reading. Very eager to set up something to try to craft some rum. Took a tour of a local legit distillery and became absolutely star struck.