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- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:49 pm
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: Pox
- Replies: 2
- Views: 102
Pox
I haven’t done this one yet, but I am planning on doing so later on this year. I have no pride of authorship in this recipe. Feel free to modify & make comments for improvements. An earlier post on Mexican Pox spirit got me interested in developing a recipe. There are no fixed requirements for g...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:48 pm
- Forum: Flavoring and Aging
- Topic: Teaberry
- Replies: 3
- Views: 111
Re: Teaberry
What is this teaberry you speak of?
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:01 pm
- Forum: History and Folklore
- Topic: Poxna, a spirit here I've never tried
- Replies: 7
- Views: 267
Re: Poxna, a spirit here I've never tried
+1Stilljoy McFlavour wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:51 am Interesting, also never heard of it, but now I have to make it….
I was wondering what to do with the corn I’ll have remaining after I finish my bourbon & rum runs this year.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Hello, from a ship crossing the English Channel
- Replies: 3
- Views: 163
Re: Hello, from a ship crossing the English Channel
Welcome aboard!
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:11 am
- Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
- Topic: Wheat and OG Question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 379
Re: Wheat and OG Question
Speculation: The issue is probably availability of starches for the enzymes to work on. I would start at a higher temp and the longer time to reach your target mash temperature would make a difference. Make sure the pH is in the right target range, and having a lower pH while soaking is thought to ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 5:55 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Notable and quotable
- Replies: 742
- Views: 93812
Re: Notable and quotable
Epic!Swedish Pride wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:48 pm Nah for scotch I only strip once, for Irish potstilled I strip the same spirit twice then spirit run.
Fill the boiler with low wines if you can, makes for best chance of making good cuts.
Air or the side of caution on heads, with tails be brave, it'll age out, especially in a barrel
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:49 pm
- Forum: Tried and True Recipes
- Topic: Anyone got a scotch whisky recipe
- Replies: 18
- Views: 730
Re: Anyone got a scotch whisky recipe
95%50ppm peated malt, 5% oats. Strip until 1% off the spout., keep all that faints and do it again But that's just me Thanks Swedish, mmmm, i do like a peaty or smokey malt, i like the Islay malts so your suggestion might be a good option. So you strip twice, yeh, and then a spirit run?? Nah for sc...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:31 am
- Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
- Topic: to strip or to spirit run?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 3907
Re: to strip or to spirit run?
+1jonnys_spirit wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:26 pm I’d suggest proofing down to 25-30%abv with fresh ferment and low wines if needed to get a full’ish boiler charge.
Cheers,
-jonny
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: Freedom Bourbon AG
- Replies: 11
- Views: 467
Re: Freedom Bourbon AG
8Ball, I've heard the blue corn is "unique". I'm debating on a malted blue corn and barley run after this one. IMG_2024-03-27-160844.jpg Oh, it’s unique alright. I guess you either like it or you don’t. I don’t. This is a comparison of my own red Bloody Butcher vs a commercial Balcones Bl...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: Recipe Development
- Topic: Freedom Bourbon AG
- Replies: 11
- Views: 467
Re: Freedom Bourbon AG
I’m not a fan of blue corn. Way too funky. Now the red & white will treat you right!
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:15 am
- Forum: Distilling News
- Topic: Tennessee Seizure
- Replies: 5
- Views: 391
Re: Tennessee Seizure
Don't sell, don't tell. The neighbor might be your friend today, but tomorrow he could be your worst fucking nightmare +1 When I got started in this hobby, I was tempted to brag a little to my neighbor about it. The “don’t sell, don’t tell” saying here on HD came to mind, and I kept my mouth shut. ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:00 pm
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: question about fermentation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 314
Re: question about fermentation
+1Stonecutter wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:55 pm I don’t boil my water. It’s straight city water from the tap. I’ve never had any infection issues.
I add a couple pinches of ascorbic acid (pure vitamin C powder) for about 7.5G of tap water. I read somewhere that its supposed to neutralize the chloramine.
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: A list of abbreviations and meaning
- Replies: 4
- Views: 247
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:32 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Stuck fermentation
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1035
Re: Stuck fermentation
summary: you're done. want to try and avoid this next time? pay attention to PH during mash, i use 6.2 for dough in, which is where my water comes in at anyway. i use some citric acid at mash in temps (before enzymes) to get PH 5.5 i have had much, much more success avoiding bacterial ph stalls by ...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:23 am
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: thermometer broke in end of run
- Replies: 12
- Views: 668
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:38 pm
- Forum: Safety and Related Issues
- Topic: Hydrochloric Acid and Stainless Steel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 611
Re: Hydrochloric Acid and Stainless Steel
+1 Good on you, Twisted, for advocating appropriate safety chemical safety protocol.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
- Topic: Stainless fermenter with fine scratches - ok to use?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 691
Re: Stainless fermenter with fine scratches - ok to use?
I’ve heard scratched up plastic fermenters can harbor bacteria - is there a similar concern on a stainless conical fermenter like this one? I got it free, but don’t want it to be expensive! Lol The pics are dried out - it’s less obvious after a little cleaning, but there’s no doubt there are lots o...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:22 pm
- Forum: Grains
- Topic: Vienna malt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 559
Re: Vienna malt
I ran a 100% Vienna malt mash back in September -- your post reminded me to check on how it's coming along... It was a simple strip-and-spirit-run pot distillation, and I remember that the barley grassiness really overpowered everything at first. Now, after four months on Hungarian oak, that grassi...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: Winter project fill 5 gal barrel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 721
Re: Winter project fill 5 gal barrel
Once one becomes familiar with the time and processes involved in distilling, focus is eventually turned (or not) to the quality of the spirit produced. Many learn that sugar is for moonshine, and the flavor profile of all-grain is to be developed from just grain. If you are re-designing your outpu...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 6:24 am
- Forum: Flavoring and Aging
- Topic: How to use this white oak ?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 959
Re: How to use this white oak ?
You can cut the dark, center (heart) part of the wood out with an axe/hatchet. Stack it off the ground as mentioned earlier. You can carefully split off the portions you need with a hatchet as well. If you know what you are looking for, you can find good seasoned heart wood from roadside woodpiles i...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: ** Welcome Center **
- Topic: Old SA distiller in Orewa New Zealand
- Replies: 3
- Views: 186
Re: Old SA distiller in Orewa New Zealand
Great intro. Welcome. You’ve come to the right place.
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: Grains
- Topic: Have Blue Corn, is it any good?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1834
Re: Have Blue Corn, is it any good?
Let me go downstairs and taste my Balcones again. It has been a while. My palate is all warmed up tonight so i should be good. Balcones Blue is different for sure. It's not my taste. After sipping it again I might make some tortilla chips with the bag of ground blue corn I have. It's interesting to...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:19 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: JFO
- Replies: 6
- Views: 697
Re: JFO
Ahoy 8Ball! Surrounded by immaculate weather, a bevy of spirits and best of all, family, it sounds like you got life cornered as you enjoy the moment and contemplate your next round before the ice melts. Sending good vibes back your way for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! TB, vibes received a...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:12 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: JFO
- Replies: 6
- Views: 697
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:53 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: JFO
- Replies: 6
- Views: 697
JFO
Just fucking off today. Grand kids slept over last night and their Moms picked them up happy & spoiled. My wife is out spending my hard earned money and that should take at least 6 hours or more. I’m planning on tapping into my 5G all malt & 10G Bloody Butcher bourbon casks today. Will draw ...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 9:45 am
- Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
- Topic: STA1+ yeasties
- Replies: 11
- Views: 900
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:31 am
- Forum: Grains
- Topic: Calculating Diastatic Power?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2945
Re: Calculating Diastatic Power?
A grain bill with at least 30% malts @ 2.25 pounds per gallon will also get you there. Toss in some enzymes for insurance if you have them.
- Wed Nov 22, 2023 4:26 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Cremated remains as…. Yeast nutrient??
- Replies: 13
- Views: 847
Re: Cremated remains as…. Yeast nutrient??
Ummm … no.
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:29 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: If you've ever....you might be a Stiller
- Replies: 719
- Views: 106686
Re: If you've ever....you might be a Stiller
If you ever simultaneously toasted a couple of white oak sticks & heated up a can of beanie wienies on your grill’s side burner while keeping an eye on your drip stream you might be a stiller.
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:28 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: A "good friend" just bought another airplane.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1429
Re: A "good friend" just bought another airplane.
I’m an A&P. A ‘friend’ of mine asked me to help get his flight school started. It was nice for a while. Working on planes while semi-retired and plenty of ‘test’ flights. Then he asked me to sign off on work that wasn’t performed. We parted ways quickly afterwards.