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Have a read of John Palmer book “water”. Make up your own mind from there.

Ropey / slimy is a transient phase in funky / lacto beers, it goes away when it’s ready.
Had it happen to a jar of onions in malt vinegar,sorted itself out

thanks

Does anyone have a contact for Hoga Stills in Portugal or an agent/ reseller in North America or South Pacific. We have had no luck with contact from their website.Happy stillin !

I have a 50 litre copper alembic & have similar problem. My fix , I start with hot water 35c in condenser and only introduce cold from the bottom when the top is 65 to 70c .product is around 25c at spout.when it “huffs” it causes the bottom of the boiler to pulse up & down and it settles int...

As long as they hold liquid they're good as a conditioning vessel, can always add some oak chunks of your choice to up the oak influence

And down the road a ways
Keep us up to date on the biz

Aldee

maybe got the wrong person at the wrong time of day, I'll give them another go
Msugar not holding in CHCH so its freight outa Akl, have been given an email to follow up & maybe piggy back on a shipment down here

thanks Chris, was PGG I tried yesterday, only had 5lt packs & lost interest when I asked for a contents analysis

thanks Salty, can't be too hard surely

Hi folks

Can anyone in Christchurch/Canterbury advise where you are buying bulk molasses ?
I've tried the local Farmlands but not too helpful

cheers

due to their construction butterfly valves are easier to clean & therefore considered more sanitary for brewing, not such an issue if distilling or if you pull your ball valves apart & clean properly after each use I personally prefer them in my brewery but won't front the extra $'s for the ...

An interesting and timely read. I'm a novice grain distiller with no grape distilling knowledge.I've been offered some pinot noir thats not up to scratch for bottling & I was thinking of running it through the pot still for Brandy. Now I'm not sure how finished it is but I assume the yeasts been...

Interested in ongoing feedback on your still MC, I'm waiting on a quote from DYE as we speak.

Having a similar result on my 50lt alembics copper pot with worm & bucket condenser. Only done 3 stripping runs with 30 litre charge so far but it pulses out the outlet quite noticeably, enough to see the bottom of the boiler oscillating up & down. I've tried different burners to redirect th...

Hello all & thanks Uncle for welcoming me to this group I'm fortunate enough to live in a country where home distilling isn't a federal offence and the authorities are generally helpful to those crazies who consider starting a craft distillery I've been brewing beer for more than 20 years on &am...