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Would be very interested if Sugardaddy is still in business. Here was my first (and latest) Rum wash: ~4.75 gallons of water 8 lbs panela 1 lbs light brown sugar 32 oz Unsulfarated Bakers Molasses 4 tsp Yeast Nutrient 1 tps Yeast Energizer 5 tps DADY Yeast 1) Bring 2.5 gal of filtered water to 180 F...

Maybe replace with some PTFE tubing:



And welcome to HD.

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Love the memories. Enjoy.

Welcome Michelle and congrats on your first run. The worm has turned for you.

Thoughts and prayers. Agree with FUCK CANCER!

Odin, Cheers mate! 4 Stripping runs yielding ~6 gals of low wines. 1 Spirit big spirit run that yielded (after cuts and proofing) ~2 gals of 45% nectar. Whiskey friends have already tasted the white dog and love it. Starting some advanced ageing with oak on 4 quarts. Going to start another batch (fe...

Exactly. I did a simple All Bran wash for my sac run and was confident what I was running.

Welcome. HD is a great site a wealth of information. Spent time in Melbourne is a previous life and love it.

Welcome! The site is an incredible wealth of information.

First, thank you for your service. I love being able to take a moment to talk to the older vets at a couple of our breakfast joints to thank them. I see it in their eyes that they haven't always had that. Second, "this site is pretty intimidating". Yes, but...there is so much information a...

Issues with sugar washes are usually, yeast quality, temperature, or PH. I use RS DADY for all of my All Brand and UJSSM (and now Rye Bread) washes. My city water tastes good, but is a PH of 8.5. I use a cup full of oyster shells in a muslin bag added to the fermentation that functions as a PH "...

Update: Open fermentation. FG = 0.992. Did stripping run today. 1.5 gallons of low wines. Stopped around 25%. Yanked off about 10 oz of smeared hearts and was totally amazed at the taste after a couple hours of airing out. SWMBO was very impressed. Told me to start another fermentation and double it...

And here we go! Friday 3/25/2022 2 loaves (475g each) Feldkamp Pumpernickel Bread (Bakers/Kroger) 10 lbs Sugar 3 tsp Yeast Nutrient 1 tsp Yeast Energizer 5 tsp Red Star DADY Yeast Boiled bread in 1.5 gal for 10-15 minutes Added 6 gal water to fermenter (open 10 gal Brute) Added and stirred sugar to ...

Groovedog, Your on a good combination with Mango and Habanero. I've made a number of Capsicumel, Mango Habanero, and Mango Habanero Pineapple meads that have turned out delicious. I'm still green, but have a number of sugar and AG ferments and runs under my belt. And one of my first experiments is g...

When I think fermentation has finished, I take daily readings and if the SG has not changed in three consecutive days, fermentation has finished. I worry about scorching, so I like to let the mash have extra time to settle and clear before running.

Try out these threads:

https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtop ... ilit=angel

https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtop ... 39&t=72779

Any Angel Yeast available?

Thoughts and prayers to both the Crankys and the Bushs.

Wondering about using Angel yeast with this recipe?

Zed,

Need an update please.

Any issues with the fermentation finishing? Infections, smell, etc.

Have you ran it yet? Yield, taste, etc.

Thanks.

opus

Congratulations!

For the fancy rum, what was the issue with collecting on the spirit run/s?

Was it a recipe from HD?

Take care.

opus

Nicely done.

+1 on setting some aside as it will change for the better over time.

Well, this has been a much better experience than my first 2 AG efforts which I easily classified as failures. Did the spirit run today to see if there was actually alcohol in my Booner's mash. Fermentation: SG: 1.063, FG: 1.001 = 8.14% 6 gallon boiler charge for my 8 gallon SS still with a 2in (24&...

Asos, There should be a number of storage options that do not involve plastic being in contact with distillate. Wine bottles, glass jugs, glass carboys, etc. The search function should be able to find all of those options. The board has a zero tolerance for any discussion dealing with possibly compr...

Welcome.

Posting some pictures will help the forum provide ideas on the type.

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I'm assuming you already visited the Kegland instructions: https://www.kegland.com.au/media/pdf/Alcoengine%20Reflux%20Still%20Instructions.pdf Troubleshooting: If the product is coming out very slow This still set is to run are around 1.2L per hour. After you have opened the tap, you would expect it...

I make wine and have a collection of buckets and carboys now. I like to start ferments in my 10/20 gallon (white) Brute trash cans (NFS food grade plastic) covered with a large dish towel and grate. When fermentation slows, I move the wash/mash to a fermenter that I can put an air lock on. I have a ...

Brick, Do you have a link? Are these the clamps your talking about? https://dixonvalve.com/en/products/single-pin-heavy-duty-clamp-cross-hole-wing-nut/13mhhm200 On ss's advice I almost bought some, but acquired a bunch of these tri-clamps at a reasonable cost and have been pleased with their quality...

Gotmead, Homebrewtalk, and Winemakingtalk all have great mead making info: Here is a recipe for my Capsicumel Mead (you would be skipping the stabilization and long term aging: 6 Gal Batch Ingredients 16 lbs. of Clover honey 5 Anaheim Peppers (Sliced, Seeds and Stems Removed) 5 Jalapeno Peppers (Sli...

Any updates?

You take a look at my notes from my recent experience with Booner's Casual All Corn here: https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtop ... 0#p7684893

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