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Good to know. I should have plenty to put some away for that long. Hard to stay out of it sometimes… but I am starting to build enough stock to save some back for longer time. Yeah, I'm with ya. It's been said many times on this site: patience is the hardest thing to put into a bottle... But that's...

I just did a stripping run of a batch of all corn/angel, so I should be able to compare side by side. I did one of those also. It was super cheap coarse corn meal from Restaurant Store. Also did a sugarhead with it. Be patient! (unlike me...) It really turns the corner & gets good after 9-12 mo...

Anyone have feedback on using mini wheat breakfast cereal as the wheat component of a wheated bourbon recipe and YLAY? I have seen a few posts about angel’s ability to ferment cereal and had some success getting good flavor on sugarheads with cereals (DWWG, Odin’s All Bran) with DADY, but didn’t se...

Speaking from N. American-centric basis here: +1 to the DIY comments above. If you have the skills, or are buddies/mates with someone who does, def go that route. If you go the Digiboil route, I will not shame you. GREAT bang for buck vs other off-the-shelf options, IMO. I did also, and got the 35L/...

But, when making a spirit, the distillation processes are ultimately more important to flavor development. I use the 1-1/2 distillation method if I really want to “punch up” the flavor in the spirit. Also, when stripping the distiller’s beer, be sure to collect down to 25%ABV at least to get all of...

Dialing in the parameters will take some experimenting for sure and I’m sure I can find a few uses for it around the shed. Hey jonnys, any insights to share on the settings? My buddy got one & lent it to me while he was out of town to get some run-time on it. I've only done a couple runs, but P...

Old thread, sorry. I remember reading this recipe called for gypsum, but I can not for the life of me find that passage or website where I read how much.... does anyone happen to have that info? Edit add: I'm trying to get an idea of the starting pH of this mash I put gypsum in all my mash/washes, ...

Did the final blend from the Woolworths Lager kit wash recipe. I’ve kept 9.9 litres (measured) at 54% ABV (temperature corrected). Got to be happy with that! It has now been divided across 3 x 5 L glass demijons, each with 4 pieces of extra-toasted French Oak, to be aged. Looking forward to 3, 6, 9...

Helped a buddy do a 4-plater rum run. 13 gal transformed into ~8L of hearts + another couple L of feints.

The mop wringer was a game changer for me. I can squeeze 40 gallons in about 45mins. I just give it a week or so to clear after squeezing and it goes in for the stripping run pretty clear already. I'm out of "spare space" in my brewing lab. I have consigned myself to the fact that I'll be...

Dancing4dan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:21 pm Are all sugars in molasses fermentable?

I'll answer, honestly being half ignorant on it, but molasses definitely has unfermentables. I'm not sure the impact of using Gluco amylase or YLAY (as far as being able to convert what is otherwise unfermentable and/or end product's taste).

It very well could be clumping oils. I tried getting the best pictures I could. It’s hard to get a clean shot of some tiny black spots floating around in the Carboy geeze :sarcasm: :wink: It all smells fine. Infection is welcome in many parts of the hobby, I’m not too worried about running it. C'mo...

FWIW: I use YLAY exclusively for A/G mashing now... mostly because I'm lazy! You CAN do sugarheads on it!!! I would add that using it for rum is a "waste?" Since rum is basically a sugar wash, DADY will do ya fine (and their are others yeasts with ester characteristics). Save the YLAY for ...

P.S. Rubberduck, your thread on LME was also one that I read before beginning this adventure. I found your description very useful and I hope by following Still Stirrin's suggestion I can avoid some of the massive puke you experienced. Learning to tame the puke is all part of the learning curve. Th...

I will update after I run, hopefully, I can keep Vesuvius under control. Any thoughts or ideas on running this, or improving the bill, or future blending are appreciated. Have a great night! RB Regarding "fun with LME," check out this thread: https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?...

It’s really coming on now and has a nice flavor of the parent base without the sugar bite and has a much more rounded flavor. It has really transitioned and is very illustrative of what some time and oak bring to the table. It’s also demonstrating the value of doing a sugarhead on a spent mash. Eve...

Orders less than a pallet are accepted if pick-up is local at Stout Tanks. I checked again today and the checkout system allows it. So if you can pick up in Portland it's an option. After the sale ends then grains will be handled by GW Kent (Michigan I believe). GW Kent sells those reasonably price...

greggn wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:22 am Great prices but did anyone read the fine print ?

>>Offer valid on FULL PALLETS ONLY, which is @ 40 bags

Holy crap -- missed that part!

I just got an email on this 75% off malted grain sale @ Stout Kettles in Portland, OR: https://conical-fermenter.com/malt-liquidation-sale/

It's not in my neighborhood, but if it helps you save some $$$, getcha some!

As I understand it, it's not illegal to have a still, or buy/sell one. Clawhammer, Brewhaus, MileHi, etc... would have all gotten busted.

I bought a used Brewhaus rig on Ebay after the seller asked this same question on Reddit. There were a few watchers, but no one besides me bid on it.

I used a half gallon in a 23 gallon mash. My water comes in at 7.0 consistently. I really don't do any worse conversion wise when I don't use backset. So Deplorable, if I read your post correctly, you're adding a smidge of backset from previous same recipe to the boiler charge? Is that on stripping...

AWESOME! Thank you! What "setting" or temp does the digiboil need to be at during the run? Just full blast? As mentioned by Howie above, just set it to "max" or in the Digiboil's case 212F. Vapors will come off starting ~170-180F in the boiler. For my rig, the head temp is usual...

Duck, I have a quick question about your setup. Could I Start my spirit run by Turning on Both Elements to heat up the mash faster. Then right before its at 150 turn off the 500w element and just use the power controller to run that element? Also, is there a certain "setting" i need to us...

Helped a buddy with a "new to him" rig for a rum run. ~11 gal of "shoofly wine" [wink, wink] through 4" column with 3 plates. 6 hrs to assemble, leak check, heat up, & complete. ~11x500 ml of 75-85% ABV + 2.3 L of tails. Airing out for 2 days & then will help him mak...

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Sorry, i searched but couldn't find the answer I did 7.5# short grain rice that i chopped in a blender (no mill). I made as much powder / flour as i could without letting all the magic smoke out of the blender. Added 4gal hot tap water pH 6.8 and pitched yellow lable (starter for liquor) Angel Yeas...

I also brew quite a bit of beer, and usually just dump the grains out back for the deer. Do you get decent flavor out of the 2nd use of grains using them this way? This is just my 2nd batch doing this, but I don't see it being much different than doing a sugarhead on a whiskey wash (other than smal...

Brewed up a partial mash Franziskaner kit since I had an empty keg slot since Xmas. It's in my 6 gal Torpedo Keg pressure fermenter. Did a sugarhead on the 'spent' grains to make a small batch of whiskey! I have a just over a liter of product oaking on this same process from the Blue Moon clone I di...

Wildcats wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 12:36 pm Got a 60lt ferment going. One box of all bran , one box of raisins bran and 22 lb of sugar, dap, Red Star. Will strip then spirit run. Gonna age this one on new white oak. Cheer's

Not that it'll hurt anything, but why the DAP? The nutrients needed will come from the all bran.

Bradster68 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:37 am Iv got various things to sip on,so.... hopefully I can stay out of this till it reaches a nice age like that

That's what sugarheads are for!!! I'm sipping on my 6 month old S.H. HBB & it's fantastic. Meanwhile the A/G sits undisturbed...