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by Rrmuf
Fri Dec 15, 2023 6:32 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Ted's Fast Fermenting Vodka
Replies: 619
Views: 226696

Re: Ted's Fast Fermenting Vodka

Do NOT seal for at least 24 hours as a thick foamy cap will form within an hour. I put it under an airlock only after 36 hrs so I can monitor progress. Try to follow recipe as much I could (1st ever patch of this coming) but this part I dont get. What it hurt to put airlock from beginning? I undest...
by Rrmuf
Thu Nov 23, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Odin's Easy Gin
Replies: 1332
Views: 339161

Re: Odin's Easy Gin

10-4 it’s just a link to my previous post on page “44”. No worries Oh yeah the one with the little cutie oranges! On your next batch, try around 1/3 of the amount of orange you used before, and add lemon zest. Gives a much "Brighter" flavour in the citrus. .... a bit off Odin recipe, but ...
by Rrmuf
Thu Nov 23, 2023 7:01 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Odin's Easy Gin
Replies: 1332
Views: 339161

Re: Odin's Easy Gin

10-4 it’s just a link to my previous post on page “44”. No worries Oh yeah the one with the little cutie oranges! On your next batch, try around 1/3 of the amount of orange you used before, and add lemon zest. Gives a much "Brighter" flavour in the citrus. .... a bit off Odin recipe, but ...
by Rrmuf
Fri Nov 03, 2023 4:10 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Odin's Easy Gin
Replies: 1332
Views: 339161

Re: Odin's Easy Gin

hawkwing wrote: Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:54 am I really liked the citrus. Too bad it goes away.
Is it the citrus going away or, as suggested earlier, the juniper starts to come forward with a couple weeks? I am consistenty surprised how the juniper takes a couple weeks to take a step forward.
by Rrmuf
Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:54 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: My Rum Wash any tips???
Replies: 7
Views: 398

Re: My Rum Wash any tips???

Check out SBB Mollases Rum in Tried and True section.
by Rrmuf
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Ted's Fast Fermenting Vodka
Replies: 619
Views: 226696

Re: Ted's Fast Fermenting Vodka

Its just deep tails and I doubt it's a cause for concern related to cleanliness unless something puked. No worries. On to the spirit run!
by Rrmuf
Tue May 23, 2023 7:26 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: How does this gin recipe look?
Replies: 25
Views: 3051

Re: How does this gin recipe look?

Your ferments should be able to tolerate a dip into the 3-4 range and proceed to conclusion. Ok. I thought that would be the reason for the stopped fermentation. What else could be the cause? There's a topic somewhere on the top 10 reasons for stalled ferments. Look for it, it's pretty comprehensiv...
by Rrmuf
Tue May 23, 2023 2:54 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: How does this gin recipe look?
Replies: 25
Views: 3051

Re: How does this gin recipe look?

Your ferments should be able to tolerate a dip into the 3-4 range and proceed to conclusion. Ok. I thought that would be the reason for the stopped fermentation. What else could be the cause? There's a topic somewhere on the top 10 reasons for stalled ferments. Look for it, it's pretty comprehensiv...
by Rrmuf
Wed May 03, 2023 4:25 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: How does this gin recipe look?
Replies: 25
Views: 3051

Re: How does this gin recipe look?

Your ferments should be able to tolerate a dip into the 3-4 range and proceed to conclusion.
by Rrmuf
Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:36 am
Forum: Pot Distillation/Thumper and Design
Topic: can i speed things up a bit?
Replies: 51
Views: 2853

Re: can i speed things up a bit?

A wood pencil lead sized stream, or a mechanical pencil lead sized stream? If it is a wood pencil, then how sharp? Just the pointy tip or the unsharpened graphite diameter? Lol. You speak in such generalities that it adds no value. Just like saying; “oh, you’ll know when the tails are starting, tru...
by Rrmuf
Mon Apr 03, 2023 5:04 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hello from southern Ontario
Replies: 17
Views: 377

Re: Hello from southern Ontario

Welcome from eastern Ontario.
by Rrmuf
Mon Apr 03, 2023 5:02 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Bonjour, Hello from Québec
Replies: 6
Views: 205

Re: Bonjour, Hello from Québec

Salut de l'Outaouais!
by Rrmuf
Mon Apr 03, 2023 4:02 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Ted's Fast Fermenting Vodka
Replies: 619
Views: 226696

Re: Ted's Fast Fermenting Vodka

i think with the acid, you should do what you need to do to your water, not what other people do or don't do. my filtered town water is usually 7.8-8.0 so i bring it down with citric. i've done about 80 x 25l of FFV and not had a failure yet. never needed to add any oyster. all fermenters are clean...
by Rrmuf
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:44 am
Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
Topic: Tilt Hydrometer
Replies: 12
Views: 1371

Re: Tilt Hydrometer

Unfortunately they don't. I wish they did too.
by Rrmuf
Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:56 am
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Ted's Fast Fermenting Vodka
Replies: 619
Views: 226696

Re: Ted's Fast Fermenting Vodka

I've done over 30 batches of TFFV and it has never failed and always started strong and finished within 5-6 days. -- very reliable.
by Rrmuf
Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:46 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: How does this gin recipe look?
Replies: 25
Views: 3051

Re: How does this gin recipe look?

+1 There are a number of excellent T&T sugar washes that are a perfect base for Gin.
by Rrmuf
Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Canadian supplier of a controller
Replies: 15
Views: 919

Re: Canadian supplier of a controller

Try northstills out of Toronto. They make sell a 120v 1750watt controller.

Visit: www.northstills.com
by Rrmuf
Fri Feb 17, 2023 8:09 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: How does this gin recipe look?
Replies: 25
Views: 3051

Re: How does this gin recipe look?

I'd suggest you start with Odin's Easy Gin. It's a Tried and True recipe that a lot of people have experience with and can answer specific questions about it and your results. https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48594 That was a consideration. However, I wanted to try with vapor infusio...
by Rrmuf
Mon Feb 13, 2023 5:47 am
Forum: General Stilling questions
Topic: GIN spirit run in POT sill mode operation
Replies: 6
Views: 828

Re: GIN spirit run in POT sill mode operation

20 batches of gin in, using a good GNS, I have not missed out on any flavour with my one roll of copper in the vapour path. The gin run usually starts in the low 80% and drops to 60s% by the time I'm done. I use the Odin Easy Gin method (see tried and true) and judge my end of run based on the volum...
by Rrmuf
Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:28 am
Forum: General Stilling questions
Topic: GIN spirit run in POT sill mode operation
Replies: 6
Views: 828

Re: GIN spirit run in POT sill mode operation

I just put one roll of copper mesh to make sure there's copper in the vapour path.
by Rrmuf
Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:42 am
Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
Topic: Tilt Hydrometer
Replies: 12
Views: 1371

Re: Tilt Hydrometer

I also love my Tilts. I've been using them for months and they're great! Given my fermenters usually need a bit of help applied by way of a heat pad, and given that I am often travelling, I plugged my heaters into a smartplug so when the Tilts data says it's done (which I can also check from anywhe...
by Rrmuf
Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: Mashing, fermenting, flavoring and aging related hardware
Topic: Tilt Hydrometer
Replies: 12
Views: 1371

Re: Tilt Hydrometer

I also love my Tilts. I've been using them for months and they're great! Given my fermenters usually need a bit of help applied by way of a heat pad, and given that I am often travelling, I plugged my heaters into a smartplug so when the Tilts data says it's done (which I can also check from anywher...
by Rrmuf
Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:25 am
Forum: Gin
Topic: Crushing Botanicals
Replies: 8
Views: 966

Re: Crushing Botanicals

Thanks Bushman. My only hesitation is based on a perhaps false suggestion that juniper berries should be mildly crushed. (oh, and BTW we use the same identical scale :-) ) With that grinder you have to hold it down to run. It is not on a timer so you can give it a quick spin lift the lid and access...
by Rrmuf
Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:11 am
Forum: Gin
Topic: Crushing Botanicals
Replies: 8
Views: 966

Re: Crushing Botanicals

Thanks Bushman. My only hesitation is based on a perhaps false suggestion that juniper berries should be mildly crushed.
(oh, and BTW we use the same identical scale :-) )
by Rrmuf
Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:41 am
Forum: Gin
Topic: Crushing Botanicals
Replies: 8
Views: 966

Crushing Botanicals

Hi,
I was wondering what techniques people use to crush their botanicals. I was thinking of buying a coffee blade grinder and was wonderining if people recommend them or not.

Currently, I crush my botanicals with a mortar and pestle: some mildly and some quite hard.
by Rrmuf
Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:03 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: What'd ya'll make today?
Replies: 6949
Views: 734797

Re: What'd ya'll make today?

Bottled a two week-old spirit Run of my Gin ! Yielded 16 bottles and looks very promising. I'm pretty much settled on this Gin recipe and ready to try a different botanical mix to make something different :-)- I need a smaller Gin boiler!
by Rrmuf
Thu Jan 19, 2023 4:39 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hello all!
Replies: 12
Views: 271

Re: Hello all!

Welcome from Canada! I've been to Helsinki once, but traveled to Sweden often. I like to tell my Swedish friends that "Finland is my favorite European hockey nation because they're the only one who play hockey like we do... especially when it's against their neighbours. ;-)
by Rrmuf
Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:19 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hello from a new member
Replies: 7
Views: 201

Re: Hello from a new member

Welcome from Ottawa, (and formerly from Northern Ontario :-)
by Rrmuf
Mon Jan 16, 2023 4:07 am
Forum: Gin
Topic: How much Lemongrass in gin?
Replies: 10
Views: 1424

Re: How much Lemongrass in gin?

Thanks everyone... gives me some bookends to start within. I was certainly planning to include it with other citrus influences.
by Rrmuf
Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:16 am
Forum: Gin
Topic: How much Lemongrass in gin?
Replies: 10
Views: 1424

How much Lemongrass in gin?

Hi,
I want to add lemongrass to my gin, and I'm looking for some guidance for where to start with regards to how much to add, relative to juniper: Is it more in the x/10 range or the x/100 range?

I'm also curious if anyone has added it to the boiler for maceration or In the vapour path?