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first fill them with water completely to make sure the wood is sealed. Check the interior with a flashlight to make sure there is no mold. Smell the empty barrel to make sure it smells good (bad if it smells like vinegar). This may be enough if the barrel is ok otherwise you have to intervene differ...

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Welcome, I really like the prune brandy, I make a small amount when the fruits are available, in general I distilled many fruits.

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I often do small quantities so I know what you mean .. you have to learn how to manage them. In most cases with small quantities it is necessary to stripping before the final distillation so as to raise the alcoholic degree and allow you to make good cuts. Small quantities with an alcoholic degree u...

I believe that all the beers of that category are produced with the addition of lemon essence + citric acid, beer and sugar and other things I ignore ... actually it would be more right to call them "beer beverage". As for sanitation, when I make my beer I am very very scrupulous with cleanliness / ...

I use cheap stainless steel elements (AliExpress) and I must say that they work very well. I don't think it's igniting and turning off the element can damage it, maybe you have a power problem (at the power adjustment part). All the electrical resistances that I have "opened" (out of curiosity or to...

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Great tips to start with, well done. I would just like to add a little hint that I have discovered with experience: when you have to smell, take a few drops and pass them on your hands or on the back of a stainless steel spoon, the smell will be sharper than smelling from the jar.

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welcome from me!

I understand your happiness, we've all been there, the aim is to maintain it over time

This is great, every hobby has positive effects, thanks for sharing

This is the recipe I found. It said banana cream pudding shots. Ingredients 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant banana cream pudding 1 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup Baileys Irish Cream 1/2 cup vodka or banana vodka 2 cups extra creamy Cool Whip. I used my Irish Cream and my banana cream liquor. I might try it ...

Welcome, nuts you could use the shell to flavor your product. Enjoy the reading !

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Some botanists are very rich in oils and even with tight cuts pass in the distillate causing cloudiness ... I often happen to me with citrus fruits and star anise, no problem for me ... to some of your friends will seem strange and even more frustrating try to explain to the others...

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ezlle71 wrote: ↑

Fri May 07, 2021 5:41 am

I like the resourcefulness! looks like its stout enough to do the job.

Yes, I thought of robustness because sometimes I do fruit ferments (whole) they are usually pretty heavy ..

I will try to answer, for what I can. Non-malted cereals generally have no enzymes for the conversion of starch (or rather have someone but insufficient) so we are looking for the way of maltation to develop the enzymes necessary for the conversion process of starches. There are also "synthetic" enz...

Maybe I shouldn't intervene ... but I think that something about the fact that when you always produce the same product, the same quantities you can at some point "automate" the cuts (if they are made) trying to maximize the yield.

The Baker wrote: ↑

Thu May 06, 2021 4:33 pm

A lot prettier than mine.

I use a ten litre plastic bucket, it fits into the (about) eighty litre olive-barrel fermenter.

Geoff

Thank you, in my fermenter would not enter a bucket, so I chose a smaller size.

An improvised wooden terminal from a turned piece

I needed a great ladle for various uses, also useful to transfer / transfer / empty the fermenter or the contents of a pot. I looked around the search for something to be recovered, a realization at no cost. I started from an old pot (small) that I had set aside for some "creative" First of all I ga...

I have only one from 30L (it's hard to find for me) I think it survives for a whole life. They have a great thickness and are usually AISI304 .....

I don't know that product but I'd think you grinding some banana, add your alcohol, I think it would work. The relationship between smoothie / alcohol determines viscosity, for this (to make a low ABV) I would think at water.

Welcome, I like people who build your equipment and fit with few things.

I too agree with wheat. In truth you need i explain a little more what I think ..... you can get more or less neutral alcohol from anything if you know how to do (many distillations, reflux etc.) I talk about cereals, potatoes, sugar, etc. . For me the sugar washing is the one more neutral than all,...

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