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found https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=84578 looks delicious. i need to buy a small still and experiment with pure brandies You can make your own mini pot, perfect for gin and experimenting. https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=84579 looks good! does it ...

Demy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:14 pm found
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looks delicious. i need to buy a small still and experiment with pure brandies

Canned fruits have little to no flavor dont waste ur time.
To get the full peach experience dont throw the skins add a few seeds too, you need all the flavors when u strip it.
distill on fruits add fresh peaches to the thumper if u have one.
and then do a slow spirit run.

hawkwing grapes is more complex but the date flavor is truly unique.
Kareltje thanks for the info, I exaggerated a little bit I just didnt like early and mid heads

I have 4 pounds of preserved dates. What should I do with them? it wouldnt be enough to make a large batch. i'd soak em in high abv rum I think I’ll scale down your process and use my little gin pot to run it. It will be fun and I’m okay with the small yield. Thanks. me too. let me know when ur done

thanks for your comment Otis , i exaggerated when i said paint thinner but it didnt taste good. Salt Must Flow it does smells great. unfortunately, the only distillery in the us that makes dates brandy has closed shop. theres one in Isreal but the price is ridiculous. I have 4 pounds of preserved da...

Nice experiment, here in Italy that stuff is very expensive for a certain amount. I usually make a fig brandy, then I put some dehydrated figs in the white spirit, it tastes great, you could try to do the same on a small amount its so good i dont want to add anything to it. i'v been meaning to make...

Nice story. Starting with the free dates. How do you know it had much methanol? Why not put the heavy pulp in a thumper and run it with water in the boiler? Gives you all the taste and all the alcohol. it tasted like paint thinner for a while. i dont have a thumper so i distilled with the heavy plup

a friend form Iraq sent me a 50lbs or so of reject animal-grade Dates its still absurdly sweet despite its low quality. its labeled as animal grade because they are rock-hard you gotta have crocodile teeth to enjoy them. a bag of 50lbs would cost you like 8 bucks! in places like Saudi Arabia, Iraq a...

winter is my favorite time to distill because icey cold water the condenser a happy boy

"land of the free"

Welcome Rob. i'd say start with sugar shines to practice and feel your still. you need a sacrificial run anyways
i wouldnt recommend drinking from a new still.

this is my 3rd time doing this recipe and im impressed with the result even with white sugar
its still smooth and complex. Kellogg's corn is really high quality stuff!
i'd say 1k, 5 gallon of water is best. adding oats or wheat will help smooth out the sugar bite.

decent still to practice distilling. you need wrap the plastic gasket with teflon tape (ptfe) it could be dangerous

thanks. love reading your posts in this section! i give my buddy your All Panela & Blackstrap recipe and he loved it unaged I’m glad he tried it. I have a 5G used oak cask full of it that has been aging for two years now. One more year to go! I have a question about your recipe: are the dates f...

i was trying to keep it 100% brown sugar. but your right its missing molasses Well, I didn't tasted it so can't give my opinion... You are the one that can tell if this spirits suits your taste or not :P It was just an idea. I had hard times to find molasses in my area, and I finally found some for...

Congratulations on a great job! Everything about it sounds like something I would like to try myself. I bet it will turn out good. thanks. love reading your posts in this section! i give my buddy your All Panela & Blackstrap recipe and he loved it unaged Sorry to bring back this topic, but even...

Bushman wrote: ↑Mon Nov 22, 2021 9:21 am Are those 1 kg bags? Not familiar with that brand so I googled it.

says 1kg in Singapore amazon i wasnt sure so i used 3 and half

https://www.amazon.sg/SIS-Textured-Brow ... ery&sr=1-4

NZChris wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:29 pm Congratulations on making a rum you like with one arm tied behind your back.

thanks Chris. im all for simplicity

after a bad experience with light brown sugar (bad as in not worth my time and effort) i was hesitant to give brown sugar another try until i found this in my local Asian market https://cf.shopee.co.id/file/e682e38407197770db27d5fa53997f0b this is a DARK brown sugar, heavy honey aroma and toffee fla...

did you use a plastic/silicone gasket? could be it.

thanks Chris. turns out this type of still is mainly use for Essential Oil Are you saying that the ones you pictured above are mainly used for essential oil … or are suggesting that the ones Chris was talking about are used for oils . If thats the case , I’d say no . Thats just a marketing thing to...

thanks Chris. turns out this type of still is mainly use for Essential Oil

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once you get involved in homedistilling the stuff in store will become undrinkable.

As you know Alcohol of any kind is banned in Saudi Arabia, the punishment for consuming alcohol is 40-80 lashes and 3-9 months in jail if the judge was in a good mood, you also get banned from traveling for 2 years. theres two ways to drink alcohol in Saudi Arabia: 1- Black Market 2- Local alcohol 3...

thats straight up Jet fuel

All the fruit woods I've used just seem to be a little smoother than just oak on finished product. If I did add a little too much heads then it seems to help mellow them out , especially for brandies. im a fan of keep the heads they have so much flavors. i'll give fruit woods a shot. thanks Nice bo...

well cum laskavo prosymo + a nice white cat you've got as a drinking companion 👍 cats are awesome i tell you, they dont bug you out about drinking. Hello and welcome. Plenty of good information to help you on your journey. Have fun. SF thank you mister. this site has helped me a lot for sure.

More time on the Ukrainian oak may give it it's own wonderful unique flavor profile. I use a lot of charred apple, pear , and crab apple wood, either mixed with oak or instead of oak. And I'm surrounded by white and red oaks.[emoji3] I'm a firm believer in local flavors taking precedence over the c...