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Welcome from KY! Read all you can, be prepared for some failures, but it shouldn't be long before you're making some of the good stuff!

The inkbird controller Jonny mentioned sure is nice. Set it and forget it. I use one with a 100W light bulb under the fermenter (fermenter sitting on a short stand) and wrap it all in reflectix. You can get it as warm as you want.

squigglefunk wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 5:56 am [utube][/utube]

Good one Squiggle! It's hard to beat Del.

So, my Panela was supposedly delivered...only problem is I received pre-cooked white corn meal instead. So now I have another month to wait for the replacement. Arrrgh! I wonder if "pre-cooked white corn meal" would be good in a bourbon mash? I have 10kg of it, and they're letting me keep...

subbrew wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:46 pm Direct link to the apple pressing video as river rat requested

You can bet I came back to check it out too. Looks like a good time!
I just heard about the rationing on the radio this morning. Good thing we're prepared

I ran a second run on 5 gallons of panela low wine. Straight off the still I was surprised how similar it is to all molasses. Definitely lighter on flavor, but the flavor seems to be the same. Not that it's a good or bad thing, just an observation from a newbie to the rum world.

I have tried two brands with the same results. I'm sure the residue is probably from condensed vapor trying to seep under the gasket rather than the teflon leaching something onto the stainless. It's just so dang hard to get off.

Welcome, sounds like you have a nice setup! Check out the tried and true recipe section in the board index. There are plenty of ideas in there that are proven to make a good drop.

Have any of you all noticed a residue left by the PTFE tape on the sealing surfaces? I decided to try one of these gaskets instead of flour paste for sealing my homemade copper cone to the top of a SS keg. It sealed nicely but every time I take it apart to clean up after a run there is an "impr...

So my main question is: why was there such lack of correlation between the temp at top of distiller and the ABV of the product? There is a correlation between vapor temp and ABV but it's not useful for making cuts. Lets say you're running your still so the output is a pencil lead size stream. If th...

TDick wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 4:08 pm

River Rat wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:43 pm

TDick wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:39 am This is his newest album.
Powerful stuff.

Was he in a psychedelic mood or a truck driving mood when he did this one?

Neither one. I don't want to spoil it for you. But I will say this. Do you have a dog?

Powerful stuff. Yes sir.

jonnys_spirit wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:54 pm y’all KY’ers - hellcats or whatever it is?

You know what it is Jonny You're one of them Vols if I remember right?

Welcome, from just a little east of you. Looks like we've got a pretty good KY contingent here.

SmokyMtn wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:35 am I would use option #1. Terminate the end with a tri clamp ferrule. Use the other end of the ferrule on a fitting of your choice, personally I would find a 22.5° or 45° fitting, street or regular. Then onto a liebeg.

Another vote for that ^^^

TDick wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:39 am This is his newest album.
Powerful stuff.

Haven't had a chance to listen to this one yet, but will soon. Was he in a psychedelic mood or a truck driving mood when he did this one? Either way I'm sure it's another good album.

cob wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:37 pm For what ever reason the picture is the link. click away.

It must be my computer or browser causing the issue. On my phone it's a picture of the trap and it is a link. On my computer it's still just an un-clickable amazon logo. Anyway, thanks Cob!

There's a couple of homemade mosquito traps on youtube using 5 gallon buckets, a small fan and a lamp. Kind of a hillbilly clone of some commercial traps. Yeah I might throw one of those together and see how it does. Same principle as the one AlWorms linked. Sounds like you've had good luck with yo...

Anybody ever built or bought any kind of mosquito trap that actually works? There are a bunch of ideas on the interwebs - fan in a bucket that sucks them in after they are attracted by a light, dish soap in stagnant water to make them drown, etc. Then there's the store bought CO2/vacuum traps, but t...

It would be a pain in the a$$ trying to use it for mashing and fermenting without cutting a bigger hole. I say cut a bigger hole and then make a bowl adapter to mount your still head on it. You could boil/mash/ferment/distill all with that one keg if want to.

Didn't know if this should go here or in the "songs about moonshine" thread but here you go. One of our local boys. He's damn good. And this kind of country reminds me of Dire Straits, R.E.M. and Nirvana dropped in a same flask. Being only 8 years elder than my own youngster is, this fell...

Bunny, that is some laser focused dedication . How's the product?

subbrew wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:37 pm belt up the hit and miss to run the grinder and have a good time

That does sound like a good time. I'm thinking I've seen a picture of that floating around here somewhere? If not you should share one!

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

Any lead free silver solder is fine for copper to copper. Water soluble flux such as Oatey H-20 gives you the easy cleanup, and is cheap. I'd save the Stay-Brite solder and liquid flux for joints where stainless is involved. And you absolutely NEED those two when stainless is involved. MAPP gas can ...

Glad it turned out alright for you all Cranky. You sure did take the high road out of there. Our local "crazy guy" walks main street all day, every day, and makes eye contact and waves excitedly at every single car that drives past him. Pretty weird but it sounds like you all experienced a...

There are some posts around here about flavor change (for the worse) after changing vessels. Never experienced it myself and I have no idea why that would happen, but apparently some people have experienced the same thing. The threads are here but maybe hard to find.

You don't have to. You can sprinkle it right on top of the mash and put the lid on her and it'll work fine. If you want to proof it and make sure the yeast is healthy and viable sprinkle it on top of a cup or two of water. After it's all sunk and hydrated add some of your mash or some sugar and it s...

I’m actually really happy I got L instead of M I just like the thicker gauge stuff better. :thumbup: I have copper ferrules and after a little sanding and some dead blows they’re sitting nice and snug inside the pipe Nice! It's extra work but there's nothing like having a tight joint that could sup...

using red start yeast. i bought brand new bag of yeast and am still having the same problem, I will try starter yeast (yeast bomb) I'm guessing that's either Red Star DADY yeast or bakers yeast. Either should be fine up into the 90s*F. Like you said, I doubt heat is the issue. I'd cross that off th...