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I like both of those, I'm going to do some studying and get to gathering some more supplies and get started, I appreciate tho info and pics of your guys build, I will keep you guys posted on when I get to getting something started

I want to build something more than a pot still now, I have somewhat the material, of course I'm going to need to buy a few things, what would you guys recommend to build for a step up, cm, vm, etc..? As in the first time building something more than a pot still, I have plenty of soldering and brazi...

Just rapid age with wood, hell alot better and probably better tasting than metal

Read above comments, all the way through

Not to mention spark hazards

Oh and I saw this on master distillers and did some research on it but really dont trust anything I read except on here anymore, for safety and everything I've learnt from this forum has been very accurate, at least works out when I do it after reading and feedback from you guys. Thanks again Maste...

Thank you for everyone's help and info, I really enjoy the information that I can potentially learn from all you. You guys are very educated. Hopefully I get there and better in my craft in time, you guys are truly the best I can learn from

It helps, air it out, then water down samples from every jar for nosing/tasting. It will give you a good idea of what you want in your final blend. Some people are good enough to cut right off the still. Unless I have run a recipe multiple times and have an idea what to expect I will set things asi...

Truckinbutch wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:32 pm I collect in half pints . Cover and air for 24 hours and then make cuts .

I'm going to do this too now

Demy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:41 am In a corn distillate I tried to heat slightly and then mix vigorously with the open container, then put a cotton gauze with elastic instead of the cap to limit evaporation and left a few days .. I repeated a couple of times, it looks like Soften the taste slightly.

I'm going to try that too

A jar of it, sample rapid aging

I feel like doing more, as before I didn't like it, it was too damn cidery almost hot, that feature is gone now. Anyone that hasn't done this should practice it, im doing it for now on. Thanks HD for the lesson. Ethyl acetate is one of the flavor compounds in apples and is very volatile, airing wil...

Ben wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:14 am Good on ya. Are you airing your jars before cuts?

Oops, no I blended then aired out the gallon, so I should collect, air out, then blend to be correct on this method? I aired out for about 48hours

20211230_223607.jpg I put 2 gallons out I made a couple days ago to air out, I've heard about and been reading about it. Tried it my first time. I'm really impressed by results, i was scared to do it for multiple reasons but is really worth it. This is a big gain, my cider brandy's I made dont have...

Deplorable wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:54 pm LOL. No, not the same orchard. This buddy of mine purchased some land with an old, neglected apple orchard on it. He's going to remove the apple trees and replant.

Lol, damn. I see now though.

Interesting. I was just playing with my Sous Vide cooker and a few cherry wood experiments I have going on. One of which is a quart jar of bourbon (75/13/12) aged 7 months on charred white oak, and finishing on cherry. Ive got a couple of pint jars of corn liquor on cherry wood, one on toasted cher...

More experiments to be done lol, that's the most enjoyable thing about this craft I believe

I used cherry wood, it is interesting but in my opinion it needs to be dosed well because it tends to be intrusive compared to oak. I also used wood mixes, very interesting. I'm thinking so, couple friends are drinking with me, and only one noticed vanilla so it was me but maybe dosing it more, pro...

Vanilla flavor is very slight tho very

I can't answer your question accurately. Essential oil? It comes over in cooking also. But toasting temp and stilling temp. are vastly different. the vanilla flavor from aging comes from soluble compounds in (white oak) the wood at yet different temps. this is the first Iv'e seen of this process. s...

heat destroys vanilla, real or imitation. I assume you've tried this toasted cherry both with and without vanilla? 45 min. of additional toast should cook the vanilla to nothing. I did, I thought I tasted a slight difference but this is only my first time with the experiment, maybe its just trick o...

I toasted some cherry wood for a hour then I put couple drops of vanilla extract on them cherry fingers, toasted for another 45 mins. I did this with a quart of some of corn and wheat likker I made, age for a month, its definitely interesting. I wasn't sure if it would be. Check it out guys and let ...

Run it slow, idk how electric elements work in that principle, but I stressed yeast when I first started making likker with using turbo yeast and other yeast, ran slow. Bad likker, taste wise never got "hot" tho unless I ran fast, meaning a stream bigger than a match stick, your likker wil...

Apple Shandy.jpg (Used Paint to edit. Left click on image in File Explorer, choose "Edit") What yeast did you use? Following because I'm fooling with jacking Apple juice, roasted apples, brown sugar and oatmeal. AppleJacked.jpg My best friend Mr. Flechtmans lol, I've learnt finally to qui...

I couldn't figure out the dang rotating image over my phone, I'm going to get my brother to help me on it, sometime with a walkthrough lol, I'm not much good at besides punching words in lol

I did my first shandy or fortified wine I do believe lol. Its pretty tasty I think. Using "Musslemans 100% apple cider juice, not concentrate or preservatives in it, cost way more by the gallon by a few bucks but the only way to go on store bought juice. 8 a gallon where I'm at.. anyhow, I add ...

Awesome find You have an problem trying to figure out only ONE project with that! What would you do with it, if I may ask? I'm working on trying a steam injected still with it, it being the pot, its 5g and another pot injecting it from its pour spout at the bottom now, one less hole to punch anyway...

TDick wrote: ↑Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:02 pm To be honest, when I saw the title, I thought you were looking for advice as to giving a gift certificate to Mrs. SWMBO as a Christmas present.

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Lmao

Oh and I saw this on master distillers and did some research on it but really dont trust anything I read except on here anymore, for safety and everything I've learnt from this forum has been very accurate, at least works out when I do it after reading and feedback from you guys. Thanks again

You guys confirmed my thought and worry lol, I like all above comments, thanks a ton. I will not be trying this, I'll just stick to my 1 gallon casks and keep aging my whiskey like so