Home Distiller

We are all good.
Learning how to walk again. Inside is fine. The outdoors with uneven ground is a bit challenging with sticks.
But all good.
Thanks

nikolav wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:55 am

EricTheRed wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2025 6:35 am I use 25kgs corn meal (flour) And 10 kgs fine grind roll steamed oats.
140 L water and enzymes

Makes a smooth vodka and gin base.

Hi Eric
What enzymes and yeast do you use?

I use liquid enzymes. Extremely active. Thins the concrete out in seconds

Condolences

I use 25kgs corn meal (flour) And 10 kgs fine grind roll steamed oats.
140 L water and enzymes

Makes a smooth vodka and gin base.

Bushman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:05 am Might be more of a Carmel flavor trading the vodka for whiskey. Ever try it?

Not yet but will give it a go

Made some Nutella Liqueur

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So, we ran across this recipe a while back and finally got around to making it. Original Recipe * 300 gm Nutella * 200 ml cream * 300 ml whole milk * 150 gm castor sugar * 200 ml vodka Process * mix all liquids together except for the vodka * heat to dissolve the sugar * let cool * add vodka * bottl...

For future reference when stripping for whisky I'd go lower than 40%. I tend to aim for 25% in the pot. You carry over a bit more flavour and if you're double distilling on a pot still then your final blend will come out pretty close to barrel proof without needing lots of water to proof it down. L...

My ratios
35 kgs grain
110 litres water
Yields 30 to 45 litres in strips
30 litres into spirit run
10 to 11 litres product at 62 to 65 %

Ymmv

Next time just leave the weabils in

Tried to find the thread about rats being chucked into rum mashes but failed.

Margaret has a canary if there is weavils and bugs in my mash. I just don't tell her. Else she'd make me sift it all.

Running 1st 4 batches (3 litres each) of
- basic gin
- strawberry gin
- rosemary, rooibos and orange- 2 of

Hey gang, on the Steam rig build thread, @ NormandieStill said: "I found that 5 chickens could make small work of beer brewing grains, but the increased volume from distilling was too much for them." This got me wondering. For those of you feeding your grains to the chickens (or any other...

Hey gang, on the Steam rig build thread, @ NormandieStill said: "I found that 5 chickens could make small work of beer brewing grains, but the increased volume from distilling was too much for them." This got me wondering. For those of you feeding your grains to the chickens (or any other...

Funny you should ask.
In hospital with another infection on that foot.
Getting strong antibiotics

But other than that. Things going well. Margaret good.

Thanks

Just finished a 10 hr spirit run. In a wheelchair.
15 litres before cuts
All on solar power. Go sunshine!

Setsumi
Good idea.
I use a A5 pad at the moment- but that is not readable across the room.
This is

MooseMan wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 4:01 am Your best option is to put an element into the side of the keg, that's what pretty much everyone ends up doing.

Yebo

And the the cycling on and ofg

cranky wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2024 8:00 pm I just had to spend several minutes explaining this one to Mrs Cranky
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Mashed in another maize and oats.
Stripped the previous m&o
Spirit ran it.
10 litres at 65% in 13 litre glass carboy with a variety of new and used and recharred staves
And now we wait.

Black Bull wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 5:03 am Not exactly brew related unless I run a pump, but scored 4 good quality 12v 100ah Lithium batteries delivered for $1100.
and they've turned up!
Think they stuffed the add, they're now listed on special at $700 each

Excellent score. I do all my runs on solar . So yup brew related?

I've been looking for a stainless 55 gal drum to use as a fermenter for quite some time. I stumbled on a fellow selling 2 of these 200L jacketed tanks for $400 each. He was going to give them both to me for $650, but I could only fit one in my small truck, and it was too long of a drive to go back ...

Make more until you enough to age at least a year.
Having said that, mine are whiskey - bourbon ish at 6 to 8 months


Patience

Nice good luck

Looks like 2023 /24 has been a rough one.
Wishing all a good recovery

Hot volatile vapour plus flame....... hmmmmmm

You used amalayze. Did you also use gluco to convert the dextfins to sugar?
Sour means no dugar left. What's you sg?

I'm getting ready to try a batch of cornmeal in a 30 gallon brute trash can for maybe a 24 gallon batch. My garage is about 65 F this time a year. I can insulated the trash can. Does this ferment generate any of it's own heat? I see the minimum temperature is 82 F and might take 15 days. Will it st...

Setsumi wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:40 pm You cannot keep a Saffer down! Kyk noord...

Well - just an update 1st - i am progressing well with being able to walk - inside at home - no crutches needed. On unknown or not smooth surfaces - i still use 1 or 2 sticks fell in hospital 2 months back after they removed my rather nastily infected gall bladder. Don't want to fall over again - fo...

Well - just an update after sitting on Oak for 7 months - and my drinking stock was gone - i proofed this down to 43% The chocolatey / caramelly smell still there - but reduced Taste - I like it. No bite and quite nice on mouthfeel. I have another one still aging in glass with the same oak treatment...