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by Lessismor
Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:17 pm
Forum: Fruits & Vegetables
Topic: Dates
Replies: 2
Views: 569

Dates

Hey every one my date tree couldn’t hold up to the high winds the other nite. So now I have 75’ of date tree laying across my yard and several hundred pounds of near ripe dates . I am wondering if I would be able to do anything with them other than just selling them off by the pound? Has anyone succ...
by Lessismor
Wed Apr 20, 2022 9:56 pm
Forum: Liqueurs
Topic: Jolly ranchers?
Replies: 7
Views: 3946

Jolly ranchers?

I have soaked some hard candy “cinnamon fire” jolly ranchers n a pint of neutral, and it tastes just like fireball?! I am wondering if anyone else has tried tried this with jolly ranchers? I have tried with flavors of fruit rollups but the product comes out cloudy. No one can dispute jolly ranchers ...
by Lessismor
Sun Apr 10, 2022 12:31 am
Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
Topic: Condenser in/out matter?
Replies: 9
Views: 1505

Re: Condenser in/out matter?

That’s a great idea! Earlier I drilled out th ID on the hot side from 17/64 to 5/16(dam there goes my warranty) and finally got the level to hold steady but I can the pump working hard with the valve nearly 2/3 or more closed. I will try that tomorrow. Been trying to figure the gph on this acua reli...
by Lessismor
Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: What Not To Use/Do
Topic: Fruit flies or bar flies?
Replies: 9
Views: 1244

Re: Fruit flies or bar flies?

Well there’s no house plant, my cats both denied bringing fruit flies in with their daily collections.But the wife has been out gardening as of this past 2 weeks and I never saw them before then so it gotta b her? I will try the funnel thing, trying to limit my online budget to “still related” only....
by Lessismor
Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:30 pm
Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
Topic: Condenser in/out matter?
Replies: 9
Views: 1505

Re: Condenser in/out matter?

Alright, so I will follow the guide and keep the cold on bottom, if I slow down the cold side, I would imagine it will wear the pump down? Any thoughts on keeping the in and out more even? I thought by dropping the pump down a foot that would slow it down and increase the drain but nope. I guess I w...
by Lessismor
Sat Apr 09, 2022 1:48 am
Forum: Condensers/Cooling Methods
Topic: Condenser in/out matter?
Replies: 9
Views: 1505

Condenser in/out matter?

Hey everyone I have a 5 gal pot still from china. Condenser sits a atop of it, probly a 3 quart pot with 4 winds of copper n it. Is there any reason I can’t run the cool water in the top connection and the hot out the bottom? I plan on getting a better still later after I have figured out all the li...
by Lessismor
Wed Apr 06, 2022 5:06 am
Forum: What Not To Use/Do
Topic: Fruit flies or bar flies?
Replies: 9
Views: 1244

Fruit flies or bar flies?

This is my first post aside from my welcome post. Have been reading n here daily, and I always read about some newcomer asking a question that they could have read the answer to somewhere n here. But I honestly have looked everywhere for an answer to this but have not found it; I told my wife runnin...
by Lessismor
Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:14 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: New guys
Replies: 1
Views: 140

New guys

Hello my wife and I have talked about trying our own spirits for long time now, tonight we will try our kit that came in mail. Seems like lots of experience posted here, I am sure it will be needed! Up to now I only know how to consume