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by just sayin
Sun Sep 29, 2013 10:02 am
Forum: The Construction Site
Topic: New penny pot still
Replies: 13
Views: 2398

Re: New penny pot still

Looking Good! People run all stainless with just a few copper scrubbies in their column and say it works fine. Since you are going to have both copper and stainless, I think it would be instructive to make one big wash to split into two runs, one with the coppers head and the other with stainless an...
by just sayin
Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:28 am
Forum: Resources and Reviews
Topic: My Batch Program - distill your own legally
Replies: 2
Views: 1004

Re: My Batch Program - distill your own legally

Great idea, I can see you setting these up from coast to coast. "You guys want to golf this weekend of go make another batch of our good stuff? I am getting low.".........................Just Sayin'
by just sayin
Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:15 am
Forum: The Construction Site
Topic: New penny pot still
Replies: 13
Views: 2398

Re: New penny pot still

She is beautiful to behold! What is the capacity of your boiler? A stainless "cap" will work fine. You will need to keep some copper in the vapors trail to tie up the sulfer compounds that don't taste or smell so good in your product. Must be tuff to work in that tiny shop you have there....
by just sayin
Fri Sep 27, 2013 3:48 am
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: Monascus and Aspergillus, Beni Koji and Koji... Asian Yeasts
Replies: 43
Views: 10918

Re: Monascus and Aspergillus, Beni Koji and Koji... Asian Ye

Thanks much! TDS. Totally fascinating! You are pushing our knowledge frontier forward. Red wine from white rice, amazing! This type of post is why I continue spending so much time studying and taking notes here and on several other forums. Your "nugget" is a keeper. We are in your debt. Ju...
by just sayin
Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:17 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Mew kid on the block
Replies: 5
Views: 406

Re: Mew kid on the block

Welcome! Plum wine will yield Slivovitz, aka Palinka; aka Rakia. Can be powerful stuff! Not just for breakfast anymore...
by just sayin
Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:03 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: I be singin' the Halaluya Chorus
Replies: 18
Views: 1026

Re: I be singin' the Halaluya Chorus

Congratulations! Have you ever experienced anything that made you feel....how do we express it, "complete" as watching the first drips or twisted stream from a condenser crafted by your own hands..............................................................Just Sayin'
by just sayin
Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:42 pm
Forum: Legalization of Home Distilling
Topic: Snuffy Smith has died.
Replies: 50
Views: 10812

Re: Snuffy Smith has died.

Forty five years ago there was a great chance that I could kill myself and many others when I turn 16 and was finally of age to legally drive my Dad's 66 Chevy pickup on the public highways. My state in their "wisdom" said "Nay!, not until you have the studied this book and passed a w...
by just sayin
Sat Sep 21, 2013 3:48 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: My first pot still build
Replies: 15
Views: 1484

Re: My first pot still build

Very nice stainless and copper! How much is she going to hold?
by just sayin
Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:34 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Quick Question
Replies: 7
Views: 689

Re: Quick Question

3" have 2.25 times the cross sectional area of 2". So yes, it is faster.
by just sayin
Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:12 am
Forum: Legalization of Home Distilling
Topic: Legal for home use in W. VA & KY
Replies: 10
Views: 3162

Re: Legal for home use in W. VA & KY

Not legal in W(BG*)V yet! Some friendly advice from an Old Timer: stay small, leave NO paper trail, don't sell and don't tell! Don't do stupid SHI.....er STUFF that will bring officers to your door. If you are still a "teenage at heart", just can't stop doing stupid stuff every now and the...
by just sayin
Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:36 pm
Forum: Yeasts, Enzymes, Fungi, Nutrients
Topic: Resveratrol to keep your yeast in shape
Replies: 12
Views: 1306

Re: Resveratrol to keep your yeast in shape

If Wikipedia is correct, the roots of a nasty invasive weed that seem to been taking over much of the US's Mid-Atlantic States appears to be the primary commercial source of resveratrol. Image search Japanese knot weed: stems look rather like bamboo, big leaves, grows 8-10' tall, dies to the ground ...
by just sayin
Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:13 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Busted at the Feed Store!
Replies: 13
Views: 994

Re: Busted at the Feed Store!

"I was planning to feed the deer, but if you can come over and teach me how to make moonshine, I am all in!"...............Just Sayin'
by just sayin
Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:33 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: FOA still head flow
Replies: 41
Views: 8643

Re: FOA still head flow

Beautiful job, OZ39! I am looking forward to hearing how she drives. You can hide that one in you front yard. "It is garden sculpture, Officer, what else would it be? "The artist named it 'Otto'."
by just sayin
Wed Sep 04, 2013 4:14 am
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: FOA still head flow
Replies: 41
Views: 8643

Re: FOA still head flow

Some of the first shine I ever tasted 35 or maybe 40 years ago tasted much more like rocket fuel than anything I wanted to bring near my mouth again. Maybe something like Tim and Tickle would come up with. That may be why I had no interest in shine for the next the next 30 or so years ......that is ...
by just sayin
Tue Sep 03, 2013 6:37 pm
Forum: Column Builds
Topic: FOA still head flow
Replies: 41
Views: 8643

Re: FOA still head flow

A post in a distilling forum in Sweden posted 3 or so years ago said FOA is an acronym for "Defense Research Establishment". They refered to the still as "Otto" and said it was origonal designed by the Swedish Military to make rocket fuel in the field. The post may have been bogu...
by just sayin
Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:11 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: A moment of silence please..............
Replies: 19
Views: 1902

Re: A moment of silence please..............

I am pleased you approve S-C, I hope you are able to wipe out or at the very least knock the hell out of your "Drunkard" population!
Just Sayin'
by just sayin
Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:39 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: A moment of silence please..............
Replies: 19
Views: 1902

Re: A moment of silence please..............

I have been using bottle traps like SC's, but I bait mine with a couple of inchs of apple cider vinegar and one drop of dish wash detergent. The detergent breaks the surface tension and so the little drunkards drown right away. One trap will do away with hundreds of the little buggers in a day of tw...
by just sayin
Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:33 pm
Forum: My First .....
Topic: My first Slivovitz....questions
Replies: 4
Views: 699

Re: My first Slivovitz....questions

There are dozens of youtube videos on making slivovitz, rakija, palenka, etc, very interesting but all done in native languages....most of their stills are wood fired and have a built in crank hand with gears to drive a stirrer. Many remove the pits before fermenting. A sand or water bath may be the...
by just sayin
Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:38 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: RE: Harry A member here since 2005
Replies: 27
Views: 2767

Re: RE: Harry A member here since 2005

Great News, Harry!!!
What a blessing for your son and the rest of your loved ones. The rest of us around the world are blessed as well. You are an answer to pray.
Slainte
Just Sayin'
by just sayin
Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:50 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Kindness
Replies: 3
Views: 393

Re: Kindness

You will be a solid moderator, Bushman. Pleased to see you there! Good luck, it will be a tuff job at times. Thanks for your willingness to serve this amazing project.

Just Sayin'
by just sayin
Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:50 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Happy 150th!!!
Replies: 12
Views: 1347

Re: Happy 150th!!!

John Denver got it right "Almost Heaven, West Virginia". It is not widely known, from here heaven is a local call............just sayin'