Home Distiller

First real run in the new 26 gallon boiler. I put 25 in and there's plenty of room left. This is the first run of rum for a home Cousin's process experiment to try and make DOK at home

6 month taste test! The oats are obvious in the smell and taste. Sweet, vanilla, more brown sugar than caramel. A bit lacking in body. Will pull another ounce at the 9 month mark.

Let me see if I'm getting this... Step 1, Run a series of regular rum washes, say ten runs. 2, Collect the lees from the pot still (Beer run) of each of there distillations. (these are full of the fatty acids that make esters, but didn't distill over) 3, Add lime (Calcium hydroxide) which turn the ...

That's how molasses ferments, just a fizz

Good luck!

I think I'll make a coin purse from this little bastard. I can usually catch these little shits within a couple of days of first sign. I've been chasing this guy since july with three traps. 20201019_111347.jpg A few road flares is what I use here for the pocket gophers. If the smoke doesn't kill t...

Man, I'd love a 120L tippable with a stirrer! Such an efficient stripper! We need to find a manufacturer that will ship to the US.

I think I'm going to get it out of the barrel and re-distill it with some fresh wash. I have about 4.5 gallons, better to use it in something that I might actually enjoy. What will the new wash be? Probably some oats. And I'll be keeping it white.

Thanks guys!

dragon613 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:40 pm they only have commercial sized used barrels

Can you really fill a 53 gallon barrel???

I do have some corn, I could make some white dog and try to blend that in. Thanks, I don't know why I didn't think of that

So I made a bourbon 6 months ago that was 70% corn and 30% Vienna malt trying to get an extra caramelly bourbon. I also put it into an ex maple syrup barrel. And to top it off the entry proof was 55% to try to get sweetness from the barrel. Well.....it all worked. All of it. DI-A-BEETUS!!! Firstly, ...

Also, we're coming up on that 6 month mark for Beerswimmer's batch! Please let us know!!! Thanks for the reminder, I'll check it Thursday night :thumbup: So, the Angel yeast was great. It worked well, didn't impart anything good or bad just let the other ingredients shine. Worth every penny! The pr...

TXChiliMayo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:12 pm Welcome, fellow Texan here. Gulf Coast area here.

Same, CC area

2 rum ferments have been finished for about a week, today I added 2.5-3 gallons of old dunder to each and will let sit another week before stripping. The ferments were very fruity smelling, the dunder was heavy and smelled like a rotten rum cake.

rubberduck71 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:04 pm
Also, we're coming up on that 6 month mark for Beerswimmer's batch! Please let us know!!!

Thanks for the reminder, I'll check it Thursday night

OtisT wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 12:18 am This is just my interpretation of the ole boy speak. Otis

Thanks. Can I offer him free vocabulary and grammar lessons? Everytime he posts I have to re-read it numerous times to try and understand WTH he's attempting to communicate.....

Could someone please translate what goose eye said? I read it 5 times and still can't get it....

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I have several 5 gallon barrel that I filled. I did 2 strips and a spirit run, made cuts, poured hearts into carboy. Then 2 more strips and a spirit, made cuts and into carboy. My hearts cuts had late heads and just a little bit of early tails. Then I proofed down to whatever and filled the barrel. ...

Got my 26 gallon milk can delivered today! It's big and very well made, can't wait to fill it!
https://imgur.com/a/U12A5dJ

I use two 50 gallon Rubbermaid totes I bought for $8 each. I never put more than 35 gallons in them, work great. Not air tight, but enough to keep bugs out.

I pulled a half gallon of bourbon to finish on some Shiraz soaked staves, also some rums. The bourbon has been in a 5g Balcones barrel since 18 Oct last year and is nearly red!

Started 2 rum ferments with dark brown sugar and half the water. In a few days I'll add the molasses and top off with water. I grew up the Hornindal yeast this time, but still want to be careful with it. I have had kviek fail in molasses on a few occasions.

My wife placed an order for a 26 gallon milk can for my birthday! I'll be using propane until Xmas when I can order an electric setup for it.

Very cool place, and welcome!

I'd guess it'll be detectable. My friend had a case of wine at his wedding that was near a fire and it was very obvious in the wine. Very, very good too.

CypSteel wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:27 pm
Are you talking like a home depot / lowes? I don't think I have ever seen anyone selling half barrels.

Yeah. The Lowe's and Home Depot here has used bourbon and wine half barrels. Find a smashed one and ask for a discount

You can buy used barrels as small as 5 gallons if you're interested in that. I have several used barrels and they still impart a lot of character. Most will be fairly newly dumped and will seal tight right away. Or you can go to a hardware store and buy a half barrel in the gardening section and pro...

I have done it with success. Breathing is essential. Now I just use barrels.

Oooh yeah, do it like a heavy rum!