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Yup, roadkill's fair game as long as you see it go down.

Can't remember who sang/wrote it, but it's a funny ass song.

BR, read the post above by cart383. It makes no sense, and is just there to get the Casino link in their signature posted. Same with all their other posts. Either a person or a program is posting ads.

Second that, Chemist. The bot has run amok and is posting this shit all over the site.

that's how I make my peach, corn whiskey (usually UJSM) and then the tater method w. peaches and sugar to flavor. got to play with it a while to get the right balance of whiskey, peach, sugar (not too much!!). damn, it is a fine drink when you get it right, age it even if just for a few weeks. gets ...

mmhmm, that could work possum for small quantities. my buddy has a lathe. let us know how it goes.

p.s. ever heard the song "5 Pounds of Possum in my headlights tonight"?

might find one here too

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/097016 ... e&n=283155

Sounds good, DBM, thanks for sharing the knowledge. I've got a 2 gal. barrel coming, but I think I'm gonig to leave the spigot anyhow. Gibbs says they pre-drill for the spigot if you order one with the barrel, unless you tell them not to. And all orders come with a bung, as you said. Good tip too on...

Awesome DBM, thanks for the info. So re: the spigot, now I'm thinking it's not such a good idea to have them pre-drill for it (they haven't shipped it yet). I can always drill it later myself, and would rather have the barrel be more water tight, be able to roll it on different sides, etc. Whatch th...

Ah, well maybe I'll get a bung with my barrel from Gibbs (hasn't shipped yet).

Ah, the Great Cornholio. Was waiting for that, Chemist!

On the same note, will a wood spigot (bought one from Gibbs when I bought my barrel) work reasonably well as a bung, or is it not air tight enough? For some reason, Gibbs doesn't sell bungs, but there are plenty of other places to get them.

Yup, UJSM is what I use.

Woops, that was me above

Sure do know them, TH. Very solid band, toured a little with rock bands even.

That's pretty wild Blueraven. You've got some cool experinces in the music world. I've an idea of what kind of peach he meant!! Mmm, I like them Ga. Peaches, haven't had one for many years (since I'm married and she's a Va. girl) but they sure are sweet, juicy and usually have a nice fuzz on 'em. Se...

great info, thanks ya'll!!

Sorry if I offended ya Gent... that wasn't my intent. No offense taken, thm, sometimes I hate message boards & email because it's so hard to convey tone in a message. Just meant to say the idea may have been hairbrained, but wasn't drunken (not that I don't have plenty of those too!!). One day ...

tater knows his peaches for sure. Here's one of the threads: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1229&highlight=peach There are others, just search on peach. With his and others advice, my peach is by far the favorite amongst tasters. One trick I've learned is the balance between swee...

I'm on the same path, rocky_creek. Ordered a 2 gal. gibbs bro. barrel a few weeks ago. Just so you know, it will prob. take them a couple weeks to fill your order. Let's share notes as we go, if you like. What proof do you plan to put your likker up at? 65% or so? I'm interested to see how much volu...

First off, I agree THM the design of the standard barrel is pretty close to perfect and time-tested. But who said my idea was a drunken brainstorm? Just thinking outside (or inside, really) the box. As you can see above, it's even been done commercially before. And I do think it's viable for smaller...

And I thought it was hard to go without drinkin' on occasion. Missed the forums bad. Glad they're back up. Hope the sql DB beast wasn't too tough to wrestle back into submission, Jesse. They can be ornery. Good to "see" you all again. My still's hidden away for a while due to workers being...

Thanks for the good info, ya'll. I still haven't found the optimal amount of backset, but I agree that so far the more the better. I haven't used all backset from the previous run yet, but will try that next (so far I've gone up to about 50% backset to 50% water). From the most recent batch I have 1...

This is another spam poster (automated or not). Just posting to get the gambling links in the signature posted on the site.

Billy Joe (or should I call you Jim Bob?), the first hydro I ordered gave me a helluva time. Kept getting weird readings. Turns out it was miscalibrated, basically they stuck the paper in the wrong place so it was off by about 10%. I can't remember the brand, but place I ordered from replaced it too...

Well, you shouldn't even have to cut the top off (unless you want to for cleaning and such). Sort of depends on what kinds of mashes you're going to run. You could charge (fill) the still through existing plumbing on the water heater, and clean it that way too (unless you're running messy mashes. An...

Ya'll see that new pirate movie?

It's rated Arrrrrrr.

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Gotcha. You might try reading this site a bit http://homedistiller.org or ask anything specific here and will try to help.

Cool. Damn good chance it's a Red Maple based on some more reading (this site, for example http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/red_maple.htm ). Leaves are a perfect match, and I know it's a pioneer/volunteer. Smells pretty good charred and toasted, so guess I'll see what it t...

made some maple charcoal last night per your method, Remus. Gonna put some in a cloth tea bag and soak in corn likker for a few weeks. I may mix it with a little toasted maple to keep the likker from getting too dark (that's what I do with oak). Will let ya'll know how it goes. The maple wood is fro...

Howdy Squirreldog (I got a bird dog), how does your finished product taste? That's the real test. Sounds like you've got the basics right, anyway. Maybe a little heavy on the tails and heads, depending on how much you're keeping.

Good points THM and Chemist, the evaporation argument makes no sense. Although I don't imagine it's terrible for it to come out warm (but definitely don't want it coming out hot). gtrman the counterflow set-up makes complete sense to me, but I know I've read people recommend the other way around (co...