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- Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:56 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: My second still please critique
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4028
It's probably been covered elsewhere, and you could do the calculations yourself, but here are a few facts to consider regarding column sizing... It doesn't take a whole bunch of studying of the main site, just a bit of math... A .75 inch diameter column has about .44 cubic inches of volume per line...
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:17 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: ALCOBASE SANS DISTILLATION
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1163
I have some finished potent sugar wash that I will be combining with an upcoming batch that I've tried... I've let it settle, siphoned it off, filtered it several times, and it looks, smells, and tastes like Thunderbird wine... Definitely more potent than your store bought wines, however... A hydrom...
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:59 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Cornflake recipe.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1954
I have a batch of sugar and cornflake wash going right now... I don't recall the proportion of pulverized cornflakes but I think it was less than one cup per liter which I'd probably increase if I were to do it again... The fermentation is going slow mainly because of the low temperature where it is...
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:51 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Clearing agents for Pure Brewers Extreme Alcobase
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3132
I don't know where you get potato starch, or how to process it, but I bet it might work a treat, it does on water. I'd think you could just use the water from some freshly boiled peeled potatoes... There's always a ton of starch in the water that usually gets dumped down the drain when preparing to...
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:14 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Copper Pipe Supplier Needed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 895
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:08 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Tater and Husker
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1758
The problem I see with the suggested scenario is that some people may have already been lurkers for quite some time and only decide to register and post when they have a legitimate question which either hasn't been answered to their satisfaction or they just haven't been able to find the right post ...
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:12 am
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: opening a legal distillery in the U.S.
- Replies: 343
- Views: 135928
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:03 am
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Another Intro, Still Pics too
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1516
Thanks for sharing your progressive history as I'm sure it mirrors the trials and tribulations of many... Your craftsmanship with stainless is astounding considering how difficult it can be to work with... I'm sure you have found copper to be much more forgiving... I would be interested, as I'm sure...
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:40 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: My wash is vinegary!!!! what do i do? only 1 day old
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3143
It's entirely possible that your improvised airlock is to blame if your mash is indeed turning to vinegar... What you may consider to be an effective airlock may be allowing air back into your carbouy... Remember, the absence of oxygen causes yeast to make alcohol while the presence of oxygen causes...
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:50 pm
- Forum: Continuous Stripping stills
- Topic: Please review the continuous still design
- Replies: 56
- Views: 21089
- Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:47 am
- Forum: Continuous Stripping stills
- Topic: Please review the continuous still design
- Replies: 56
- Views: 21089
Now, if I have my head wrapped around this correctly, Nykter, this setup never actually pumps wash into the bottom of the column, where you would have a bubbler in a standard continuous column like a Charles 803... Instead, you are relying on the steam in the column to pre-heat the mash... Am I corr...
- Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:46 am
- Forum: Continuous Stripping stills
- Topic: Please review the continuous still design
- Replies: 56
- Views: 21089
I have contemplated a similar design, except using a hot water heater element screwed vertically into the bottom of the column... Granted, such a setup would require that enough wash covers the element, but it sure would speed the overall process as long as you could maintain adequate reflux... I di...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:37 pm
- Forum: Forum Rules, Notifications and Helpful Hints
- Topic: Posting Pics
- Replies: 23
- Views: 35675
Ill try that type answer next distilling question ya ask :| :lol: Well thats xp covered .Somebody else chip in on one they know. I run a software support forum myself, so I wasn't being wise with my answer, unlike you, Tater... But no offense taken... The best practice is to point people where they...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:10 pm
- Forum: Forum Rules, Notifications and Helpful Hints
- Topic: Posting Pics
- Replies: 23
- Views: 35675
I am a computer consultant by trade so I have no qualms in stating that the idea of giving ambiguous resizing help is beyond the scope of these forums... There are many different image software packages, and each one takes different steps to resize images... All Windows XP machines should have both ...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:37 am
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: New Store Bought fixes...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1405
The bowl is not large enough to fit on the pot alone. You can tell by the holes on the lid where the bowl is bolted on. I'm still leaning on cutting the hole in the lid or getting a bigger bowl. Thanks! I'd butcher the lid up before searching for a larger bowl... What you have there is bought and p...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:29 am
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: New Store Bought fixes...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1405
Yeah, if I was going to modify the lid I'd probably cut out as far as possible and then drill holes or cut notches so that no cooled distillate pools on top of the lid... Although any ethanol would re-vaporize into the column, water would only accumulate and possibly compromise your flour paste seal...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:51 am
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: New Store Bought fixes...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1405
Yeah, I can see the problem you might have... I have a similar setup but my stainless mixing bowl is large enough to rest in the lip where the pot lid originally sat... Your bowl is smaller in diameter and I can't tell from the images whether there is even an actual lip on the pot itself... From the...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:17 am
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Yet Another Electric Element Controller Idea
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6874
I have a number of control circuit schematics. Do you want one with temperature sensing feedback control, or just single ended control like the light dimmer idea? Probably the temperature sensing one would work well sensing steam temperature, but it would have to be incremented as the alcohol deple...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:39 am
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Yet Another Electric Element Controller Idea
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6874
you can buy dimmer controls for lights 1200 watts cheep. Not in Australia. Even standard 300 w ones are not real cheap. They aren't cheap here in the US either... Well, 600W and under are below $20, but they go up quick when you go bigger than that... The exact pricing is irrelevant... I can buy co...
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:18 pm
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Yet Another Electric Element Controller Idea
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6874
you can buy dimmer controls for lights 1200 watts cheep. Higher wattage ones get more expensive. I've never seen a high wattage dimmer that was cheap, nor have I seen one that would hold up as well as expected, but thanks for the news flash... In fact there was an adequate dimmer in the parts box r...
- Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:54 pm
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Yet Another Electric Element Controller Idea
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6874
Yet Another Electric Element Controller Idea
I've been kicking around controller ideas for years, and not just for still control either... My hobbies vary and many of them include power control for one reason or another... After reading all of the information on this site, as well as everywhere else I could find information on the internet, I ...
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:02 pm
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Heating Element Control
- Replies: 1890
- Views: 633009
would this not work??? Pinto can you let me know I don't think bouncing the topic with re-posts is going to get your question answered any quicker, and is against the guidelines of conduct in most forums... Now, that being said, are you referring to the use of a diode for cutting power output in ha...
- Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:02 pm
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Electronic thermeter and compression fittings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1293
Actually, using the compression fittings ferrule could definitely result in the loss of proper calibration and is not recommended... All that is needed is a means of reducing the loss of steam past the thermometer shaft... Either teflon tape or flour paste would be better choices... You might even b...
- Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:48 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: cant get temp below 81 degrees
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5603
You will find that the sensitivity to the outdoor temperature will be reduced if you use scrubbers in your column... The further up your column they extend from the bottom, the more consistent the temperature will remain... Scrubbers, or expensive mesh, will definitely make better packing in smaller...
- Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:21 pm
- Forum: Related Electric Accessories
- Topic: Charles803, Anyone used a PID and Solenoid valve??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1527
As I see it, there would be a distinct performance difference between using one of the recommended temperature control valves versus a solenoid based control... A solenoid valve is either fully open or fully closed, depending on the threshold of the sensor... With the solenoid based control you coul...
- Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:45 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: How do you use the forum search functionality?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2664
In any case both google searches don't return the latest results. The latest results won't be available using site: until after the next time search engines spider the site... Any posts added since the last time the site was spidered will only be found by the forums search routine because it search...
- Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:20 pm
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: Mini-still design improvements?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6728
- Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:14 pm
- Forum: Still Related Hardware
- Topic: Mini-still design improvements?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6728
- Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:02 pm
- Forum: Alcohol as Fuel
- Topic: Small home ethanol plant
- Replies: 53
- Views: 38754
Re: well
You don't need a permit in California to make ethanol for fuel uses. The Federal permit is not hard to obtain and I do not believe this alcohol is taxed though you'd need to send in reports of your denaturing operations. As for fire safety codes and so on, that's all local stuff and of course your ...
- Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:23 pm
- Forum: Alcohol as Fuel
- Topic: Small home ethanol plant
- Replies: 53
- Views: 38754
I've been lurking these forums for quite some time now but have registered now in order to comment here... The main reason for posting here is to voice several concerns which have been overlooked in several threads regarding the manufacture of Ethanol for fuel... Where to start... Hmmm... Unless I'm...