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by Yummyrum
Sat May 15, 2021 1:27 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Medicine taste in stilled rum
Replies: 39
Views: 3863

Re: Medicine taste in stilled rum

RJB , maybe you are right ... its from infected Dunder .
Infection seems to be a common theme .
by Yummyrum
Fri May 14, 2021 5:03 am
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Power Fluctuations
Replies: 13
Views: 1334

Re: Power Fluctuations

RC Al wrote: Fri May 14, 2021 2:16 am I think its actually a good use for a pid - hooked up to an amp meter circuit
That :thumbup:
by Yummyrum
Thu May 13, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Head space in a still
Replies: 26
Views: 2593

Re: Head space in a still

And stinky hand Sanny :ewink:
by Yummyrum
Thu May 13, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: Power Fluctuations
Replies: 13
Views: 1334

Re: Power Fluctuations

Like zed , voltage at our house goes up and down all day too .It’s much better now that the sawmill up the road closed down :wink: But now the neighbour got a massive solar array it stays pretty right and high on a sunny day but suddenly drops when the sun goes down . We used to notice the lights ch...
by Yummyrum
Tue May 11, 2021 1:17 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: New to this......again
Replies: 4
Views: 315

Re: New to this......again

Welcome back again Papa.
Hope you get a better ho at it this round .
Wouldn’t be too worried about 8 gal verses 10

Make yiur next one 30gal :ebiggrin:
by Yummyrum
Tue May 11, 2021 4:32 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Three Word Story
Replies: 8002
Views: 460691

Re: Three Word Story

Load of tripe
by Yummyrum
Mon May 10, 2021 4:03 am
Forum: Mashing and Fermenting
Topic: Are washes distilled with or without the (dead) yeast?
Replies: 9
Views: 1009

Re: Are washes distilled with or without the (dead) yeast?

25E3569E-7AC1-4714-81B7-441E6550E769.jpeg Heres a sample I drew off my fermenter two days ago , it has been fermenting for a week and has finished . When I drew it off , it was very cloudy . It is amazing how it has settled clear in two days . The yeast has fallen out of suspension and has formed a...
by Yummyrum
Sat May 08, 2021 1:38 am
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Learning to make cuts.
Replies: 65
Views: 4256

Re: Learning to make cuts.

True thing howie . Tastebuds do change from day to day whether you nuke them with Chilli and Nicotine or not .( not that that helps either though ) Certainly another thing for Newbs to take into consideration, but not to be put off trying . Saltys method here is about learning to compare differences...
by Yummyrum
Sat May 08, 2021 1:27 am
Forum: Sugar
Topic: White Sugar Nutrients Informantion
Replies: 91
Views: 81816

Re: White Sugar Nutrients Informantion

We are not working in an analytical Lab . :econfused: :egeek: There is no need to worry about the exact size of a teaspoon . :crazy: If that were the case , then the person that made the recipe would have said “ use slightly less than a teaspoon “ or a good heaped teaspoon ...: but no , a teaspoon f...
by Yummyrum
Fri May 07, 2021 8:36 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: White Sugar Nutrients Informantion
Replies: 91
Views: 81816

Re: White Sugar Nutrients Informantion

Well certainly in Aussie and New Zealand , a teaspoon is a specific size as is a Table spoon when it comes to cooking and recipies . Seeing as most recipes use teaspoons as a measurement , maybe go but yourself a little set from a kitchen supply shop . You may even find your wife or mother has a set...
by Yummyrum
Fri May 07, 2021 2:43 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Learning to make cuts.
Replies: 65
Views: 4256

Re: Learning to make cuts.

Excellent topic Salty :thumbup: It is a very good method to train the senses. I’ve always encouraged newbies to taste all jars including the fores jar simply to aquaint themselves with the extremes . As you suggest, making cuts in a reflux still for the first time is so much easier than on a pot sti...
by Yummyrum
Thu May 06, 2021 5:28 pm
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: SBB's All Molasses Rum Recipe
Replies: 698
Views: 191564

Re: SBB's All Molasses Rum Recipe

I found all molasses wash doesn’t work so well on a flute . Well more to the point , the flute doesn’t run so well on a low ABV wash . So I strip half of the wash and add this to the other half .With a higher ABV in the boiler , the flute runs better for longer and makes a nicer product . And yes I ...
by Yummyrum
Thu May 06, 2021 3:50 am
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Big Ass Parrot
Replies: 29
Views: 2239

Re: Big Ass Parrot

Might have a place in a commercial distillery where the larger overall volume of the run will make parrot smearing less of a problem .

I love building things and in all the years I been at this , never needed a parrot . Glass measuring cylinder with a Alc meter in it works fine for me . :ewink:
by Yummyrum
Thu May 06, 2021 3:32 am
Forum: Boilers
Topic: life span of a keg boiler
Replies: 8
Views: 1383

Re: life span of a keg boiler

Certainly those big old Scottish Copper Pot stills have a use by date and eventually wear thin , but they run everyday . Even then it might take a century . But Copper reacts with Sulphides whereas Stainless does not meaning Stainless will last even longer. Even in a fairly acidic wash ( most are ) ...
by Yummyrum
Tue May 04, 2021 9:41 pm
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: Liebig size and element
Replies: 15
Views: 950

Re: Liebig size and element

I control coolant flow with a valve on the outlet . My pump is not up for too much pressure and I distill out side so possibility of a blowout and mess everywhere is minimal But I understand why Chris does it the otherway .

Edited for clarity
by Yummyrum
Tue May 04, 2021 5:11 pm
Forum: Safety and Related Issues
Topic: Liebig size and element
Replies: 15
Views: 950

Re: Liebig size and element

Sporacle wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 5:00 pm Is there any advantage of controlling the water flow on a liebig other than water conservation?
by Yummyrum
Mon May 03, 2021 8:58 pm
Forum: Novice Distillers
Topic: Is this correct??
Replies: 57
Views: 4612

Re: Is this correct??

I have a couple of similar glass vessels . I have replaced the plastic tap with a cork put in the outside .Once it gets wet, it swells in there .
by Yummyrum
Mon May 03, 2021 12:53 pm
Forum: Boilers
Topic: The case for Reflectix insulation
Replies: 5
Views: 876

Re: The case for Reflectix insulation

It sure is a great pic . Also interesting how the riser is the same temp rigt up till the liebig . There appears to be now change in colour suggesting that the riser is losing no significant heat and therefore providing no passive reflux . Also of interest is the liebig is pretty much the same colou...
by Yummyrum
Mon May 03, 2021 4:35 am
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Still Microcontroller
Replies: 14
Views: 2114

Re: Still Microcontroller

I love the controller and the effort you have put into it . Would also love to see your code , it’s often the missing link in a lot of Arduino controller stuff that shows up here . ... Pretty bunch of stuff with no code is useless to the next fella trying to have a go . :thumbup: Do you mind showing...
by Yummyrum
Sun May 02, 2021 3:51 am
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: New distiller from Jerusalem
Replies: 2
Views: 301

Re: New distiller from Jerusalem

Welcome in bf2 .

Birdwatchers is a good place to start :thumbup:
But you will find there are a lot of good recipes on here that are newer and refined :thumbup:
by Yummyrum
Sat May 01, 2021 4:37 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: DIY phase controller
Replies: 6
Views: 1070

Re: DIY phase controller

Cheers Zed .Great stuff in that link .Learned something today :thumbup: Have you tried it with and without and noticed any real improvement . I agree , nothing wrong with non isolated tabs if done right . Nearly all of the stuff I used to repair in the 80,90 and early 2000 used them . But I have see...
by Yummyrum
Sat May 01, 2021 3:23 pm
Forum: ** Welcome Center **
Topic: Hey from a down under newbie
Replies: 2
Views: 244

Re: Hey from a down under newbie

Welcome to HD Gena
With lots of fruit to play with. , I’m guessing you’re from Tassy or Victoria
by Yummyrum
Sat May 01, 2021 3:18 pm
Forum: Related Electric Accessories
Topic: DIY phase controller
Replies: 6
Views: 1070

Re: DIY phase controller

Good onya Zed .Good to see people still constructing stuff with real components :thumbup: I agree hat some caution should be taken and that a triac with insulated tab should be used . Sure , insulation kit could be used by experienced constructors but regardless , I’d highly recommend that the heats...
by Yummyrum
Fri Apr 30, 2021 4:13 am
Forum: Sugar
Topic: 42 Degree below vodka
Replies: 8
Views: 1571

Re: 42 Degree below vodka

Filter it and drink it Bushy 👍... or just drink it . :ewink:
by Yummyrum
Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:55 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: Thermometers?
Replies: 17
Views: 1533

Re: Thermometers?

It must read tenths of a degree or its pointless in a Boka Iff’n you are going to deduct anything from watching it. Watch it but don’t take any notice of it .... its placement and accuracy will effect the reading . Out of curiousity , I run one in my VM last weekend fir the first time in ages . It r...
by Yummyrum
Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:17 am
Forum: My First .....
Topic: Need some direction
Replies: 11
Views: 702

Re: Need some direction

Agree ... what Salty said ... its that simple .
by Yummyrum
Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:51 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Making a sugar wash
Replies: 30
Views: 5523

Re: Making a sugar wash

TFFV isn’t very neutral. It’ll be more neutral than a wash made with 6kg sugar / 25L :ewink: Again, it’s not 6kg/25L it’s 20kg’s/100L. This was just the first pot full I made to add all the nutrients and invert some sugar.(6kg’s of the eventual total of 20kg’s) Sorry .Having a bad day :cry:
by Yummyrum
Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:26 pm
Forum: Sugar
Topic: Making a sugar wash
Replies: 30
Views: 5523

Re: Making a sugar wash

NZChris wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:33 pm TFFV isn’t very neutral.
It’ll be more neutral than a wash made with 6kg sugar / 25L :ewink:
by Yummyrum
Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:10 pm
Forum: Still Related Hardware
Topic: CCVM RC coil lift mechanism
Replies: 26
Views: 2193

Re: CCVM RC coil lift mechanism

It gets pretty hot up there .
Probably wouldn’t use PLA :moresarcasm:
by Yummyrum
Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:27 pm
Forum: Tried and True Recipes
Topic: Shady's Sugar Shine
Replies: 623
Views: 123400

Re: Shady's Sugar Shine

After it ferments , let is settle fir a few days .When you syphon off you can go right down to the hard yeast cake i the bottom . I tilt my fermenter a bit when I get close to the bottom and suck up every drop before the yeast cake starts to stir. Remember that 4 plate plated stills were designed to...