Whiskey thief?
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Whiskey thief?
Ok so no, noone stole any whiskey! But I was wondering what you guys use to take a sample of the "recipie"? I know there are glass and plastic wine thiefs, but what have you made? Just thought there may be a few copper examples out there some where. You know we cant get enough copper! Any one want to show thier artistic side?
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at this time, since I do not have any large barrels, I do not need a thief, I simply carefully pour out a shot or so to sample. However, if we do have members that have some copper porn to show, please post the pix.
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get you a 1/2 copper pipe drop it in your barrel put your thum over the end - tite like - pull the pipe out an itll draw out a taste dependin how much in your barel.
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Goose, i thought someone would give that idea! Low tech , but always work! May try to build off that idea.
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I guess im kinda a whiskey theif.... of sorts
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I just leave it in the barrel ready to bottle.the youngest is a year and a half?,the oldest ???????????? 20 maybe.
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you could make a "rum pump" if you needing a bigger sample
on ships they woudl drop them in the barrel to pump it out when needed
couple more pics
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I just use some 3/8" copper as a syphon. Isn't quick, but that's a good thing, makes it harder to get at your whisky.
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I just made this tonight.. Pretty happy with it.
Holes are 1/4" at bottom of water hammer 1/2" cone and 3/16" at cap.
This is because I needed a way to test my 15 gallon barrel progress
Holes are 1/4" at bottom of water hammer 1/2" cone and 3/16" at cap.
This is because I needed a way to test my 15 gallon barrel progress
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Thats what I did. About a 20 inch length of copper 1/2 inch pipe. Soldered a cap on the end and drilled a small hole in the center. Draw off about an ounce at a time into a Glencairn glass for a sample.
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just put a tap in the barrel
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Call me a geek... Glass pipettes and pumps. I’ve got 2ml, 10mp, 25ml, 100ml pipettes and pumps for measuring different volumes accurately and they thief too.
Lab Serological Pipette Controller, Four E's Scientific Manual Pipette Filler, 0.1-100mL, Black
GSC International PPVL-100 Volumetric Pipette 100 mL Capacity, Borosilicate Glass
Lab Serological Pipette Controller, Four E's Scientific Manual Pipette Filler, 0.1-100mL, Black
GSC International PPVL-100 Volumetric Pipette 100 mL Capacity, Borosilicate Glass
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i prefer my mash shaken, not stirred
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i prefer my mash shaken, not stirred
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I was gifted a glass wine thief so that is what I use.
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I made this, I can't remember if it's 3/4 or 1 in .
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Very nice sailman, that's quite similar to what I did but looks like you spent a little more time trying to make it really nice. I should spend more time crafting things nicely but I'm busy running a business and lazy sometimes.
I like what appears to me your dedication to cleanliness because it looks like you put the flux just enough to create a seal without having too much solder stick to the copper outside of where the fittings meet. That's a real nice touch I can appreciate that
I like what appears to me your dedication to cleanliness because it looks like you put the flux just enough to create a seal without having too much solder stick to the copper outside of where the fittings meet. That's a real nice touch I can appreciate that