Roger from Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Roger from Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Hi, I'm Roger, recently moved to Methven in mid Canterbury NZ.
Purchased a t500 a few weeks ago, have fermented and distilled one brew.
Got 10.7 litres of 40% from 8kg sugar, 20L water and Turbo8 from StillSpirits.
Have made pink gin, violet gin, blue jewel gin and ouzo, still have 4 litres left.
2 more brews fermenting now.
Loving the learning curve and all the advice from others online.
Interested in catching up with other distillers in Methven
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Welcome aboard.
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Welcome to HD forum roger. Quite a few Kiwis on here . Can’t say I recall any from Canterbury in a while .
Probably lurking . :D
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Cheers, thanks for welcome.
I’m originally from Dunedin
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rogerrennie wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 5:32 pm Hi, I'm Roger, recently moved to Methven in mid Canterbury NZ.

We forgive you.

But more importantly, as someone who bought a T500 a bit over 12 months ago with all the still spirits add-ons, read the tried and true recipes and forget the turbo yeast stuff, waste of time, and you will learn a whole lot more from these crusty old farts on this website than you will learn from anywhere else in the world IMO!

Just sayin......
Taking a break while I get a new still completed....
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Excellent, thanks. I’m starting to get that picture, loud and vlear
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kiaora from the top.

10.7 @40 from 20lt would have your wash at~21% which (is entirely doable from turbo but) will leave you will all kinds of off-flavour.
I think the general consensus here is 16% tops, and most "tried and true" are 4-8% in the wash.
Smashing for high ABV is false economy... quality over quantity and all that.
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Great, thanks for feedback, aiming for better quality so will heed advice
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Welcome aboard . Rodger.
CoogeeBoy wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:20 pm and you will learn a whole lot more from these crusty old farts on this website than you will learn from anywhere else in the world IMO!
Thats a big wrap up Coog, almost enough to make us forget the Crusty Old Fart comment......almost.
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Saltbush Bill wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:59 am Welcome aboard . Rodger.
CoogeeBoy wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:20 pm and you will learn a whole lot more from these crusty old farts on this website than you will learn from anywhere else in the world IMO!
Thats a big wrap up Coog, almost enough to make us forget the Crusty Old Fart comment......almost.
Take no offense Salty , at least you and me are spring chickens . :ebiggrin:


Hey Roger , just curious , hows those bloody earthquakes these days ? Still shak’n or have things gone back to some kinda normal .

I saw a pic of the house I used to rent in Manchester st … it was a pile of rubble …. So was the TV shop I worked at in Columbo St .

Fare way from you , but I know you guys took a pretty bad hit too .
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Hi Yummyrum, I have only just moved to Methven from Dunedin in last 6 months so no impact on me.
The Christchurch quakes were 10 years ago and nothing significant since.
The city is recovering and is a great place to live with good house prices and great infrastructure. There are still a lot of 'car parks', whole city blocks levelled that have not yet been developed, but lots of progress made and a great place to visit.
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Just up the road from you
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rogerrennie wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:50 pm Hi Yummyrum, I have only just moved to Methven from Dunedin in last 6 months so no impact on me.
The Christchurch quakes were 10 years ago and nothing significant since.
The city is recovering and is a great place to live with good house prices and great infrastructure. There are still a lot of 'car parks', whole city blocks levelled that have not yet been developed, but lots of progress made and a great place to visit.
Except we can't visit until April 2022!
Taking a break while I get a new still completed....
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Saltbush Bill wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:59 am Welcome aboard . Rodger.
CoogeeBoy wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 8:20 pm and you will learn a whole lot more from these crusty old farts on this website than you will learn from anywhere else in the world IMO!
Thats a big wrap up Coog, almost enough to make us forget the Crusty Old Fart comment......almost.
:lol:
Taking a break while I get a new still completed....
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Welcome Rodger.

Not so much knowledge, but, yep. Crusty old fart.

We climbed the tower in the cathedral a few years before the earthquake destroyed it.

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Yummyrum wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 7:41 pm Welcome to HD forum roger. Quite a few Kiwis on here . Can’t say I recall any from Canterbury in a while .
Probably lurking . :D

not all of us here in Canterbury are lurkers
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Teddysad wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:55 pm Just up the road from you
Hi Teddysad, are you an active distiller? Any local tips? e.g. where to get supplies etc?
Cheers, Roger
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Teddys pretty active .
He had the famous “Teds Fast Fermenting Vodka “ recipe all over the interwebs .

You are privileged to have him as a welcome neighbour . :thumbup:
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rogerrennie wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 5:43 pm
Teddysad wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:55 pm Just up the road from you
Hi Teddysad, are you an active distiller? Any local tips? e.g. where to get supplies etc?
Cheers, Roger
Check your private message Roger
You can lead a horse to drink, but you cant make it water!
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