What would you like added to the Wiki?
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What would you like added to the Wiki?
What are some things that you think are good candidates for being added to the wiki? I'm willing to work with whomever or do research on my own to find your answers. My goal is to make the wiki an invaluable resource for new and experienced distillers. The Wiki is the best place to store knowledge for easy consumption. With links to posts and articles it make a really powerful tool for understanding nearly any topic. It is also easier to find relevant information faster.
Some ideas:
- How to fix and how to determine a stalled ferment
- How to deal with a pH crash
- How to create a Dunder Pit (safely)
- What is a Thumper/Retort?
What else you guys & gals have?
Some ideas:
- How to fix and how to determine a stalled ferment
- How to deal with a pH crash
- How to create a Dunder Pit (safely)
- What is a Thumper/Retort?
What else you guys & gals have?
Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
Generic instructions on running common still configurations?
Common mistakes, how to fix them and avoiding those issues next time?
Construction tips, tricks and techniques?
Organizational advice for efficiency of both time and resources?
Maybe the best one yet:
A good article on thermometers. The when and where to consider them and where not to. The difference between accuracy and resolution and when one trait matters more than another. What the thermometer is telling the still operator in a particular configuration and what might affect the reading and in what way. New distillers have trouble making appropriate use of them.
Just a few thoughts. Take 'em for what ther're worth, my $0.02.
Common mistakes, how to fix them and avoiding those issues next time?
Construction tips, tricks and techniques?
Organizational advice for efficiency of both time and resources?
Maybe the best one yet:
A good article on thermometers. The when and where to consider them and where not to. The difference between accuracy and resolution and when one trait matters more than another. What the thermometer is telling the still operator in a particular configuration and what might affect the reading and in what way. New distillers have trouble making appropriate use of them.
Just a few thoughts. Take 'em for what ther're worth, my $0.02.
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Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
Don't know if this one belongs in the wiki but maybe what to do if there is a leak in the middle of a run and things related to that. Even the most experienced stillers get leaks but they know what to do, not the newer stillers. More so if they never heard of paste.
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Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
I only pot still, so I'll ask for help with the flutes & other packed media. Construction stuff I may be able to piece enough posts with info.zed255 wrote:Generic instructions on running common still configurations?
Common mistakes, how to fix them and avoiding those issues next time?
Construction tips, tricks and techniques?
There is this one: https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/index.ph ... _first_Run" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollowzed255 wrote:Organizational advice for efficiency of both time and resources?
What else can I add that would be good to have? It's not really organizational per se, but it hits on some of the ideas.
That's a good one. I'll work on it.zed255 wrote:Maybe the best one yet: A good article on thermometers.
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Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
I have this: https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Flour_Seal" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollowFiddleford wrote:Don't know if this one belongs in the wiki but maybe what to do if there is a leak in the middle of a run and things related to that. Even the most experienced stillers get leaks but they know what to do, not the newer stillers. More so if they never heard of paste.
But I can expand on it. Good idea on explaining you can do it anytime during a run, it may not be obvious to everyone.
Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
I'd like to see a table that generates the curves on the parent site of temps vs abv in wash and vapor. I hunted around in the forums in the past and found someone who had done an OCR capture of an old paper where it was measured experimentally, but a good canonical table of numbers with the columns of "Temperature", "ABV Wash", "ABV Vapor" would be really useful.
I know it's not exact since the wash is actually a mix of things other than just pure ethanol and water, but it sure helps me out to have it as a reference to know what to expect. I put the numbers I found in that post (not mine, I don't remember which post I found them in) into a spreadsheet and fit some polynomials to them that aren't quite the same as the parent site has in the javascript calculator. Can't attach here, but can email it if it would help.
I know it's not exact since the wash is actually a mix of things other than just pure ethanol and water, but it sure helps me out to have it as a reference to know what to expect. I put the numbers I found in that post (not mine, I don't remember which post I found them in) into a spreadsheet and fit some polynomials to them that aren't quite the same as the parent site has in the javascript calculator. Can't attach here, but can email it if it would help.
Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
I wouldn't mind trying to write something up on the matter, not that I'm an expert. My I PM you the text when I have something that might be worth editing?Single Malt Yinzer wrote:That's a good one. I'll work on it.zed255 wrote:Maybe the best one yet: A good article on thermometers.
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Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
That would be awesome. Please do that!
Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
I will work on something to submit. Hold tight.Single Malt Yinzer wrote:That would be awesome. Please do that!
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Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
Sent you a PM, SMY.
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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
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Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
And PM returned! Thanks for the effort, it looks great!
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Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
I noticed today that there is no mention of AG or All Grain in the Glossary
They are common terms and abbreviation used .
I went to point a member there when they asked what AG was , only to find it wasn’t
They are common terms and abbreviation used .
I went to point a member there when they asked what AG was , only to find it wasn’t
My recommended goto .
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
https://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.ph ... ion_Theory
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Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
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Re: What would you like added to the Wiki?
Maybe it was just me but.....
Enzymes.
The different types
And maybe similar names people use for each one.
What ones are alpha.
What ones are beta.
Iv been reading for 2 months now and the info seems scattered and vague at times.
Like I said,maybe it was just me
Enzymes.
The different types
And maybe similar names people use for each one.
What ones are alpha.
What ones are beta.
Iv been reading for 2 months now and the info seems scattered and vague at times.
Like I said,maybe it was just me
I drink so much now,on the back of my license it's a list of organs I need.