Any college kids on the boards?

maximk · Post by **maximk** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:31 am

Though it may have been fun to portray myself as an oldtimer, I'll admit that i'm a junior in college. Any other younguns around here?

Hillbilly Rebel · Post by **Hillbilly Rebel** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:15 pm

East Tennessee State, University of Tennessee or University of Virginia at Wise?

stoker · Post by **stoker** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:18 pm

yep, I am
how old are you?
some of the members don't really like youngsters participating on this forum.
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... hlight=age
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2060

maximk · Post by **maximk** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:49 pm

i'm at virginia tech, i'll be 20 in april( I'm bound to get flamed now). Studying building construction. Out all of my crazy projects this is the best/most expensive yet. They never teach you the really useful things in school, its up to you to discover those things on your own. Seems like most are comfortable never being adventurous. So flame me if you like but it wont' stop my pursuit.

Thorin · Post by **Thorin** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:10 pm

lol... if ur gonna get flame, i'll be killed:P im 18 this year (yes, i AM 18 now..)
I have always liked science-like "crazy" stuff, and somehow want to do some distilling for better use than just water...

LEGAL Drinking age here: 18 for drinks with less than 22%, 20 for stronger stuff.

PRACTICAL drinking age here: around 16 years. i live in the country, and we go to parties with "the old folks" and they'll try to get you drunk...
cant say THAT happened alot...

Favorite drink: "Teknikt" (eng: tea-knight) its good tea, four red fruits tea is very good. LOTS of sugar, about 3-4 tablespoons per cup, no matter the size of the cup. little over half of the cup with really hot water, make the tea, add spirits (40%)
Drink with lots of friends and have some fun. sont drink like a kid, or u'll get REALLY sick from the sugar
EDIT: the "knight" is from the kick it gives at 02:00 in the morning because you have been mixing it stronger and stronger since you started at 19:00 the day before

possum · Post by **possum** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:45 am

Yes I am a college student.
No, I am not a young person, I'm 30+.

stoker · Post by **stoker** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:38 am

a genious who wants to study half of his life

(not bad, i would like to do the same)
what have you studied (and are you studying?

possum · Post by **possum** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:39 pm

physics and the math it requires

I took alot of courses in crafts like glasswork,metal jewlery making. I took those courses while re-learning math.

LeftLaneCruiser · Post by **LeftLaneCruiser** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:12 pm

possum wrote:Yes I am a college student.
No, I am not a young person, I'm 30+.

Possum, that makes two of us. Let's shake hands

KJH

p.s.
"Age" is an absolute number, "Old" or "Young" depends on how you feel

Hillbilly Rebel · Post by **Hillbilly Rebel** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 7:08 am

You're all young whipper snappers to me.

possum · Post by **possum** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:34 pm

ANYONE TRY RUNNING A STILL IN THE DORM ? NOT THE BEST LOCATION, PROBABLY EASIER OFF CAMPUS.

Big J · Post by **Big J** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:24 am

possum wrote:ANYONE TRY RUNNING A STILL IN THE DORM ? NOT THE BEST LOCATION, PROBABLY EASIER OFF CAMPUS.

I'm sure its been done considering some of the things I've seen take place in the dorms. I've seen weed farms in people's dorm rooms!

Me, I'm a grad student at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

Cheers,
J

ATF_Rob_Zombie · Post by **ATF_Rob_Zombie** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:08 am

Big J wrote:
possum wrote:ANYONE TRY RUNNING A STILL IN THE DORM ? NOT THE BEST LOCATION, PROBABLY EASIER OFF CAMPUS.
I'm sure its been done considering some of the things I've seen take place in the dorms.

I've seen meth labs done so I seriously doubt a still hasn't been done. And I'm 18, Freshman at Weatherford College.

Feel free to flame, I love a good argument

possum · Post by **possum** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:36 am

Any stillers at Penn State University main campus ? I'll be doing a summer session there if I can get my paperwork together. (I'm at another state school right now.)

Conquistidor · Post by **Conquistidor** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:38 pm

possum wrote:ANYONE TRY RUNNING A STILL IN THE DORM ? NOT THE BEST LOCATION, PROBABLY EASIER OFF CAMPUS.

Not quite distilling, but I brewed my first two batches of beer in the dorms. I just let it ferment in my closet. I stacked 60 bottles upside down, but the last one I put up fell with a domino effect and toppled the others (I supprised I didnt get caught). They fell 1.5m without breaking!

I go to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo... a 'dry' campus, but I have my doubts.

Distilling is happening in my home a few mins (walking distance) from the school. I just finished my still yesterday!

I did a test run with water... seems good. Unfortunately my parents are up tomorow for easter weekend, but sometime next weekend (after my physics test) The momemnt of truth will come.

Classes to thank:

bio - brewing
organic chem - distilling

whats next?

enology?

Thank god for Alcohol!

btw I am a bio major at age 19.

possum · Post by **possum** » Sat May 20, 2006 7:40 am

I found a winemaker here at school, but I haven't met any distillers yet. Maybee he is ripe for corruption into a brandymaker

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PseudoX · Post by **PseudoX** » Mon May 22, 2006 4:50 am

Im 17 and in college.

That make me special?

Building first still atm, so we will see how it all goes hey

I might be here for life, god help you all

ainzy · Post by **ainzy** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:45 pm

not a college boy ( call them uni scum in australia ) nah playin someone has to run corperations, but i just turned twenty and am a apprentice fitter and tunrer at the largest allumina plant in australia, been helping my dad brew either beer or still spirits since i was fifteen.

P.S. i reckon its wicked us young fulla's get given a chance to learn all this good shit off the old blokes so maybe one day we'll be the one in the know and be able bag on the clueless youngun's
thanks

P.P.S any young aussie or for that matter young blokes out there that wana pass on there favorite tips for cocktails ( panty droppers )

Griff7887 · Post by **Griff7887** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:28 pm

Well I'll be heading off to college in the fall.
Yup, I'm 18 but have been building dangerous stuff all of my life so it's plenty safe for me. Also I don't need to sell it because I have my own computer repair business. Selling it is probably the biggest problem with younger distillers, because they have such a big potential market in their peers.

possum · Post by **possum** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:53 pm

Boy, that is the truth Griff ! I fear havin roomates who will get in my stuff and cause trouble, then say we got it from possum, he makes it himself !
Of course I could probably pay my tuition if I scaled up and did a retail operation, but that would bring the wrong kind of attention and fines, prison, not to mention no more student aid, and never getting a teaching job. I'll just try to make a little really good stuff for myself, and for friends to consume on the premissis...no doggie bags.

I'm doin' summer classes at another school. I keep thinking about startin up my aparatus up here, but I'm a bit parinoid. Maybe I'll start up some wash, and run it off back at home...still not sure. I hate the interuption, but I don't want to get finked out.

Griff7887 · Post by **Griff7887** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:05 pm

possum wrote:Boy, that is the truth Griff ! I fear havin roomates who will get in my stuff and cause trouble, then say we got it from possum, he makes it himself !

Ain't gossip a bitch? Basically I'm doing this with 2 friends and half of my time goes into making sure they don't go trying to brag about it to someone! It's for science, I tell them, and personal enjoyment.

stillkickin · Post by **stillkickin** » Mon May 29, 2006 6:31 am

22 going on 23 myself! Finished my bachelor of computing a year and a half ago.

drunk2much · Post by **drunk2much** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:50 am

speaking of roomate they are always getting into my shine. I came home one day from work to a video of all three of them blowing a mouth full of ~86% onto a garden torch. Cool flame but i just wish they wouldnt get into my stuff or at least my good stuff. another time one stoled about a pint of uncut. sooner or later one of em is gunna gets some heads or tail and mess themseleves up reall bad. but next semseter im gunna stick to beer making thank god they dont drink dark beer. My college has a brewclub its mostly proffesors; kindda neat if ya think about it. Ya they all know i distill and have even cleaned up some brandies for them. I am a 22 year old biology major.

possum · Post by **possum** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:02 am

Cool club!

I havent been able to distill this summer, as I'm doing 18 credits in 12 weeks ( much of it labs) ,but I think I can get it going again in mid august.

POSSUM

cubsrule420 · Post by **cubsrule420** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:13 pm

never tried distilling in my closet, i am a senior in college. i learned the basics of distilling from a 17 year old.

drunk2much · Post by **drunk2much** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:08 pm

Is the minor self tought or did his grandpappy teach him.

dye99 · Post by **dye99** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:35 pm

Im 15, started when I was 14, and am self taught, can I get an amen

TRANSPLANTED HILLBILLY · Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:18 am

dye99 wrote:Im 15, started when I was 14, and am self taught, can I get an amen

NO YOU CANNOT GET AN AMEN! You are significantly underage and I personally feel like you should be banded from the board!

MODS?

Rebel_Yell · Post by **Rebel_Yell** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:54 pm

No amen from me either...

dye99 · Post by **dye99** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:02 pm

yeah i figured this was a bad idea, i have stopped doing it after i got a hangover though, i just like visiting these forums mostly...