a long time lurker just registered

[Digger]

been lurking for 4 yrs or so,so i thought i'd join and say how much i enjoy this website.(history) not new to distilling just new to posting, been distilling since 1974,helped my brother in law until he died in late 2003, found this place and built my on keg still with 8' coiled liebig in feb 04 then a 3" colum in 06. sorry about shortening the post had to break up a dog fight.anyway i realy enjoy the site and have learned alot since i started reading here.
digger

[Dnderhead]

Welcome aboard your the second one tonight

[Digger]

thanks .just thought id say howdy,probly want post much hands are kind stiff from athritis and tendonitus(sp),but i do enjoy reading,
Thanks to for so much info & amusement.

digger

(edit) regestered some time back just now had sense enough to say hello

[punkin]

welcome.

[HookLine]

Howdy. You might have learned some stuff from reading here, but if you have been stillin for over 30 years, I am sure there are one or two things you could teach us.

And I would love to see a pic of that coiled Liebig.

[pintoshine]

digger, you have been awful talkative lately. You know nolarummy is going to be your neighbor soon. I sure would like o visit the outer banks and especially see kitty hawk.

[tracker0945]

Welcome digger. Anyone with a name like that will find a soft spot with us Aussies.
That avatar looks as if it could be some of your own stilling gear.
Care to post some pics so we can see some detail.
Cheers.

[Digger]

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there you go maybe it will show enough to see.pintoshine im on the other end of the state out past cherokee
digger

[HookLine]

Nice. Thanks for that. But where is the rest of the keg?

[Digger]

Nice. Thanks for that. But where is the rest of the keg?

that things made out of three kegs that were shoot to hell
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the big one in the middle is the pot and the other two fit like a pot lid,done it as a makeshift till i could build another but liked the ease of cleaning so good i kept it,just slide together and seal with rye flour and let her rip.
digger

[Digger]

Anyone with a name like that will find a soft spot with us Aussies
got that name when the funeral homes hoe brokedown and it just stuck.

you have been awful talkative lately. You know nolarummy is going to be your neighbor soon. I sure would like o visit the outer banks and especially see kitty hawk.
just ran out of work last few week and been setting at home.

digger

[HookLine]

that things made out of three kegs that were shoot to hell
http://i26.tinypic.com/hrizad.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
the big one in the middle is the pot and the other two fit like a pot lid,done it as a makeshift till i could build another but liked the ease of cleaning so good i kept it,just slide together and seal with rye flour and let her rip.
digger

Sounds practical.

[Digger]

it works quite well, leaves enough headspace so its never puked into the coil,the rye seals good enough till you can pick the hole thing up and it full.

digger

(edit) better pic of liebig
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[smokerscully1]

Welcome Digger--I used to bear hunt some with boys from out past Cherokee--they made some good shine!

[pintoshine]

Sound like I am be suffering from a case of mistaken Identity.
I know an artisan called digger also.

[Uncle Jesse]

Lurking for 4 years? Wow! Wonder how many others have done or are doing that.

[Digger]

Sound like I am be suffering from a case of mistaken Identity.
I know an artisan called digger also.

probly digger128 he lives on the coast

digger

[Digger]

Lurking for 4 years? Wow! Wonder how many others have done or are doing that.

just cant type good so i dont usualy post much,it takes so long with these stiff hands, UJ i use to live in so. san fransisco,in70 & 71


digger

[Digger]

Welcome Digger--I used to bear hunt some with boys from out past Cherokee--they made some good shine!

must be them boys over murphy way, and they do got some good shine

digger

[Old Goat]

Well, I ain't from down Murphy way, but, I think I make a respectable home-brew.
I recently semi-retired here. Originally from Raleigh. I am new to home-brewing, but the old-timers here seem to like my gifts. I am close to Cherokee. Franklin, Sylva, and Waynesville . They are just down the road. I welcome you as all others have been very friendly here . Uncle Jessie has made a great place for us all to get together.

I know about those stiff hands, cold mountain weather is a bitch.
Take another sip of rheumatiz medicine, thats what I do.
I was also in the SF Bay area, but in the late 70's. It was crazy, huh?

[Old Goat]

Oops, I meant I was in frisco in the late 60's

Peace

[Digger]

Well, I ain't from down Murphy way, but, I think I make a respectable home-brew.
I recently semi-retired here. Originally from Raleigh. I am new to home-brewing, but the old-timers here seem to like my gifts. I am close to Cherokee. Franklin, Sylva, and Waynesville . They are just down the road. I welcome you as all others have been very friendly here . Uncle Jessie has made a great place for us all to get together.

I know about those stiff hands, cold mountain weather is a bitch.
Take another sip of rheumatiz medicine, thats what I do.
I was also in the SF Bay area, but in the late 70's. It was crazy, huh?

same area as me,had a shop in franklin for over 20 yrs. state widened the road and took it. i have a grading company and work all over wnc, no.ga, upstate sc. and yea was pretty wild in ca. when i was there.

digger

[Old Goat]

I am over near Cherokee also
Don't send the revenue'ers, This is ust a hobby for me.
Glad to meet you neighbor.
'

[Digger]

know xactly were that is, but you might want to edit that post, cause i probly aint the only one, just a thought.
digger

[Old Goat]

Really, I am not worried about the ATF. They have bigger fish to fry than a home-brewer like me. I asked the local authorities about this before I started and they told me as long as it is for your own use don't worry about it. But, for safetys sake, how do I edit?

I know you are not suppose to post while drinking, but, I plead guilty

[Digger]

just hit the edit button in the top righthand corner of post,you could be right but im a little paranoid, part of what kept me from posting for so long,old habits ya know.

digger

[Old Goat]

Thanks, Digger, I am somewhat stupid when it comes to this kind of thing...how did you get your nick, was it because you have a grading company? Ever ridden a Harley?

[Old Goat]

not meaning to be too paranoid, maybe you should edit your post quoting where I am

[Digger]

Thanks, Digger, I am somewhat stupid when it comes to this kind of thing...how did you get your nick, was it because you have a grading company? Ever ridden a Harley?

funeral homes hoe brokedown and i had to dig graves for two months,it just kind of stuck.

dont ride a harley, got a 78 goldwing though. you ride?

digger

[Old Goat]

I dug graves for a while as well for a co. out of owingsville ky.It was a Corp of Engineers job. I don't have a bike at the present. I rode until about 10 years ago. Had some legal problems and had to sell the bike. Last bike I had was a 76 HD FXE Custom Built, It was sweet, Not into bikes that much anymore, but would like a small Triumph, or sporty bike to ride around on.