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corndog
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Newbie
Just thought i would say hey to all! I have found me a new hobbie and will be using a pot still soon , to get started on, maybe build a bigger one later, as soon as it warms up more! Live in Mn , i will need all the help i can get! I have heard that turbo yeast is not all that great? if im trying to make corn spirits , [split corn and sugar mash] should i use distillers yeast or can i go to the store and get by with red dot or bread yeast, or is it the same? i have heard different opinions and i noticed that the turbo is kind of expensive?
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WalkingWolf
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Re: Newbie
Keep reading it's starting to come together.
Pot stills are a lot of fun -- you should enjoy it and you'll learn a lot. I ran a 7 gallon stove-top rig for about a year and made a whole lot of good liquor. You aint got to have a 15 gallon keg to make good liquor. With that said, I now run a 15 gallon keg. The setup and breakdown time is the same and the clean up time is the same as well. I figured I just as well get a little more liquor for the effort.
Folks use all different types of yeast. Many use standard bread yeast. Others use "specialty" yeast. My preference is EC-1118 -- hard working, clean fermenter. Try different ones and you'll find the one that suits you. Corn and sugar liquor sounds like the same path many have taken. If you haven't yet read up on the UJSSM thread in the Tried and True recipe section. A nice consistent wash that will allow you to get fermenting down as well as learn to make your cuts.
Turbo's aint worth going down that road.
good luck
Pot stills are a lot of fun -- you should enjoy it and you'll learn a lot. I ran a 7 gallon stove-top rig for about a year and made a whole lot of good liquor. You aint got to have a 15 gallon keg to make good liquor. With that said, I now run a 15 gallon keg. The setup and breakdown time is the same and the clean up time is the same as well. I figured I just as well get a little more liquor for the effort.
Folks use all different types of yeast. Many use standard bread yeast. Others use "specialty" yeast. My preference is EC-1118 -- hard working, clean fermenter. Try different ones and you'll find the one that suits you. Corn and sugar liquor sounds like the same path many have taken. If you haven't yet read up on the UJSSM thread in the Tried and True recipe section. A nice consistent wash that will allow you to get fermenting down as well as learn to make your cuts.
Turbo's aint worth going down that road.
good luck
A little spoon feeding for New and Novice Distillers (by Cranky)
Advice- For newbies, by a newbie
Advice- For newbies, by a newbie
Novice Guide for Cuts (pot still)kook04 wrote: maybe cuts are the biggest learning curve, here.
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Bushman
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Re: Newbie
Welcome you have just started a great hobbie, the more you read the more it will start to make since ask questions when you get stuck, people here will either answer the question or lead you to where you can find the answer 
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corndog
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Re: Newbie
thanx guys, cant wait for warm wx and melt these piles of snow in the backyard heat wave the past few days got up to 48 , another storm on the way!
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Samohon
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Re: Newbie
Welcome to HD corndog...
Your never gonna look at the hardware dept of the store the same way again...
Have fun and be safe friend...
Your never gonna look at the hardware dept of the store the same way again...
Have fun and be safe friend...
♦♦ Samohon ♦♦
Beginners should visit The New Distillers Reading Lounge and the Safety and Related Issues among others...
Beginners should visit The New Distillers Reading Lounge and the Safety and Related Issues among others...