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UKChris
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Hi from the UK

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Hi guys,

I've been doing a bit of research on here for a few weeks now, thought it was about time I registered!

One of my favourite hobbies is drinking, so I thought why not try and make my own, hopefully have fun doing it and maybe save some money while I'm at it!

Ive got a lot of questions but I'm going to hold off asking them until I've read up some more, 2 things I've learnt so far, don't use turbo yeast and don't ask stupid questions that have been answered before ;)

I'm probably going to build a simple potstill to start and use one of the simpler recipes off here, although I'd love to jump in feet first and make a mess I will resist lol

If anyone else in the UK can recommend any suppliers for stuff I'm going to need that would be great, quite like the UJSM recipe/method but where do I find cracked corn over here??

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the forum, it's certainly a wealth of information!
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PopcornCriddle
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Welcome Chris,

I have run a few sweetfeed ferments and I got rolled oats, flaked barley, molasses and cracked corn from a local animal feed suppliers. I'm in the Yorkshire area. 30 quid gets you 25Kg of each grain and 5 litres of molasses. probably last me a year, or go off before I get chance to use it
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Hi Chris
Another UK stiller. Great. Cracked corn mmmm quite difficult. Flaked Maize fairly easy.
info@loveyourpet.co.uk
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You will get it here at a good price. If I can help you in any way don't hesitate to get in touch.
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Welcome aboard.

Sounds like you mite just fit in around here. :thumbup:

Good luck be safe take your time.
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Gaztops
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Hi Chris,
I'm also a beginner to distilling and unable to get hold of pure cracked corn but there is a local animal feed warehouse near me that does sell mixed corn and other grain crops.

http://www.thefeedwarehouse.co.uk/page17.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

I have no idea what kind of liquor mixed corn will produce.

By the way the animal feed warehouse is in County Durham, don't know if this helps.
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Old MacDonald
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UKChris wrote:If anyone else in the UK can recommend any suppliers for stuff I'm going to need...
For copper/fittings/etc. try... >>BES<< ...&/or... >>Trading Depot<<

EDIT to add: Flaked Maize may be a suitable alternative to cracked corn :think:
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UKChris
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PopcornCriddle wrote:Welcome Chris,

I have run a few sweetfeed ferments and I got rolled oats, flaked barley, molasses and cracked corn from a local animal feed suppliers. I'm in the Yorkshire area. 30 quid gets you 25Kg of each grain and 5 litres of molasses. probably last me a year, or go off before I get chance to use it
Hi mate, thanks.

Looks like animal feed suppliers are a good source, do they not usually add preservatives though, which would be bad right?

Seems like a popular hobby up here in the North lol
thepatchworkdoll wrote:Hi Chris
Another UK stiller. Great. Cracked corn mmmm quite difficult. Flaked Maize fairly easy.
info@loveyourpet.co.uk
01709 542428
You will get it here at a good price. If I can help you in any way don't hesitate to get in touch.
Regards
Patch
Seems to be a few UK based guys on here, good to know!

Do you know if the maize would be suitable for UJSM recipe?

Cheers :)
Prairiepiss wrote:Welcome aboard.

Sounds like you mite just fit in around here. :thumbup:

Good luck be safe take your time.
Thanks, I'll try my best and I'll certainly do my best to stay safe ;)
Gaztops wrote:Hi Chris,
I'm also a beginner to distilling and unable to get hold of pure cracked corn but there is a local animal feed warehouse near me that does sell mixed corn and other grain crops.

http://www.thefeedwarehouse.co.uk/page17.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

I have no idea what kind of liquor mixed corn will produce.

By the way the animal feed warehouse is in County Durham, don't know if this helps.
Thanks buddy, seems we are fairly close, I'm not a million miles away from Durham myself lol
Old MacDonald wrote:
For copper/fittings/etc. try... >>BES<< ...&/or... >>Trading Depot<<

EDIT to add: Flaked Maize may be a suitable alternative to cracked corn :think:
Thanks for those links, looks like a good source of stuff for a build, should be handy!

I'll look into the maize idea too, am I correct in thinking we in the UK call corn maize?
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Welcome to HD
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UKChris
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Re: Hi from the UK

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2495robert wrote:Welcome to HD
Thanks Robert :D
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