A Nova Scotia Canada Hobbiest

[vereid]

Hello fellow distillers....I am an older doll who was looking for an interesting hobby, I found it! I bought a 5 litre Alembic from Portugal. For my practice run sessions after tons of reading, I found magnum bottles of salted cooking wine and I am having success. My own fruit brew is awaiting in my fridge. I also make Beer from a kit which I tweak for more flavor with raisins and apples. What would I change so far, I would not have added the temperature gauge to the swan and I would have bought a much bigger pot still, but this works

[Bushman]

Welcome to HD, I love the look of your still design but as you said it is a bit small and cuts are more difficult but still a cool piece of equipment. If you like most of us and stick around a while you will end up with another still. Problem with this hobby is we have so many creative members once you build a great still another member figures out a way to improve on the design. Good luck and enjoy the journey as it is as much fun as the destination!

[Maritimer]

Hi vereid,

You're number four from Nova Scotia that I know of. Welcome, and have a ball with your new hobby!

M

[hitek redneck]

Hey Vereid,

welcome to the forums. I think Maritimer is right that makes you the 4th of us but not 100%sure, I think there might be a 5th here too.


EDIT: too bad this hobby is so anti-social for gatherings. Be nice to talk to people in person sometimes

[Hoochdude69]

Howdy Vereid, welcome from a fellow Canuck! Wish you all the luck in your new hobby!

[Cardinalbags]

Another Bluenoser, eh? We'll have to get the NS Roll call going here!

Welcome to the site, as you have already found out, it is an incredible resource!

[vereid]

Well I finally made it back here, it should have been sooner! Thank you for the kind welcomes. I know I will want a bigger still, because I want bigger all ready. It would be great to age it and enjoy it for years to come. You are so right the journey is a whole lot more fun than the end...although my 25 year old loves my end product ....just keeping it in the family.
The wine runs and my Kiwi wash turned out excellent. I ran them twice with copper scourers in the bonnet. They came out crystal clear with floral notes, I combined both for the second run.
I don't know why distilling makes people so uncomfortable, it is the best hobby. Again thank you for the welcomes, I am glad I found you and some more Maritimers