Gin Basket
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Gin Basket
Would a piece of a woman's stocking suspended in a thumper (lengthwise) be a good one use gin basket?
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ShineonCrazyDiamond
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Re: Gin Basket
Nylon stockings?
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No, today's synthetic stuff. I'm looking for a way to have more surface area for more intense flavor before proofing it down.
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Speaking for myself: I would never use any synthetic fabric in the still! Especially not with such a large exposed surface.
Pure cotton or linen, not wool or silk.
Metals like copper or ss or, if need be, even iron.
Maybe a skein of copper or ss wire at the bottom of the column.
Reading again: why not putting the stuff loose in a thumper? Or in a ss teabasket?
Pure cotton or linen, not wool or silk.
Metals like copper or ss or, if need be, even iron.
Maybe a skein of copper or ss wire at the bottom of the column.
Reading again: why not putting the stuff loose in a thumper? Or in a ss teabasket?
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ShineonCrazyDiamond
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This had to be moved anyway, might as well be here. Sorry my floyd fan, no synthetics anywhere. Nylon was bad enough, any synthetics is a no go. There are other solutions that are in our core beliefs.
"Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond."
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
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I couldn't find any reference to a nylon stocking in the "what not to use" section. I tried a tea basket, but didn't get enough infusion, plus I wanted to keep the dust sizes particles out of the liquid. I also tried directly into the thumper liquid, but again too little flavor. I think I'll order a piece of the finest mesh ss screen I can find then make a copper stand for it to place directly over my bubbler tube on the bottom of the thumper. Oh by the way....which one's Pink? (just for you Shineon)
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hmm I would avoid any synthetic unless it's a material known for ethanol and other organics resistance. Don't forget, you're dealing with a bit of acetone, methanol, various higher alcohols...all sorts of powerful organic solvents.sltm1 wrote:No, today's synthetic stuff. I'm looking for a way to have more surface area for more intense flavor before proofing it down.
You could go with a cotton bag (from a brewer's supply or home-made)... or there have been many posts in HD Forums about people using things like fashioning "bags" made from copper mesh, etc.
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TIL: Mother's ruinrichard1 wrote:Mother's ruin !!!
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