What'd ya'll make today?

[NZChris]

UJSSM. 1st generation strip and a double the size 2nd generation using all of the backset and trub.

I couldn't find my frozen backset so had to start from scratch. Found it today while looking for bait
It's fertilizing the garden.

[EricTheRed]

Kiln dried white oak aging sticks for my next batch
15cm x 4cm x 2cm
In oven at 220⁰C for 2.5 hours

(Can't get rough aged oak in SA )

Much darker than pic shows

Much darker than picture shows.

[Bolverk]

Did the spirit run for a natural mashed 30% flaked rye, 30% malted rye, 32% Wheat, and 8% oats.... turned out amazing!

[Deplorable]

Just charged the boiler with 48l at 35%. 10l of the alcohol was previously run 94% and the rest was collected feints. Diluted with clean water to a safe ABV. I suspect I'll get between 3 and 3.5 gallons of clean neutral from this run if I don't stuff it up.

[MooseMan]

Just charged the boiler with 48l at 35%. 10l of the alcohol was previously run 94% and the rest was collected feints. Diluted with clean water to a safe ABV. I suspect I'll get between 3 and 3.5 gallons of clean neutral from this run if I don't stuff it up.

That should make a good bit of Gin/last a while!

[Deplorable]

Just charged the boiler with 48l at 35%. 10l of the alcohol was previously run 94% and the rest was collected feints. Diluted with clean water to a safe ABV. I suspect I'll get between 3 and 3.5 gallons of clean neutral from this run if I don't stuff it up.

That should make a good bit of Gin/last a while!

I'm not a gin drinker. This will all be diluted back down to vodka strength for cocktails, but yeah, the last time I made 2.5 gallons of 95% it lasted me over 2 years.

[Twisted Brick]

There’s always lemoncello, strawberry panty dropper, coffee liqueur, apple pie, absinthe, ouzo, etc…

[MooseMan]

Just charged the boiler with 48l at 35%. 10l of the alcohol was previously run 94% and the rest was collected feints. Diluted with clean water to a safe ABV. I suspect I'll get between 3 and 3.5 gallons of clean neutral from this run if I don't stuff it up.

That should make a good bit of Gin/last a while!

I'm not a gin drinker. This will all be diluted back down to vodka strength for cocktails, but yeah, the last time I made 2.5 gallons of 95% it lasted me over 2 years.

Twisted Brick beat me to it, but there's lots of other very happy reasons to be sat on potentially 8gal of vodka!

Maybe with that kind of stock, a Gin experiment is worth a go too?

[Deplorable]

Oh, there is apple pie and SPD in the future to be sure as well as Limoncello and mandranetto.

[SW_Shiner]

Yesterday afternoon did a spirit run on some absinthe, now got. About 2L @70% with some colouring herbs. Also did ~45L of SBB Rum, slow one and done through 4 bubble plates for some white, that I’ll do cuts on tonight.

[NormandieStill]

[*]Redistilled 2 litres of Arto's V3 gin. Should keep us in a gin for a few weeks at least!

[MooseMan]

Gin run straight after work, gonna need some nice long cold G&Ts for the hot weather out in the garden this weekend!

1l run with botanical bill for 2l added to the pot, proofed down with RO and blended with 43% neutral to taste.

Total yield 3 and a bit 700ml bottles.

Ran the skanky tails into a collection bottle as usual, once there's a litre of gin tails built up I'll add half the usual amount of botanicals and run it, I get a couple of free bottles out of that run!

[JustinNZ]

Having just emptied the tank, checked pulse for hangover assessment, and noticed the microwave clock said it wasn’t the middle of the night, I stepped outside into Autumn and plugged in my still full of rum low-wines. Someone impersonating me had filled it yesterday for just this situation. I don’t often congratulate myself but well-done that man. Time for a cuppa tea. Big day today: the mighty Hurricanes are playing the high-flying Blues, and there’s the small matter of a Karaoke 40th Party to attend to.

[NormandieStill]

Ran the skanky tails into a collection bottle as usual, once there's a litre of gin tails built up I'll add half the usual amount of botanicals and run it, I get a couple of free bottles out of that run!

I like that idea. Been wondering what to do with my gin "feints".

And I'm gonna have to start doing the gin essence thing. It never occurred to be what a time saver it could be.

[The Booze Pipe]

Ran the skanky tails into a collection bottle as usual, once there's a litre of gin tails built up I'll add half the usual amount of botanicals and run it, I get a couple of free bottles out of that run!

And I'm gonna have to start doing the gin essence thing. It never occurred to be what a time saver it could be.

It's so funny... thats how I started out in this hobby, on a 1 litre micro still making gin essence! Now everyone jumping on it like its the next best thing ha! I made a post about it...

[MooseMan]

Ran the skanky tails into a collection bottle as usual, once there's a litre of gin tails built up I'll add half the usual amount of botanicals and run it, I get a couple of free bottles out of that run!

I like that idea. Been wondering what to do with my gin "feints".

And I'm gonna have to start doing the gin essence thing. It never occurred to be what a time saver it could be.

Yeah it's definitely worthwhile doing. I put the first 10ml off the still into the feints too and that adds loads of flavour.
I leave the still running after approx 440ml (Per litre) of the good stuff, dripping into a gin feints bottle while I proof, mix and bottle the gin I just made, I don't measure it or anything so it's a bit slapdash I'll be honest, I just run it until I'm done messing around with bottles etc and kill the power.

I've got into the habit now of doing a double botanical batch, so sometimes it's a 2l run and I end up with over 4lts of finished gin.
A 1l batch takes less time to actually run, than it takes me to set up and put away my freak of a still.

[NZChris]

Three strips of grappa. I'll probably do the spirit run tomorrow because I need the jars for another job.

[NZChris]

Spirit run of this year’s grappa. Turned out nice.

[SW_Shiner]

Managed to get another bucket of molasses for another round of SBB rum. Also did cuts on the last run to get me about 3L of white.

[NZChris]

Two stripping runs of Gen 2 UJSSM and put down Gen 3.

[NZChris]

Spirit run of UJSSM. Turned out nice.

[dieselduo]

Made an all grain 55% corn ,30% 6 row, and 15% malted rye. Had some that I made about 10 years ago and it was great so why not another go round. The family will be able to enjoy it if I'm not around then

[NormandieStill]

Brewed some witbeer and then made a sugarhead on the spent grains to add to my BeerHead(tm) project.

[Bradster68]

Brewed some witbeer and then made a sugarhead on the spent grains to add to my BeerHead(tm) project.

Never heard of it. A quick search gave me the basics. What gives it a orange,honey or vanilla taste as they describe? Is this purely from the wheat?

[NormandieStill]

Brewed some witbeer and then made a sugarhead on the spent grains to add to my BeerHead(tm) project.

Never heard of it. A quick search gave me the basics. What gives it a orange,honey or vanilla taste as they describe? Is this purely from the wheat?

In my experience of distilling, wheat can give a slight honey or butterscotch flavour and a hint of citrus fruit all by itself, but most recipes use some botanicals. The one I tried used coriander and sweet orange peel dosed at 1g / litre (In the bottle... so a 20 litre batch uses 20g of each).

I won't know how well it worked until about 3 to 4 weeks from now.

[Bradster68]

Brewed some witbeer and then made a sugarhead on the spent grains to add to my BeerHead(tm) project.

Never heard of it. A quick search gave me the basics. What gives it a orange,honey or vanilla taste as they describe? Is this purely from the wheat?

In my experience of distilling, wheat can give a slight honey or butterscotch flavour and a hint of citrus fruit all by itself, but most recipes use some botanicals. The one I tried used coriander and sweet orange peel dosed at 1g / litre (In the bottle... so a 20 litre batch uses 20g of each).

I won't know how well it worked until about 3 to 4 weeks from now.

Every once and a while I treat myself to a cold beer. Can't have to much because of a gluten allergy,gives me a rash .
This sounds delicious, maybe one day I'll find the time to try a small batch

[NZChris]

Hop gin. I'd run out of neutral and hadn't been able to make gin for so long that I'd lowered myself to actually buying a couple of bottles to tide us over.

[Beefer]

first version of a brand new gin recipe - lemon rind/lemon myrtle/rose & cardamom. The last batch I made of my house recipe I added orris and angelica to try to lock in the flavour/aroma for longer, but overdid the orris and ended up with an "earthy" component that has softened in time but is still noticeable. Just a pinch of Angelica in this batch (2L) and its so far so good.

[MooseMan]

Sounds good Beefer.

I too get a "Mud" flavour from orris even at the recommended low addition, so I only use angelica now.

Cardamom scares me because it's just so pungent and so easily masks the lighter flavours.

[NZChris]

Sounds good Beefer.

I too get a "Mud" flavour from orris even at the recommended low addition, so I only use angelica now.

Cardamom scares me because it's just so pungent and so easily masks the lighter flavours.

I've only ever used x/100 for orris, grow my own, and can't say that I can taste it in the finished gin. It smells nice in the apothecary jar.
I doubt I've used more than x/100 Cardamom in any herbal style recipe and don't recall it being a problem in any.