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Monty1163
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New Member from Central Ohio

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Retired for 6 years. Worked for the Juvenile Justice Detention system for 32 years
Interest:
SQL / VBS programming
All Grain Brewing
Wood Working
Metal Working (Milling, Lathe & Welding)
Tool Making
Sustenance gardening & preserving
Heirloom Seed Collector
Cooking
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Welcome to the forum Monty, you have some great interests, several of which can be applied to this hobby so I hope you make good use of them and share your results with us.

This is a great hobby for a retiree.

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Welcome!
Enjoy your journey.
Sounds like you could have a big ol' time
in our farm shops

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Welcome aboard Monty!
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Welcome aboard Monty, you should fit in here very well , on more than one level.
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Welcome to HD Monty!
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Welcome Monty!
That is quite a list of interests... :)
Hopefully you'll find this group to be a great wealth of information.
Enjoy your retirement

Have fun and be safe
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With them interests and hobby’s you will do extremely well at this hobby I would imagine.
Welcome to HD
Do you plan on building your own still?

What type of spirits do yo like Brown or White? This will determined the what type of still best suits your needs.

A simple potstill is a good start and learning curb into distilling if you are interested in whisky or rum.

Plenty of good recipes here in the tried and true section mate
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Hello and welcome!!
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Copperhead road wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 4:07 pm With them interests and hobby’s you will do extremely well at this hobby I would imagine.
Welcome to HD
Do you plan on building your own still?

What type of spirits do yo like Brown or White? This will determined the what type of still best suits your needs.

A simple potstill is a good start and learning curb into distilling if you are interested in whisky or rum.

Plenty of good recipes here in the tried and true section mate
I'm starting with a Vevor pot still, that my son got me for Christmas, but plan to upgrade after I get the hang if it. I can see already that the chiller and "thumper" are too small

I like all spirits. Usual cocktail for me in the hot summer is a gin and tonic, maybe a bloody merry on occasion. Then there is the Bourbon or Scotch on the rocks. I look forward to trying all of them. :D

First up is Uncle Jessie's Corn Mash. Made a corn grinder to grind all the field corn I picked up after the neighbor harvested the field. Got 52 Lbs of shelled corn to work with.
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sadie33 wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 2:52 pm Hello and welcome!!
Thanks!
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Coyote wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 3:19 pm Welcome!
Enjoy your journey.
Sounds like you could have a big ol' time
in our farm shops

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Yeah We have a small farming operation here in Oregon
"Slow Down , You'll get a more harmonious outcome"
"Speed & Greed have no place in this hobby"
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