Anybody get any good deals lately?

[WVtired]

Needed a way to squeeze grains after fermenting and after a bit of searching, found a 32l mop bucket and wringer for $19 (USD) on amazon.

[The Booze Pipe]

Needed a way to squeeze grains after fermenting and after a bit of searching, found a 32l mop bucket and wringer for $19 (USD) on amazon.

Cheap! The wringer is the best way to go for that job.

[WVtired]

Needed a way to squeeze grains after fermenting and after a bit of searching, found a 32l mop bucket and wringer for $19 (USD) on amazon.

Cheap! The wringer is the best way to go for that job.

Yes after hanging my first batch of grains overnight, I decided it was time to bite the bullet and after looking for a bit, I discovered that deal. It was a steal, as the price history showed it as high as $99 at one point and most of the bucket/wringers I looked at were in the $60 or so dollar range. Worked like a champ on my next batch of bourbon grains (corn heavy). I have looked a couple times, but it's not available or I'd post a link... (can you do that here?).

[Oldvine Zin]

Not sure if this a deal or just a lucky find. I haven't been distilling for a few years, made my come back run a few days ago, I found this while sorting through all my stilling junk today:

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Smells and tastes like a HBB, probably sitting in jars fo at least 4 years

ovz

[Copperhead road]

Not sure if this a deal or just a lucky find. I haven't been distilling for a few years, made my come back run a few days ago, I found this while sorting through all my stilling junk today:jars.jpeg
Smells and tastes like a HBB, probably sitting in jars fo at least 4 years

ovz

I find to more you fossick the more you find.

[Username]

I find to more you fossick the more you find.

I'm going to need a translation for that Copper, I'm going with root around but would like clarification

[shadylane]

I find to more you fossick the more you find.

Damn I had to look that up.

[Copperhead road]

I find to more you fossick the more you find.

Damn I had to look that up.

[Bushman]

Fossick even stumped my wife which is unusual.

[WVtired]

Those chaps across the pond have some unusual vernacuar at times... I'm sure they say the same about us as well!

[Deplorable]

While out and about in town today with the missus, I found a 10L keg in the 2nd hand store for $10. Not a scratch on it.
I've been looking for a small keg to make a mini still, and this fits the bill perfectly.

[Copperhead road]

While out and about in town today with the missus, I found a 10L keg in the 2nd hand store for $10. Not a scratch on it.
I've been looking for a small keg to make a mini still, and this fits the bill perfectly.

They call them little kegs "little pig keg" in Australia. i have one but they are rare and hard to find. they make fantastic storage vessels. i thing they are about 20 litres.

[Deplorable]

While out and about in town today with the missus, I found a 10L keg in the 2nd hand store for $10. Not a scratch on it.
I've been looking for a small keg to make a mini still, and this fits the bill perfectly.

They call them little kegs "little pig keg" in Australia. i have one but they are rare and hard to find. they make fantastic storage vessels. i thing they are about 20 litres.

I've got a couple of 10L SS "Man Cans" I store neutral in. But this is essentially a scaled down 15 gallon beer keg. I'll get pictures when I get home, we're sampling the wares at our friends winery at the moment.

[Copperhead road]

, we're sampling the wares at our friends winery at the moment.

That sounds lovely, enjoy the fruits of your friends labor.

[Deplorable]

This is gonna be my little experimental boiler. I think the only thing I may need to build that I don't have is a small condenser.

[shadylane]

This is gonna be my little experimental boiler. I think the only thing I may need to build that I don't have is a small condenser.

Go for it, once the boiler is done it's easy to get motivated to make a proper sized condenser.

[Deplorable]

This is gonna be my little experimental boiler. I think the only thing I may need to build that I don't have is a small condenser.

Go for it, once the boiler is done it's easy to get motivated to make a proper sized condenser.

I'm not wasting any time.
This is where I'm stopping for the night.

[Username]

Oh, I like that, when I saw the pic first I thought it was a standard keg with a 4" riser

[Deplorable]

After sleeping on it, I've already reconsidered my first thoughts on this 10 liter boiler. I think I am going to put an internal element in it.
Probably just a 1500 watt so I can run it off a standard 15 amp household outlet and a simple power controller.
I'll use a TC ferrule so it's easy to cap off if I ever decide to play with a gas hob, but it I'd like to stay compact, and running a long condenser seems counter intuitive to that.
Going electric, I can use my current shotgun condenser, and not have to build any more copper components.

[OtisT]

I bought this small frig on fb marketplace. Brand new for 1/3 the cost.

This is my new ferment frig. Going to be making sake first in on gallon jars, then move up to carboys for making shochu. I really miss PNW basements.

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[Copperhead road]

awesome little streamline fridge.

[Deplorable]

I bought this small frig on fb marketplace. Brand new for 1/3 the cost.

This is my new ferment frig. Going to be making sake first in on gallon jars, then move up to carboys for making shochu. I really miss PNW basements.

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Thats nice!
Ive been looking for one to dry age meats.

[MooseMan]

I can't quite believe my luck guys.

I was offered a full size, ex Islay barrel, for free, I just had to go and collect it.
It's been indoors for around 3 years, bone dry with warped staves and it has 2 hoops missing, so I don't think it will ever seal again, but honestly, it's so big I'd never consider filling it with product, so it's going to be restored a little when there's time, and will make a lovely outdoor standing bar table as soon as I can get some nice timber to make a round top.

So I get there to pick up this barrel, and there's a smaller one (c. 100lts?) just sat there near it...

Of course, I had a bottle of something in the car to say thanks for the free barrel.
Well, it turns out that a surprise bottle by way of thanks gets you two free barrels!

[Corn Cracker]

I can't quite believe my luck guys.

I was offered a full size, ex Islay barrel, for free, I just had to go and collect it.
It's been indoors for around 3 years, bone dry with warped staves and it has 2 hoops missing, so I don't think it will ever seal again, but honestly, it's so big I'd never consider filling it with product, so it's going to be restored a little when there's time, and will make a lovely outdoor standing bar table as soon as I can get some nice timber to make a round top.

So I get there to pick up this barrel, and there's a smaller one (c. 100lts?) just sat there near it...

Of course, I had a bottle of something in the car to say thanks for the free barrel.
Well, it turns out that a surprise bottle by way of thanks gets you two free barrels!

Nice score, is the smaller one fillable?

[Copperhead road]

I can't quite believe my luck guys.

I was offered a full size, ex Islay barrel, for free, I just had to go and collect it.
It's been indoors for around 3 years, bone dry with warped staves and it has 2 hoops missing, so I don't think it will ever seal again, but honestly, it's so big I'd never consider filling it with product, so it's going to be restored a little when there's time, and will make a lovely outdoor standing bar table as soon as I can get some nice timber to make a round top.

So I get there to pick up this barrel, and there's a smaller one (c. 100lts?) just sat there near it...

Of course, I had a bottle of something in the car to say thanks for the free barrel.
Well, it turns out that a surprise bottle by way of thanks gets you two free barrels!

Good score Moose, 100L Barrels are a nice size. I have 3 of them.

[MooseMan]

Yeah I'm hoping the 100L is workable as I would use that for sure.
When I get time I'll bung it and soak it, but the good old Welsh weather is doing a decent head start!

[PalCabral]

Superb, Moose! 100 liters is a big volume to fill but doable. Have you put your nose in it, does it smell whiskey or something else?