hey one and all hoping to (sucessfully) make a batch of scotch whisky. so far i've made 2 neutral wash's, both have turned out a bit off smellying(but 80% to 90%) due to tuning my home made still. I'm currently fermenting a wort that i've used from a recipe on this site, but it's been 2days and the batch doesn't seem to be bubbling. I'm using an Ale yeast so maybe i've go to give it more time.
Cheers Jim
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WalkingWolf
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Re: G'day from Wait Awhile
Hello and welcome Jimslick.jimslick wrote:hey one and all hoping to (sucessfully) make a batch of scotch whisky. so far i've made 2 neutral wash's, both have turned out a bit off smellying(but 80% to 90%) due to tuning my home made still. I'm currently fermenting a wort that i've used from a recipe on this site, but it's been 2days and the batch doesn't seem to be bubbling. I'm using an Ale yeast so maybe i've go to give it more time.
Cheers Jim
Are you just out for some mental calishthenics or are you asking us a question? From what I'm readin I would put you at about the "on-ramp" to the service road that will eventually lead to the distilling super highway. What did you put in the fermentor?
Speaking from my own experience, I wish I would have stuck with making a decent/good vodka type spirit before I ventured out into the rum and other ferments. Learning the complexities of the processes involved with distilling would be a little less complicated without setting out trying to achieve specific flavors. When I got started I was all enthusiastic about all of the "possibilities" out there and couldn't wait to get started. Looking back, I think learning how to run the still is an important step.
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Welcome jimslick, if I translate your post title correctly, it looks like we have another west aussie on board.
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Yo, jimslick... Welcome...
If you haven't seen any activity from the yeast yet then you either need more yeast or warmer temperatures...
What recipe are you using...???
If you haven't seen any activity from the yeast yet then you either need more yeast or warmer temperatures...
What recipe are you using...???
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G'day lads yeah another sand groper on board lol. yeah i've been trying to put my wash infrornt of the fire/sun to try and get the temps up a bit, which seems to be working.. i've posted in more detail about the wash i'm trying in "my first" under "advice on my still" http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 32&t=15586.
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