A strange misfortune
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A strange misfortune
I have successfully completed quite a few sugar based recipes so I decided to give an AG a go. I used Nchooch's recipe and it turned out better than what I could have imagined. It is a fantastic recipe, and a great intro to all grain brewing. So like I said it all went great until..... It turns out the toasted/charred white oak sticks that I used are the exact length of the inside diameter of the jars I used to age the liquer in. All I can figure is the stick got saturated, sank and wedged into the jar sideways then expanded and busted the side of the jar out. I did my best made a great product .I put it away in a safe spot. 3 days later I have a dribble of whisky and some broken glass. Chalking this up to bad luck and a lesson learned.
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S-Cackalacky
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Re: A strange misfortune
My condolences.
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HolyBear
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Re: A strange misfortune
looks like someone just got robbed by the Angels... Don't worry about it much though, they usually repay you in wisdom..."They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin
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Richard7
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Re: A strange misfortune
I like that response! Them Angels can be little devils can't they!HolyBear wrote:
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Truckinbutch
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Re: A strange misfortune
I feel for ya . Did it happen to me I would feel like I just woke up and found out someone had crapped in my Easter basket . Imagine , however , how many of us you have saved from the same fate by being a generous soul and sharing this misfortune 
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junkyard dawg
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Re: A strange misfortune
yup...
I've got a gallon wine jug that still has a barrel mill infusion spiral stuck in it... It went in just fine when it was dry, but It won't come out after being soaked for a couple months....
sorry for your loss.
I've got a gallon wine jug that still has a barrel mill infusion spiral stuck in it... It went in just fine when it was dry, but It won't come out after being soaked for a couple months....
sorry for your loss.
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Re: A strange misfortune
@ the OP: done this kind think b4 too! I made wooden stoppers from toasted manuka for several mini-whisky bottles (250ml) and as they took up moisture from the booze and the environment they expanded and shattered the necks of the bottles pissing my hooch everywhere
@ JD: chuck on the dash of your car on a hot day, uncapped. Your car will smell brilliant and the oak should dry out and shrink again and be removable.
@ JD: chuck on the dash of your car on a hot day, uncapped. Your car will smell brilliant and the oak should dry out and shrink again and be removable.
Where has all the rum gone? . . .
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