New Member.

[CatchingShadePhotos]

I thought I had posted my first post in here but it appears I was wrong and it got rejected. Sorry about that.
I've been distilling for over 10 years, not all the time though I have had spurts of long periods of trying to build up a decent stock of my drinks with the intention of having a cocktail party called, the cocktail bar is open party, where people bring a top shelf drink and dress in whatever theme is decided on for the night and I put everything I have made on the bar as well. As I have property the party would start on a Friday afternoon or evening and run till Sunday. People could camp over so no one had to drive but I can never seem to get enough different drinks to las as friends keep coming and depleting mt reserves and so far, it just hasn't happened.
I have been using a Turbo 500 reflux and doing sugar washes that I then flavour. Sometimes with essences but mostly with natural flavours such as herbs, spices and fruits. I have recently started using the alembic pot still on the T500 and am now branching into grain mashes and other fermentations, besides sugar washes. I also brew mead from honey from my own hives and at different times, fruit wines and ciders from roadside fruit trees.
I look forward to learning loads in here.
CatchingShadePhotos or Greg if you prefer.

[Yummyrum]

Yeah that was me Greg.
This is just a place to say g’day and give a quick intro so we get a feel for what you’re up too .

Anyway welcome to the forum and I’m sure you’ll get lots of reply's to your question you just posted .

Good luck with the flavoured stuff , it’s more work , but sooo much better than Home Brew Shop essences’s

Love sound if your parties….. sounds messy as

[CatchingShadePhotos]

Thanks Yummy, for the reply. My next big thing is to get a new still, 50 litre plus hopefully, with plates so I can run it for a while to clean up the extraction before taking spirit from the wash for keeping. Also found where I can get 20kg molasses drums for $26 so looking forward to my first real rum as well.

[Bradster68]

Welcome and

[jonnys_spirit]

Welcome to HD Greg! I tell folks that if they want to come over and sample the barrels they need to bring a bottle (and not a sh!t bottle). No exceptions except for very close friends and family (even with them I encourage donations of likker for "research"). It always starts with a "sampling" and magically "escalates". I reckon there's about 16-17 shots in a bottle and four people kill that easy...

Most decline at that point and my stock therefore dwindles at a much more leisurely pace

Cheers,
jonny

[sadie33]

Hello and welcome!!

[CatchingShadePhotos]

Thanks for the welcomes.

[greggn]

I look forward to learning loads in here.

Welcome to HD !


... and, by the way, nice photos.

[CatchingShadePhotos]

I look forward to learning loads in here.

Welcome to HD !


... and, by the way, nice photos.

Thanks.