I've just been going through some rec.crafts.brewing posts, and found that I may have been put wrong about using urea as a possible yeast nutrient. I'll try...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 28, 2000 6:09 am
A little while back, Maurice posted .. ... no one seemed to reply at the time...but I've just found something similar in the "Fuel Ethanol - A guide for the...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 28, 2000 6:21 am
Ok, I've found a bit more out about the effect of Urea (a fertilizer, not urine ... but there is some urea in urine ....). See : ...
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Gary Gluyas
gluyas@...
Sep 28, 2000 7:57 am
My understanding is: Keep away from Urea in fermentation - it is illegal in New Zealand to have any traces of Urea in any shape or form, due to carcinogenic...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
Sep 28, 2000 2:59 pm
Hi Andrew, Grappa is not for newbies! You sound like you have some experience though. Yes, there is some sugar left in the skins albeit a small amount. Don't...
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Tom Noftsger
tnoftsger@...
Sep 28, 2000 3:52 pm
Hi all, I was given some moonshine the other day from an unnamed source. I put it in the freezer for safe keeping. After months of storage in the freezer I...
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Andrew
physkid@...
Sep 28, 2000 5:11 pm
Ted- thanks for the tips! Since, as you said, methanol kills, let me be ... What exactly is a thumper? I come from a scientific/laboratory background to the...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
Sep 28, 2000 6:40 pm
Yes, you have it right, the thumper as in the attached file, which is placed between the pot still on the left and the condenser on the right side, ...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 28, 2000 7:01 pm
Lee, Just making a potstill taller won't do anything to improve it, and doesn't turn it into a reflux still. What you need to do is change it so that you ...
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Warren Ransom
wransom@...
Sep 28, 2000 7:30 pm
anyone have any links to pages that might offer some info into the creation of a brandy?...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 28, 2000 8:14 pm
... yeah, I know. They've been having a few questions now, and I only have one cursory paragraph about them under Pot stills, and in the FAQ. Well, not too...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 28, 2000 8:27 pm
... Andrew, Just a slight clarification to Teds reply... its not that the "methanol is hydrophylic" that the thumper works. Its more that the thumper is...
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Andrew
physkid@...
Sep 28, 2000 9:04 pm
Tony- wow, that was great. Makes perfect sense. I was thinking that you'd lose a significant amount of ethanol into the liquid of the thumper, but after...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
Sep 28, 2000 9:22 pm
You put tails or mash into the thumper - not water - and the loss is not a factor compared to the resulting alcohol content :) I highly recommend a thumper! ...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 28, 2000 9:28 pm
... Andrew, It doesn't even need to go that far ... look at the energy involved .. Heat of Vapourisation/Condensation Water = 2260 J/g Ethanol = 855 J/g So an...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 29, 2000 5:50 am
I've had a couple of requests of being able to download a copy of my site for offline perusal. So you now can (and its free, as always). see...
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Mel Robinson
mellow1@...
Sep 29, 2000 12:15 pm
Great idea Tony. Thanks Mel ... for offline perusal. So you now can (and its free, as always)....
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Warren Ransom
wransom@...
Sep 29, 2000 12:41 pm
perhaps I should elaborate, that was a rather curt note :) I'm a meadmaker and homebrewer with about 8 years of brewing experience under my belt. I recently...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
Sep 29, 2000 4:17 pm
If you are using IE you can add it to your favorites folder and check the 'make available offline' box, then click cusomize and next, check the yes radio...
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Andrew
physkid@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:20 pm
Let's see if I have this correct: If I want to make an effective thumper, 1) I want lots of vapor liquid contact, so I want small bubbles and deep emersion....
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
Sep 30, 2000 12:09 am
You want to keep the depth of the liquid fairly shallow to keep the pressure in the still low. Water accumulates in the thumper so it is nice to have a drain...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 30, 2000 5:44 am
Rodger, To really know, you need to measure the specific gravity (density) of the wash using a hydrometer. If its below 0.990 - 0.980 then you should be fine....
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leeham@...
Sep 30, 2000 11:57 am
Hey guys and gals i have just about finshied my reflux tower only have to get my freind to braze it up its all copper and looks shiny at the moment i have gone...
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ups474@...
Sep 30, 2000 10:29 pm
I have a question I was hoping I could get help with here. Imagine you have a 5 gallon still (pressure cooker), with copper lines that lead into a one quart...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
Sep 30, 2000 10:53 pm
If you used bleach or any other high PH cleaner, the inside of the copper tubing will corrode and give off dark colors. If you weren't using corroding cleaners...
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tarvus
tarvus@...
Oct 1, 2000 12:04 am
I am experimenting with homemade nutrients with my latest wash. I bought some 12-55-6 "Green Light Super Bloom" fertilizer. (It's Urea free by the way). It...
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Sam Dabbs
dabbs@...
Oct 1, 2000 12:04 am
BOO!!~!~...
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tarvus
tarvus@...
Oct 1, 2000 12:20 am
Hey MooNShiNeR, thanks for the info on sloppin' back! But several things that I am confused about - I would think that the boiling temps of the first run...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
Oct 1, 2000 12:23 am
You don't slop back what you run, just your leftover mash. We use grain and when we strain our mash we slop back into a new batch of mash all of the grain...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
Oct 1, 2000 3:13 am
GlacierWant to get hubby one for Christmas. Can you guys suggest a good online store? Right now he's using the bubble method :) Deb Brewer ...
