thanx for bringing the alcohol content to my attention scott....maybe ive just performed a very slow distillation with the aeration...ive not got a spirit...
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elson@...
Dec 3, 2000 11:41 am
Ive just built a still of copper and stainless steel. what my question is when do you know when all the alcohol is exstracted from the base that is being...
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Patrick Moore
pat_5070@...
Dec 3, 2000 11:52 am
Hi all, I would like to query as to the safety of such metals as galvanised iron. I would like to know if they are considered safe to use in the process of...
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Bruno M.
brunom1@...
Dec 3, 2000 7:03 pm
Ăbout airstones, if they are really "stone" or at least some ceramic stuff, it is IMPOSSIBLE to disolve them in alcohol. Maybe you got such a synthetic (...
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Bruno M.
brunom1@...
Dec 3, 2000 7:03 pm
1) grape tannin , is the bitter substance in the peel of grapes. Red wine contains more from it than white wine, because in white wine production the peels (...
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Pete Sayers
brubarn@...
Dec 3, 2000 11:10 pm
Patrick, please do not use galvanised products in the construction of your still.It is a zinc based coating, and could pollute your alcohol. regards Pete ... ...
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Pete Sayers
brubarn@...
Dec 3, 2000 11:10 pm
John, depending on the size of your wash, the type of still, and the original alcohol content of your wash, there will always be a large amount of wash left....
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Dec 4, 2000 6:16 am
Most beer making / homebrew shops should have it. I've even seen it in the homebrew section of KMart (as speedase) Tony ... From: bobbafett00@......
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Patrick Moore
pat_5070@...
Dec 4, 2000 6:57 am
Hi, I was wondering... would it matter if I did one run through a galvanized milk ern?(it is only temporary, but until I get something better it will have to...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Dec 4, 2000 7:01 am
Rachig rings are tubes or shapes made to have heaps of surface area; see : http://www.5continentsusa.com/cer-pack.htm for pictures of them and other types of...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Dec 4, 2000 5:49 pm
... possibly oxidation of some of the alcohol. This is what happens a bit due to slow diffusion of air through the porous walls of wooden casks. The other...
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Johan Hemberg
hemberg@...
Dec 4, 2000 6:17 pm
I made a very simple "still" once. It worked like this: In a 25 liter bucket i put a 10 liter bucket filled with mash. I added a aquariumheater in the small...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Dec 4, 2000 7:02 pm
New Distillers FAQ ****************************************************************** "NEW DISTILLERS" Frequently Asked Questions (Dec'00) Posted near the 1st...
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daveandand@...
Dec 4, 2000 8:16 pm
does anyone have a recipe for tequila? i cant seem to find one on the net....
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nvo@...
Dec 5, 2000 1:59 am
Just wanting to know if as we are just about to make a potato mash vodka.Has anyone done it before and what were the results? PS: what brand and sort of yeast...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Dec 5, 2000 6:56 pm
... Here's Rays reply ..... Pat: I cut the hole out with a friend's plasma torch. I make a fixture using the top piece of the original valve (see the large...
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Andrew
physkid@...
Dec 5, 2000 8:18 pm
I haven't tried to make tequila myself yet, but from what I know about it, it is similar to making Rum or Whiskey. I.E. the mash is very important for the...
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Matt
spore@...
Dec 5, 2000 8:59 pm
this site has some great history on Tequila and the raw materials used: http://www.georgian.net/rally/tequila/index.html -- ... Matthew at psibercom...
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nvo@...
Dec 6, 2000 12:18 am
Just distilled water through my fractionating still and noticed a taint to the collected water. Upon investigation. The cause was the stainless steel pot...
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Giles
giles@...
Dec 6, 2000 12:40 am
... I noticed the same thing and boiled the scrubbers in caustic soda etc etc to rid them of the taint. Same disgusting taste when water was distilled. Good...
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Pete Sayers
brubarn@...
Dec 6, 2000 2:09 am
Andrew the taste you are finding may well be the oils that are used to cut the shavings. Boil the S/S scrubbers in water first. regards Pete from Brewers Barn ...
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MRX nighthawk_f9
mrx-nighthawk_f9@...
Dec 6, 2000 6:32 pm
... Scott, et.al. Specific to this question..... it works because you have vaporized a quantity of the alcohol (which is a molecular complex) and could achieve...
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whperdix@...
Dec 6, 2000 7:56 pm
Howdy "poteen" mates A boiler in the kitchen has a temperature control system and an intern heating. Is it possible to use these for distilling? Please send me...
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Pete Sayers
brubarn@...
Dec 6, 2000 9:58 pm
To Don and Scott, dont worry, whilst it is LEGAL to distill here in New Zealand, there is still some resistance by our local CONSTABULARY,in the form of "Press...
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hillbillyman50@...
Dec 6, 2000 11:17 pm
Hello I'm new in the group but not new to reading the posted messages. I'm looking forward to some of the new ideas in home distilling. I have done a lot of...
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Robert Elliott
elliotts@...
Dec 6, 2000 11:19 pm
Hi all, Excuse my ignorance, but I thought that the word "agave" related to a grub or worm that spun a cacoon (silkworm, the worm inside a bottle of tequila...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Dec 6, 2000 11:49 pm
... If you look carefully at Smithers still - the photo's at http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/others.htm you'll see that he has made it on a "Zip" hot...
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tarvus
tarvus@...
Dec 7, 2000 3:03 am
Tequila is distilled from the fermented juice of the heart of the Weber Blue Agave. This is not a cactus, but a plant similar in nature to a cactus. Contrary...
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Patrick Moore
pat_5070@...
Dec 7, 2000 9:39 am
Yes, it is very possible, and often used, I too opted for that option for a while because it was an easy, and cheap way of heating the boiler. The only problem...
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Johan Hemberg
hemberg@...
Dec 7, 2000 10:37 am
wash = mash? or wash = distillate, head produkt? I wish english was my native language...
