Gday I'm new to this list and certainly glad I found it. I was wonder if any of you purchase your products online. I live in regional Qld, Australia and am...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:53 pm
"NEW DISTILLERS" Frequently Asked Questions (Sept'00) Posted near the 1st of each month, to the NEW_DISTILLERS newsgroup at www.yahoogroups.com Please email...
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KEZ
kezza@...
Jun 2, 2001 9:06 pm
Thanx Bob and all who replied to me with ordering info. Looks like international enterprise is strong and well. I think with the low Aussie and NZ $ we should...
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Terry
tlan@...
Jun 4, 2001 12:18 pm
I've decided to try making a cherry brandy starting from the wine stage up. I've gone through the fruit in the bucket for 5 days stage and have done the first...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jun 4, 2001 6:51 pm
... A fair bit of the waiting time with wine is to let it settle/clear. This isn't important if you're distilling it. If its still slowly fermenting out the...
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Bill Edwards
freefalling1961@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:05 pm
Hi, well i am not to sure about how to reply to u all! Couple of years ago i was hit buy a drunk driver and suffur with a head injury. Im an ex, boiler...
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m4goose@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:10 pm
Howdy all you brewers, Its been a while since I last posted, but I have been reading. I am in the process of making my first all grain mash, and I have a ...
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m4goose@...
Jun 4, 2001 7:14 pm
I have a question reguarding email. I am changing my email adress and haven't figured how to get my address changed so that I won't miss any posts. Could...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Jun 5, 2001 2:54 am
Here's an anonymous question from "C", asking about a problem with a bad smell. In answer to why my condenser is made from stainless steel - its because that...
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Tony Dxxxxx
gringotony@...
Jun 6, 2001 4:08 pm
I have been able to get enough stainless 312 pipe from my local scrap dealer to assemble a Nixon-Stone colum. A great deal at $1.00 per pound. All of the...
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Thomas Hart
thart@...
Jun 6, 2001 6:24 pm
Good morning (or whatever time of day this finds you) I have recently completed a revamp of my still and have added a Nixon/Stone style unit. I posted my...
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hoponpopontoponmoponc...
Jun 6, 2001 10:06 pm
As a homebrewer I'm familiar with what the beer shop guy is telling you. The keg (lauter tun) is used to sparge your grains. Basically you're running hot...
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Pete Sayers
brubarn@...
Jun 6, 2001 11:36 pm
With reguards to the temp of the distilate, there was a theory that if the distilate was coming off at a high tep, then this would allow some of the higher...
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booger471@...
Jun 7, 2001 2:10 am
... It depends on your condenser setup, but for most designs, I would expect the product to be cooler than its condensation temperature. If it is right at its...
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booger471@...
Jun 7, 2001 2:25 am
... Sounds great! Are you sure about the alloy number? I'm not familiar with 312. Not that it matters; just a point of curiosity. ... I'd say acid. I'm...
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Robert Elliott
elliotts@...
Jun 7, 2001 11:10 am
Hi all, If you have received e-mail from me since Saturday 02/06/0, or if you receive e-mail from during the next 7 days from the date on this e-mail, and it...
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walter jacobson
waljaco@...
Jun 7, 2001 1:12 pm
Greek hooch (tsipouro) is made in traditional pot stills that resemble those used by alchemists. The French pot still for cognac is similar. Note the use of...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
Jun 7, 2001 11:38 pm
terry with the cherry wine out of a can intending to make brandy----be a tad careful terry if the contents of the can already has the tannin [in whatever form]...
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walter jacobson
waljaco@...
Jun 8, 2001 2:11 am
Grappa di Pappa (not Papa!) Before alcohol was used recreationally in Italy, it was used (and still used) as a medicine. A 14 century transcript suggests that...
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Steve Spence
sspence@...
Jun 8, 2001 2:17 am
Driving Without Gas Gasohol Ethanol Methanol Electric Cars Gasogens By John Ware Lincoln http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/dwg/default.htm Just started...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
Jun 8, 2001 5:36 am
ACN re removal of DR 5(f)(1) AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS NOTICE No. 97/78 ... REMOVAL OF DISTILLATION REG 5(f)(i) - MINIMUM STILL CAPACITIES With effect from 24...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jun 8, 2001 10:03 am
Brian, So in everyday language, does this still means that its legal for Australians to own a still (and not have to notify Customs) provided it is less than...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
Jun 8, 2001 10:19 am
that's a very good question tony, maybe someone with a better legal brain than me can read a bit deeper into that ,my interest and reason for posting it was...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jun 8, 2001 6:05 pm
A question I've been asked by Paul ... If you've already built a StillMaker still (with upper and lower tubes as per the original design), is there an easy way...
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Brad McMahon
brad@...
Jun 9, 2001 1:07 am
... From: "Tony & Elle Ackland" <Tony.Ackland@...> ... Yep exactly. Some loophole huh! What happened was when Customs were running the...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jun 9, 2001 3:24 am
To those who use the interactive "Reflux still design calculator" at http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/reflux_calc.htm , I've just fixed it for some...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jun 9, 2001 10:04 pm
... twisted ... I know we've discussed this before, but I'd like to know of various peoples experiences etc. The original thread was that "C" was having some...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jun 10, 2001 2:33 am
OK - who out there knows a little about a control valve suitable for controlling a Nixon-Stone still head ? Eg something CHEAP and EASY that uses a...
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Brian Poke
bjfm@...
Jun 10, 2001 7:22 am
tony---- that bloke who was active this list a couple of years ago aaron smith [smithers] his web site was or is millenium moonshine-------he was a whiz at...
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Scott A
yldog@...
Jun 10, 2001 7:50 am
Hi Tony Unfortunately there is not cheap and easy way of controling the still like this in such heigh procision. For a incrament of .1 it is quite hard to find...