Dean, Sorry, but I don't know the Duplast design specifically. However, what i have seen with other designs is to split a length of soft rubber/silicone ...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Mar 1, 2000 8:02 pm
Why is it recommended to dilute spirits down to 50-60% before polishing with activated carbon ? What does the higher strength alcohol do; block the active...
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Rob van Leuven
r.vanleuven@...
Mar 1, 2000 10:38 pm
Tony, I am not an expert on this matter, but maybe it's related to the fact that fusels dissolve better in high grade alcohol and less so if the alcohol is ...
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Dean Jones
joneskds@...
Mar 1, 2000 11:27 pm
I have been checking the archives about once a week for messages but work has been hell and keeping me on my toes. My still was shipped last Sunday or monday...
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BJ & FM Poke
bjfm@...
Mar 2, 2000 7:21 am
steve==bit of a scandal in australia will interest you from the point of view of making fuel ethanol industry look cleaner [pun absobloodylutly...
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BJ & FM Poke
bjfm@...
Mar 2, 2000 9:14 am
was lucky enough to catch the distiller/chemist at a neutral spirit et al distillery in australia but in a different time zone,in south australia where there...
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Jeff Erickson
jeff_o62@...
Mar 2, 2000 8:07 pm
Do you have any recipes other than sugar wash yet? What ingredients are used to make different drinks? Jeff ... ...
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Tom Johnson
tjohnson@...
Mar 2, 2000 8:44 pm
have a question ... in distillers web site and some others it seems the objective is to make the pure stuff and then mix it with things to make certain ...
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Rob van Leuven
r.vanleuven@...
Mar 2, 2000 10:40 pm
To Tom Johnson, Tom, distilling 'flavored' alcohol like grappa, schnapps, obstler, eau-de-vie etc... requires a different approach than distilling 'clean' ...
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sspence@...
Mar 3, 2000 12:00 am
check out http://alf.chem.usyd.edu.au/~schulz_j/msds/toluene.htm Steve Spence Renewable Energy Pages http://www.webconx.com sspence@... (212) 894-3704...
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GhostWolf
hamlett@...
Mar 3, 2000 5:02 am
Hi, I'm new to the group and am currently in the process of fermenting my first mash. I'm going with a water/sugar/turbo wash and it is on the third day. It...
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Ray Toms
ray@...
Mar 3, 2000 3:08 am
Dan What method are you using to calculate that you have 0 alcohol ? If you are using an alcohol hydrometer that is only for measuring the strength of the...
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GhostWolf
hamlett@...
Mar 3, 2000 6:03 am
Ray, That makes sense now, so it is possible it's working because it has been bubbling like mad and is is smelling very sour like alchohol. I do have the ...
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Ray Toms
ray@...
Mar 3, 2000 4:39 am
Dan If it has bubbled then you will have alcohol being produced, if it is a standard Turbo (6kg of sugar) it will be very close to finishing which normaly...
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GhostWolf
hamlett@...
Mar 3, 2000 7:36 am
Thanks again Ray, one more question, I have a reflux still, a Desti actually. Is it possible to distill grain alchohol in it or is that reserved for pot stills...
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David Rowlands
davidr@...
Mar 3, 2000 5:44 am
Is the fermenter air tight? If not, this could be the reason for having a zero alcohol yield. It is my humble understanding that alcohol is the by-product of...
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GhostWolf
hamlett@...
Mar 3, 2000 3:23 pm
Actually it has been sealed with an air-lock since the start and is bubbling pretty good so I think it must be fermenting ok....
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BJ & FM Poke
bjfm@...
Mar 3, 2000 10:13 pm
dino=couple of excellent books brewing by hornsey isbn 0-85404-568-6 brewing by lewis and young, chapman and hall isbn 0-412-26420-x dan=i would have very very...
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Ray Toms
ray@...
Mar 3, 2000 11:04 pm
Brian Thanks for that. Sorry for being a bit thick but where did the 0.129 come from is it a constant like the 7.36 or is it arrived at some other way. Ray ......
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BJ & FM Poke
bjfm@...
Mar 4, 2000 12:13 am
ray=no idea where it originated obviously some brewer/distiller worked it out a very long time ago,UNFORTUNATLY it is a constant ,there is no table for...
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GhostWolf
hamlett@...
Mar 4, 2000 4:15 am
Actually, some American moonshiners did use only corn and water (and yes I know what corn is, I was born and raised in the state of Nebraska) but anyway, if...
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BJ & FM Poke
bjfm@...
Mar 4, 2000 3:57 am
do it in a reflux still if you only want a vodka like substance, but if you want a traditional taste /smell you should use a pot still or freezing...
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BJ & FM Poke
bjfm@...
Mar 4, 2000 4:04 am
the fermentable sugar yield from straight sprouted corn was abominable ==brian...
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Tony Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Mar 4, 2000 6:53 am
Ray/Brian - The magic number of 129 ? It all comes down to how much the volume increases when sugar is disolved into the water. If 200g of sugar was disolved...
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Tony Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Mar 4, 2000 7:08 am
For those who saw the link : http://www.schnaps.co.at/ but can't read German, try the translation service at BabalFish: ...
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Tom Johnson
tjohnson@...
Mar 4, 2000 10:32 pm
does any one have a lead on how to order some "stones " ginger wine i tried the stuff down in NZ on a vacation and have been trying to track down a web site to...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
Mar 5, 2000 12:42 am
If you add sugar the old-time moonshiners call it brandy--no matter what proof you get :) Sugar was first added to the mash to increase alcohol content....
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Deb
witchwriter@...
Mar 5, 2000 12:44 am
Excellent book! I also recommend "More Mountain Spirits". We have read both and the second has some good recipes. Those books mention many of the old-timers...
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DAVID REID
nzag@...
Mar 5, 2000 1:28 am
Tom, Try: http://www.wine-searcher.com and enter Stones green ginger wine. B.r, David Reid ... From: Tom Johnson <tjohnson@...> To:...
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Mel
mellow1@...
Mar 5, 2000 4:42 am
Whisky Historical Archive - ReferencesWOW!!! How would you like to have all these in your library, I know I would. This is also a test. Regards Mel Whisky...
