OK, how about "incidental internal reflux" which can occur in a standard bell or alambic shaped pot still, or even an uninsulated column. Enough of that...
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Gregory Bloom
gjbloom
Mar 30, 2006 4:14 am
I use a few rough stones for stripping runs because I've had a problem with 'bumping', which is where an organic soup such as our wash stops convecting and...
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Trid
triddlywinks
Mar 30, 2006 4:49 am
... So far, most of the stripping runs I've done haven't contained enough solids (as far as I can tell) to cause this sort of bumping. ... I was going to add...
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Cary Rhodes
rhodeseng
Mar 30, 2006 6:01 am
one of those cheap plastic multi rack food dehydrator work fine. I think mine has 5 or 6 trays in it. cary r ... corn,...
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Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon
Mar 30, 2006 11:55 am
... wrote: What part of "no induced internal reflux" don't you understand. The fractionating still described by Mike Nixon in the complete distiller is ...
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Ken Harding
oldelsey
Mar 30, 2006 12:31 pm
Hey Brendon, Read the book man, you're making an arse of yourself. Ken. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Robert Thomas
whosbrewing
Mar 30, 2006 12:32 pm
Hi Mike, good to see you wafting in like a breath of fresh air (or is that like a dragon's belch?). I for one am sorry you feel the way you do about the forum:...
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Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon
Mar 30, 2006 12:33 pm
Do I owe an abject apology to Brendan, who I was led to believe was rocky_creek1 ? If so, then please accept my most abject grovelling mea culpas Brendan. My...
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Brendan Keith
bkeith1886
Mar 30, 2006 1:02 pm
WIth all due respect, Mike, check the headers and sigs. Wasn't me making the ruckus. -- Brendan Keith bkeith@... ... From: Distillers@yahoogroups.com...
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Brendan Keith
bkeith1886
Mar 30, 2006 1:05 pm
Appreciated. No offence taken. -- Brendan Keith bkeith@... ... From: Distillers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Distillers@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Mike...
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Sven Pfitt
thegimp98
Mar 30, 2006 1:55 pm
Both conducted and radiated. It is easier to go Zero Cross control than it is to eliminate the noise. Sven ... TVs,...
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Sven Pfitt
thegimp98
Mar 30, 2006 2:02 pm
I spread mine out on a section of fine mesh screen I use for drying hops. I place this outside in warm weather and let it air dry. It takes two to three days....
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Harry
gnikomson2000
Mar 30, 2006 2:16 pm
'tis sad I am to see our instructors in this hobby treated with such gay abandon. Rocky, from my observations elsewhere, you are an intelligent person with a...
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Peggy
rpkwater1
Mar 30, 2006 2:37 pm
Thanks for the sane, patriarchal overview, Harry. Your lesson applies to all forum and meeting interchanges. Peggy ... From: Distillers@yahoogroups.com...
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Murphy-Marsh, Leigh
warramungas
Mar 30, 2006 4:44 pm
Hey guys. I've searched but can't find any hard data or statistics about blindness due to Methanol in home made alcohol. I realise it's a fallacy and mainly...
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Robert Thomas
whosbrewing
Mar 30, 2006 4:53 pm
Leigh, have you searched the archives of this group? (to the left if you are viewing in "groups". Somewhere in there is data. Also, there is data in the...
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Murphy-Marsh, Leigh
warramungas
Mar 30, 2006 5:29 pm
Jesus Harry.
I dunno what for you jest said but it were a mouthful of them thar big
words.
Jest as wel I finished year 3 proper hey.
You possess my maximum...
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Gregory Bloom
gjbloom
Mar 30, 2006 5:56 pm
The reason you can't find any statistics about people going blind from homemade alcohol is that it simply doesn't happen. Methanol is far more prevalent in...
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Robert Thomas
whosbrewing
Mar 30, 2006 6:12 pm
Greg, it's pectin not lignin: that be wood! For further info about methanol and fruit pulp check out the tastylime library (artisan distillation). Cheers Rob. ...
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Justin Wong
madstylin2003
Mar 30, 2006 6:22 pm
Hi Leigh, What you would need to do is have your product analyzed for methanol. Then cross reference that with the clinical range of methanol toxicity. I found...
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Gregory Bloom
gjbloom
Mar 30, 2006 8:52 pm
Rob, Been thinking too much about cellulosic ethanol lately, I guess. You do keep me on the straight and narrow. Thanks. Greg ... From: Robert Thomas...
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yukon656
Mar 30, 2006 9:29 pm
question; what would be the result of adding a small low flow reflux coil (3/16"x4") inside at the top of a thumper with an uncontrolled refluxing vapor out...
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morganfield1
Mar 31, 2006 12:44 am
Hello Everyone, As spring is coming (in the states!), I am running out of time for my much beloved (but winter) hobby. Must get the sailboat cleaned, waxed, ...
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suitcase1499@...
suitcase1499
Mar 31, 2006 12:50 am
Have fun and Good Luck on your travels. Look out for Storms !!! Suitcase [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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donald holcombe
blackledge_02
Mar 31, 2006 12:55 am
I can get 90% abv after 3 slow runs in my pot still. If i get in a hurry 160 to 170 proof after 3 run 180 after 4. Got to watch the Temps and the cuts. _{*L*}_...
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donald holcombe
blackledge_02
Mar 31, 2006 12:57 am
I find old pennies reduce the chance of scorching.Do a fast strip run and they rattle. Trid <triddlywinks@...> wrote: Is there any kind of...
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Ian Kent
kegscruiser
Mar 31, 2006 12:58 am
high alcohol, no taste ? sounds like a way to spike drinks. Ian.. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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donald holcombe
blackledge_02
Mar 31, 2006 12:59 am
22% on a step ferment. I added sugar every 3 days. Trid <triddlywinks@...> wrote: For the homebrewers out there, I'm curious if anybody has feedback on...
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Andrew Bugal
bwyze44
Mar 31, 2006 1:19 am
Just a thought for what it is worth. Track down the chart (available on several web sites including Building a Home Distillation Apparatus (?)) on what...
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Andrew Bugal
bwyze44
Mar 31, 2006 10:55 am
I think what Justin is saying here is that you give her a smack up the back of the head and tell her not to be stupid (then, be prepared to be celibate for...
