The following Distillers poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Why do you distill? CHOICES AND RESULTS - To save money, 6 votes,...
I had a few basic goals with the design of this still. 1. Able to distill large batch without needed a large boiler. 2. Faster distilling. 3. Scaleable. 4. To...
I have been working on my new rig and have a few questions. I finally got a half-barrel keg for my boiler and rigged up a column attachment via SS mixing bowl...
Ok. I am a total neophyte... ran my PDA-1 for the first time today... I posted on the new distillers site but they sent me here for voltage related topics... I...
So I have several batches of Rum under my belt and it is immensely popular amongst my friends. One trick I use but don't recall seeing it mentioned on the...
Hi Riku, Though this question is for anyone, I am most of the way thru your book. Facinating reading, and it got me to wondering. Commercial wiskey makers...
G'day All I would like some feedback on a proposed cooling system. I am thinking of making a Glycol system using an old Beer frige I am not using, I intend...
Geoff, I like like that idea alot. I think those flatened glass pebbles for putting in vases would do a good job at taking up volume (if they're a reasonable...
Gudday all, I'm about to make some single malt next using smoke dried malt and maybe some peat essence as well. However, as I'm quite lazy I've been pondering...
Hi, haven´t posted in years but now was the time. I have a still, 32 mm diameter, 60 cm copper packing with a LM head. I normally run it at about 900 W....
Gday, I'm sad to say that the other day, I scorched a batch of whiskey. At first I didn't think it was that bad, and I thought I'd just call it my special ...
this is my very first time making mash and i added about 2 gallons and a half of water to 1 pound of cornmeal, 2 pounds of sugar, some crushed plumbs, and some...
what am i supposed to destill? everything that's in the mash bucket? or should i remove the top layer of liquid and discard the junk left behind and then...
Would anyone be kind enough to provide me with a whiskey recipe using dried malt extract as the grain component? I have two pounds of the stuff (Muntons...
Guys, thanks for all the info you provide. I have built the MK 1 still and posted a pic on the photos page for y'all. My main problem is the low flow rate...
Hi all. I am part way through building a new boiler for my 2.5 inch column using a 55 litre stainless cider keg. I have plasma cut the top off and its ok and...
Hi everybody. I´m about to buy a still and all the necessary stuff to begin with this hobby. I´m thinking in that one of brewhaus (the bigger extractor) or...
Hi All, Heres the latest copy of Topics covered in the Information Base. This is a "Wiki" style base, where anyone can add a topic of interest with an ...
It's time to experiment. When I first tried to flavor a neutral spirit into a Scotch like drink I used Harry's peatreek method along with a vanilla bean a ...
I have just finished building a new cross flow condenser. It is a variation on Harry's. This one is purely a condenser and could be mounted on virtually any...
Hi all, I just set up a new information base in New Distillers, with links to various topics (got tired of answering the same questions and sending same links...
Hello all, I have been pondering how to make a 2" version of my current pot still based on 1" copper pipe and I kept getting stuck on the condenser. I could...
... I've had this happen to me, too. I tried using Meyer lemons, used too much, and came away with a bottle full of what smelled like Lemon Pledge. ... Lemon...
I really like the idea of cutting the bottom out of a pressure cooker and welding the whole thing on top of a 15 gallon beer keg. That gives easy access for...
Well, my local brewing shop deosn't carry smoked malt anymore and it costs about 10$ a kilo with postage if I order online. So, I thought maybe I should try...
Before we get into contests, maybe a little understanding of heat exchanger theory would be useful. I'll throw this in as a starter...see below.... ... Riku, ...
To the kiwis and other knowledgeable ones amongst us, I was having a browse through Tony's distiller's site and was reading that "Smoked Manuka" wood gave good...
