Hi Bayproducer I just posted a couple of photos in new_distillers site under mini still. Sorry camera not straight. Link below. http://tinyurl.com/qjnuf With...
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pyrobrewer280
Aug 30, 2006 10:21 pm
I have a Still spirits Super reflux condensor(see photo section)to which I have added an extra 50mm dia. copper pipe to make the total column length 900mm it...
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stevolate
Aug 30, 2006 10:38 pm
Hi You would be better off to build a mini still and put on your boiler Photos at below link in new distillers. http://tinyurl.com/qjnuf Happy drinking Stevo...
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Robert Hubble
zymurgybob@...
Aug 31, 2006 2:00 am
Larry and Cary, I concur. Once (long ago in a galaxy far away) I built this seriously cool stealth still, a potstill naturally, that in civilian life was used...
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Robert Hubble
zymurgybob@...
Aug 31, 2006 4:08 am
Todd, Answers inline. Zymurgy Bob, a simple potstiller ... I'm running an unpacked 50mmx750mm column, and my spirit run is ALWAYS the second run...
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Robert Hubble
zymurgybob@...
Aug 31, 2006 4:19 am
Harry, Did I mention that all the scotches, save mine, at the party will be commercial single-malts, and mine will be in an un-marked earthenware bottle, and...
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Trid
triddlywinks
Aug 31, 2006 4:31 am
... I need to set up a less clumsy way of utilizing my parrot's beak because I've abandonded it presently and make my cuts every 2C and then taste blend the ...
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Robert Hubble
zymurgybob@...
Aug 31, 2006 5:09 am
Hey, Trid, My comments are inline. Zymurgy Bob, a simple potstiller ... It couldn't be *too* much clumsier than mine. Mine is held by a kind of plywood clamp,...
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Trid
triddlywinks
Aug 31, 2006 6:17 am
... The downspout is a gentle "S" curve...it just happens to hug the lip of a 1L wine carafe. If I balance it 'just so' and then cant the carafe 'just so'...
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Trid
triddlywinks
Aug 31, 2006 6:36 am
Well, two (I think) days later, and the carboy of evil is, well, less greenish and now just kinda brown, though still darker than it was pre-bicarb. [1] It...
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duds2u
Aug 31, 2006 7:49 am
I just added some photos of my stills and parrots beak to the photos. The thermometer in the parrots beak is a normal brewers thermometer that I modified by...
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Robert Thomas
whosbrewing
Aug 31, 2006 7:57 am
What's the three layer stuff in the bucket, Trid? Some kind of mash? Anyway, I'd distil the evil brew. Dilute it to ca 30% if it isn't already near. The fact...
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toddk63
Aug 31, 2006 8:04 am
OK, so your scotch is palatable straight away. Can any pot still rum makers chime in on their raw spirit? Could it be my yeast selection (EC-1118)? Could it...
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Anthony Athawes
Anthony.Athawes@...
Aug 31, 2006 8:18 am
Duds, how do I get to see photos in email? Tony ... From: Distillers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Distillers@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of duds2u Sent: 31 August...
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waljaco
Aug 31, 2006 11:08 am
The reflux condenser is not the most efficient. A separate line to it would give more control. Placing some scrubber inside the cooling section to act as a...
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Andrew Bugal
bwyze44
Aug 31, 2006 11:28 am
Go get em Bob. Good luck. Bwyze Robert Hubble <zymurgybob@...> wrote: Harry, Did I mention that all the scotches, save mine, at the party will be ...
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bayproducer
Aug 31, 2006 12:10 pm
i was wondering if there would be any pressure build up in someof the parrots beaks because they hav the distilate comming up from teh bottom? are there any...
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Mike Thomas
airbalancer2323
Aug 31, 2006 12:11 pm
I was messing around with excel this weekend and made up a calculator for mixing spirits. Also some equivilents and such. Let me know what you think, its in...
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where in the world is...
whammo57
Aug 31, 2006 1:05 pm
Nicely done..... thanks Kim ... From: Mike Thomas To: Distillers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:47 PM Subject: [Distillers] Distilling...
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Robert Hubble
zymurgybob@...
Aug 31, 2006 2:48 pm
Todd, Actually, I *have* made rum using Lalvin EC-1118 yeast, and using agricultural molasses. The product was ok, with one exeption. That was one of my first...
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toddk63
Aug 31, 2006 4:18 pm
Not bad news at all. Just the sort of data point I was looking for. I was struggling to decide between pot stilling the same wash with the same yeast...
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Link D'Antoni
link2d
Aug 31, 2006 5:23 pm
Todd, I run Rum (molasses) pot still. I have have a supply of 84 Brix molasses which is run in the 24" column (non reflux). I have previously used Red Star...
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Trid
triddlywinks
Aug 31, 2006 6:56 pm
... You don't...you have to go to the yahoo group website and look under the photos section. At the home page, you'll see a list of what's new at the top in...
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Trid
triddlywinks
Aug 31, 2006 6:56 pm
... I'm doing a thin-mash millet...um, thing. The top dark layer is what's left of the mash I didn't siphon off, the middle is the 6-row malt I used to...
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Anthony Athawes
Anthony.Athawes@...
Aug 31, 2006 7:20 pm
Trid, Thank you very much for this info. I'm used to receiving/sending attachments to emails. On reflection, it is a good thing to archive the photos whereas...
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Trid
triddlywinks
Aug 31, 2006 7:48 pm
... There's no pressure buildup...it is completely open. As for any discrepancies due to the distillate flowing upward, the more gap you allow for around the ...
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Trid
triddlywinks
Aug 31, 2006 7:55 pm
... Generally, he does :) It's worded such that it accounts for people who read the list via the website only. All you need then is to click on the link at...
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headsmashedin
Sep 1, 2006 2:30 am
Do you folks know where I can purchase a parrot's beak? Thank you...
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Derek Hamlet
derekhamlet
Sep 1, 2006 4:02 am
Make it. A bit of 3/4" copper, some 1/2" copper., a bit of 1/4" flexible copper, a flange, some solder and she's ready sing Yo YO Ho and a bottle of rum. On...
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itsmaky
Sep 1, 2006 4:27 am
Is anyone aware of any formal groups, organizations, or initiatives in the United States which are currently and actively seeking to support and introduce...
