Ahhhh Justin, Theres a difference between shouting and using capitalization for empahsis. Believe me - Harry was not shouting (you dont want to see ...
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jamesonbeam1
May 2, 2008 9:41 am
Sidenote: Even if it was soldered, you can always de-solder it, clean it up and re-solder it using modern type silver solders, etc. Just the copper alone...
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billy.turf
May 2, 2008 9:50 am
I wonder, If lead is sooo good a leaching, then wouldn't it already be pretty much all gone out of a 30yr old water heater? Everything you would add would be...
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jamesonbeam1
May 2, 2008 10:01 am
Good Point Billy, But try almost 50 years old (this is 2008 right? :):). Vino es Veritas, Jim. ... ____snip____...
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Bill Healey
billhealey
May 2, 2008 1:30 pm
Check out this micro plane (Stainless) Its the best thing going for removing everything but the pith. very quick.!!! Great for shreding hard cheese like...
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Scott Stanley
zap_1961
May 2, 2008 3:38 pm
I have been making Lemoncello for years, with great success (IMHO and others as well). I had always used a spice type of grater. My daughter bought me a...
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Trid
triddlywinks
May 2, 2008 4:54 pm
... It's what I use exclusively, too. I previously called it a grater, but "microplane" is the correct term. http://tinyurl.com/6ex5k3 ...
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Trid
triddlywinks
May 2, 2008 4:58 pm
... I suspect it might have to do with maceration time. Because the shavings from a microplane are so fine, you might need to cut the maceration time down ...
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justin webster
j_r_webster
May 3, 2008 1:13 am
thanks guys, sounds like it's worth a shot and a bit of fun too. I already have the gear to cut it open, strip it back and re-solder so it's probably do-able. ...
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Jason Manning
polenta222
May 3, 2008 9:15 pm
Hi to all...I am about to distill about 50 gallons of Zinfandel wine into brandy (grappa). Boy, I could really use some advice from Micio or Linc or anyone...
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mstehelin
May 3, 2008 9:58 pm
Dan, -as soon as you start producing alcohol- drop your flame at least 1/2 or more. If possible run a whisper of a flame as soon as the trickle starts. -get a...
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mstehelin
May 3, 2008 10:01 pm
Oh Yeah I forgot. You really don't need the thermometer using the methods I out lined previously. As for safety, follow basic distilling safety. No enclosed...
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Link D'Antoni
link2d
May 3, 2008 11:09 pm
Jason, I do not do Grappa but have made Brandy from Zinfandel. Personally use a thermometer as my main reference, then taste and ABV%. I aquired a 'pipe ...
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bbornais
May 4, 2008 1:23 am
I agree that a thermometer is not really necessary here. It is interesting for data collection for reporducability purposes, but many cuts in small jars is the...
According to this site, http://www.italianmade.com/wines/grappa1.cfm steam distillation is widely used by manufacturers of grappa. An excerpt: "Steam:...
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Shane Clayton
mischa_6262
May 4, 2008 3:22 pm
Just my opinion but 50 gals doesn’t sound like a hobby distillation to me sounds more commercial ? No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. ...
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John Wisbey
johnwisbey1934
May 4, 2008 4:43 pm
But it still tastes like grappa. Sorry, I can't seem to delete the rest. OK done it. Old NIC ... From: waljaco To: Distillers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May...
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Jason Manning
polenta222
May 5, 2008 2:09 pm
Hi again to the group. I sent a message earlier about this but no one replied so am trying again. Micio or Link (grappa masters)---are you still with the...
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Jason Manning
polenta222
May 5, 2008 2:37 pm
Just for the record, I'm not a commercial operation. The 50 gallons of second wine that I am about to distill into brandy is a three-year accumulation. And...
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Jason Manning
polenta222
May 5, 2008 2:40 pm
Sorry, this latest "grappa plea" was sent before the answers to my previous message showed up on the site...so please disregard this latest one. Thanks to all...
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Derek Hamlet
derekhamlet
May 5, 2008 4:15 pm
... My understanding is that grappa is made from pomace (the left over skins stalks and whatnot from the first run). A second run wine is made by adding more...
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Link D'Antoni
link2d
May 6, 2008 12:46 am
Jason, Sorry you missed my post. Check out Msg 42388. You might try searching the messages. Search 'grappa'. But sounded to me that you are making Brandy......
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Jason Manning
polenta222
May 6, 2008 2:36 am
Hi,I have tried to find the answer to this question by going through the back files, but there seem to be conflicting answers. I have an old-style 5-gallon...
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Harry
gnikomson2000
May 6, 2008 4:41 am
... through ... and ... that ... couple ... Micio Felice told us once that it's not wise to clean out a grappa copper stillpot to a bright sparkling copper...
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gff_stwrt
May 6, 2008 4:44 am
Hi, folks, Here is a quote from "Wine, an Introduction', Amerine & Singleton, 2nd ed., 1977 "If the pressed skins and seeds from the fermentation are placed in...
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waljaco
May 6, 2008 7:16 am
A small version of steam distillation as practiced in Spain and Portugal using grape pomace (they drink the wine). http://tinyurl.com/3hkgae wal ... ...
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waljaco
May 6, 2008 10:12 am
The Portuguese experience - http://tinyurl.com/3ho6zc wal...
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waljaco
May 6, 2008 1:09 pm
Found 3 Populo recipes in a 1750 French publication (Dictionnaire des alimens, vins et liqueurs, Paris, 1750) http://tinyurl.com/3g57po Here is my redacted...
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Jason Manning
polenta222
May 6, 2008 2:42 pm
Harry, thanks for the advice (and the warning), that's just what I was hoping for. Thanks, too, to Link and others for their advice on making brandy in a...
