I bought a PDA-1 in 2005. It's completely modular, so easy to make changes later if you want to. The first change I made to mine was to replace the main...
There is a definite artisan distilling movement which seems to have come on the heels of the artisan brewing movement. Here is another in Australia which has...
'The Practical Sugar Planter' by Leonard Wray, 1848. Chapter 10, On The Distillation of Rum, pages 390-412. Contains interesting details of 19th century rum...
... Au contraire, Wal. The text goes on at length to refute the 75% claim... <extract> Avequin gives the following analysis of molasses, resulting from canes...
... Further info, Wal. Page 398 says 65% (by parts or volume, not weight) sugar average is the norm... <extract> The planter always reckons one gallon of...
Oops! Skim reading is dangerous! Thanks for the correction. Molasses from artisan sugar makers (panela, jaggery) I seem to recall is in the higher levels....
This account was most interesting, and ,as has been pointed out, the molasses strenth was 75% sugar. This was due to inefficiency, and not due to intention. I...
A quick question for the more knowledgeable, when using a triac (dimmer) to control the heating element, is the output linear? As in half on the control is...
I use a modified light dimmer and without getting technical it appears to be linear. I removed the low wattage choke and replaced the Triac with a component...
Hi Interesting So U removed the Choke...... How does the Dimmer control the Phase shifting????? Believe u need a Ferrite cored spool ?????    6KW @ 240E...
This is your answer. http://home.howstuffworks.com/dimmer-switch2.htm ... shifting????? Believe u need a Ferrite cored spool ????? 6KW @ 240E Tri, what is...
Thanks for the info, that tells me that I have a problem with my rig somewhere. 4L of mash @300 watts in an insulated boiler should take APPROX 60 min to heat...
... Simple question, you think? Hardly. Read on... Well for starters the "p" in pH is always written as lower case, not upper case. The "p" stands for...
Just subscribed to the http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/alcoholfuel/ group and learned about that thing called zeolite (3 Angstrom grade). It's a kind of...
... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/alcoholfuel/ ... grade). ... will ... just ... really ... mix. ... are ... A. Distilling 100% abv ethanol will result...
I hate to burst your bubble, but I don't think you will get significant conversion by relying solely on a cold enzyme treatment. Yes, I do boil my cornmeal...
Harry, I have done a few runs of my 50mm VM still since our last message and I must say with not a lot of success. I tried a piece of 1.5 mm dia copper wire...
Enzymes do have optimal operating temperatures - this effects the conversion rate. But they still convert during fermentation stage also. Boiling is used to...
Hi Harry, I started a while ago and used your simple whisky wash recipe with good results, strayed into the realm of clean vodka and have come back to true...
Hi Bill/Bob et al. Â One specific element that's been left out of the discussion so far is the fact that any power control circuit can be made to conform to...
Thanks for the explanation. I managed to borrow a friend's scope and found out what why the output from the dimmer made no sense The damn dimmer was bad. The...
Mark, I'm sure not Harry, but I have some strong opinions about what you ask, and perhaps some insight. First off, any grain whisk(e)y making is a lot of work,...
Robert Hubble
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Well said ZB! Your common sense prohibits you from any political position. I always appreciate a good dose of NON-BS ... whisky wash recipe ... whisky wash ......
... As Sherman has stated, Excellent post Z Bob. I read something the other day, I believe it was from Mathew Rowley, Where he stated he knew of a hobby...
... and ... 0.8 ... just ... LAL. ... by ... tails ... the ... Well my friend, there's only one option left in retro-engineering that shotgun. Fill the tubes...
... recipe. ... .......Only your tastebuds & your desire for perfection can answer that. What price achievement? Maybe a comparison with the commercial ...
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