It is the most common yeast used in winemaking kits. Any supplier will have it. It's a versatile yeast that is capable of producing high alcohol and is known...
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cunningfellow
Feb 19, 2010 8:45 pm
... Noel, I am in brissy and can give you some if you just want bit. Winequip is where I get it - but it is in 1/2 kilo blocks....
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nrb_1950
Feb 21, 2010 11:03 am
Thanks for the information guys have enquired about the yeast hopefully they get back to me....
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masterfulone222
Feb 21, 2010 7:00 pm
I don't think this is drinkable. I was thinking of neutralizing it to Ph 7 with baking soda and then rerunning it. Has anyone had experience with this. I have...
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sumokou@...
sumokou...
Feb 22, 2010 2:32 am
Cool! Thanks a lot everyone! Now is there a way to test for methanol at home? Will...
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Greg
gjbloom
Feb 22, 2010 2:44 am
I just made my first batch of gin using a recipe based on the basic gin recipe from 'The Book of Gin & Vodkas', listed about halfway down the gin page on...
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Bryan Bornais
bbornais
Feb 22, 2010 2:53 pm
Try warming it up and adding a small amount of azeotropic ethanol. The volume will stay virtually the same. Check your ABV at corrected temp. Cool to Room temp...
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harisaki2004
Feb 23, 2010 9:55 am
Hi masterfulone, I have the same issue; however there is no need to run it again. As you have mentioned just add some thing to neutralise it. Whether it being...
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jamesonbeam1
Feb 23, 2010 2:24 pm
As Harisaki mentioned, in wines this low a pH is acceptable. Even though yeast work best beween 4.0 and 6.0, winemakers like to ferment their musts starting...
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shotman
shotman55
Feb 24, 2010 4:41 am
Hi all, I also tried baking soda once. My still heats to about 182 to 184 degrees and holds till the alcohol is mostly gone then climbs slow till I stop at...
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sadangoll1
Feb 25, 2010 8:24 pm
I got this wine that had v.a.(volatile acid) and I distilled it. it has a bitter nip to the taste which I do believe is the acetic acid (vineger or bacterial...
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Bryan Bornais
bbornais
Feb 25, 2010 9:07 pm
Don't ever throw it away. It may be that you need to be more generous with your heads cut. Try running slower, and double your heads volume. Take many smaller...
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waljaco
Feb 28, 2010 8:54 am
Drying malted grain using open fire was common once for beer - http://en.wikipedia.org/Smoked_beer wal...
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waljaco
Feb 28, 2010 9:05 am
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waljaco
Mar 2, 2010 6:28 am
Review of the book - http://bit.ly/cKNNOs wal...
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Mitt
mstehelin
Mar 3, 2010 7:40 pm
OK Guys, I'm getting married. I want to roast a pig or two. I need help figuring out a rotisserie. I know that there are many super smart electro-mechanical...
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Robert Hubble
zymurgybob@...
Mar 3, 2010 10:08 pm
Hey Mitt, I'd say that balancing the pig around the axis of the spit is at least as important as the torque applied. If you could rig weights on that spit to...
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rosnekcaj
Mar 4, 2010 1:13 pm
You say 40 lbs of torque. Is that inch-lbs or foot-lbs. There is a 12 to 1 difference. If 10 rpm is too fast you can slow it down by gearing and at the same...
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Mitt
mstehelin
Mar 4, 2010 7:02 pm
Inch pounds...
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zakir hussain
zak_170504
Mar 5, 2010 1:43 pm
Dear Mitt, Dont you think that you are making this a bit too boring ?? Why not converse something more about distilling instead? zak. ... From: Mitt...
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Robert Hubble
zymurgybob@...
Mar 5, 2010 4:57 pm
Actually, Zak, since most of us are some combination of engineers and epicures, this isn't terribly far afield. If the forum were terribly congested, it might...
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Mitt
mstehelin
Mar 5, 2010 5:10 pm
OK! I knew that it would have to get back to distilling.... Here is the web page with all the motors. www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/114/996/=6358sp Very useful for...
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zakir hussain
zak_170504
Mar 6, 2010 3:20 pm
Dear robert.... Actually, Zak, since most of us are some combination of engineers and epicures, this isn't terribly far afield...... Cheers to that!!!! So we...
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waljaco
Mar 7, 2010 2:22 am
"Modern Moonshine Techniques" by Bill Owens Review required... http://tinyurl.com/ydzouhs wal...
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Stephen Anderson
williambloat
Mar 7, 2010 9:33 pm
I first bought Bill's book, "Craft of Whiskey Distilling". When it first came out they advertised a chapter on Moonshine. When I got the book the table of...
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Yves
aquasasser
Mar 8, 2010 12:01 pm
... Hi Harry ! Just wondering if your new gadget will be available for continuous stills ?...
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Harry
gnikomson2000
Mar 9, 2010 8:36 pm
... It's meant for Vapor Management (VM) batch distillation. Continuous distilling trials is a project on the "to do" list. Slainte! regards Harry...
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Mitt
mstehelin
Mar 10, 2010 12:42 am
I'm still reading about pig roasting- BUT I have come across a interesting controller for Tread mill motors. PWM (Pulse-Width-Modulation) controller) Runs a DC...
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Eddie Hoskin
radicaled42
Mar 10, 2010 2:03 am
Mitt-- PWM control is nice in a great many ways--it's fast, efficient, and versatile. The limiting factor for it would be a DC supply large enough to power a...
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martin martins
mm123.rm
Mar 10, 2010 9:11 am
The diodes are the least of your worries, where you going to get a smoothing capacitor to de-ripple a couple of kW. It can be done, additionally the thought of...
