Hi thursty2, I have two elements, a standard 2500watt x 240 volt kitchen kettle element also an 850 watt x 240 volt small caravan element. All camp site power...
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jamesonbeam1
Jul 1, 2010 12:23 pm
Hello All, We have received an invitation from Kate Bussmann, an internationally acclaimed journalist, for anyone around the NY city are to discuss the ...
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geoff
burrows206
Jul 1, 2010 1:08 pm
Hi thursty2, Sorry everyone I forgot to say in this posting when collecting tails, see the red insert below I have two elements, a standard 2500watt x 240 volt...
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tgfoitwoods
Jul 1, 2010 1:40 pm
I've put off responding to this, hoping more experienced power controllers would chime in, but here goes. The best control for a resistive load (like a heating...
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waljaco
Jul 1, 2010 3:32 pm
Heineken donated those orange dresses to 10 dutch girls - orange being the Dutch national color. FIFA arranged for them to be arrested and jailed. Why?...
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jamesonbeam1
Jul 1, 2010 5:07 pm
Yes and whats really funny, is all the fans are in an uproar that they have to pay so much more for Budweiser at the games then Heineken costs lol... Guess...
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Becool Stayslinky
becoolstaysl...
Jul 2, 2010 1:25 am
Hi all, Just briefly, I'm a new distiller and I've been halfheartedly studying the subject and lurking in these groups for several years under a different ID....
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Harry
gnikomson2000
Jul 2, 2010 9:42 am
Yes it's a great reference book Paddy. Unfortunately, posting links to download free entire copies of books, software, movies etc. is a violation of Yahoo...
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Harry
gnikomson2000
Jul 2, 2010 9:58 am
http://distillers.tastylime.net/newSite/ The results of 3+ years of work. Stage-1 is open for a trial run to see if it stands up to server load. Feedback is...
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garle whitson
gawclown
Jul 2, 2010 2:24 pm
I am on your list as gawclown@... but receive under the the msn email and mostly just read what has been posted since your new program of desisimination...
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tgfoitwoods
Jul 2, 2010 4:27 pm
Becool, I'll be dipped! When I mentioned variacs, I was just going for logical symmetry. I had no idea that you could actually buy variacs large and cheap...
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jamesonbeam1
Jul 2, 2010 7:36 pm
Hey BC, Very nice find. That was the type of circuit/controller I was thinking about. Now if they could only get it down to the 30 to 40 dollar price range...
Can anyone point me to a method of conversion between Alcohol By Weight (ABW) and Alcohol by Volume (ABV)? If we are dealing with lower EtOH concentrations, as...
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Ken
goodyear1952
Jul 3, 2010 7:05 pm
ZB< I just googled it and came up with this these 2 links .does help help http://tinyurl.com/2yrma4 http://tinyurl.com/36ts46g Ken Mc _____ From:...
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Ken
goodyear1952
Jul 3, 2010 7:38 pm
_____ From: Distillers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Distillers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ken Sent: Sunday, 4 July 2010 7:05 a.m. To: Distillers@yahoogroups.com ...
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Harry
gnikomson2000
Jul 3, 2010 7:45 pm
... Many charts around for density...1st one (USBS) is ABV. 2nd one (Perry's) is ABW Source: ...
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jamesonbeam1
Jul 3, 2010 9:40 pm
ZB, What the heck you trying to do here buddy? If your trying to figure out ABV by weight then you really need a hell of a good scale (at least lab grade) if...
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tgfoitwoods
Jul 3, 2010 11:22 pm
Guys, thanks for those answers. Ken, both those links use the brewers/winemakers simplification, that 1.25ABW=ABV, ok at low ethanol concentrations, but that...
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lane
lbc471965
Jul 4, 2010 1:14 am
was wondering if anyone has used panella,peloncillo, or papelon in place of molasses in making their rum? if you have any successfull recepees that have been...
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jamesonbeam1
Jul 4, 2010 1:16 am
Dang it ZB, Now ya gone and doing a book like Wal, Riku and the rest of them. Best of luck to you my friend and if ya need any help please ask. Hope you will...
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Becool Stayslinky
becoolstaysl...
Jul 4, 2010 5:45 am
Hi JB, As for scorching, I'd love some advice. As I mentioned, I'm new at this, and I've only run the still a half a dozen times or so. The first few runs...
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Becool Stayslinky
becoolstaysl...
Jul 4, 2010 6:16 am
One clarification from below: 3 additions of DAP, totaling 1.4 grams per liter. My ten gallon batch would have about 54 grams DAP total over a three day...
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martin martins
mm123.rm
Jul 4, 2010 6:39 am
Don't forget to get a bottle of tincture of iodine from the chemist. Put a few drops of wash onto a white tile, add a drop of the tincture and check for colour...
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thursty2
Jul 4, 2010 2:34 pm
You're running a pot still yeah? 'Cause if your distiller is a reflux, there is no use in boiling grain. I'm pretty new at this too, but I do understand that...
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geoff
jeffrey.burrows@...
Jul 4, 2010 2:41 pm
If you lower the surface tension of your wash by adding a good knob of butter that will reduce your foaming in your wash Geoff...
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roger
happy.feat
Jul 4, 2010 8:18 pm
I was hoping someone might speak up on this. I have a friend that will give me all the sweet feed I want. His hardware store went out of business and he has a...
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jamesonbeam1
Jul 4, 2010 8:40 pm
Hi Roger, Very simple answer - NO, NO, NO, and maybe no. If you go to our sister site - New Distillers as mentioned in the home page and look up "sweet...
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Gavin Flett
gavinflett
Jul 5, 2010 5:34 am
Helo BC, I am by no means an expert, but I can say that your yield problem is definitely due to you using bakers yeast. At best I think it will get 6% ABV (and...