Does anyone have experience using KHCO3 (potassium bicarbonate) to adjust the pH (raise the pH i.e., lower the acidity ) of a wash prior to adding yeast for...
This is amazing although I have no idea where it would apply to this hobby, I'm sure someone does. http://www.stream.cz/uservideo/620080-neobvykly-vrtak...
The literature talks about specific bacteria for dunder. Apparently they are quite prelevant and produce specific flavor compounds. Lactic bacteria are not...
I use copper mesh I order offline. Anyone know if packing tightly versus loosely works best.? Not so tight as to build up pressure mind you but is there a...
For a Liebig condensor coming off a reflux still, should the cold water be introduced at the top or the bottom? I have been putting the cold water through the...
After the traditional long gestation period, Zymurgy Bob's book, "Making Fine Spirits using simple, easy-to-build gear" is now in stock at The Amphora Society....
I always thought I knew how to distill. My grandfather taught me the basics when I was young. I am a disabled vet now with time on my hands so I made my very...
hi i want to make homemade corn malt. there is no malter close to me were i live in S.C. wisconsin . its a hour and a have to a home brow shop and thay don't ...
I am doing an all grain malt whisky (Scotch) as my next project. How do the single malt experts in Scotland set the pH for the batches prior to fermentation? ...
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110825.htm I am wondering if I save up my grass and weed clippings and use this process. Would I then be able to process all...
I dusted-off the MUM recipe in the files last week and did two 25L ferments which all went well. I have a few questions. I know that the original MUM recipe...
Hey peeps, bin a long time , have bin lurking tough. sippin conrflake likker :D , ANY HOW... i got permission to cut up an old lid from our old soup pan, wich...
Tis the season! for picking sweet juicy blackberries. mind the thorns, the bees, especially the bumble variety. Ignore the two upset bluejays. Time to collect...
Hi Distillers! Your friend, wal, thought that you would be interested in How to distill legally at home from Distillique. Home distilling in South Africa To...
Hi guys, I must say a big thankyou for the advice gleaned from here both from posted questions and just reading the information running between everyone - an...
It will be Sat. September 17th 2011 the class is limited to 15 seats and we already have 6 people interested the fee will be $160.00. the time is 9:00 to 5:00...
Dear friends, Greetings from Europe. I have recently found a very old and large handmade big still. It standa at a height of 150 cm and has a diameter of 40...
I've finally hit a point where I can process a 6kg sugar mash in to 3.2 liters of neutral 95.6% stuff in just 4 hours and 15 minutes (details in the ARC...
Hypothetical question - according to the rules, what is the following product allowed to be labeled as, if it were to be sold commercially? The product is a...
Hi Folks just finished cleaning up about 60 lbs. of apples (My tree broke a large branch in a windstorm). Now I have to do something with all these small...
Harry. you said: "you can achieve a similar result by angling the lyne arm at the top of the neck to a 45° angle for about 60cm of length," Is it 45°...
I have posted this elsewhere On the News this morning Somewhere in England 5 persons killed 1 injured in an explosion in a lockup. Police are keeping an open...
Cocktails/Spirit-based Alcoholic Beverages This partly quite young category of alcoholic beverages is distinguished by the relatively low alcohol content (1.5...
