Has anyone tried using commercially produced whey spirit (96% Ethanol), adding fruit or herbs and spices, and redistilling that. I'm thinking that you should...
A drink from America's Colonial days, originating in the mid-18th century in Pennsylvania. It uses a peach brandy - which is similar to the Peach Liqueur given...
Came across 2 recipes that are reminiscent of 'Southern Comfort'. 1)Peach Liqueur 11/2 cups fresh peaches; peeled & sliced (another site suggests 750 g) 2...
To ferment lactose (the sugar in whey), you need 'kluyveromyces marxianus'. Unfortunately whey does not have much lactose - I think 5%? Whey powder though is...
I was going back over my notes to see where else i can try improve my brews and i came across something that i wasnt aware of....Is It true that fusel oils are...
Hello Jack ...Glenn here from Waroona ..i was just wondering if you could tell me where you got your elements for your keg still and what price they are? and...
'Distilling Information Archive'. See: http://www.drinktec.com/distilling.html It contains 2 articles - 'Introduction to Distilling' 'The Basics of Pot...
Medronho is a Portuguese specialty from the Arbutus or Strawberry Tree fruit. Slivova (slivovitz or plum brandy) is a Bulgarian specialty from sweet dark plums...
MessageSorry guys just had to! Below are a list of words and phrases used in New Zealand and their English translations. For full effect, read out loud. ...
This is great - being able to "chat" live with other members of these newsgroups. The page that the Rev. set up is real simple - just enter a name or nickname....
I assume most people on the list do their best NOT to produce Fusel Oils, or at least keep them to a minimum. I need to know what you do to keep them to a...
I've just uploaded an easy to use conversion utility to the files section. I hope that everyone finds this as usefull as i have. Just download it and then...
Apparatus for the Continuous Manufacture of Absolute Alcohol -- US Patent 1,704,213, E. Ricard, filed January 23, 1924. Acrobat file, 524kb. Scanned by F. Marc...
Could someone please tell me if this will work? 13 kgs sugar, one bag turbo extra, and enough water to make up to 42 litres. Also any ideas on how much...
I use a 25l still spirits reflux still evrything has been fine for a lng time...perfect even. The last batch i ran through it was a complete dud! basically...
Greetings fellow stillers, My still is a design from Gert Strands website, and apparently not many use this style due to the complications faced while...
Hi again ! I'm fermenting 2 batches of ~4.5L with ~1.2Kg of sugar in them with the appropriate quantity of nutrients and yeast (EC-1118). On Tony's website...
People For some time now I have been concerned that I have not been able to fully utilise all of the sugar in the wash. I have been using still spirits turbo...
Hi i am new to the group and just read your article on pid still controllers, I wanted to ask with your set up what does your spirit taste like compared to...
I finshed the birch sap wash last night, It's been fermenting for two months now - 1kg light brown sugar plus half a gallon of water boiled with birch twigs...
Hello to all, This post is aimed at thoughs that want to use corn or a all grain base mash. First of all when using corn meal verious problems can occure, so...
Hi all, I have two batchs of ~4.5L that are fermenting in my appartment (a little 3½). Can the volume of CO2 created in the fermentation process disturbs the ...
Greetings, When adding carbon to your 40%abv is it possible to put too much in and it becomes a negative, or is it then just a waste? Should you leave it...
Botanical.com mentions the 'Arbutus' or 'Irish Strawberry Tree' fruit - "When eaten in quantities this fruit is said to be narcotic, and the wine made from it...
For those interested in grappa there is an Italian home distillation of grappa site - http://digilander.iol.it/pippof/grappa/entra.htm I did a computer...
