Sorry, the plated scrubbies are a great way to mess up a still run. They turn to black muck pretty quickly. Zymurgy Bob, a simple potstiller Making Fine...
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tgfoitwoods
Jan 27, 2013 4:10 am
Edward, Thanks so much for the very good information. It's got me interested, and I'll probably never get away from using propane under my potstill. ... to ......
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RLB
last2blast
Jan 27, 2013 5:29 am
Electric might be safer, but electric is slower. On my kitchen stove it takes 2.5 hours to do a simple stripping run. Robert ________________________________...
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Buster
buster_hawk1
Jan 27, 2013 3:22 pm
Anyone watch this show? I got some good ideas for construction....
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RLB
last2blast
Jan 27, 2013 3:57 pm
Yes, but Tim has been showing what he used to do rather than what he does. The others are current moonshines because they provide clues.  If you watch,...
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Ed Barcik
edbar44
Jan 27, 2013 4:35 pm
Try a roofing supply company, they use it for flashing and other things and it comes in decent size sheets and different thickness ...
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Frank Narciso
franknarciso
Jan 27, 2013 8:36 pm
Call larger plumbing supply places, mechanical and/or plumbing contractors. Or roofing gutter companies. They use the stuff. It is expensive. In California for...
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forrest sutton
wandering_fo...
Jan 27, 2013 8:36 pm
I'm in NC ________________________________ From: roger shattuck <happy.feat@...> To: Distillers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 1:33 PM ...
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henry sangret
henrysangret
Jan 27, 2013 8:36 pm
I wouldn't use then, who knows what they are made of, the Chinese were using alot of Russian scrap some old Nuclear Navy ships, want to the dark anyone? ...
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Dan D
eanxo2
Jan 27, 2013 8:37 pm
Hello my fellow Distillers; I am new to the world of distilling and need a bit of help to make sure I understand my gravity readings. I mashed up 100% cracked...
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tgfoitwoods
Jan 27, 2013 11:53 pm
It would help some to know a bit more about your mash. For instance, many corn mashes are thick enough to retard the "sinking" of the hydrometer, which will...
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Dan D
eanxo2
Jan 28, 2013 4:19 am
Hi & thanks for looking into this. I did 4.5 gal of distilled water, 7.5 lbs of cracked corn and 5 lbs of sugar. I have a Bayou Classic SS pot with basket. I...
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mrlovjoy
Jan 28, 2013 4:20 am
... Thanks Ed, and all. That manual from the cooking site is perfect. Now I can begin assembling the equipment. The PID is fascinating, and I'll get parts for...
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tgfoitwoods
Jan 28, 2013 4:55 am
Thanks for the information. Kinda reverse-engineering your wash, 5 ounnds of sugar in what was probably close to 5 gallons of sugar-water solution, comes out...
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David Kiehl
intotoland
Jan 28, 2013 6:19 am
Sorry this info was slow for me to send to youDave To: Distillers@yahoogroups.com From: mrlovjoy1@... Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:32:56 +0000 Subject:...
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Dan D
eanxo2
Jan 28, 2013 6:20 am
Zymurgy Bob; Thanks for checking into this for me. The amounts are pretty much right on, But I only ended up with a total of 4.5 gallons in my bucket. Which...
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tgfoitwoods
Jan 28, 2013 6:25 am
Dan, you are very welcome, of course. If you want to try a single grain whiskey, it's hard to beat a single malt using homebrew supply malted barley. It's...
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RLB
last2blast
Jan 28, 2013 2:22 pm
If you are a true artist, try malting your own grains its not too difficult. Sprout your grain, remove sprouts and roots, dry (possibly smoke) grind 25% and...
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henry sangret
henrysangret
Jan 28, 2013 11:15 pm
I hope you people dont put much stock in the TV show, remember it a reality show and made to entertain not inform. If the show was real how long do you think...
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mrlovjoy
Jan 28, 2013 11:43 pm
... Thanks very much Dave. All very useful. H...
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tgfoitwoods
Jan 29, 2013 2:37 am
You got it, Henry, Learning distilling from "Moonshiners" is like learning animal husbandry from "Scooby Doo". Zymurgy Bob, a simple potstiller Making Fine...
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Dan D
eanxo2
Jan 29, 2013 2:42 am
Zymurgy Bob,Robert,Henry; Gentlemen Thank you for the suggestions on the grains. I do watch the show Moonshiners but I did some general research online to make...
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RLB
last2blast
Jan 29, 2013 3:49 am
If you knew nothing about distilling like myself before watching the show, Moonshines provided me with a few good tips: pot, thumper, and worm. As I learned...
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Dan D
eanxo2
Jan 29, 2013 4:43 pm
I knew bits long ago & had a friend that made his own version of Southern Comfort that I thought was a lot better. But he was an old school distiller & made hi...
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henry sangret
henrysangret
Jan 29, 2013 4:44 pm
I use corn alot to make a neutral spirit for topping my barrels off, IÂ ferment and IÂ distill on the grain. Â I have been using a mix of yellow and white...
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tgfoitwoods
Jan 29, 2013 7:46 pm
Henry, What ratio of corn to water do you use? Corn mash can get awfully thick during some of the intermediate processes, at least for me. Oh, and what enzymes...
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henry sangret
henrysangret
Jan 29, 2013 10:07 pm
I use 2 # of corn meal per gal of water, I like the meal because you don't need to simmer it for hours to release the starches. When buying corn meal try to...
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waljaco
Feb 1, 2013 10:15 am
Italian liqueurs are being made in Washington - http://tinyurl.com/aos54y3 There are numerous recipes for Italian liqueurs in the Files Recipes collection, but...
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chris
gillig960502001
Feb 4, 2013 2:48 am
The use of copper reduces the sulfides in your product is what I,ve heard and read. As far as expense, I called a scrap outfit that had some freight damaged 2"...
