Let me introduce myself. My name is Edward and I come from the land "girt by sea". I am more of a tinkerer and metal-smith than a distiller, however as my ...
What do people know about hydration of ethylene? And perhaphs somebody knows a little about acetaldehyde? is it possible to aquire this stuff? My understanding...
-Found this early message which should also be of value. Wal -- In Distillers@y..., "BJ & FM Poke" <bj-fm@h...> wrote: DICK - Thank you very much for...
Could the homedistiller make a convenient oak essence? In France flavoring/maturation shortcuts are practiced that homedistillers can copy. In France, 4...
The 'Caramelize Sugar' site is corrected below(.htm not .html). Wal ... The French and English caramel is from the Spanish 'caramelo' which is derived from...
4)'Agricultural' Rum for the Homedistiller (high alcohol) 5.5 kg white sugar and 1.5 kg molasses for 20 l water This is equivalent to 310 g sugar/litre Wal...
My notes on sugar milling and refining (see msgs 4634, 4643, 4998, 5046) gave some discussion ideas for rum washes for the homedistiller. The French have two...
yeah if you get this one or perhaps even if you dont got to Norton anti virus web page and download the removal tool for this virus as even if you remove with...
Quicker and more predictable would be Still Spirits 'Mellow Oak' essential oil. 5-10 mls per 5 litres. The purists would pour heaps on this concept. From:...
Hi all, I've been asked to make "Corn Squeezin's" so I planted some sweet corn in anticipation of fermenting it. I figure that if corn comes straight from the...
'Saccharomyces' the yeast for wine and beer means 'sugar eating'. A knowledge of sugars is useful for brewers and distillers so I have compiled some notes to...
I've got about 2 1/2 gallons of grain mash waiting to go, it's a hemp/barley/maize mix. There's a fair bit of clear stuff at the top that won't be a problem (...
What would one call the product from Sugar Beets? Would it be a Rum, or a Vodka? Someone asked me in a conversation, and I didn't know. What about vinegar from...
Morning Does anyone have or know of a good recipe that comes close to Bailey's Liqueur? I found one in the archives but it seems to be lacking vanilla, though...
Gin is either made by macerating botanicals in alcohol and redistilling, or by 'cold compounding' i.e. using essential oils which were derived elsewhere. This...
G'day, have tried to register with Yah-bloody-hoo - can't get in. If you have time I'd like to ask a few questions about your PID set-up. TIA -- David Monroe...
Hi... has anyone had success producing a quality vodka from grain? By quality I guess I am refering to a comparison to the commerial vodkas, so that in a blind...
A simple pot still filled with herbs and water will give you a condensate consisting of water with essential oils floating on top. Decant that. Other solvents...
I find it odd for homedistillers to get a neutral spirit of 95% purity and then to add an unknown concoction of laboratory chemicals to give it some character....
Just a small contribution re my experiences (so far) on still construction. I went to BOC (Preston, for those in Melbourne) to ask for the proper silver solder...
I've only recently joined the group but have read about 3500 postings. It suprises me how many people cannot be bothered to go back through old postings to...
Nic, ... condensate ... for my 1.5" column, I found that 1800W was about the limit - it would work very well most of the time, but when the packing got a...
I checked my bottles of various spirit, that were distilled last weekend, and found that those that had been cut and "flavoured" were clear. The pure spirit,...
Hello Everyone, Please comment on this project and see if you think it will fail, work marginally or succeed. Please do add your suggestions on how I might ...
