I have already gone down that path with the turbo and am now just using the Lalvin ec1118. I dont know where you are but I got my molasses from Elders in...
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amme_b
Sep 3, 2002 10:21 pm
I understand that increasing the amount of molasses in your wash (i.e. higher specific gravity) can lead to fermentation problems. I found a good discussion...
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amme_b
Sep 3, 2002 10:25 pm
Here's another crack at posting the link...maybe it will work this time. http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/chemeng/WebResources/AndrewHoadley/Proces ...
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Bennett, Mark E [TES]
mark_e_bennett
Sep 4, 2002 2:36 am
Probably not the closest thing to distilling but may be of interest to those into using grain. Recently I was given 50Kg of malting grade barley and not ...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
kiwi_distiller
Sep 4, 2002 2:37 am
... I see that Andrew also has chapter 17 in the same directory. I'll see about contacting him privately about the distilling, and see if he has much other...
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spiritual
warranty@...
Sep 4, 2002 2:46 am
Does anyone use a yeast like this one or similar in a standard 25L 8/9kg sugar wash? ___________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT:...
6038
homedistiller
Sep 4, 2002 2:57 am
Well, for some days now, I am running around with this idea and I think it might work out very well. To start: it appears that polypropylene is not attacked by...
6039
Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
kiwi_distiller
Sep 4, 2002 3:49 am
Dirk, Just try to ensure that the shape is such that when you pack the column with them, there remains voids for the ethanol and vapour to pass through - you...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
kiwi_distiller
Sep 4, 2002 7:15 am
... the ... No - not very much. I need to downplay the wording on my site - its more of a preference than a critical issue. The point i was really trying to ...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
kiwi_distiller
Sep 4, 2002 7:15 am
... The volume of the reboiler is basically irrelevant - its the amount of heat that you use thats important, and making sure that you've sized the column to...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
kiwi_distiller
Sep 4, 2002 7:16 am
... Try and do this first portion really slowly - just a slow drip, one or two per second. That way you'l get a nice tight seperation of the nasty foreshots...
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mikegasmier
Sep 4, 2002 11:46 am
Polypropylene has a low coefficient of heat transfer, making it an excellent insulator(against heat). It also has a low specific heat, meaning that it does...
6044
bokakob
Sep 4, 2002 11:48 am
Based on the chart for plastics resistance to ethanol in different forms which is shown in the "files" section, -- it is true. I wonder, why bother making...
6045
mikegasmier
Sep 4, 2002 12:10 pm
I have two queries that I have decided to chuck out there. First, has anyone ever tried making a liquer from Quandongs? Not the blue variety found in...
6046
homedistiller
Sep 4, 2002 1:58 pm
Hi, This morning, I did some testing with the PP (polypropylene) fibers. What stroke me already while unraveling the pieces of rope, was the elasticity of the...
6047
homedistiller
Sep 4, 2002 2:11 pm
... Hi, Thanks for the answer but I'm not good in heat calculations etc. Sorry for this. Am I understanding it well, when I see those characteristics of ...
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amme_b
Sep 4, 2002 2:14 pm
Tony: The article I posted is from The Alcohol Textbook. I would love to have it, but at U.S. $150 it is a bit pricey. J.E. Murtagh, who wrote Chapter 6...
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bokakob
Sep 4, 2002 2:34 pm
To further advance my suggestion in light of the information below, the next approximation would be to make a sort of "cage" out of appropriate material and...
6050
restevns
Sep 4, 2002 3:32 pm
I could not possibly be happier! This past wknd I cannabalized my Internal Reflux, side condensor model to try out a model with MUCH better reflux design -...
6051
Matt
spore242
Sep 4, 2002 4:23 pm
... I too once thought you had to shell out $US 150 for this book. turns out that's a made up price by a certain person States-side. :) Nottingham ...
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bokakob
Sep 4, 2002 6:15 pm
Thank you for a kind review of the design. I am still building the prototype... restevns wrote:I could not possibly be happier! This past wknd I cannabalized...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
kiwi_distiller
Sep 4, 2002 8:04 pm
... No it doesn't matter once the column is up to temperature. Once all the packing is up to the temperature of the vapour & liquid around it, then it wont be...
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kleinman98
Sep 4, 2002 9:23 pm
Does anyone know what I can use as an anti-foaming agent when distilling a molasses wash John Kleinman...
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spiritual
warranty@...
Sep 4, 2002 11:44 pm
Funny you should mention this...I also have a property on which these red variety grow and was just thinking the other day that wouldnt quandong liquor be a...
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ranmans1
Sep 5, 2002 12:16 am
Ok I made my rum wash with the help of everybody's suggestion. Thanks for all the input everyone is a big help. I put it in two containers. I used turbo yeast...
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BillyWeeble@...
billyweeble
Sep 5, 2002 5:27 am
In a message dated 9/3/02 7:56:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, d.bauwens@... writes: << What would be the advantages ? High contact surface and a...
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homedistiller
Sep 5, 2002 8:32 am
... Hiya Dirk, I haven't heard anything about how this stuffing will affect the flavor of your distillate. I've found the copper scrubbers to be an...
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mikegasmier
Sep 5, 2002 8:40 am
... these red ... quandong ... Funny you should mention that, I just found a web site for a commercial Quandong liquer called Jaggard. Here's the URL ...
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Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon
Sep 5, 2002 11:32 am
That's just what I like to hear ... some honest to goodness "roll up your sleeves" research instead of just deciding which "expert opinion" you think may be...
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Distillers@yahoogroup...
Sep 5, 2002 12:38 pm
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