about once a month I get slammed by numerous emails from this guy. He copies the last few posts off of this message list and sends them to me one at a time...
I'm new at this game, just completed my first reflux still (all foodgrade stainless). I was going to use stainless panscrubs in the tower what are the benefits...
Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions. I had plenty of reading for tonight. Molecular Sieve is definitely the easiest way to get that last bit of ...
After a long hiatus I am back to my still construction project. My latest challenge was choosing and adapting a boiler. I finally settled on using a keg and...
From a Russian samogon (homedistillation) site, a herbal vodka: Vodka Moskva ( Vodka Moscow) 1 litre vodka (50%bv) 40 g ginger 40 g tormentil root 40 g sage 40...
after reading recent posts about discarding foreshots i am thinking there is no real need to bother if you collect and reuse heads in your wash. a sugar wash...
I got into this whole game as much for my interest in alcohol for fuel as my interest in the drinkable stuff. My still is a proof of concept really; A test bed...
I have a 5-gal copper pot still with a thump. My question is regarding calculating temp.; I have access to a probe type temp sensor which is a probe connected ...
Greetings, I have been thinking about corn whisky and was wondering about making it from straight, green, malt. My idea is to malt the corn, grind it while it...
it seems most lower percentage 14% turbos are supposed to give a better product than their 18% counterparts. a few people before have said they think some...
I have completed a molassis ferment for rum and will be using my modified still spirits still (700mm packed column) to distill. Should I remove the packing to...
hi peter,i get my charcoal and yeast from response marketing in england by mail order,as im just making suger wash i get my sugar in the supermarkets.sorry i...
... Actually D.M.E. stands for dry malt extract and doesn't have any enzymes in it. A company used to make a malt syrup known as Diastatic Malt Extract but...
Dear friends:
I have seen several rum bottles labeled with the following: 34º GL
indicating alcohol content. What means that please?
Regards,
Emilio...
from Colin ... Scrapheap Source of Electric Pumps Domestic central heating pumps are pretty cheap (benefits of volume production), long lasting and purpose...
i made an air stripping still from a 60 litre HDPE container. it is air tight and has 2 large screw on lids. one lid has 2 tubes going through it which are...
In a message dated 11/15/02 6:05:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, adriansmith1@... writes: << What really annoys me is that EVERYBODY I talk about this to,...
Thanks to everyone for all the very useful advice. I have a good understanding now of the starch hydroxylation process and what I need to use. Cheers, Rob ...
hi peter i dont know about the beano for malting spuds,but you can get a malt extract from the homebrewing suppliers called diastatic malt extract or...
hi folks,just creeping out of the woodwork for a breath of air,i read somewhere of a still with an internal spray system that sprayed the wash in a fine spray...
After my fermentation bucket experiment I started thinking about GS's new still and what he promises. After all it's not that amazing after you do some math: ...
is beano suitable for malting potatoes? i have about 4 kg of wheat too. could i malt this and then use it to malt potatoes, i have only read about malting it...
This popped into my head the other day: (see picture) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Distillers/files/c2h5oh_x/peltier.gif What produces both hot and cold? A...
I've slightly overproduced on yacon and jerusalem artichokes - both crops that store carbohydrate as inulin rather than start. Is inulin sufficiently similar...
I had a couple of packs of WD yeast sent to me from NZ. I mailed a pack to a friend who is far more knowlegable about making whiskey than I - so he can try it...
After reading JV's post on canning jars I cutout the tops of some of my 2
litre wine flagons and then cut some cork sheet to fit ( I used a 1.5 inch
i/d pvc...
I finally got some results from my experiment. I have 1.4 liters of vine in a jar inside a fermentation bucket. It's warmed with aquarium heater (~30C) and...
