Sometimes we fill it with mash and sometimes tails. Depends on which has a higher content of alcohol and whether or not we have any tails. We never fill it...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
Jul 1, 2000 1:29 pm
Go TravelWhen we make hard apple cider we buy a bushel of apples. Chop 1/2 bushel into small pieces--core, stems, skins, everything. We bought a 35 gallon...
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darryn
darryn@...
Jul 2, 2000 1:12 am
Hi Everybody I'm half way through an experiment that may be of interest to some of you. I have noticed that there is a lot of yeast on the bottom of my...
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gbking
gbking@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:11 am
... I've been putting thru 2 bathes per pack of yeast for some time now, I just add the water and suger straight to the barrel after transfering the fermented...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jul 2, 2000 7:51 am
... The thumper is simply acting as a second distillation stage. Once its fully saturated with alcohol (hence better to start with something already ...
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Rob van Leuven
r.vanleuven@...
Jul 2, 2000 9:13 am
... Van: darryn [mailto:darryn@...] Verzonden: woensdag 1 januari 1997 10:55 Aan: Distillers@egroups.com Onderwerp: [Distillers] Yeast recycling Hi...
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Deb
witchwriter@...
Jul 2, 2000 1:17 pm
Go MusicBecause of the question about reusing yeast, I'm wondering if any of you guys reuse your mash? If so, how many successful times? After draining the...
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Ted Palmer
tpalmer@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:43 pm
Hi Darryn, You can "re-pitch" yeast more than 10 times in most cases, the biggest factor in determining if the yeast is still healthy would be its viability....
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Peter Sayers
brubarn@...
Jul 3, 2000 12:08 am
David, Pete from Brewers barn here. We have found that an element up to 1000w is sufficient for volumes up to 20litres,( for the distillation process), however...
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ups474@...
Jul 3, 2000 2:46 am
Anybody out there have any ideas about what to use as a boiling vessel for a "stillmaker" type of column? (aside from a milk can, that is.) Thanks in advance...
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Jeremy Johnson
jeremyj@...
Jul 3, 2000 4:18 am
A GREAT boiler is an electric water heater, because it comes already fitted for the connection of pipes, and there is no danger of explosion. The only ...
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Allan Goldsmith
goldsmth@...
Jul 3, 2000 5:23 am
I used a stainless coffee/tea urn...has built in drain tap..and 2Kw element and thermostat...$80 NZ ... From: ups474@... To: Distillers@egroups.com Sent:...
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Rob van Leuven
r.vanleuven@...
Jul 3, 2000 4:06 pm
... Van: ups474@... [mailto:ups474@...] Verzonden: maandag 3 juli 2000 4:47 Aan: Distillers@egroups.com Onderwerp: [Distillers] boiler ideas Anybody...
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Tom Noftsger
tnoftsger@...
Jul 3, 2000 6:52 pm
Hi all, In a never ending effort to extend my knowledge of distillation, I have a question about hydrometers. My spirit hydrometer was broken by my 4-year old...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jul 3, 2000 7:56 pm
... Tom, I don't know how accurate this is ... but if water has a density of 1.000 g/mL (at 4C ?) and ethanol has a density of 0.789 g/mL (at 20C=68F), then ...
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Peter Sayers
brubarn@...
Jul 3, 2000 10:21 pm
Hi Ups, you could try two large stainless steel "jam" dishes. Up end one and weld it to the other one at the top, ie at the top rim. You would have to get a...
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Jan-Willem Dob
jwdob@...
Jul 4, 2000 9:02 am
... Hello ups.. On the moment i have two boilers in use. One made of a stainless steel souppan with a dough bowl on top and another one made of a warm water...
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Whiz Kid
slick@...
Jul 5, 2000 6:47 am
... I have heard that a pressure cooker works well....
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yldog@...
Jul 5, 2000 8:57 am
Hello everybody Previously people have posted things about triac controllers and i have a device like this but i find that it doesn't give all that much ...
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Aaron Smith
azamith@...
Jul 5, 2000 9:39 am
an old or new urn (water boiler) works just fine. Anybody out there have any ideas about what to use as a boiling vessel for a "stillmaker" type of column?...
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Tom Noftsger
tnoftsger@...
Jul 5, 2000 7:48 pm
Hi all, I'm still trying to find an formula for calculating specific gravity to %alcohol. Tony came up with a linear equation, however no offence Tony it...
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Peter Sayers
brubarn@...
Jul 5, 2000 9:18 pm
The Pressure cooker will work OK but it will not hold very much wash....
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Peter Sayers
brubarn@...
Jul 5, 2000 9:23 pm
Hi Aaron you could use two "Large jam Pan type vessels and weld them together, this should make a container that will hold at least 25-30 litres. This then...
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ups474@...
Jul 6, 2000 1:49 am
would attaching a 1/2 inch column (10 inches long) to the top of a pressure cooker, packing it with half of a copper scouring pad and installing (at the top of...
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Jeremy Johnson
jeremyj@...
Jul 6, 2000 3:10 am
I wonder if a 1/2 inch wide column would be wide enough to reach equilibrium? vapor would move too fast through it. ... From: ups474@......
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Jul 6, 2000 4:16 am
... Gees - why build a Skoda when you can make a Jaguar for the same effort. But yes, it sounds like it would do about the same job. What amount of heating...
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Christopher Noyes
cnoyes@...
Jul 7, 2000 3:28 am
is there anyone who is approaching congress or other elected/burocratic officials about recending prohabition on distilling spirits in the United States? I am...
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Dan or Barbara Gill
dgill@...
Jul 8, 2000 7:45 pm
In the mountains of Virginia, "apple jack", Apple brandy etc.. is made by two methods: During the winter, the filtered hard cider is allowed to freeze slowly...
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Dan or Barbara Gill
dgill@...
Jul 8, 2000 7:48 pm
I also found the thumper thread interesting. When I resurrected a century old copper pot still (25 gal capacity), I ran the vapor into the sealed top of an...
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ups474@...
Jul 8, 2000 9:20 pm
Please take the time to picture this in your head: On an electric stove sits a 5 gallon (20liter) aluminum pressure cooker- with a thermometer sticking out...
