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...
I just read the posts by Tony and Deb about Deb's still.(yeah, I know it happened in May, I'm playing catch-up, I just joined.) From what I saw (correct me if...
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...
is there anyone who is approaching congress or other elected/burocratic officials about recending prohabition on distilling spirits in the United States? I 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...
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 ...
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...
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...
... 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 ...
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...
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...
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....
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...
... 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...
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...
Hi Louie here again. Yes I do mean distilled apple cider when I say Hard apple cider. Would this require filtering through charcoal, because I have no idea ...
Tony, No I have not added any additional cooling tubes to the tower. I'm hoping that by adding some additional copper scouring pads so that they are in contact...
Tom, You ask: is there a formula for how long it should take to achieve equililbrium. Basically no as far as I am aware as the variables are too many...
Hi Louie here, I just want to know if anyone has any good recipies for making Hard Apple Cider. And any other information on making Hard Apple Cider. Any help...
Tom, you have not given any indication of the volume you are processing. A modification that is worth using is to add another element of around 1500watts and...
ok guys, is there a formula for how long it should take to achieve equililbrium. I have a reflux still modeled after the "StillMaker" design less the lower...
Hello everybody! This forum is a great source of information for those of us new to the hobby! I was sure happy to stumble across it! Allow me to introduce...
If you normaly distill the wash several times say 3 and you want to have the same results with a reflux still then 3 plates could be used (i have explained in...
Pete, I have visited the pages: http://www.spiritsunlimited.co.nz/h30.htm http://www.spiritsunlimited.co.nz/h31.htm at spirits unlimited and I can not...
