My question deals with when to shut down the still. I ran some apple wine thru my copper pot and thumper system after freezing it and straining the resulting...
mark, i have had the same experience w a fruit juice wort. used light brown sugar w orange,pineapple, papaya and peach juices. saved some as wine and was...
Jacques, "When it stops burning" will give you a cut around the 50% mark. Sometimes its usefull to still collect past this point, but into a second container...
... Can you explain further...50% of what? ... rather than the tails. Did you discard much of the initial distillate ? ... I did not use any of the early...
hey everyone. i know ive seen how o clean copper in tony s sight bt now that im about to do it i cant find the info. if somone could show me were to go to find...
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Mar 1, 2003 10:46 pm
Tony Its also worth collecting the tails anyhow, for redistilling at a later
stage. Sure - they may only be from 50-20% alchol, but thats still good
alcohol...
Please Help!!!!!!!!!กกกกกกกกก have made a wort out of light brown sugar, juices of orange, papaya, pineapple & peach, nutrients, juice of a lg lemon...
Please Help!!!!!!!!!กกกกกกกกก have made a wort out of light brown sugar, juices of orange, papaya, pineapple & peach, nutrients, juice of a lg lemon...
K & J Subject: RE: [Distillers] Cut question Tony said: Its also worth collecting the tails anyhow, for redistilling at a later stage. Sure - they may only be...
... There is still a fair amount of good alcohol present there. Sure - its only cost you a dollars worth of sugar, but I just dont see the point on throwing...
Paul: Try looking under Equipment - Making a still - First run. Muriatic acid was the most available acid where I'm at, I think it's used in pools/hot-tubs....
Hello Distilling friends ! We have just posted new photos,in the file called "Alembic Portuguese Old Fashion"on the photo section of this web site, of the ...
Just finished testing my new VM/LM combo still. Makes ~95.5% at about 1 liters / hour. Shuts down at the end of the run, nice when you don't have to stand by...
Sounds a little acidic... I've had a fruit batch do similar things. I agitated the batch (swirled it) a little and it seemed to help, but it took a lot longer...
Well I tried that 'Baking Soda' thing, hoping to improve the off smells, and I think I fucked-up royaly. I made 4 separate batches of Turbo 8 sugar washes (25L...
Just finished testing my new combo still. It's Alex's elliptical inline design that I improved with a vapor management system. Works fine at ~95.5% making...
Hi Paul, Try soaking in a vinegar solution (yes.. the type used for salad dressing), or a solution with vinegar and citric acid and water etc. Kind regards, ...
... 50% alcohol by volume is roughly the "flame" point. Lower % can be ignited (eg brandy at 35% for plum puddings) but that usually requires the spirit to be...
Hi all, due to the difficulty that others and I are having trying to locate recipes in previous emails, I have been giving some thought to the different forums...
Put one in the Thumper as well. That's where the important data is. Go to any chain electronic store for a couple of bucks you can buy an assortment of rubber...
I wouldn't drink it. Add some citric acid or likewise to the spirits and redistill in a clean still. The smell is from ammonia and I believe the color is from...
The thumper is really good for extracting flavours. You can make gin, for example by putting juniper berries in the thumper. It stands to reason tht if you add...
SNIP >Remember to add the acid to the water, not the other way around! I remember that line from chemistry classes and heard it in regards to other type of...
I finally got my FOA distiller back (about 1-2 theoretical bottoms in that) so I have distilled some of the alcotech and the turbo pure mash. Both are good...
I wouldn't worry, it is just a thin wort to start with. YOu have bubbles? Movement of the yeast bottom to surface A slightly above ambient temp? If the answer...
Paul: Look under Equipment - Making a still - First run. I used muriatic acid, available at most hardware stores. It came diluted at 33% which I further...
... From: Johan [mailto:mugg@...] Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 12:13 PM To: Distillers@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Distillers] Alcotech 48h vs Turbo pure 48h...
