Ric, Thanks. I have decided to be patient. Have a lite odor of yeast where I am storing it, which I hope is good. Jeff ... -- Jeff Embry, K3OQ FM19nb ARCI...
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Bob Glicksman
robertglicksman
May 9, 2013 11:43 pm
Jeff, Here are couple of additional tips: 1. Thoroughly clean and sterilize your equipment before making your wash and pitching your yeast. Bacterial...
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ACE2
i_brew_spirits
May 10, 2013 10:11 am
I have a reflux still and have been brewing for some years making vodka based spirits using brewcraft products. I would like to get hold of a barrel say 10lt...
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ben marks
nebskram2
May 10, 2013 1:40 pm
well for me a small barrel was kind of a wast of money in my option there are a few issues with them that kind of make them not so much good using i have a 10...
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jsutton_co
May 10, 2013 6:42 pm
Copper Porn: What is Best way to clean Copper Pipes? Initial external cleaning to prepare COPPER PORN: What's the best cleaner you've used or heard being...
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Jeffrey Embry
redsknfan2003
May 10, 2013 6:43 pm
Thanks Bob, If I need a second attempt I will use your suggestions. I like the yeast starter. Will keep all apprised of progress. Jeff ... -- Jeff Embry,...
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Jim Graves
jimbull34
May 10, 2013 6:43 pm
First off Jeff, thats too much sugar, use only a pound to gallon of water, the yeast will not be able to convert two pounds before it dies, too much alcohol....
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ACE2
i_brew_spirits
May 11, 2013 12:55 am
I understand that a smaller barrel will not perform as good as a large one. But my main question still is what second hand barrel would be best?? One that has...
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Brendan Keith
bkeith1886
May 11, 2013 1:11 am
Consider oak chunks or blocks in a glass gallon jar for long term aging. -- bk ... From: new_distillers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:new_distillers@yahoogroups.com]...
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ACE2
i_brew_spirits
May 11, 2013 5:06 am
i know that is the best way to go, guess i wish to have a show piece in my bar and a barrel would look the part, not expecting to get a wicket flavour from it,...
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Blackhat-Whitedog
blkhatwhtdog
May 12, 2013 1:32 pm
American Distillers (a facebook page) had an article on Cleveland distillery who ages bourbon in...one week. they have a secret process which entails high...
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jsutton_co
May 12, 2013 1:33 pm
My research found: Clear Protective Coatings for Copper and Copper Alloys, Publication TN41, 1991 ...
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Robert Hubble
tgfoitwoods
May 13, 2013 2:46 pm
I agree with Blackhat, and will toss this in: On the Artisan Distiller forum, there has been some experimentation with another heat/pressure cycling aging...
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allibugger
May 13, 2013 3:13 pm
I read in either Making Fine Spirits or The Compleat Distiller that when doing a spirit run or re-distilling a spirit run one should aim for a 29% ABV in the...
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allibugger
May 13, 2013 3:55 pm
Blackhat, When storing moonshine for 30 days or so as noted below, what do you recommend covering the storage containers with to keep out the dust and bugs?...
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fatbloke
johnthefatbloke
May 13, 2013 4:21 pm
Never heard that. I just let my spirit down to 40% or less before redistilling.allibugger <allibugger@...> wrote:I read in either Making Fine Spirits or...
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jsducote
May 14, 2013 2:38 pm
Do you think you could accomplish the same thing by putting "green" spirit into an old (thoroughly cleaned, of course) wine bottle with oak strips or chips,...
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Ken Martin
ken2145
May 14, 2013 7:43 pm
I have heard 50 percent ABV or higher in your boiler can cause an explosion. I never re-distill at higher the 80 proof in the can for safety. Ken...
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fatbloke
johnthefatbloke
May 14, 2013 8:08 pm
My first still was a little 4 litre air still. I had some cloudy spirit that was 80% ABV. What I didnt know at the time was about using boiling stones or even...
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tgfoitwoods
May 15, 2013 12:53 am
Alli, The reason many (or most) potstillers try for a wash ABV of 27-29%, is so that still output begins at ABV close to where you would collect hearts. This...
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tgfoitwoods
May 15, 2013 4:07 am
I'm guessing that would work well, although perhaps not as quickly as when the wood itself is heated. ZBob on the road ... spirit into an old (thoroughly...
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jsducote
May 15, 2013 2:56 pm
Ah, I misunderstood. I thought the sole purpose of the process you described was to vacuum-seal the jar. Like using a vacuum to accelerate marinading meat....
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local yokel
stridemiester
May 15, 2013 11:50 pm
there is a relationship between the starting abv and the collected abv. it varies from distiller to distiller due to still design and cuts made and kept in...
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et_couldry
May 16, 2013 3:51 am
I have a simple sugar mash. I use a 3gal pot still. With a water heating element for cooking. I only seem to get about two cups of drinkable shine out. I also...
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Jeffrey Embry
redsknfan2003
May 16, 2013 3:51 am
Okay folks...got my first run through the air still today. The fermentation seemed to go so-so. The output after distillation did have a yeasty odor. It is...
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tgfoitwoods
May 16, 2013 4:06 am
Thanks for picking this one up, yokel, and you're right, of course. Sometimes I can't get to my computer for a while. ZBob on the road in San Jose ... abv. it...
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John Schaerer
johnschaerer...
May 20, 2013 5:35 pm
This gave me a good explination of what you were talking about. Â I nearly had heart failure at the thought of my wholr rig exploding into nothing when I...
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cookin_e85
May 24, 2013 2:57 am
need a little more information. What kind of sugar wash (not mash, mash contains grains) what was your ABV of the wash when you started distillation? you say 3...
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Evan
et_couldry
May 24, 2013 10:48 pm
My wash is a five gallon wash. I use 3gals of juice 2gals of water 10-12 lbs sugar and 1/2 cup of distillers yeast. That's my recipe. I am not sure what my...
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Chuck
chuckwarnerp...
May 24, 2013 10:49 pm
I tried a small amount of field corn as an experiment. What I did was: Soak it in water for about three days,then spread it out on a plastic tarp and covered...
