Colleagues, Not to sound to creepy about this, and to give total credit for the PDA-1 to the right folks, but can someone please dis-assemble their PDA-1 into...
10337
Brain Solenoid
brain_solenoid
Feb 1, 2004 10:08 am
Lauren, The guy would have to be as inept as Inspector Jacques Clouseau to miss the carboys of aging whiskey in my basement and not put 2 and 2 together! I...
10338
jimpuchai
Feb 1, 2004 12:43 pm
... from ... Hello Alex, I cannot but agree with the above comment. It does seem a shame to deprive the newer distillers of this opportunity to do it right ...
10339
Tarvus
tarvus33991
Feb 1, 2004 8:44 pm
... the ... in ... I recently experimented with oak boxes and must report that Leigh is absolutely correct! I spend $90 on a beautiful 1" X 12" 12 foot long...
10340
Rana Pipiens
ranah2o
Feb 1, 2004 9:19 pm
Tarvus, when this subject come up in the group I relayed the ide to a winemakers group and received a reply of "NO way" from a member that had experienced the...
10341
Brain Solenoid
brain_solenoid
Feb 1, 2004 9:28 pm
The Engineer in me says this is one of the reasons why the barrels are shaped the way they are...........the other being to facilitate moving them (by...
10342
Toni Smith
tonimarie29au
Feb 2, 2004 1:30 am
Ok a quick question....had the timber been aged for 1 to 2 years before crafting (2 years is preferable)....if not then of course you would have ended up with...
10343
Toni Smith
tonimarie29au
Feb 2, 2004 1:33 am
Yeah this is another very good point...but the aging of the timber used is also still very important Toni Smith ICQ 166838134 MSN...
10344
grayson_stewart66
grayson_stew...
Feb 2, 2004 2:15 am
I'm an engineer also and was surprised to find the number of wooden pipes used in the early years. A few are seen at this link ...
10345
Brain Solenoid
brain_solenoid
Feb 2, 2004 2:48 am
Wood Pipes...........must've been real tastey water in the summer! Well...I'll bet their immune systems were stronger back then. Seattle had an extensive wood...
10346
Tarvus
tarvus33991
Feb 2, 2004 4:04 am
... before ... have ... this ... high ... Yes Toni, It was well aged wood. The place I bought it from specialized in rare woods and all were kiln dried and...
10347
grayson_stewart66
grayson_stew...
Feb 2, 2004 5:38 am
... summer! Always glad to see a fellow engineer. :-) Actually some stayed in service for a really long time believe it or not. ... no ... pipe. ... extreme ...
10348
MaryJane
mara_james_1
Feb 2, 2004 9:07 am
Does distilling smell obvious btw? Or making the wash? ... I would rather not be getting funny looks from my neighbours. Particularly if it caused by unlawful...
10349
ranah2o
Feb 2, 2004 5:40 pm
Hi Folks. I used some tapwater to dilute some of my product and even though I normally cannot detect the taste of chlorine in tap drinking water, I definately...
10350
Austin Smith
was2132
Feb 2, 2004 9:13 pm
You'll be better off boiling the tap water to release the dissolved chlorine. The Kenmore gives you absolutely pure water, which isn't what you want for...
10351
Mark
brewmaster411
Feb 2, 2004 9:16 pm
Normally, boiling water will drive away the chlorine. With a still, you are collecting the chlorinated vapor. Try boiling the water BEFORE fermenting. That...
10352
Rana Pipiens
ranah2o
Feb 2, 2004 10:09 pm
Austin and Mark, I was referring to dilution of a double distilled product of about 160proof. I want to dilute to 80proof and add a tequila essence and didn't...
10353
oliminun
Feb 2, 2004 11:56 pm
I do it my garage and have not noticed any funny looks yet. But you could stick a little bit of activated carbon on the breather from your air lock as Johan in...
10354
Harry
gnikomson2000
Feb 3, 2004 12:46 am
... product of about 160proof. I want to dilute to 80proof and add a tequila essence and didn't expect the tapwater to give such an off taste before...
10355
Mythik
mara_james_1
Feb 3, 2004 1:34 am
can you still distill filtered water in the same still as you distill alcohol, or would you have to take it apart and clean it rigourously everytime you'd like...
10356
Rana Pipiens
ranah2o
Feb 3, 2004 1:52 am
Harry <gnikomson2000@...> wrote: Harry, I checked the Kenmore manual and it seems that it removes most of the nasty crap in tap water. I bought the unit...
10357
Brain Solenoid
brain_solenoid
Feb 3, 2004 2:26 am
... Harry, You bring up a very interesting point...........the purity of water in Scottish Single Malts (or Whiskeys). I would doubt that all these ...
10358
ChrisMcFarland69@...
lookin4handouts
Feb 3, 2004 2:44 am
I use two thirty liter fermenting tubs with air locks, and just let it ferment in my spare bathroom. Guests have used the bathroom and haven't even noticed...
10359
vojeto
Feb 3, 2004 11:53 am
Harry ... What do you reckon about rain water collected in remote areas - say like the rain water that is collected in that rainwater farm in FNQ (Mena Creek,...
10360
lalla23452000
Feb 3, 2004 12:18 pm
Hello! I'm gonna build me a new still using a stainless steel 2" column, a bit higher than one meter. * But I wonder, which head should I choose for my still? ...
10361
whynda
Feb 3, 2004 2:12 pm
... Greetings all, Another source of chemically untainted water could possibly be the condensation drain that you see on a lot of air conditioning units, on...
10362
whynda
Feb 3, 2004 2:23 pm
... Greetings all, Methinks that rainwater whilst it may not be tainted with chemicals, probably has a fairly high bacteria count due to birds and other...
10364
Austin Smith
was2132
Feb 3, 2004 3:12 pm
I've got a Kenmore that seems to work very well. I've run a brown sugar wash through it, as well as a gallon of table wine. I need to modify the still...
10365
Brain Solenoid
brain_solenoid
Feb 3, 2004 7:32 pm
... condensation drain that you see on a lot of air conditioning units, on the some of the bigger units it runs at a fair rate of knots so collecting it...
10366
Austin Smith
was2132
Feb 3, 2004 10:19 pm
The Kenmore will distill tap water into a pure, rainwater tasting, pure product. It does use a charcoal filter, however. I'd also suggest not examining the...
