... Brian, Nutrients also need to be present. Yeast cells require phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium, as well as amino acids and vitamins, for metabolic ...
hey I am going to leave a link below as a mater of fact so I don;t forget here it is now, http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Distillers/photos/view/7bf9?b=5 ...
I've done 2 practice sugar mash runs and have made a powerful, yet foul product with our pot still. We just picked up an alcoholometer so I don't exact...
Does anybody out there own a good, CHEAP, grain mill. Hand operated would be fine. I buy my barley uncracked and although a blender or food processor works...
Hello there, My name is Cor and living in Holland, what I want to now is, Is there some body who can explain the working of the indirect heating of a...
Gidday Jim, Hey Mate, I was wondering if it was possible for the new links and new files to be placed into a "temporary file " as are the Photo's are ? At the...
I read that you remove 50ml for a 25L wash. If I have a small pot I'm using at the time, it usually takes 3 runs to use up my 25L do I just remove 16ml of...
Hello Guys and Good afternoon, The question at Hand should be easy enough, Maybe all I need is to find a different web site, I have tried many time to search...
Hi All, The HEPT calculator on homedistillers.org shows me that the difference in vapour purity between reflux ratios of 1 and 10 is only 0.5% (93.4 and 93.9...
Thanks to all the info posted here I have just achieved a sucessful first experiment ferment. I germinated a kilo of corn then dried it cleaned it and cracked...
Hi All, ## This is a repost of my previous message. I gave it the same subject as one another post, so it got tacked on as a reply to that one i think. ## ...
I'm a home brewer but new to distillation and I'm stuck on a question that I can't find a clear answer to. My understanding is that if you use a reflux still...
Is it ok to use water that is just hot enough to melt the sugar, and start my wash that way, I am using the old cornflake wash again, but this time without ...
Ladies and Gents, First run is now completed. the run was simple but long, what I got was good but not as much as I thought I would get and I think I have some...
Hey Guys, I was wondering, I am wanting to try that recipe that Sherman Gave up not to long ago, the sure fire one, Recipe goes as follows, 15 cans or so of...
Not being one to give up easily on something I gave the Sweet Feed Hooch another shot. My original catastrophe was 10lb sweet feed, 10lb sugar, 1 can mater...
Man I wish I would have found this site in the start, I am Glad I built My own still but would have been just as happy spending less for my first still, at...
Heres the scoop, I took 3 2.5 carboys and did 3 different yeast washes. 1: EC1118, 2: champ, 3: rapid rise(do to my ADD). Day 3 now, I have had to mix 1 and 2...
Hi all, Enjoy reading all the info everyone gives. I have just finished my 3rd run and all is good. I am only making neutral spirits with a good still and...
Hey What would happen if I fermented a all grain mash without straining out the grain. When I ferment it, I'll siphon off the liquid without the grain, but...
HI ALL, Im new to this stuff. Was wondering where to get some good info on fermenting and distilling and where to start?? I just joined a nice site - Acelist...
For various reasons I have been working to adjust my set up (PDA 1) and Need some help preceding my first mash/wash If you have some time maybe you can answer...
To the more experienced. Yesterday i was doing the 2nd Distillation on my wheat germ low wines and had to stop in the middle of the run. I shut the gas off...
that first run turned out pretty ok it has a slight off taste compared to a store bought everclear,(and not quite as strong) but its still very drinkable if...
Starting to move on up in the hobby LOL, gots my self A new digtial Thermometer that is wireless, This thing is great, and the best part is I paid ONe dollar,...
