New Distillers FAQ ****************************************************************** "NEW DISTILLERS" Frequently Asked Questions (last modified July'00) ...
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tony cahill
topcat@...
Aug 7, 2000 5:43 am
David, Many thanks for your time and effort compiling your answer. I have a couple of queries. Firstly, I may not have supplied enough details for you to...
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Katherine Cronin
katherine_cronin@...
Aug 10, 2000 5:48 am
I have just purchased a secondhand still. I am really excited!!! Could folks put me in the way of inexpensive items that go with the still? In other words,...
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katherine_cronin@...
Aug 11, 2000 5:11 am
Greetings all! I am brand new at this hooch making stuff and I am really excited. I am looking for get away from the store bought essences if I can so I am...
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tony cahill
topcat@...
Aug 11, 2000 11:26 am
Dear Katherine, Congrats re. scoring your new/ second hand still, could I respectfully suggest you include some more details so a more accurate assesment of...
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tony cahill
topcat@...
Aug 11, 2000 11:26 am
I'm sorry if I inconvenienced anyone re. the last posting, but my attached file blew up in transit! So, for those who may be interested, I have typed it in. ...
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Jacques La Marr
jaclamar@...
Aug 11, 2000 2:10 pm
For those interested in buying a still, check out e-bay. Check out the attachment. They quite often have some. If nothing else, you can really get some idea...
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ups474@...
Aug 11, 2000 8:11 pm
You can order juniper berries at www.penzeys.com It's an American company out of Wisconsin. I have ordered from them. They have good products, prices and...
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Andy & Shirley Santos
stkiwinz@...
Aug 12, 2000 5:24 am
Health food stores sell them in packets as well as the oris root and coriander root needed for the gin taste Shirl de Santos ... From:...
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katherine_cronin@...
Aug 13, 2000 12:26 am
the container into which the alcohol drips from the still, need it be sealed? Cheers, Katherine...
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David Ferguson
slimf@...
Aug 13, 2000 6:23 am
Hi Everyone. There is a new Australian website/shop dedicated to home brewing. (Beer, Spirit and wine) http://www.countrybrewer.com.au I helped make the site...
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Jeff Smith
snsi@...
Aug 13, 2000 9:53 pm
Hi I'm new her and mostly listening BUT...... ... Very good call Penzeys. They have unbelivable service, products and people. Their catalog is like a...
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Hddanfxdwg@...
Aug 15, 2000 3:46 pm
What percentage of the wash is methanol? How much distillate do I discard to be safe? If you double or triple distill do I need to discard some on the 2nd...
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offroadracer1@...
Aug 17, 2000 6:06 pm
I live in the UK. Can someone recommend me a source where I can buy a still, also if I have to buy it outside the EEC what are my chances of it making the ...
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Brian Bashford
tipitina@...
Aug 18, 2000 7:55 pm
AL wrote... " I live in the UK. Can someone recommend me a source where I can buy a still, also if I have to buy it outside the EEC what are my chances of it...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Aug 20, 2000 6:35 pm
... It all depends on what you have started with, how healthy your yeast is, and how stressed the fermentation is. A young, healthy yeast, provided with ...
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maurice161gbr@...
Aug 24, 2000 1:31 am
hello folks...im new to the web and have just found this group........ ive been making poteen for years..just learned by trial and error...I use sugar....
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DAVID REID
nzag@...
Aug 24, 2000 7:57 pm
Maurice, If you want to improve your poteen I suggest using a high activity activated carbon for post treatment. The use of a thumper keg will also certainly...
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maurice161gbr@...
Aug 26, 2000 12:06 am
THANKS DAVID FOR YOUR PROMPT REPLY...ILL TRY YOUR SUGGESTIONS NEXT TIME I RUN.....I NEVER INTRODUCED MYSELF PROPERLY.SO ILL GIVE YOU A RUN DOWN MY NAME IS...
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DAVID REID
nzag@...
Aug 26, 2000 9:41 am
Maurice, Exactly where in Donegal so I can send the police (guardia) around. No seriously the answer to your question is yes it is the unfermented sugar which...
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Kieran.Devaney@...
Aug 30, 2000 10:55 am
Hi, I've just joined the group. I've been making wine for years and feel its time to move into spirits. Does anyone know where I can get a still in Ireland and...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Aug 31, 2000 10:01 pm
************************************************ "NEW DISTILLERS" Frequently Asked Questions (Sept'00) Posted near the 1st of each month, to the NEW_DISTILLERS...
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David Ferguson
slimf@...
Sep 1, 2000 9:08 am
Hi there I have noooo idea about the unfermented sugar thing etc. I brew spirit using 19Kilos of dextrose (sugar) and top up fermenter to 50 L with water....
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maurice161gbr@...
Sep 3, 2000 3:09 pm
sorry for the delay in responding to your replies folks.I was in bonny scotland for a holiday ..thanks the two davids for your answers...its the county dave...
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maurice161gbr@...
Sep 3, 2000 3:28 pm
heres one kieran..this is a recipe from county fermanagh.....7lb of bakers yeast.......3 stone of brown sugar..........4lb of treacle......1lb of hops...steep...
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maurice161gbr@...
Sep 4, 2000 5:35 pm
hello folks,...I once found a recipe for making ethanol using a chemical called calgon it was used for softening the water in your washing machine.....its...
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Kieran Devaney
Kieran.Devaney@...
Sep 6, 2000 9:27 am
Thanks Maurice. I'll keep you posted. Kieran...
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coltmodel70@...
Sep 23, 2000 9:11 pm
been reading and ready to try distilling. i just received my new still, a "Disti". no help at all came with it, ie, booklet. my question is cooling. should i...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 24, 2000 12:37 am
... Brian, Hook it up so the coldest water is entering at the lowest point on the condensor, then connect the condensor outlet to the top one of the tower, ...
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colt
coltmodel70@...
Sep 24, 2000 4:44 pm
thank you for the info, very helpful. i took your advice and ordered the on-line book for Strand, also very helpful. i have not been able to fined "yeast ...
