Hi Chris, I just built and started using a stillmaker still, and it works grandly. The tower took a lot of soldering but came out nicely. and I use it on a ...
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David Ortego
bosscoon10@...
Oct 5, 2000 3:27 am
Hey Chris, I don't see anything wrong with you mixing copper and stainless. In fact, mine is a mixture. I haven't had any problem(s). I use a 15 (US) gallon...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Oct 4, 2000 10:37 pm
See the modifications that Rob van Leuvan has done to it (see http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/others.htm ) This has improved it so that its now putting...
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cummingsc@...
Oct 4, 2000 10:19 pm
Hi all! My name is Chris and I'm about to attempt to build a still (geez, sounds like an intro at a support group). I downloaded the free PDF StillMakers...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Oct 4, 2000 4:17 am
New Distillers FAQ ****************************************************************** "NEW DISTILLERS" Frequently Asked Questions (Sept'00) Posted near the 1st...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Oct 3, 2000 11:56 pm
Usually, if on "town supply", you'd just hook up the cooling water to a regular tap. If however you're in the country, and tank/well water is scarce, you can ...
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Bennett, Mark E
mark.e.bennett@...
Oct 3, 2000 11:03 pm
Quvii I originally used mains water but found that as the pressure varied during the run the flow rate of cooling water varied and this would affect the output...
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colt
coltmodel70@...
Oct 3, 2000 10:44 pm
Quvii, i am very new to distilling, still waiting for my first run to be ready. but i am going to use a small submersable pump from my saltwater reef aquaium ...
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sweetquvii@...
Oct 3, 2000 7:08 pm
Hi my name is Quvii and I have been looking into making a reflux tower still. On stillmakers page the design shows where to hook up the water lines but...
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Steve Spence
sspence@...
Sep 30, 2000 1:01 pm
2 cheers for BP :-(...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 29, 2000 5:50 am
I've had a couple of requests of being able to download a copy of my site for offline perusal. So you now can (and its free, as always). see...
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ibo_caro_1@...
Sep 28, 2000 9:29 pm
Well I didn't know a whole lot when I started the ferment...It stayed around 80-85 F and it really smelled kind of like sweet beer through the ferment time...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 28, 2000 7:01 pm
Ibo, It could be a number of things. 1) Was it a good fermentation - did you keep the temperature constant at around 20C (68F), did it bubble strongly for a...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 28, 2000 6:21 am
Ok, I've found a bit more out about the effect of Urea (a fertilizer, not urine ... but there is some urea in urine ....). See : ...
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Tom Johnson
tjohnson@...
Sep 28, 2000 2:15 am
Urea as in URINE.... wow must be some strong hooch. seems like regular yeasts are a better way to go although it is interesting....
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 28, 2000 12:40 am
I've just been going through some rec.crafts.brewing posts, and found that I may have been put wrong about using urea as a possible yeast nutrient. I'll try...
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ibo_caro_1@...
Sep 26, 2000 9:07 pm
I am in the U.S. and have had to try to make a still on the sly, So far the only product that I can get to come out of my (extremely) modest pot still is quite...
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colt
coltmodel70@...
Sep 26, 2000 8:31 pm
thanks again tony. i'm sure all my dumb questions have been asked and anwsered a dozen time on here. hope to wipe up a mash this week and see what happens....
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yldog@...
Sep 26, 2000 5:36 am
hi Steve For a still with a reflux column you shouldn't let the tempurature go above 80 because you will start to get propanol at 82. i am guessing the other...
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steve a
ma_90@...
Sep 25, 2000 10:02 pm
Hi My name is Steve and im also new to distilling, ive been making beer for a few years and i thought it was time to step up a level. Ive been reading what i...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
Tony.Ackland@...
Sep 25, 2000 9:12 am
... Brian, Nutrients also need to be present. Yeast cells require phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium, as well as amino acids and vitamins, for metabolic ...
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Katherine Cronin
katherine_cronin@...
Sep 24, 2000 8:21 pm
Hey Brian I use molasses as a nutrient. It works very well and the colour comes out when you distil. Cheers, Katherine ...
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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 ...
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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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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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Kieran Devaney
Kieran.Devaney@...
Sep 6, 2000 9:27 am
Thanks Maurice. I'll keep you posted. Kieran...
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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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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 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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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....
