Thanks for the tip. Umm... I'd avoid trying to use a five gallon homebrewing carboy if I was you. I work part-time in a homebrew shop in the US. I've seen...
i did a run yesterday with my new modified still. 50 litre keg 2.8kW 660mmx73mm column 100mm of copper turnings at the base then 18 s/s scrubbers. it has a...
Amen! I use glass carboys as secondary fermentors and for storing wine and spirits. I have not broke one yet - touch wood. The last one I bought came with a...
Well, that being the case I will forego the glass jugs. I would guess that the cider jug would be the same. The chemist's flask I use is made by pyrex so it...
My boiling flask holds a gallon. How much of the foreshots should I discard? How do I keep the fusal oils out of my brew? I am interested in Schnapps, not...
Funboytim, ... For the first distillation of 20L of wash in a pot still, to be on the safe side, you will want to discard 250 to 500mL. So for a gallon,...
I had done the same thing with the "Boss". Found a 7-8 gallon US pot still labled "Copper Thing". Already had a thermometer although it only goes up to...
OK let me be the paranoid one. This kid states he is 16 years old...he could be an under age minor in the US. I don't know about the laws in other countries....
im not asking you to help me break the law, ive decided to do that on my own, im going to make a still, and im going to make alcohol, with or without your...
Hi, I wouldn't normally post a "me too" but I agree with Brian here. In the UK the legal age for drinking outside the home is 18. The usual way for an...
I more than agree with you. I taught in secondary schools for a long time - and I assure you that kids will go to great lengths to cover their age if they are...
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to be safe, the first 30ml out of a potstill for every gallon of mash/wine is a good rule to follow- It's how I do it - my eyesight is just fine. To keep ...
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I'm with you- knowingly helping a minor to drink is probably a felony in the US- I'll lend NO assistance....
Ups, ... Would you explain please, how you "freeze concentrate" your wash (temperature, time, etc.)? I've never tried this, but maybe I should if it means a...
I remember being 16. I am still thankful that I could only score an occasional pint of "hard" liquor. Because I had to drink -everything- that I -did- get...
but on second thought. If this is research for a science chemistry lab exercise, you are asking the questions in the wrong way. The laboratory technique for...
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Sure- Lemme 'splain: After reading the "double distilling for whiskey, etc" section on Tony's site (homedistiller.org), I found by trial and error the flavor...
Hi all Question, I have 4 galls of finished sloe wine and it's not very nice, as anyone ever put sloe wine through a pot still ? and if so will it turn out ok...
Hi all, I seem to have missed the beginning of the vapor management discussion. Could someone point me to the beginnings of this method, or to a summary note?...
Hello Travis, by now you will have read all the various opinions about giving you some help with the distilling project. I am not going to judge, here, about...
Hi I attach a pic of a Triac controller I have built to control the heating element. This will controll an element taking up to 16Amps 240 volts = element...
Hi Al, ... Looks good. Do you adjust the period of a timer circuit to regulate the firing angle of the triac, or is there feedback from a thermocouple to...
Thanks Tony, I asked about this as several members seem to go that way, and I do like to see what is up and coming. Incidentally, I had an interesting and...
