the 1st batch I did came down to .990 and I did the nutrients all at once. This batch I did it like You Mason and added nutrients in phases. My mash is staying...
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abbababbaccc
Sep 30, 2008 8:09 am
The reason the recipe is universal is that the brand of the fertilizer is not stated. Mason used "miracle grow" as the fertilizer in his experiments while I...
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burrows206
Sep 30, 2008 7:11 am
Hi Riku, Thanks for the original recipe that will go on to my memory stick, but I was looking for the recipe with "Miracle Grow" in the ingredients because I...
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abbababbaccc
Sep 30, 2008 5:52 am
... The original one for the universal mash that I suggested is: 5kg sugar 2-3 tbsp fertilizer 1 can of crushed and pureed tomatoes or tomato paste pack or two...
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burrows206
Sep 30, 2008 5:25 am
Hi Mason, Can you give me the link to the MUM recipe ( Masons U universal Mash) because every time I search for the MUM recipe I get everything related to it...
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rye_junkie1
Sep 30, 2008 2:54 am
... figure ... about ... I recently did a MUM Hybrid at 10lbs white sugar with a 5 gallon total volume and it still fermented out in 5 days (premier Cuvee...
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Rob Macrobert
macrobert_uk
Sep 30, 2008 2:04 am
Actually, it's not EMT conduit, it's 100 ft of 3" x .060" wall Seamless mechanical. But I get your point about practice and more practice. Currently I've ...
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vodkaman1976
Sep 30, 2008 1:11 am
It's not bubbling at all. I'm not sure if it stalled out at some point. I checked it 3 days ago and it was at 1.020....
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jamesonbeam1
Sep 30, 2008 12:31 am
Question? Is it still bubbling and if so, how large are the bubbles? Vino es Veritas, Jim aka Waldo....
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vodkaman1976
Sep 30, 2008 12:28 am
I started another batch of masons mum wash 6 days ago and went to check on it. I did a sg check with my hydrometer and after 6 days it was only down to 1.010 ....
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billfitz49
Sep 29, 2008 9:17 pm
Thanks, Jim, I'll throw the leftover strip back in the SS milk can and fire up the propane again tomorrow night to take out more alcohol. By the way, today I...
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Trid
triddlywinks
Sep 29, 2008 7:55 pm
... FWIW, you can take the thinwall steel pipe (I'm assuming electrical conduit?) and use it for design prototyping. What you get out of it will only be...
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headsmashedin
Sep 29, 2008 6:34 pm
Yea, one other thing I wanted to add in guoting myself. "As long as I can find something to ferment, I will never wait in line for petrol or for something to...
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Rob Macrobert
macrobert_uk
Sep 29, 2008 5:44 pm
Thanks Riku, that's what I was concerned about. I've just found a load of of 3" thin wall steel pipe that I can get for free, so I'll try this for the...
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burrows206
Sep 29, 2008 4:35 pm
Hi Chris, I to am an ex-plumber. And true you can install a hot water heating system with steel radiators and plastic pipe and push fit fittings which I have...
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bbr772
Sep 29, 2008 3:48 pm
I left some friends to finish a stripping run for me the other night and they forgot to pour the boiler remains back into the mash. The next morning I went out...
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rye_junkie1
Sep 29, 2008 2:58 pm
... Thanks for the advice Harry, The reason I aerated over night without pitching was that the wash was still to hot to pitch yeast. I have a chiller but it...
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abbababbaccc
Sep 29, 2008 1:45 pm
Even if certain material is resistant to hot water it may not be resistant to solvents in high temperature. You'll have to remember that we are talking about...
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homemade12476
Sep 29, 2008 6:36 am
james, i have never had a burnt taste,,thank god but a tosted on and i like it,,even with a mum batch,i had my last batch of mum taste kinda like rum cuz i...
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homemade12476
Sep 29, 2008 6:29 am
my dad was a plumber and my bro is ,they both say use sc80,closed core,and no glue for the temps you want and you will be ok. u can get the hot water temp up...
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homemade12476
Sep 29, 2008 6:20 am
thanks mason , will try it that way,just found a s steel keg with the top cut off from years ago used for peanuts at my dads house im going to work on a new...
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jamesonbeam1
Sep 29, 2008 5:21 am
Hey Bill, Judging when to stop a stripping run is dependant on the amount of alcohol your getting out versus you heating costs and water cooling costs (law of...
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billfitz49
Sep 29, 2008 1:24 am
I went ahead and stripped and don't think burned the mash. The strip had an ABV of 65 to start and wound down to 18 when I quit due to diminishing returns....
Thanks Riku (and others) for the response. Unfortunately, I was planning on drinking it, and based on your info plus what else I had found means my experiments...
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rye_junkie1
Sep 28, 2008 3:35 pm
Since I couldn't find any Rye seed that I felt was Safe to use I decided to go with another experiment I had been wanting to try. Potatoes. So last weekend I...
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rye_junkie1
Sep 28, 2008 2:12 pm
... Sorry Chris this one slipped by me. I read it the other day but had to rush off before I had a chance to reply. I use the effervescent tablets and I think...
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jamesonbeam1
Sep 28, 2008 12:58 pm
Hi Tim, While it might look good on paper and be cheaper, we dont drink whats on paper.... There is no such thing as short cuts in making a still - the final ...
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Tim Swezey
tlswezey
Sep 28, 2008 12:40 pm
... I'm looking at CPVC pipe: http://www.ppfahome.org/cpvc/index.html to make a column and it looks like it might work on paper but I have no experience with...
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jamesonbeam1
Sep 28, 2008 12:38 pm
Hey Bill, I have found the same with the recent molasses/sugar washes ive been doing for rum. Between the molasses and re-adding back the dunder, it no way...
