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31837 new_distillers@yahoog... Send Email Oct 1, 2008
7:44 am
Welcome all New Members, This site contains much information and a multitude of members with vast amounts of information. Please feel free to research and ask ...
31838 new_distillers@yahoog... Send Email Oct 1, 2008
7:44 am
Distillers & new_distillers Policy Distillers & new_distillers Policy Introduction: Due to the ever-increasing worldwide activity in relation to spamming,...
31839 thepiro Send Email Oct 1, 2008
8:25 am
Hi Friends I have put some pics of my set up in our pictures section of the site at "The Pyro's Easy set up" ...
31840 burrows206 Send Email Oct 1, 2008
5:57 pm
Hi Guys, Right can you settle a disagreement between me and HWMBO (or she'll pull the fuses on my wheelchair if I don't settle this)? She maintains that there...
31841 rye_junkie1 Send Email Oct 1, 2008
8:26 pm
... She would be right. http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-rum-i77494 Mason Sorry Dude...
31842 inspeedway Send Email Oct 1, 2008
8:28 pm
... you are geoff -- keep riding!!! no carbs either...
31843 Trid
triddlywinks Send Email
Oct 1, 2008
9:37 pm
... Calories do indeed carry over in distillation. Ethanol in and of itself has 7 calories per gram. Therefore, your 40%abv tipple would have 2.8 calories...
31844 Harry
gnikomson2000 Send Email
Oct 1, 2008
9:42 pm
... She ... Max ... and ... Hmmm...... 1 shot of Rum = 56 calories. Average daily diet = 2000 calories. 2000 / 56 = 35 shots AHA! Liquid Diet! <efg> Slainte!...
31845 Harry
gnikomson2000 Send Email
Oct 1, 2008
9:49 pm
... (or ... this)? She ... Pepsi Max ... spirits and ... BTW folks, Calories are NOT a physical substance. A CALORIE is a unit of measurement used to measure...
31846 jamesonbeam1 Send Email Oct 1, 2008
11:09 pm
Side Note: First off to Mason, Speed, Trid and Harry: You all are making total assumptions.... (assume == making ASS of U and ME) First, your assuming he's...
31847 homemade12476 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
3:01 am
jim a month or so ago said something about useing mixing up some egg whites and egg shells to clear.how well does this work and how do you go about it? ...
31848 Garth
notrealy67 Send Email
Oct 2, 2008
6:39 am
Hey guys, Is ethanol the only alcohol produced in a sugar wash, that is white sugar and turbo yeast, or are other unwanted alcohols produced? Cheers Garth...
31849 burrows206 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
7:23 am
Hi Garth, You have a range of alcohols produced in a distillation not only ethanol if you go to this link on Tony's site it'll give you a list ...
31850 Francis Wolffe
frankwolffe Send Email
Oct 2, 2008
8:42 am
How does one go about measuring the alcohol in a freeze distilled product? After producing a gallon or so of apple cider that was about 7.5% I started freezing...
31851 khalid12554 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
8:42 am
I like to do my own drink but >>>>> one time I put 5kg suger+500g yeast+4L apple juice in 15L jack closed with airlock for 7 days = will give me 600ml of...
31852 daddyman00126 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
9:36 am
I like the way you think. The best for last BILL1BURP...
31853 daddyman00126 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
9:47 am
During the fermentation time the yeast have several different byproducts that it creates. By looking at the temperatures for distillation this should give you...
31854 daddyman00126 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
9:59 am
I liked the condenser setup you have but I have one stupid question. What is the purpose of the breather tupe at the top left side of the condenser? That is if...
31855 Harry
gnikomson2000 Send Email
Oct 2, 2008
10:05 am
... Assuming you're asking "how come so little alcohol?" then the answer is "no nutrients to feed the yeast". You need to learn how to approach this hobby....
31856 jamesonbeam1 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
10:12 am
Hey Homes, This is an old method of clarifying beers and wines by using the albumen from the egg whites and crushed egg shells that will attract particles in a...
31857 jamesonbeam1 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
10:34 am
Side Note: The exact link is: http://homedistiller.org/dtw.htm <http://homedistiller.org/dtw.htm> Various alcohols, by-products and fusel oils are produced,...
31858 jamesonbeam1 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
10:56 am
Hi Francis, First off, you cannot measure the alcohol content in a freeze distilled product. The term for this is "Fractional Crystalization"; and is covered in...
31859 jamesonbeam1 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
12:24 pm
Side Note to what Harry stated: Please read up on yeast nutrients for fementing in the Info Base and Harry's Alcohol Library and also this: ...
31860 Dulcet Brewer
dulcetbrewer Send Email
Oct 2, 2008
12:42 pm
I like the way I drink. NB see sig! DulcetBrewer Perth, Western Australia   Measure, once or twice - cut: mostly....
31861 dulcetbrewer Send Email Oct 2, 2008
1:00 pm
Awesome, Harry. That's the neatest utilisation of RTFM I've ever seen. Dulcet. ... closed ... answer ... approach ... section....
31862 jamesonbeam1 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
2:44 pm
Side Note Francis, There is an instrument which is called a Vinometer, this is a glass tube with a thin hole through it and a small cup on top. You pour your...
31863 Francis Wolffe
frankwolffe Send Email
Oct 2, 2008
4:08 pm
Thanks for the pointers Jim. The infobase article was very informative. I have one more question for you though. Is Calvados specifically made from ...
31864 jamesonbeam1 Send Email Oct 2, 2008
8:24 pm
Calvados is a French apple brandy, distilled from apple wine then aged on oak. Applejack started in the Northern US where it got cold enough to freeze the...
31865 homemade12476 Send Email Oct 3, 2008
12:39 am
the mum i made has been clearing for the past 5 days and still nothing.looks just a hair more clear than when i started.i rehydrated the moss in boiling water...
31866 Garth
notrealy67 Send Email
Oct 3, 2008
3:52 am
Yes that does make sense,however,if I adjust by controlling water flow my still to sit at the temperatures for each individual alcohol, from acetone to...
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