The vacola sterilizer i picked up 2nd hand is grey on the inside and takes a fair bit bit of rubbing with 360grit paper to get any copper to show thru, #1 Are...
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Ackland, Tony (CALNZAS)
kiwi_distiller
Mar 4, 2002 12:08 am
Shane, ... Mine was silvery/shiny - I'd guessed stainless steel but might be wrong. The smaller wattage should be fine - just take a little longer to run...
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steve
rob1654
Mar 4, 2002 1:07 am
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Craig Huggins
gp1066
Mar 4, 2002 1:10 am
Is JB Weld safe to use when building a still? Nontoxic? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy...
3212
ups474@...
Mar 4, 2002 1:44 am
No- it's an epoxy plastic- not good enough to handle both solvents and high temperatures....
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cornfed62
Mar 4, 2002 4:59 am
I agree. Totally I had many failed attempts at using an epoxy with mine. And came to the conclusion that any solution that doesnt involve a glue is a better...
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janpam ooms
janpamooms@...
Mar 4, 2002 9:27 am
Hallo Stillcooker, Welkom bij onze club, als je de nederlandse taal zo goed praat, moet je in Holland wonen. Wij hebben een paar "kaaskoppen" als leden. ...
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peter_vcb
Mar 4, 2002 10:07 am
... 2.8kW ... valve ... coil. ... looking. ... 3 ... straight ... i removed the valve to the top condenser and stuck the vodka bottle straight in and ran it...
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klcampbell
dags36au
Mar 4, 2002 10:18 am
G'day Peter,mate tell me just exactly what you need in way of a gate valve and I will post one to you,they are pretty cheap in Australia.All I need is your...
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erik still
erikstill
Mar 4, 2002 10:37 am
Hallo hallo stillcooker, Leuk om te zien dat er zoveel nederlands sprekenden geïnteresseerd zijn in distilleren. Groeten, Erik ... ...
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John Vandermeulen
johnvanderme...
Mar 4, 2002 2:10 pm
How about the fiberglass industry? Or the ceramics industry - they glue tiles to space shuttles. What about the marine/ship building? I know that they use...
3219
peter_vcb
Mar 4, 2002 2:26 pm
hi Ken thanks for the generous offer! the vodka bottle still choked slightly when i took the 1/2" valve off so i don't think i would use the valve even if i...
3220
Geoff Redman
r1e2d3ca
Mar 5, 2002 10:02 pm
Based on some data tables for water-ethanol mixtures, I've put together a correction table for an alcoholometer calibrated at 20 degrees celsius. The table...
3221
Geoff Redman
r1e2d3ca
Mar 6, 2002 5:13 am
If anyone has trouble finding the correction table, try the following link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/new_distillers/files/ You will have to login with...
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Michael Spottswood
hamshine
Mar 6, 2002 5:50 am
I am fermenting a second try through my 1 litre chemist's flask and this time the wash appears to be carbonated. I measured it in at 10% potential before...
3223
funboytim
Mar 6, 2002 11:13 am
OK, I put my system up and did a test run on my first gallon and I gotta tell yall, I AIN'T DRINKING THAT!!!. I first had my boiling flask in a hot water bath...
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peter_vcb
Mar 6, 2002 12:21 pm
... would ... 95 you could try it in a vegetable oil bath next time. what did the wine taste like before you distilled it, was it palatable or was it like...
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Geoff Redman
r1e2d3ca
Mar 6, 2002 4:40 pm
Hello all, I've already got some useful feedback on the alcoholometer correction table with concern for the calibration temperature. Hmmm, how many different...
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Ian Macsween
columbo429
Mar 6, 2002 8:27 pm
Sure sounds like you have a good batch going. I do not know what effect the DAP and the lemon juice may have - but I would worry if your was does not fizz...
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Travis Coward
country_420
Mar 6, 2002 9:30 pm
im collecting things to build a still out of, i figure ill use copper pipe for the head/condenser assembly, but for the boiler i found a "water seperator" and...
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Michael Spottswood
hamshine
Mar 7, 2002 12:35 am
I am in the process of fitting together a pot for a boiler. I am wondering if red RTV automotive (high temp) silicon sealer is safe to use for our ...
3229
ups474@...
Mar 7, 2002 1:46 am
Fizzing like soda water is normal during a ferment. It's likely the lack of yeast nutrient on the first batch kept the ferment from being this ...
3230
ups474@...
Mar 7, 2002 4:10 am
You can also buy sheets of cork from automotive shops - you can cut this stuff into a really good gasket and not worry about plastics in your spirit....
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jared
winesandspir...
Mar 7, 2002 5:48 am
I did one for the 0-100, if you search the message archives, I upped a xls &
pdf version,
jared
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From: "Geoff Redman"...
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Tony & Elle Ackland
kiwi_distiller
Mar 7, 2002 6:51 am
... bubbling ... all ... I'd take this to be a good sign - it means that the yeast has made heaps of CO2 (and hence also the alcohol that goes with it). I...
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dave trunks
jackdaniels_...
Mar 7, 2002 9:00 am
stick with stainless with a bit of copper if you want to make whiskeys or bourbons...............or all stainless if you want to make ...
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peter_vcb
Mar 7, 2002 1:18 pm
hi geoff i saw that you were testing your chart using whiskey which is not pure alcohol i was thinking of using vodka but i remembered seeing on a bottle of...
3235
Brewhaus
brewhausinc
Mar 7, 2002 5:19 pm
In comparing units available, some have heating elements built in while others (such as ours) do not. I see the obvious advantage, but I also see some...
3236
Geoff Redman
r1e2d3ca
Mar 7, 2002 6:34 pm
Hi Peter, ... Very cool idea! Of course, this is the concentration range that the distillers using fractionating columns seem most interested in, so please do...
3237
shanekirkman
Mar 8, 2002 1:00 am
Could someone tell me the name of some sealants, none of the hardware or plumbing supplies in my area "Yeppoon" have heard of foodgrade sealant. I am after a...
