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Jan 1, 2009
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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 ...
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Jan 1, 2009
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Good Morning, I am wondering, can I reuse the liquid leftover in the boiler for another sour mash? I ran 4 or 5 beer striping runs and then did a spirit run...
east855
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Jan 1, 2009
5:39 pm
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-- hello there thanks for answering made me feel good to finally get a feed back i live on the island of praslin in seychelles thats in the indian ocean next...
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Jan 1, 2009
6:34 pm
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Hey Bossy, And Happy New Years back at ya. Now that I know the Island, Im dang jealous as hell. Sounds like a wonderful place - especially with those nice...
jamesonbeam1
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Jan 1, 2009
7:41 pm
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Hi Stan, Having a bit of experience in sour mash and rum making, the answer is yes - you can reuse the leftover liquid. Although Harry and I have had some...
jamesonbeam1
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Jan 1, 2009
8:18 pm
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If your leaving 40% ABV in your tails, thats kind of a waste. Profeesional distillers go down to about 1-3% for their tails. Us home (nano distillers) take it...
jamesonbeam1
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Jan 1, 2009
8:58 pm
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Hi Eddie. I use a cheap optical handheld refractometer which costed about 50 box. The benefit is that I need only one drop which I can easily take out of the...
jp_koning
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Jan 1, 2009
11:48 pm
32738
I've read almost every distilling-related book there is, and heard many knowledgeable people (JB, Pint etc.) voice their opinions, on the definition of "sour...
Harry
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Jan 2, 2009
12:32 am
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... home ... the ... calulations and ... them ... have ... leftover ... alcohol ... be ... low 100s with brandy midlein 90s with corns with there outfits- they...
gooseeye
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Jan 2, 2009
1:12 pm
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from local juice makers i would like to ask this question. it has been the case for lots of years that since we dont have the good yeast thats found and talked...
bravoseychelles
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Jan 2, 2009
1:21 pm
32741
... good ... 15 ... rocks ... the ... technique ... if they aint addin suger of some kind some how you only gonna be getin what the fruit got to offer so 8 to...
gooseeye
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Jan 2, 2009
1:48 pm
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... Answering the Question from the subject line. No, especially with a fruit mash. Fruit as well as the air we breath is dotted with Wild Yeast and these...
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Jan 2, 2009
2:08 pm
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hey waldo if i may call you that thats cold men no wonder you boys need to keep warm. bet youe methane is good . anse lazio is one of the best ...
bravoseychelles
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Jan 2, 2009
2:11 pm
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... wrote: If ... Here's a couple of interesting articles on the subject. http://www.enologyinternational.com/yeast/wildyeast.html ...
rye_junkie1
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Jan 2, 2009
2:14 pm
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Very good point Jp, Hydrometers do not work well in a mash/must/wash with a high solid content. This is a real problem in the wine making world as well as ...
jamesonbeam1
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Jan 2, 2009
2:57 pm
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Hi Bravo, Trying to make a sucessful fermentation from wild fruits without using camden tablets (ie. meta bi-sufites to distroy them nasty microbes), and ...
jamesonbeam1
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Jan 2, 2009
3:29 pm
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Yes Bossy, Feel free to call me Waldo - an old joke from Haery, but please dont call my hootch "methane" (a gas - methanol - the liquid) - thats the bad chit...
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Jan 2, 2009
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... using ... microbes), and ... very ... some ... vinegar in ... this way ... hehe), ... to 15 ... rocks ... the ... technique ... about ... i say it depends...
gooseeye
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Jan 2, 2009
5:34 pm
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Bravo, Are you fermenting with the mashed fruit included or removed? If you include the pulp in your initial fermentation you have to stir the top down once a...
mstehelin
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Jan 2, 2009
5:53 pm
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Hello Group.. Back for one more question, Hope this one doesn't get me the Dram award or what ever its called, Ok Does anyone know how much 1 lb of corn starch...
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Jan 2, 2009
7:31 pm
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... While I don't have the answer to this question, I really like it. I've actually considered the potential, but never put it to the test. So, here's what I...
Trid
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Jan 2, 2009
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hey waldo sorry for calling your bouz methane. im pretty sure its not thanks for the comfort in letting me know i m buying something good i hope it makes some...
bravoseychelles
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Jan 2, 2009
7:55 pm
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If you can understand the results, Google is your friend..[IMAGE] http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/71/10/6443 ...
Rob Macrobert
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Jan 2, 2009
8:39 pm
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... results ... They are a series of experimental and/or genetically modified yeast strains that can use starch to make ethanol directly. They have limited...
Harry
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Jan 3, 2009
12:21 am
32755
... I have been scull scratchin on this subject as well for a month or so. Enough so that even my wife asks me if I'm ready to try it yet when we pass by the...
rye_junkie1
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Jan 3, 2009
12:43 am
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Dude: First off, I have no idea why you would post these links in the New_Distillers site... If you want to start a discussion on advanced topics of...
jamesonbeam1
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Jan 3, 2009
12:53 am
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is there a way to centrifuge a wash to clear it? im thinking spin cycle of a washing machine with the drum modified to hold jugs....
goodneighbor69
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Jan 3, 2009
12:57 am
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Mason, Just remeber that corn starch, while it should be mixed with cold water, is mostly used for a food thickener - especially in chinese cooking (one of my...
jamesonbeam1
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Jan 3, 2009
1:02 am
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Welp, Ya you can try it on spin cycle, but if one of them jugs breaks I'd be a bit hesitent to use it again for your colored wash [;)] . A 5 gallon paint bag...
jamesonbeam1
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Jan 3, 2009
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