I have tried both prestige essences and still spirits essences - And some flavours are better on one range than the other. Confusing part is that still sprits...
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Kevin
kabadou
Nov 1, 2009 1:42 pm
Wow, looks like I came to the right place. Thanks!...
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Michael
michaelegrasser
Nov 2, 2009 5:55 am
I use essences all the time. Esp if I am doing a sugar batch, I have sprits that taste just like Crown Royal but more proofage than regular...
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schnakeus
Nov 2, 2009 5:55 am
Here's a rum recipe that is good. 8 lb sugar, 6 lb light brown sugar, 2 12oz bottles of molasses dissolved in two gallons of hot water. Save 8 oz or so of this...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 2, 2009 1:21 pm
Hi All, After being critiqued too many times on my beliefs in using plastics in the hobby of distilling, would any of you other 3,648 members here in New...
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macrobert@...
macrobert...
Nov 2, 2009 1:29 pm
I've found that at ~35% or lower it seems to be okay, but above that it gets flavours from the plastic. YMMV Robbie Mac Sometime tinkerer and sometimes it even...
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Jan Ooms
ozgolf2000
Nov 2, 2009 8:35 pm
Hi YMMV, I hope that you drink all that gutrot yourself. You wouldn't want it on your concience that you are slowly poisoning all your drinking mates. Please...
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dsmith1997
Nov 2, 2009 8:59 pm
Hi Jim, Thanks for the advice. I put this on hold for a few days to finish up my other sugar washes but my plan is to split this into two batches because it's...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 2, 2009 9:37 pm
Sounds good Duane, Just add the water in increments till it looks right. Vino es Veritas, Jim aka Waldo....
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tgfoitwoods
Nov 2, 2009 10:17 pm
Okay, I'm open to the fact that many, perhaps even all, plastics leach toxins into high-ABV spirit, but can anyone tell me *which* toxins are leached out of...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 2, 2009 10:20 pm
OK Guys, Didn't mean to start a flame war here. I was being a bit facetious and "tounge in cheek" when asking for comments on Schnakeus' recommendation to...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 2, 2009 11:34 pm
Hi ZB, Not sure what they all are or do, but heres a few. Vino es Veritas, Jim aka Waldo. Toxins, Endocrine Disruptors And Carcinogens That Migrate From The ...
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Paul Smith
praxis178
Nov 3, 2009 12:07 am
You can add Bispheno-A (BPA) to that list, a suspected carcinogen and (I can't remember the word, but..) it also affects how sex of an animal is expressed...
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tgfoitwoods
Nov 3, 2009 12:34 am
Thanks a bunch Waldo and Paul. I'm saving this info. I like hard facts *way* better than just handwaving, and I'm *still* collecting and storing in glass. ...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 3, 2009 1:07 am
Your More then Welcome ZB, But again, remember this everyone, what we are doing here, is making drinkable "poison" in the first place. All these discussions...
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schnakeus
Nov 3, 2009 4:01 am
Jim and all, Sorry Andy, I shouldn't have recommended plastic, although I was talking short term (7 to 10 days to mellow and color. Then dilute,flavor and...
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johntteswod
Nov 3, 2009 12:15 pm
Hi all, I have been soaking some berries in 40% juice and decided to chuck in some star anise powder and other stuff, its been a few weeks now and now I can't...
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tgfoitwoods
Nov 3, 2009 9:43 pm
John, Some flavors will come through the still just fine, like the star anise. Only some flavor notes from the berries will come across. Break up your...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 3, 2009 11:11 pm
Yes John, Powdered spices are an sob sometimes to filter out. You can try using #2 melita coffee filters cut up to fit a metal strainer and try that. In the...
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goodneighbor69
Nov 3, 2009 11:16 pm
i have done 4 all grain sour mashes, striped them. i have a 5th mash fermenting. i have a bit more than 2 gal low wines. can i add these wines to the 5th mash...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 3, 2009 11:48 pm
Hi Schnakeus, No big deal at all. This hobby is constant learning curve and im glad this was brough out in the open. Just hope people now relize when and ...
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johntteswod
Nov 3, 2009 11:53 pm
Thanks for reply, would it have been better to distill the star anise seperatly and then add to juice, that would ensure it remains without solids, I will give...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 4, 2009 12:31 am
Hey Good, I would strip your 5th mash and dilute the stripped runs down to about 35% and do your spirits run. Save your feints for a seperate run. Those blue...
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waljaco
Nov 4, 2009 10:28 am
Aguardiente is the Spanish form of the Latin 'aqua ardens' (hot water). It is a generic term for alcohol. In South America it is usually made from...
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burrows206
Nov 4, 2009 1:11 pm
Hi guys, Can any one please point me in the direction of the Baileys recipe again as I've lost it I generally know the ingredients but as to amounts naw gone...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 4, 2009 1:57 pm
Bonjour Geoff, No sure which Bailey's cream recipe your talking about, but it its Mason's when you were discussing it yesterday in Advanced, see if this is it:...
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jamesonbeam1
Nov 4, 2009 2:19 pm
Sidenote Geoff, Harry makes a point of saying to add the whisky to the cream or milk and not visa versa so it wont curdle. JB....
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gnikomson2000
Nov 4, 2009 6:29 pm
Thought I'd drag these out & dust 'em off for another go round. Enjoy! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/new_distillers/message/25547 ...
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bbbob194713
Nov 5, 2009 4:29 am
I put in Masons cornflake wash with some stuff i had cleaned from a house i box raisin bran and i box rice crispis tomatoe past and mollasses and the rest of...
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gnikomson2000
Nov 5, 2009 11:55 am
... If it's down to 1000 it's done. You better run it. Rack it off the lees first & use said lees to start your next mash. Slainte! regards Harry...
