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...
Ok so tuesday night I mashed up all 20 pounds of persimmons. I added 6 gallons water, 8lbs of sugar, 4 camden tablets, 2 tablespoons of acid blend, 1 tblspn...
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...
Has anyone made Aquardiente? I'm on vacation in Colombia and Aquardiente seems to be the primary drink around here and most of Latin America. It's made from...
Hello, Can I get some reccommendations on books? We have a still coming and I think a couple of good books with clear instructions and recipies are in order! ...
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...
Anyone have an easy whiskey and rum recipies that a beginner couldn't screw up? Any ideas what the hydrometer should read at the time to distill? How long to...
Can anybody tell me what the deal is with these alcohol essences that I see everywhere? Are they legal to ship/ to have? Do they actually taste good? Say if...
Hi Group I have a gallon or so of neutral spirits that I would like to turn into something else. I have a one gallon oak barrel that I would like to use but...
Any tips on hot plates. I am trying to get away from propane but commercial hot plates are pricey. Does any body know of a home use unit that will handle the...
First off, I am building a simple and small reflux still similar to bokakob's design (for refrence). What is a simple way to judge what temperature to distill...
So i am going for a whiskey like product that i will age in toasted oak and this my recipe 4lbs Corn Sugar 3lbs Malt extract 2lbs Flaked Corn 1/2 lbs toasted...
I made some rum (1 gal molasses:4 gal rum) in my potstill (~28L). Fermented (2) five gallon carboys and stripped them. Took 2 gallons of low wines, 1 gal...
Hey everyone i've been a way for a few months off getting married but things have calmed down and now it's time to pick up where I left off. I just realized...
Does the length/ diameter of the reflux tube ("housing";) make a difference in purity or flavor or anything in the distilling process? What does the packing do...
I want to start distilling but I need to know about all of the possible harmful chemicals in home brew and how to separate it from the good end product. Of the...
Hi Everyone Not been on for some time but still reading all the post and still learning !!!!! What it is I'm based in the UK and cannot get a needle valve...
I have a batch that has been bubbling away nicely since Sunday. I had expected it to be done by today so that I could run it before going out of town for a...
Gday All Im planning on construction a reflux valve still, similar to the one feature at homedistillers.org <http://homedistillers.org>, My questions are. Is...
I have a relux still but a short column (14in) on a 6 gal pot and my stuff taste bad when going for the "vodka" so since i am broke and cant get a real column...
im looking to build a pot still and am a bit confused on where to mount the thermometer...should it be on the top portion of the pot to read the temp of the...
I ran a sugar batch with turbo yeast. It burns in your mouth and smells like Jaquins Vodka. Smells and tastes like the cheapest stuff you can buy. It was...
If a whiskey mash is not clear after 5 days is there a way to "re- ferment" it? The airlock seemed to be active for the first few days, I figured I'd let it...
I went to an orchard and got 4 bushels of apples for $10 and juice some brought the hole lot to a boil for 15min then cooled and added ec-1118 with about 6lbs...
i have picked up a quite strong tails smell in the head of my still.. i regularly flush the head out after use, using water.. also removing packing and...
Ok so this may sound like a dumb question, but roughly how many scrubbers would I need for a 1m long 50mm diameter column?  Just thinking about pricing out...
Tried to reply, but your email addy bounced, so I've had to forward it to the group, sorry.... Â P. ... From: Paul Smith <praxis178@...> Subject: Re:...
In most of the web-based reading I have done, as well as in Ian's book, I have learned that scotch whiskey is made from 100% malted barley and water. I was...
