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new_distillers@yahoog...
Oct 1, 2010 8:38 am
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thursty2
Oct 1, 2010 10:30 am
I've seen a lot of reflux column designs that have both a product Take-off valve, -and- a Reflux valve which controls the return to the column of condensation...
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Harry
gnikomson2000
Oct 1, 2010 10:29 pm
... You are correct. In an LM setup, only 1 bleed valve is necessary. Mike's Liquid Management setup was posted 5 years ago, and looks to be a carry-on from...
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Pete H
thursty2
Oct 2, 2010 1:00 am
Harry, My Nixon Stone type head and column regularly produces up to 95.6%abv depending on where at the miniscus I take the reading ;^) Given that it may be...
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tampagamer
Oct 2, 2010 1:37 am
Any true good recipes as I got a bottle of this from Cuba and loved it and nothing sold that has compared in the USA...
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Harry
gnikomson2000
Oct 2, 2010 3:26 am
Comments inline... ... depending on where at the miniscus I take the reading ;^) ... processing the abv is difficult to improve, how might a "vapour ...
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Harry
gnikomson2000
Oct 2, 2010 3:40 am
Hmmm...basic concept pic didn't show...here 'tis again (hopefully)... [vm-basic]...
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Royce Thigpen
fireside58
Oct 3, 2010 4:13 pm
Please, someone remind me how to process cornflakes correctly. I know I have been told at least once. My corn supply got buggy (I realized today when I was ...
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jamesonbeam1
Oct 4, 2010 1:58 pm
Royce, You chose the same title for this Thread that goes back to 2003 and is where I got my recipe from. Read thru all the entries below this message and...
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Royce Thigpen
fireside58
Oct 4, 2010 3:28 pm
I new I had seen that recipe at some point. I couldn't find it yesterday when I was looking. They are just starting to pick corn around home, so it will...
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jamesonbeam1
Oct 4, 2010 3:55 pm
While the UJSSM says to keep some of the old corn using cracked corn, with corn flakes, I just use about 35 to 40% of the backset and start with all new corn...
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Royce Thigpen
fireside58
Oct 4, 2010 5:50 pm
That should be simple enough. I am going to retire sometime soon and devote more time to putting stuff I want to save in a place I can go back and find it. ...
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rosnekcaj
Oct 5, 2010 3:53 pm
I hope someone is able to diagnose this problem. When I am refluxing and have the takeoff rate set at about 12 ml/min during hearts, the takeoff rate may...
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Royce Thigpen
fireside58
Oct 5, 2010 4:13 pm
Is distiller's yeast and turbo yeast the same thing?...
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geoff burrows
burrows206
Oct 5, 2010 6:15 pm
Hi rosnekcaj, It sounds like you may have a heat build up in the hot plate across the whole of the plate, as opposed to where the actual heating element is....
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goodneighbor69
Oct 5, 2010 6:26 pm
... no, turbo yeast contain all the nutrients it needs to convert a sugar wash within its package. where as distillers yeast needs nutrients in the wash or...
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Harry
gnikomson2000
Oct 5, 2010 7:23 pm
... I don't think so. I'm guessing it's "needle creep". It's a common fault with needle valves operating in a hot environment. They gradually expand and...
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geoff burrows
burrows206
Oct 5, 2010 9:43 pm
Hi Harry, I had thought something along that line i.e metal expansion in the needle valve region, but dissmissed it thinking it might be something more basic. ...
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Pete H
thursty2
Oct 6, 2010 3:09 am
I too have discovered this irritating phenomena. I put it down to the fact that the valve does not have a positive "set". Whatever position I rotate the handle...
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rosnekcaj
Oct 6, 2010 1:14 pm
One thing I failed to mention is I am using a modified needle valve. When I first ran my bokabob I noticed that the needle valve setting was extremly touchy -...
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JerryM
jkmccull
Oct 9, 2010 11:56 pm
Last year I did an all grain bourbon mash. I used feed corn and hand ground it. I used supplier ground malted barley and rye. I cooked the grains to covert the...
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waljaco
Oct 10, 2010 6:39 am
Grain is converted to fermentable glucose. Sugar (sucrose) contains glucose and fructose. The fructose does not give a grain character that is why breweries...
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jamesonbeam1
Oct 10, 2010 2:15 pm
Jerry, As Wal mentions, when enzymes break down the starches in grains, they produce maltose, a disaccharide which contains 2 molecules of glucose that the...
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Jerry McCullough
jkmccull
Oct 11, 2010 5:04 pm
I agree with you that I shloud have got more than 3/4 gallon. I had several problems as a direct result of my inexperience. I think I will do better this...
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joe framer
t_framer
Oct 11, 2010 5:30 pm
hello to the group, I am definitely a newbie and my head is swimming from all I have read but maybe not digested.   I have made a valved reflux still...30...
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jamesonbeam1
Oct 12, 2010 10:04 am
Jerry, A decent conversion of lets say about 75% to 80% of the starches should give you around a 7% ABV fermentation which is about average for an all grain...
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jamesonbeam1
Oct 12, 2010 10:43 am
Hi Joe, Welcome aboard. Just saw you joined a few days ago. A couple of things here. First dont waste your time trying to get methanol out of your...
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jamesonbeam1
Oct 12, 2010 11:01 am
Sidenote: When running in de-reflux mode, I would set both elements on high till the still heats up, then adjust the heat for around 7 to 8 drops per second....
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Sid Rains
landrover_ffr
Oct 12, 2010 9:05 pm
Hi Farmer, Personally I would not attempt to control head temp by adjusting the input power. Attempting to get good product by adjust both the input power and...
