... Provided you keep it covered (plastic tidy bag, loose lid, whatever) the carbon dioxide given off will form a blanket on top of the wash (it's heavier than...
I've recently completed my first run distilling 25L of 14% sugar wash. I'm using a an AUSTENITIC Design still. I've collected about 3.5L of initially 90%...
I'm new myself but I just completed my first run using a reflux still and it seemed to go well. I used a wash made exclusively of sugar, water and turbo...
I wouldn't discard at all. However, I have a couple of questions. For a sugar wash you are aiming for that output between 78-82C. Above that you are into...
I did discard the first 250ml but then continued to distill up to 90 degrees. I think I misunderstood the section of Home DIstilling under Distilling heading...
Do not throw away your cuts and tails as they can be saved and when you have enough run them thru the distiller again and make the normal cuts on that run...
Hello Hdrk and Welcome to this fine hobby, What your missing is understanding the cuts in a distillation and what to keep and what to throw or away or...
Hey all, Matt Rowely, the writer and columnist is requesting help as outlined below. I know a couple of members here fit the descripion, If anyone interested...
i have made blueberry wine for 20yrs, five gallons at a time. i have 10lbs of berries in the freezer left over from July . i have made all the blueberry...
Sounds ok as a recipe Bigdaddy. Below this I included a recipe from Jack Keller That also looks good. For distilling, i would try a single distillation...
hi all blue berries being so light on flavor aftor making your brandy i would also let a few blueberries soak for a few weeks in the finished product just for...
Fruit flavors are a real pain which why some commercial company’s use extracts but it shows in the final project and I personally would rather have the taste...
for the money, rum has to be the best , (and easiest), for fermenting a wash to get the most quality produce out of .compared to whiskey and bourbon that use...
I would like to thank all of you on the bluberry wine thing. While I am working on one project my buddy is doing a wine project with blue berries alongside ...
Good evening group, I have been trying to get a post to the group for the last couple of Days and have not found to time to sit still long enough to post My...
I was thinking as many different recipes we have can we build a sheet that show's most of those and the cut off. I see post's about Rum vs. Fruit Ect. Some...
Well Welcome Virgil, Tis great to have a new member with a background in shining. Someday you will have to tell us some old stories about your relatives. One...
Now that sounds like a hell of an idea and excellent project. Sun has a free office program that reads all spreadsheets. Thanks for thinking of it CR - as a...
It Really depends Measelbrad, Since backset is very acidic, you really should not use more then will bring your fermentation below around 4.5 pH. As a...
Yes Sir Boss I am All Over This, As A Tech/Nerd I know what of you speak, More to follow, Come On Gang send your Cut Off's Now that sounds like a hell of an...
I use 40% and use a Turbo Rum Yeast and it Does Take 7 to 9 days, But come out at 17% or Better, Of course it's all Sugar from Cane & Mole ASSES, What does the...
generally after i invert the brown sugar and molasses it gives me about 2gals . so i add 1.5 gals of backset and 1.5 gals of water. anymore backset would drop...
My first distil which I double distilled and ended with about 3 litres of 90% is pretty much odourless . My wife loves the gin but my bourbon has a sort of...
