Hi all, I'm a home winemaker and brewer for the past 35 years, the last twenty or so my brewing has been all grain. I picked up a 5l copper still with the...
Hello all, Just a few days ago we had some chat about cloudy spirits, what might cause this, etc. So 2 days ago I had a liter of newly made gin which I...
OK im really new about this whole thing, from fermenting to distilling. Iv read through this: http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_distiller/alt_menu.htm and i still...
I was struck by the phrase "old man's realization" in Billy Weeble's posting, and wonder if there are other septuagenarians out there, pursueing this fine ...
Apparently the inside of aluminium pots (& stills) should not be scrubbed until shiny - the natural aluminium oxide acts to protect the underlying raw metal,...
... Note that I've now moved the website from Kiwi_Distiller, to http://homedistiller.org (and also have a "mirror" site at http://distiller.servebeer.com )....
Hi I "aquired" some glass beakers and funels from school to use for measuring out put flom a n/s still and they are covered in crusty chemicals. Does any one...
G'day all, I know that oak chips are good for whiskey, but what about Tasmanian oak? Does it give the necessary vanillins/sugars that whiskey requires? Living...
Don't ever make the mistake of buying these (photo attached). They are clearly labeled 'Copper Scourers' but 'Copper Washed Mild Steel Scourers' is more...
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o.k. So I have followed the instructions to the nth degree. I purchased a still (5L) from my home brew shop. I fermented at a constant temperature of 21 - 23...
This could be a load of old cobblers for all I know, but the link was included in a Gert Strand promo newsletter forwarded to me by a (non-list) distilling...
Finally put the valved reflux still (http://www.moonshine-still.com/page16.htm) into operation this weekend. Having never run a still of this type before I...
Hi all I'm finally able to post a picture of my still, Very simple. It has a small fountain pump in the pail to circulate the cooling water. It will put out...
Hi all. All this talk about extracting cordials and how to construct a still, prompts me to post this with a piccy of my homemade still. It's made from a brass...
Ok, as I am relatively new to distilling, I am curious to have this question answered... WHY does white rum have a distinct methylated spirit smell, yet it...
I've been building a reflux still for some time now, with the information that I've gleaned from reading the mesages and some toughts of my own. I would like...
Sorry about the attatchment i'll try again.this is the first time i've tried to do this __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
I made two 25L batches of sugar was with 8Kg Turbo packet. I had to leave on vacation prior to being able to distill and they had about another 2-3 days left...
I am in the US and have a question about electrics. I am going to run two water tank elements in my still. The elements I have are two 1500 watt, 240 volt....
Blueflame, ... In an earlier version of this recipe, you'd mentioned using 50# of sugar and 50# corn with 25 gal of water. Have I miss-read and got the...
Hi Mike, I too am in the US. The 240 we have here is actually two 120's (usually red and black) with a earth or ground (usually white) making the third. There...
i have a corking machine and can get lots of bottles from a local bottle bank. is cork safe to use. will it taint the spirit. should they be stored like wine...
In a message dated 5/20/02 9:41:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, BillyWeeble@... writes: << The lids are around $1 new for the regular mouth type (preferred)...
Hello Everyone, Please comment on this project and see if you think it will fail, work marginally or succeed. Please do add your suggestions on how I might ...
Hi, I have just finished making a reflux tower and was going to attach it to a beer keg. However I have come across a 20ltr hot water urn with 2300w heater and...
