Hi and Merry Xmas to everyone! I know that usually 2-row malt is the base malt for most non-grain whiskies since it gives more malty flavor than 6-row, which...
Can someone tell me how involved it is to get a license to distill alcohol and what it costs? Just wondering in case a person was so inclined to do such a...
I'm passing this on for elmbrook, because his postings don't seem to appear in the new_distillers messages, although I see them in what's delivered to my...
Dear Sir/Madam Thank you very much for e mailing copies of those e mails from members about distilling and all matters connected there to for the last several...
Happy Holidays to one and all, My the lord look down on us favorability may we live in peace. may our children grow up to know today what we have done for ...
looking at trying my hand at bourbon thinking of a reflux still but now recent reading leads me to think more about pot stills recommendations please...
I´ve heared than scotch whisky is spiced with some blackpepper, an even vanilla. What other spices could be used? for Scotch, for irish, or even for bourbon?...
I clean my copper packing in glass bowls of water with citric acid. Im noticing the water turning blue. Anyone have a good explanation whats happening? Ive...
I've had good luck using oak chips - toasted at differnet levels - to age my stuff. Question is: are these 3 - 4- 5 - 10 Liter mini barrels of any real value?...
There was an intersting article on the wire reports over the weekend. It seems that 2 men from Callands Virginia were arrested for the manufacture of illegal...
Hi, Last week, I distilled 80l of pineapple juice, the pH was 3.6, I continued distilling until it was coming out at 10%, the run was slightly cloudy - but...
Hi all, I have some 60%abv rum sitting on oak chips, to which i added a couple tablespoons of sorghum syrup and some black pepper. I'm gonna age most of it...
Hi Moss, I was thinking exactly the same myself. If you're finding it difficult now Alex. Just think about when they made it well over 150 years ago do you...
Hi After many distillations, many of them using molasses, my Brewhaus´ SS distiller is stained and with some hard to remove layer/coating/crust (I don´t know...
I got awesome info about the methanol worries I had and really do appreciate the input , you make it easy to understand an I thank you for that. But I had a...
Hi all, I've been running some sorghum rum from juice and syrup the last couple weeks. Most of my 'wine' started off around 20 brix and I used champagne ...
wal thought you would like to see the JUICE: Alternate Fuels World web site. Message from Sender: Sorghum v. sugarcane Molasses and Rum or Why Brazil is not...
Hi there, I've been lurking a while, and I'm finally taking Z-Bob's advice (great book, by the way!) to stop being a fly on the wall. I've got a lemon tree out...
I read that to ensure that you don't get methanol you should not keep any runoff that occurs below 173 degrees because methanol boils at 148, and ethanol boils...
I'm looking for some basic info on making rum. I'll be using Sorghum juice, but am mostly interested in just learning more about the process for making a good...
I have tried to make a nice strong peach flavored schnapps/vodka hybrid but haven't been happy with my results to date. Anyone have a recipe or process that...
hello all. i just started distilling my own alcohol using the method described on this page: http://olliver.family.gen.nz/schnapps.htm my only concern is that...
How do you keep the temperature of the water in the thumper high enough to be sure the alcohol vapor will not just condense in the thumper and not bubble...
Hi all To ZB and all grain whiskey makers. How much low wines do you get after a grain mash/fermentation? Been working with 8 lb. grain + 2 lb. 6 row malt (no...
About to begin producing my first batch. Going to start with vodka and gin, both will likely be infused. Trying to determine how much activated carbon to use...
