Ahoy Ahoy All, My first sugar/Turbo Classic wash is done fermenting (I think). No more bubbles in the airlock. Question is, do I need to use the Turbo clear to...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 9, 2013 4:56 am
All these idea are nice, but they are still not better than threads for small pipes. I love the metal belt that holds my cap to its pot. Robert ...
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Jim Wannaknow
teteman45
Feb 9, 2013 4:56 am
gee what ever happened to good ole flour paste?...
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DK
kbaker7575
Feb 9, 2013 4:58 am
I was not be a whiskey person until I started working for my new boss a couple of years ago. Since then, I have become extremely interested in the chemistry...
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Carlos alberto Sanchez
s_carlosalberto
Feb 9, 2013 4:58 am
yo soy un verdadero milagro de la vida ________________________________ De: mtj2854 <mtj2854@...> Para: new_distillers@yahoogroups.com Enviado: domingo,...
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hillbilly
hillbillyben78
Feb 9, 2013 7:47 pm
hillbillystills.com is an excellent place to check out...
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ahandyman59
Feb 9, 2013 7:49 pm
The stuff "left over" is pretty much fertilizer to your lawn, garden, etc. Anything that loves very slight acid ph will absolutely love it. From:...
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ahandyman59
Feb 9, 2013 7:49 pm
I use both a pot still and reflux tower. If you distill it above 75%, you will lose a lot/most of the flavor. At 95%, there is very little flavor remaining. If...
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Bill Rogers
tucciim
Feb 9, 2013 7:49 pm
it will settle on it's own after a while, usually 3 days to a week. if you can, stick it in the fridge. that will clear it up in a couple days. carbon in the...
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Bill Rogers
tucciim
Feb 9, 2013 7:50 pm
if you get 95% out of a potstill, you should write a book on your pioneering techniques. also at 95% your ethanol with have nearly 0 flavor. I don't really...
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Mark
stagof7
Feb 9, 2013 7:51 pm
Just decided to get into home distilling and I'm very glad to have found this resource. Right now I'm reading as much as I can before I start asking a bunch of...
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tgfoitwoods
Feb 9, 2013 8:12 pm
Hi Mark, ... found this resource. ... of questions. ... to get to know it, and see if it leaked (no leaks). Definitely have to work out an easier way to keep...
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Jim Graves
jimbull34
Feb 9, 2013 9:07 pm
Mark, You got the right idea on the wine, except add sugar to it and lacvin ec1118 yeast and let here go for a few weeks and then you can distill brandy. Â If...
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DK
kbaker7575
Feb 9, 2013 9:08 pm
Thank you, I am here to learn. No worries about anything other than getting it right so I have the best flavor I want. I know what I want, and I would rather...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 9, 2013 9:09 pm
Wash will kill your lawn. Take my word for it from first hand experience. Robert ________________________________ From: Bill Rogers <bill.rogers@...> ...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 9, 2013 9:19 pm
A reflux will do in one run what it will take a pot still to do after distilling 3 or 4 times. For example: when you use a thumper with pot still you will...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 11, 2013 10:43 pm
Your wife is a dear so keep her. If she can make beer, you have all of the wash/wort that you need. She might want to drop the hop, and use a better yeast...
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ahandyman59
Feb 11, 2013 10:43 pm
Interesting. My lawn loves it, but I usually hose it after pouring it on. From: new_distillers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:new_distillers@yahoogroups.com] On...
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Kevin Regira
kpregira
Feb 11, 2013 10:43 pm
I second that. I poured that shit on my lawn and the grass died and never grew thick again. Sent from my iPhone...
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seoj1
Feb 11, 2013 10:44 pm
All good ideas and suggestions...and bourbon is an American style whiskey....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey...
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Carlos alberto Sanchez
s_carlosalberto
Feb 11, 2013 10:44 pm
yo soy un verdadero milagro de la v ida ________________________________ De: RLB <last2blast@...> Para: "new_distillers@yahoogroups.com"...
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Donnie
streetroddonnie
Feb 11, 2013 10:44 pm
wy are they better I grew up around a pot still all my life and we have run stuff that would make you breath fire lol...
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Donnie
streetroddonnie
Feb 11, 2013 10:44 pm
wy is a reflux better...
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hillbilly
hillbillyben78
Feb 11, 2013 10:45 pm
yes i purchased the 3 inch pot still head and condinser and works great i just have to design a thumper for mine is all i use a 15.5 gal. beer keg for a boiler...
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Henk Stuurman
hstuurman
Feb 12, 2013 4:45 am
Better as what? Is a reflux better than a pot? No, it's different. Depence on what you're distilling Henk ________________________________ From: Donnie...
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hillbilly
hillbillyben78
Feb 12, 2013 7:27 pm
any here ever done an all grain mash with no sugar added? I am working with a recipe from around 1890 or so and it calls for 50lbs corn cracked and 5lbs barley...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 12, 2013 7:27 pm
It's mostly a personal thing. I favor pot still for flavor, and you need to add flavors after re-flexing. Large distilleries use reflux and add flavor...
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last2blast
Feb 12, 2013 7:27 pm
Just wondered if anyone has ever individually malted corn, barley, and rye for use in a wash? Do you still need to cook those grains if you malt them all? My...
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Jeff Kimble
jeffkimblelv
Feb 12, 2013 7:28 pm
Reflux columns have the effect of multiple distillations in a single run. By running them correctly, you can remove the foreshots and heads in a single pass,...
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Fredrick Lee
AreoSpike
Feb 12, 2013 7:53 pm
Malting creates the enzyme. The cooking (and pH) activates the enzyme. You have to do both steps....
