GGB-  As an herbalist, the amount of cyanide in apple pips is next to negligable. You would have to eat over a pound of pips to feel any adverse effects. ...
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girlguidebis...
Feb 25, 2013 5:37 am
Thanks WB. I was going to cider it then make some cider vinegar but distilling sounds better. ... From: White Bear <sha_man_1@...> Subject: Re:...
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waljaco
Feb 25, 2013 11:12 am
A newspaper report said a cup of apple seeds killed a person who indulged on his birthday! wal...
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White Bear
sha_man_1
Feb 25, 2013 12:57 pm
Check out how much a cup of apple seeds weighs. If you could find that article, I would like to see it. P.S. If someone was going to eat a cup of apple...
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Ric Cunningham
the_wilypig
Feb 25, 2013 2:02 pm
Cider makers around the world crush/grind their fruit prior to pressing and no one seems to mind. Yes the seeds contain cyanide but extracting it is more...
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Ric Cunningham
the_wilypig
Feb 25, 2013 2:06 pm
Plenty of homebrewers have converted half barrel kegs to electric boil kettles. You heat the fluid/mash not the vessel with this method anyway. Insulating the...
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Ric Cunningham
the_wilypig
Feb 25, 2013 2:12 pm
corn mash is traditionally made with corn grits or course ground corn meal. To access the starch you need to gelatinize the meal. Mix with water cook at a low...
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Ric Cunningham
the_wilypig
Feb 25, 2013 2:22 pm
You have a bad case of unhappy yeast. First the SG of just the sugar to is 1.040. You don't state the amount of corn or rye so I can't do the calculation on...
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M L
kekedog13
Feb 25, 2013 7:49 pm
I have found that a tsp. of Epsom Salts, a tsp. of yeast nutrient and a very vigorous stir, like with a paint stirring devise on an electric drill does wonders...
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Derek Hamlet
derekhamlet
Feb 25, 2013 7:53 pm
... I use a full size keg (59 litres). I use two heating elements (hot water heater type). One is 220 volts for heat up. The others is 1500watts 110. I use...
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girlguidebis...
Feb 25, 2013 9:23 pm
I guess we are talking about stainless steel kegs and not the wooden variety? ... I use a full size keg (59 litres). I use two heating elements (hot water...
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girlguidebis...
Feb 25, 2013 9:30 pm
I spoke with a contact here who has made apple cider and apple cider vinegar commercially for 40 years. He says fire ahead, no problem, and he told me about...
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Jason Schnapp
spdjnky_42
Feb 26, 2013 2:08 am
Yes I sell controllers to mount an emmersion element in the keg to boil with electric. They range from $275-$375 depending on unit. ...
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Jim Graves
jimbull34
Feb 26, 2013 2:09 am
Take the top off and leave it open to the atmosphere with just a towl over it to keep the bugs out. Â Use EC1118 yeast and you won't have this problem in the...
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Jim Graves
jimbull34
Feb 26, 2013 2:09 am
Stainless or copper, NEVER Alum. Â It will poison you... Â James D. Graves Ravenwood Solutions, llc. 251-533-8569 ________________________________ From:...
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Jim Graves
jimbull34
Feb 26, 2013 2:09 am
Potassium Nitrate is used in making gun powder, along with sulfur and charcoal. Â I make it for my black powder guns. Â Works great...and its cheap! Â James...
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Jim Graves
jimbull34
Feb 26, 2013 2:10 am
In my experience, none to very little. Â I have had straight sugar washes that had to sit for weeks because I was offshore and when I ran them, I got the same...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 26, 2013 2:10 am
I have no idea about cyanide in apple seeds, one would think that there would not be enough cyanide remaining in the finished product to kill a person. You...
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last2blast
Feb 26, 2013 2:11 am
What a learning experience my first inish run is toward understanding many of the things talked about in this forum. Like people have stated, my head started...
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Thomas
stought1
Feb 26, 2013 2:11 am
I made a stove top pot still, it was my first experiment. The smell settled down with a little time and proofing it to 80 proof. I just didn't know what I was...
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 26, 2013 2:12 am
What I read is that if you ate .5 to 1 cup of apple seeds could cause death (It depends on the mass of the person). Swallowing apple seed can cause leeching,...
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dampcave
Feb 26, 2013 4:30 am
Thank you for the detailed reply! I guess I have been confused by the casual use of the term "strip", which, I can see now, isn't really what's going on. And...
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mr.buster
buster5782
Feb 26, 2013 4:30 am
Do not use aluminum!!!! Stainless or copper only!!!! ________________________________ From: "steander@..." <steander@...> To:...
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Bill Rogers
tucciim
Feb 26, 2013 4:34 am
use stainless or copper. good luck! On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:46 AM, steander@......
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daryl_bee
Feb 26, 2013 4:35 am
This sounds like the time I added a heap of DAP (di-amonium phosphate) nutrient to a stuck 10 gallon ferment (stuck at about 12%) at near midnight. It seemed a...
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ahandyman59
Feb 26, 2013 4:35 am
I think the key ingredient in the apple seeds is called Amygdalin, which breaks down to hydrogen cyanide when consumed. Amygdalin melts above the boiling point...
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Bill Rogers
tucciim
Feb 26, 2013 4:35 am
yes. and also kegs with heating elements inside of them and not with a hot plate under....
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Blackhat-Whitedog
blkhatwhtdog
Feb 26, 2013 4:35 am
the idea is to cut a hole in the side of the keg and install an electrical heating element. a few inches off the bottom....
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RLB
last2blast
Feb 26, 2013 4:36 am
When I did my pot still stripping run, my distillate did not smell like anything anyone would ever want to drink, but my finish run removed most of that...
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Blackhat-Whitedog
blkhatwhtdog
Feb 26, 2013 4:36 am
question for jason is it true that its better to get 220 elements even if you can only use regular household 110 power because its still more efficient than...
