Hello,everyone! I have had some fun trying distillation and reading this forum, then it sunk in that I am actually committing a felony. Anyone have any...
I'm planning to build the 5 gal still described in Bob's book Making Fine Spirits. But I figure as long as I'm at it, why not make it convertible from a pot...
How does someone using an anonymous account get access to New Distiller forum? I thought New Distiller was created to share information and ideas. I guess...
Love to get a 5 gallon still... Maybe I will.... Lol Claude Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE exclusively from Sprint ... From: "Patrick Luke" <peluke@...> To:...
When your using grain for a mash to distill can sugar be added to raise the alcohol level and still use it to make whiskey or would it become more of a neutral...
Can anyone advise how to exit this forum bar the unsubscribe button at the foot of this thread? Sent from my HTC ... From: "RLB" <last2blast@...> To:...
Hey all! Just ran about 6 gallons and turned it into almost 3 liters of 100 proof. I stopped running at 80 proof. How low should I go when running? Also, what...
sir, where can I find simple basic receipes for distilling using sugar, water, bakers yeast. Â each time mash used 1 gallon. alex sir, where can I find simple...
Going to start distilling after a three year break and do not wish to spend all day cooking two washes, one after the other as i used too, so I am planing on...
Well........ I have a 2 gallon pot still....got it off Ebay. I like it......But as soon as I ended up with 1 quart of product from a 5 gallon wash......I knew...
But I have READ a TON.... I purchased a nixon stone offset head still and have it sitting atop a 15.5 gal keg as the pot. this reflux still has 2 ports for...
Hi everyone. I've been distilling for a number of years, but without much technical knowledge of what I've been doing. Recently I picked up Bob's "Making...
Someone mentioned urea in a previous post, but I couldn't find it to reply. Thought I'd share this regarding nitrogen and urea - from The Alcohol Textbook: ...
Hi guys Can I ask please, is there any known hazard from putting quartered apples through a destructive grinding-type juicer pips and all? I have just read...
I am pondering the idea of using an old beer keg for a boiler. Trouble is, it seems that all of the beer kegs around here are made of aluminum but I cannot...
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...
I just tried a banana mash just 5 gal, thank god it was in my shower about 1:00am a big boom brought me up out of the bed lol I had banana mash all over the...
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...
Hi I'm new to all of this, I just did a test run of my mash and got 115 proof distillate, but with a definite sweet yeasty smell to it. I used 8lbs. cornmeal,...
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...
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...
As a test, I purchased 200 ml of the cheapest vodka from a local liqueur store as a base for my first finish run. Now I have a good idea what not to keep as...
thanks you all, but let me git back on track here im not new at this but I am old school corn whiskey not corn meal, and barly scotch, and evan shugar shine is...
Hi all, I was after some feedback if possible please? I have made a sugar
water wash, 8kg x 25lt with turbo extra. The initial SG was 1.130. The
bubbling had...
Just built a Bokakob Still, have some questions about the temperature and location of the gauge. I get a constant reading below the top plate of 212F and it...
