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4711 Michael Spottswood
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Aug 1, 2002
7:41 am
My local brewshoppe here in Kansas has them for under $10.00. Their website is www.brewcat.com . They are not listed as stainless, so I will find out which...
4712 staffdevuk Offline Send Email Aug 1, 2002
9:50 am
... thick corn ... John, This may be totally irrelavent,probably is, but I've had a similar problem with flaked corn,when brewing ale. The wort will not run...
4713 goldenshine65802
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Aug 2, 2002
1:49 am
Howdy Hi all, I posted pretty much the same question awhile back , but got no real answere in return. Even tried to get some anseres from Biofuels@......
4714 goldenshine65802
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Aug 2, 2002
1:50 am
Howdy Hi all, I posted pretty much the same question awhile back , but got no real answere in return. Even tried to get some anseres from Biofuels@......
4715 Mike Nixon
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Aug 2, 2002
2:35 am
goldenshine65802 wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Gen.quary on boiler jacketed stills and steam ejection Howdy Hi all, I posted pretty much the same question...
4716 waljaco Offline Send Email Aug 2, 2002
4:38 am
Essential oils are from natural sources and are used to make cheaper gins and flavored vodkas. Natural extracts found in stores are diluted essential oils and...
4717 Bennett, Mark E [TES]
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Aug 2, 2002
5:11 am
Tony Are they worth using ? If you don't have a lot of time or patience they are pretty dam good. I have tried quite a few and like everything it comes down...
4718 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 2, 2002
12:45 pm
Hello all, this is likely just a dumb question. I have attempted to follow the condenser/column design postings over the past couple of weeks. As far as I...
4719 Dr. M. Legendre
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Aug 2, 2002
1:10 pm
On Fri, 02 Aug 2002 09:36:58 -0300 ... Yep, pretty much. Some of these folks seem to prefer the idea of soldering a baffle into the top of the column, to...
4720 staffdevuk Offline Send Email Aug 2, 2002
2:27 pm
Sorry, back again, Being an all grain brewer and this morning the unexpected owner of 25 Kg. of cut wheat, can anyone tell me if I can try to make some all ...
4721 Nicholas Hamilton
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Aug 2, 2002
10:27 pm
... Adding yeast will not do the job (conversion of starch to fermentable sugars). Pale malt, commercial (bacterial) enzyme or treatment with sulfuric acid...
4722 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 2, 2002
11:23 pm
You asked about wheat-bourbon. In fact, that's a misnomer. Any 'bourbon' must by law be a min. of 51% corn, plus barley malt, plus other grain. If you want ...
4723 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 3, 2002
12:04 am
Hello again, I forgot to mention in my last reply that wheat, for me, is very difficult to mash and get to the distilling stage. It is notorious for...
4724 ups474@... Send Email Aug 3, 2002
3:38 am
oops- Did I forget to mention a 10%(by weight) addition of 6-row barley to that recipe? The enzyme added with yeast is common anti-gas medicine called "beano"....
4725 ups474@... Send Email Aug 3, 2002
3:44 am
So close- not Bourbon not Whiskey It is, in fact- Whisky- no "e" in the spelling. The founder of the brand asked (and recieved permission) from some Scotch...
4726 tony6163 Offline Send Email Aug 3, 2002
6:37 am
Hello Folks, I thought I'd post a couple of pics of my original carbon filter using plastic coke bottles (and it worked pretty well) and my latest creation...
4727 staffdevuk Offline Send Email Aug 3, 2002
6:46 am
... difficult to ... gelatinizing, and ... otherwise ... on the ... try ... John, I have a 22 gall. copper which will house a 14 gall. fermenting bin perfectly...
4728 staffdevuk Offline Send Email Aug 3, 2002
7:02 am
... barley to ... I think you may have. Could I use the Pale Malt I already have? ... called "beano". Don't seem to be able to find beano here, maybe we enjoy...
4729 Geoff Redman
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Aug 3, 2002
7:13 am
As John V. mentioned, an all-wheat mash tends to be a glutenous mess. Some brewer's of all-wheat beer with whom I've communicated have suggested adding oat or...
4730 Nicholas Hamilton
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Aug 3, 2002
1:02 pm
... You should get a thin workable mash if you mash by adding your milled wheat and about 20% of your malt (milled) to _cold_ water in the mash tun and ...
4731 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 3, 2002
1:27 pm
Hello Tony, Using a water-jacket for your kettle should work - presumably you would do a rough filtration of your mash to remove much/most of the spent hulls...
4732 staffdevuk Offline Send Email Aug 3, 2002
1:53 pm
... would do a ... hulls etc. and ... would ... burning onto the ... much do you ... Hi John V. I wasn't thinking of any filtration at all , just distilling...
4733 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 3, 2002
2:13 pm
Hello Jack/ups, I missed out on which brand (of bourbon?) uses 'whisky', would you refresh my memory on this please? I did try the Beano on my wheat wort, but...
4734 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 3, 2002
2:20 pm
Hello all, Tony (staffdevuk) mentioned distilling off the whole mash, rather than off the wort. I am curious whether anyone has in fact distilled the entire...
4735 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 3, 2002
4:30 pm
Hello all, Herewith the reply from George791 to a couple of queries that I had sent him - namely clearing up the business of dimensions which was not that ...
4736 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 3, 2002
4:52 pm
Does anyone have details or information on the Holstein Still. I did search the web already, but am willing to accept any url's or any other information....
4737 Geoff Redman
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Aug 3, 2002
6:06 pm
Hello John V., You were discussing filtering with diatomaceous earth. I was wondering if you ever used bentonite as a fining agent? geoff...
4738 Mike Nixon
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Aug 3, 2002
8:50 pm
John Vandermeulen wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Holstein Still Does anyone have details or information on the Holstein Still. I did search the web...
4739 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 3, 2002
9:25 pm
No, I have not - except for the bentonite that I believe is part of Sparkolloid. However, next time I'm at the brew-store I will look for some. Thank you, ...
4740 John Vandermeulen
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Aug 3, 2002
9:58 pm
Thanks Mike, very much. And very useful. I am puzzled, however, over the use of these particular stills in the micro-distilleries for brandies. The company...
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