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  • Founded: Mar 20, 2000
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6238 Zeke Jones
debrewer77 Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
8:55 am
Two scenarios.... 1...I am intoxicated... 2...This (as unbelieveable as it is) went over Mike's head...:>) ... Protect your PC - Click here for McAfee.com...
6239 Zeke Jones
debrewer77 Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
9:00 am
I noticed that discrepancy also.....maybe Gert's definetion of "pure" is different than ours...I have to admit...if Gert says something,I tend to...
6240 peter_vcb Send Email Nov 8, 2002
10:59 am
from reading the info it is a still that holds a mximum of 6 litres of wash deduced from his quote. "One distills 3 liter in 3 days" all this talk of molecular...
6241 peter_vcb Send Email Nov 8, 2002
11:03 am
James, if it is plugged into the 220V socket it will be drawing over 20A. you will need thick cable rated to this. make sure your supply can handle this. i had...
6242 Proko
prokofiev_2000 Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
12:01 pm
lot of info is out there on how to polish your spirit to get rid of any nasties and foul odours. Here's what I found works pretty darn well. Firstly I dilute...
6243 Proko
prokofiev_2000 Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
12:15 pm
... I'm not sure I'm with either of you! Dual plugging at 110volts will still only suppl 110v, current will increase, but the voltage will remain the same....
6244 Proko
prokofiev_2000 Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
12:33 pm
Lots of talk about using distilled water being bandied around at present. What I have found is distilled water that you can buy from your local supermarket or...
6245 Proko
prokofiev_2000 Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
1:02 pm
... It was ... was ... and try it- ... metallic flavors, ... I disagree! I have distilled water in my still many times and it always takes on a metallic...
6246 bokakob Send Email Nov 8, 2002
1:30 pm
It sounds very positive, the "new" thing most likely has something to do with slow evaporation at room temperatures. If you have one very large metal container...
6247 weehaaa2002 Send Email Nov 8, 2002
1:32 pm
water better solvent than ethanol?? I don't think so. does the distilled water have any taste after putting it through an activated carbon bed....
6248 Still Man
potstillman Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
1:52 pm
I remember reading about somebody doing something like that, maybe on Tony's site, he had a bucket in a bucket and waited for evaporation to do its thing. ...
6249 John Vandermeulen
johnvanderme... Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
1:58 pm
Hello all, An interesting posting appeared on the dutch distillers&#39; list concerning the simultaneous use of stainless steel scrubbies/sponges in a copper ...
6250 bokakob Send Email Nov 8, 2002
2:12 pm
I always remove my s.s. scrubbers at the end of a run. Wash them in a bowl and keep dry separately from the copper column. I did not think about this bi-metal...
6251 bokakob Send Email Nov 8, 2002
2:29 pm
Yes, for starters get in the pot still dirty, colored, salted water and heat it up. Condense and collect the distillate. It will amaze you how well science...
6252 orgulasmaggot Send Email Nov 8, 2002
2:43 pm
...and other noise. Gert's Still: I think it's probably a small scale vacuum still. I think the molecular sieve (Zeolite, isn't it?--http:// ...
6253 John Vandermeulen
johnvanderme... Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
2:46 pm
Hello atroutfly, I had neglected to mention 'practice runs', in additgion to reading Tony's and Smiley's writings. These ideas from Alex are perfect...
6254 Zeke Jones
debrewer77 Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
5:52 pm
Combining two separate 110v circuits,in parallel,directly from your breaker/fuse box will provide a 220v circuit...I have used this method in old houses to...
6255 potstillman Send Email Nov 8, 2002
7:56 pm
Hi, I have a crappy stove-top pressure-cooker type still, with which I attempt to make schnapps. As far as I'm concerned, heads are a good thing. But I...
6256 Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
8:53 pm
Zeke Jones wrote: Subject: Re: [new_distillers] Re: still (reply to John V) Two scenarios.... 1...I am intoxicated... 2...This (as unbelieveable as it is) went...
6257 Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
9:10 pm
peter_vcb wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Re: A total new concept or? (snip) "This still is legal to own in all countries. But not to use in all countries." ...
6258 Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
9:20 pm
weehaaa2002 wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Re: Perfect VODKA water better solvent than ethanol?? I don't think so. does the distilled water have any taste...
6259 Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
9:31 pm
Proko wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Carbon Teatment (Summary .... heaps of good, sound advice on carbon treatment and, in particular, the need to filter...
6260 Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
10:13 pm
Zeke Jones Subject: Re: [new_distillers] Re: still (reply to John V) Combining two separate 110v circuits,in parallel,directly from your breaker/fuse box will...
6261 Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
10:44 pm
potstillman wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Discarding too much foreshots? Hi, I have a crappy stove-top pressure-cooker type still, with which I attempt to...
6262 George
wesgeorgelol... Send Email
Nov 8, 2002
11:05 pm
Mike Maybe I can help explain for everybody. In North America we have two 110 - 120 volt circuits. Line 1 and Line 2 is usually how they are marked. Each...
6263 CornFed (Randy)
cornfed62 Send Email
Nov 9, 2002
12:10 am
when I ordered yeast from Gert Strand his webpage advertised a fermentatin 'so clean that you can drink it with fruit juice as it is'. Maybe 'clean&#39; is...
6264 Reima
potatisblomma Send Email
Nov 9, 2002
12:21 am
In US they seem to have power delivery from a delta transformer where one leg is 220V (Stinger) and the others 110V. So 110V leg to neutral (ground) = 110V and...
6265 Still Man
potstillman Send Email
Nov 9, 2002
12:44 am
Hi Mike, Thanks for the reply. To be honest, sometimes I throw in a bit of the first bit (I don't want to say 'foreshots&#39;, due to the specific meaning that...
6266 Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon Send Email
Nov 9, 2002
12:48 am
Thanks George. A very clear explanation. Mike N ... From: George To: new_distillers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 12:05 PM Subject: Re:...
6267 goldenshine65802
goldenshine6... Send Email
Nov 9, 2002
2:27 am
Hi all, I went to Gert's home page just to take a look at what people in the group were talking about. In the US Turbo Yeast is very hard to fine, so I can not...
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