Howdy all! My name is Lee and I just joined your group. I got started with this particular alchemy after my girl friend got me inerested in making fruit...
Johan, Let's consider this still as a normal reflux still and a vapour management arm is added on the other side. While the still is stabilizing and the heads...
hi, im a new member of this group,and a new member to the group of people around the world who like to make their own alcohol. well, heres my story. all my...
Johan, Did you check already my drawing of a continuous-still-with-continuous-heads-removal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Distillers/files/Homedistiller%20/ ...
i plan on making a VM head in the next while. i never liked the idea of the reservoir in the LM head designs. it seems to me it would take some time to fully...
I remember someone from the group posting a recipe for some spiced rum recently. You could probably look through past letters and find it. All I can remember...
Could you please explain the lotgic what I understood from your writing: 1. collect heads by diverting liquid to the output spigot 2. considering that heads...
it is too late to make it before christmas... get everclear and add some burnt sugar and a bit of clove (not too much). Spice it with little of halapeno pepper...
Dirk wrote: Subject: RE: [new_distillers] Re: [Distillers] Vapor management versus reflux control Yes, the heads can taint the reflux condensor, but they also...
Well explained Mike, thanks! Dirk ... congeners can ... liquid ... still, a ... from ... If, ... previously ... the ... can get ... that ... tainting is ... ...
The camden tablet is used to kill the natural yeasts present in the cider. If you use a camden tablet you must add yeast. If you wish to go with the natural...
On this question of tainting, it is worth bearing in mind that congeners can stick around on the surface anywhere they previously condensed or liquid they are...
bokakob wrote Subject: [new_distillers] Re: [Distillers] Vapor management versus reflux control On this question of tainting, it is worth bearing in mind that ...
This tainting is not so unimportant! Mike's example of the brandy in a coffeecup is a good example for bad tainting. There are many more examples of this...
Johan, Your post is quite complex because you mention both, batch and continuous disitllation. With batch distillation, all the fractions will follow each...
Hi everyone, This thread would seem to indicate that a build up of Congeners on surfaces within the still is an inevitable consequence of the distillation...
No prob older bro - making you turn adds excitement in this life ;-) However your "NOs" contradict the earlier writings. Variety is a spice of life... Mike...
On this question of tainting, it is worth bearing in mind that congeners can stick around on the surface anywhere they previously condensed or liquid they are...
Johan, Your post is quite complex because you mention both, batch and continuous disitllation. With batch distillation, all the fractions will follow each...
Johan, Did you check already my drawing of a continuous-still-with-continuous-heads-removal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Distillers/files/Homedistiller%20/ ...
I usually just flush the column at the end with hot water back and forth and leave it open on both ends in vertical orientation. By the next distillation it is...
Hi Alex, Thanks for the reply, Sound like most of the bad stuff is water soluble. I guess the term fusel 'oil' made me think that components of the congeners...
mr_ethanol2003 wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Re: [Distillers] Vapor management versus reflux control Hi everyone, This thread would seem to indicate that a...
BOKAKOB wrote: Subject: Re: [new_distillers] Re: [Distillers] Vapor management versus reflux control No prob older bro - making you turn adds excitement in...
Johan wrote: Subject: RE: [new_distillers] Re: [Distillers] Vapor management versus reflux control (I wrote) On this question of tainting, it is worth bearing...
Greetings All! I've been a bit of a lurker here and I've recently been following the VM head thread and I wanted to jump in a bit. First a few kudos - To Alex...
therealbeergod wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Re: [Distillers] Vapor management versus reflux control Greetings All! I've been a bit of a lurker here and...
Hi Alex, I'm just about complete in collecting all of the bits for my project. I like the look of your screw-together fitting for the attachment to the boiler...
