1. The first wash (22 litres) of brown sugar and blackstrap yielded 10 x 500cc bottles, varying from 65% to 30%ABV. Tastes fairly neutral and no particular...
A little apple lit up over my head recently thinking of an apple wash. Apple juice / cider only ferments out to 5% ish. There is debate as how much the...
I tried my hand at a rum wash for the first time. I had worked with my brother to distill a batch he had made, but never made the wash myself. I don't know...
Does anyone know, or had experience with Stacking Sugar washes? What would be the largest volume of wash that one can ferment (Sugar wash) , Using 48hr Alcotec...
A few years ago I put together a chart comparing and evaluating types of still-head designs. I came across it the other day, updated it and ran it by Riku. You...
OK, so I'm at the deciding point of building my VM head and I have a few questions. For reference I have a Jackson X-flow condenser, but have a LM separator...
This is my first message, so hello you all! :) I'd like to build a distiller, but not for liqueurs, but to distillate essences from officinal and not plants...
Copper is germicidal, via the oligodynamic effect. For example, brass doorknobs disinfect themselves of many bacteria within a period of eight hours. This...
So a while back I mentioned I finally figured out flow drilling. Here are some shots I've made recently. As a reminder, by far the most useful thing I've...
Ladies & Gents, After practicing the trade for a few years, I've decided to pursue the dream and start my own craft distillery in the great state of Kentucky....
Many commercial distilleries filter their bulk purchased grain neutral spirits at 190 proof, before watering it down to 80 proof. I am assuming that this will...
Here is an interesting new product for joining copper pipe and fittings with a substitute for solder. Might be good for those finicky smaller fittings. ...
I would like to hammer a new still with all the proper curves and shapes. Who has done this and is there some advice. I have a full sheet metal shop and TIG...
Here's ol' Bob, having been driven to the dark side by Mason's fiendishly simple and effective MUM wash, and seeking a bit of light. My problem is this:...
Need some help here guys. I have been messing around with Reflux columns for near a year now but only recently got serious about trying to make true neutral...
Anybody have any idea how how many theoretical plates there are in whisky or whiskey stills? There is some reflux going on in those beautiful pots and lynes,...
According to this site, http://www.italianmade.com/wines/grappa1.cfm steam distillation is widely used by manufacturers of grappa. An excerpt: "Steam:...
Has anyone measured the ABV of your combined feints? I was just browsing through the "Whisky, technology, marketing and production" and it mentions that both...
Hi everyone. I have just made my first distilled alcohol and have a few questions. I used dextrose and wonder if it's okay to use white sugar with turbo yeast...
