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31344
THANK YOU.. TO the relief of my wife and I am sure one and all I am going to read and save some money it looks as if a REFLUX rig filled with copper mesh is my...
Onrey Bear
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Aug 27, 2008
12:10 pm
31345
... Well I'll be Damned, This post did make it through. This is all starting to come together for us now. A distilled wash that still smells like the...
rye_junkie1
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Aug 27, 2008
1:25 pm
31346
What I did was boiled 18 pounds of barley in 26 liters of water for 1 hr and 45mins I let it cool and smashed all the liquid out into a fermenting vessell then...
vodkaman1976
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Aug 27, 2008
1:54 pm
31347
... If you followed the MUM instructions that I laid out it will ferment out in 4-5 days at 78F. Boiling the barley just sterilized it well and gelatinized the...
rye_junkie1
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Aug 27, 2008
4:18 pm
31348
I wanna say thanx to Mason and Harry for all the help over the past few days.This can be a frustrating hobby when you put in all the work and get a bad end...
vodkaman1976
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Aug 27, 2008
11:28 pm
31349
... Happy to help, Bill. I reckon you'll get a better result this time. Good luck, & keep us informed. Slainte! regards Harry...
Harry
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Aug 28, 2008
2:10 am
31350
Has anyone here tried running the MUM wash through a pot still? I'm curious if the Miracle Grow adds any unwanted flavour that wouldn't be noticeable in a...
Rob Macrobert
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Aug 28, 2008
3:48 am
31351
Hi Rob, Yes, I have been using Miracle-Gro for over a year now and was the one of the members who convinced Mason to try it out. The original recipes using...
jamesonbeam1
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Aug 28, 2008
11:42 am
31352
Thanks Jim. I've pretty much decided to stay with my simple pot rig and doubler and have started giving everything I'm putting through it a very close look for...
Rob Macrobert
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Aug 28, 2008
12:08 pm
31353
... threat to ... Thought I would weigh in here as well. My answer is Yes also. When I first did the MUM wash I distilled it 4 times in my pot rig. I did ...
rye_junkie1
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Aug 28, 2008
1:43 pm
31354
Thanks Mason, I'll try the bicarb in my next run. The last run of wash I did was about as simple as it can get, using golden brown sugar instead of white and I...
Rob Macrobert
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Aug 29, 2008
2:25 am
31355
... once ... campfire[IMAGE] ... I would be interested in hearing if you noticed any difference in the amount of Trub between these 2 washes. This was going...
rye_junkie1
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Aug 29, 2008
1:22 pm
31356
I am using a reflux stil not a valved compound one, it's got a 90degree bend at the top of and goes on for another 20cm or so. I measure it in the middle of...
billy.turf
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Aug 29, 2008
4:15 pm
31357
... <mailto:new_distillers@yahoogroups.com> , "billy.turf" <billy.turf@...> ... Billy, You don't have a reflux still. You have a pot still. Your ...
Harry
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Aug 29, 2008
9:22 pm
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... <mailto:new_distillers@yahoogroups.com> , "Harry" <gnikomson2000@...> ... divide ... Back on topic. Further info re pot still and packing materials: ...
Harry
gnikomson2000
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Aug 29, 2008
9:47 pm
31359
i have just got done running my 4th run with baking soda and distilled water.its neutral but really dry tasting at 50%....
homemade12476
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Aug 29, 2008
10:12 pm
31360
Welp Dang, Neutral and dry tasing is a good thing to me. If ya want it wet add some cherry Kool-Aid lol. Vino es Veritas, Jim....
jamesonbeam1
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Aug 29, 2008
10:15 pm
31361
lol .DAMN IT JIM..im not making a martini,or koolaid.your sounding like your drinking a martini right now.--- In new_distillers@yahoogroups.com, "jamesonbeam1"...
homemade12476
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Aug 29, 2008
10:22 pm
31362
http://www.coppermoonshinestills.com/id42.html...
homemade12476
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Aug 29, 2008
11:10 pm
31363
... Hey Homey, After Reading your post I broke into my Stash of MUM. I got one fifth left. Took a swallow and there is no dry taste/feel to me. But I was ...
rye_junkie1
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Aug 29, 2008
11:33 pm
31364
... He does make some nice and EXPENSIVE stuff. As for that rig though. Buy a still head thats made to produce F U E L and I think thats exactly what you...
rye_junkie1
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Aug 29, 2008
11:47 pm
31365
yes mason it smooth but real dry i have ran all my runs around 205 the 4th around 188.what do you uae for a pot? i no longer have my old pot still my great...
homemade12476
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Aug 29, 2008
11:59 pm
31366
i just like the idea of 5gal an hour.--- In new_distillers@yahoogroups.com, "rye_junkie1" <rye_junkie@...> ... though. ... column ... looking...
homemade12476
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12:03 am
31367
i can fish for 12 hours and catch 1 real good fish im happy but cooking i pace waiting for it to get done.--- In new_distillers@yahoogroups.com,...
homemade12476
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12:05 am
31368
... I use a 32 quart/8 gallon SS stock pot with a mixing bowl for a cap for my pot rig and the same pot but with a 1/8" SS plate and a sink strainer...
rye_junkie1
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12:57 am
31369
im a little slow at work but im still looking for a 55gal ss drum. i know when my dad sold boiled peanuts b4 he had his stroke he paid 150 for it and im still...
homemade12476
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1:11 am
31370
Harry, Thanks for the clairification.. I thought that it was a must to insulate the colum. From your comments I am thinking that maybe that isn't needed. My...
billy.turf
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31371
Matter of fact I was [:)] . An extra dry Vodka Martini, where the vermouth bottle is just waved over the glass... Vino es Veritas, James. (Bond) And it was...
jamesonbeam1
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10:58 am
31372
Sidenote Homes, Bond first ordered a drink to be shaken in Fleming's novel Casino Royale <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_(novel)> (1953) when he ...
jamesonbeam1
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11:06 am
31373
... I thought about this a little more and the thought came to me that you may not have let the wash settle out clear as I did. I did 2 of these washes and on...
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