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23358 fro1966 Send Email Feb 1, 2007
9:24 am
... Not sure I am new to tis 2 would be interested in the answer Thanks fro1966...
23359 new_distillers@yahoog... Send Email Feb 1, 2007
10:41 am
Use the Links facility at left of screen. Access... Search Recipes Suppliers Information Forums Copper regards Management Team...
23360 new_distillers@yahoog... Send Email Feb 1, 2007
10:41 am
Distillers & new_distillers Policy Distillers & new_distillers Policy Introduction: Due to the ever-increasing worldwide activity in relation to spamming,...
23361 mavnkaf Send Email Feb 1, 2007
12:54 pm
I agree with sonum norbu, Darwin stated "The supid die". Some time ago I was a hang glider instructer/coach, after afew years I relizied that I can teach...
23362 John Wisbey
johnwisbey1934 Send Email
Feb 1, 2007
3:46 pm
Yes Marc, as we used to say, there are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots. I suppose you could say that about 'stillers ...
23363 sonum norbu
blanik098 Send Email
Feb 1, 2007
10:59 pm
We seem to share more than one common interest. I also was a glider pilot and skydiver, not simultaneously of course. :) However, my wife has jumped from a...
23364 allanrnewton Send Email Feb 2, 2007
1:28 am
A question to Riku. I have built a Bokakob 1.5" x20 "mini still and wish to convert it to an ext ARC.As there is only 14" of packing max for the arc tube to...
23365 Leslie Richardson
towndrunk1952 Send Email
Feb 2, 2007
4:29 am
Hey Morgan, Thank You for the info. I appreciate it. I haven't built a machine yet.I try to get as much information as I can on something before I get started...
23366 abbababbaccc Send Email Feb 2, 2007
7:18 am
Thanks for your kind words Allan, Now the scenario you have here is a tough one. Shortest internal sensor pipe I've tried succesfully was 40cm long. The...
23367 Carl Roberts
ee1958 Send Email
Feb 2, 2007
12:45 pm
A refractometer has been suggested for monitoring . It would appear a range of 50% up would be required. I cannot find any direct reading hand held units...
23368 Jan Wouter
jwouter Send Email
Feb 2, 2007
12:58 pm
What do you need a refractometer for? Jan Wouter, confused...
23369 morganfield1 Send Email Feb 2, 2007
9:29 pm
Hi Les, If it's info you're looking for, you have to know the right questions. I would suggest going to http//homedistiller.org and look at the FAQ's, if you...
23370 mavnkaf Send Email Feb 3, 2007
9:01 am
Hi John and Blanikdog, I'm hoping to become a old pilot in years to come.. Blanikdog I once had a skydiver jump/fall from my two seat powered hang glider from...
23371 Robert Thomas
whosbrewing Send Email
Feb 3, 2007
11:57 am
They are an excellent way of measuring strength. HOWEVER, hand helds don't work. You need a temperature controlled immersion style. Mega bucks. Cheers Rob. ......
23372 njadpco Send Email Feb 3, 2007
1:12 pm
on a reflux still does it matter where the supply water line hooks up to the still? on the bottom close to the pot or on the top ? also was wondering i was...
23373 Link D'Antoni
link2d Send Email
Feb 3, 2007
8:42 pm
Njadpco, My first reflux was a 2" X 32" column with two 1/4" crossover condensors near the bottom of the column. That did not work. I only run that for pot....
23374 morganfield1 Send Email Feb 3, 2007
11:34 pm
I can honestly say, no one has ever asked me, "Do you have a still I can borrow?" Tip one, Morgan ... ...
23375 sonum norbu
blanik098 Send Email
Feb 4, 2007
1:04 am
Hi Mark, Yes, it is the Czech sailplane. We removed the canopy and practised the climbout on the ground, had a tow to three grand, slid along the wing and ...
23376 Link D'Antoni
link2d Send Email
Feb 4, 2007
1:20 am
LOL... You need to get out more... Thanks Morgan. I AM tipping one. Link *** WARNING: The comsumption of alcohol may make you think that you can dance. ... ...
23377 John Wisbey
johnwisbey1934 Send Email
Feb 4, 2007
7:32 am
Hi Marc. There are more old drunks than old doctors. Hmm. My gliding activites were in Germany from 1953 to 1955, I used to instruct on a Kranich tanden high...
23378 Jan Wouter
jwouter Send Email
Feb 4, 2007
4:30 pm
What's wrong with the simple floating alcohol meter? Just a few bucks and gives you all the info you need. Jan Wouter...
23379 leo_advocaat Send Email Feb 4, 2007
7:30 pm
Could anyone tell me if the Essences we use to make a finished product, are natural ingredients or a manufactured chemical? This is not to put any one off,...
23380 andyfnp Send Email Feb 4, 2007
10:14 pm
Brand new to this but since this forum is for new distillers I don't feel too stupid asking these questions. Looking forward to everyone's feedback. I plan to...
23381 carol
wineloverinnz Send Email
Feb 4, 2007
10:16 pm
i would like a recipe for making pear brandy from a mash ie what weight of pears do i need to take seeds and cores out how long should i let it ferment ?? i...
23382 pint_o_shine Send Email Feb 4, 2007
10:16 pm
What are you wanting to measure with the refractometer sugar or alcohol? The highest you can usually get on an alcohol refractometer is about 80% These are...
23383 nenengstoute Send Email Feb 4, 2007
10:17 pm
a hydrometer is much better a choice for high alcohol content. for measuring finished wine or beer a refractometer is a great tool.my brother has one....
23384 John Chad Kinsey Sr.
parrothead30563 Send Email
Feb 4, 2007
10:29 pm
I produced a peach brandy this year with a very crude pot still with a thumper. I used mash in the thumper during each run. We used a 4 gallon pot with a...
23385 John Chad Kinsey Sr.
parrothead30563 Send Email
Feb 4, 2007
10:34 pm
By the way, for the mash, we did use yeast. To make that 45 gallons of mash we took 50 pounds of peaches from a local orchard. These were not Grade A ...
23386 John Chad Kinsey Sr.
parrothead30563 Send Email
Feb 4, 2007
10:36 pm
Oh yeah, I was reading over this, I don't want to confuse you. To add the sugar we boiled it in untreated well water, to get the total 45 gallons of must or...
23387 Derek Hamlet
derekhamlet Send Email
Feb 4, 2007
11:22 pm
Refractometers are wonderful things. I use one to test the sugar content (Brix) of our grapes when we get them. I also use it to measure the drop in brix or...
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