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24026 new_distillers@yahoog... Send Email May 1, 2007
8:36 am
Distillers & new_distillers Policy Distillers & new_distillers Policy Introduction: Due to the ever-increasing worldwide activity in relation to spamming,...
24027 new_distillers@yahoog... Send Email May 1, 2007
8:36 am
Use the Links facility at left of screen. Access... Search Recipes Suppliers Information Forums Copper regards Management Team...
24028 tyler_97355 Send Email May 1, 2007
11:15 am
Use the same amount of baker's yeast as you would with any other yeast. The more yeast you use, the quicker it will ferment. However, you may get some off...
24029 tyler_97355 Send Email May 1, 2007
11:19 am
IF you are using a cooling management still, then a higher cooling rate will cause more reflux. -Tyler...
24030 sylvania65 Send Email May 1, 2007
9:31 pm
FH Steinbarts in Portand sells a essential oil still - "SUPER REFLUX OIL EXTRACTOR". Haven't seen it or know much about it, so I can't really recommend it. ...
24031 Scott Morgan
scotty@... Send Email
May 1, 2007
9:38 pm
Hi there ... From brewing it is a standard of 1l per hectolitre for worts up to 1.055 - 60, 2l per hectolitre for gravities over. Just wondering why you would...
24032 Harry
gnikomson2000 Send Email
May 1, 2007
10:09 pm
... <snip> ... commercial ... yeast ... Two reasons, mainly... 1) Cost and 2) Availability Cost: Bakers yeast is a LOT cheaper than commercial yeast sachets...
24033 sonum norbu
blanik098 Send Email
May 2, 2007
12:39 am
This has to be the dumbest question ever asked, but here goes. When we talk of bakers yeast, what exactly is it? Of course it's used by bakers for making...
24034 mavnkaf Send Email May 2, 2007
4:43 am
The stuff I have been using latly for molasses washs is the supermarket tpye. (defiance dry bakers yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Just like you said, in the...
24035 SLOUGHVIEW@...
devorahdog Send Email
May 2, 2007
6:46 am
hi you are right and i do use other yeasts than baking yeast. my last batch was a made with a good wine yeast and was the best so far. i have read recipes...
24036 scotty@... Send Email May 2, 2007
6:48 am
Hiya I found the Turbo yeasts availible in Aussie HB stores to be close in price and have to agree with you on the availibility outside US/UK/Aust. Champagne...
24037 scotty@... Send Email May 2, 2007
6:49 am
... Remember I asked 'why' not 'what'... ;-p Scotty...
24038 abbababbaccc Send Email May 2, 2007
10:09 am
I could add a third reason, flavor. Some brands give very nice flavors and are used in the production of archaic style beer. Cheers, Riku ... in ... ...
24039 burrows2418 Send Email May 2, 2007
11:52 am
Hi Slough, With yeast as long as you feed it with sugar an under the right atmospheric conditions it'll produce alcohol. Depending on the kick start you give...
24040 Scott Morgan
scotty@... Send Email
May 2, 2007
12:05 pm
... Another way to manipulate is to hit the medium with high levels of O2 and the yeast will continue to bud not ferment. This is the main propagation method...
24041 Robert Thomas
whosbrewing Send Email
May 2, 2007
12:38 pm
2 litres of thick slurry to how much wash? Seems like a heck of a lot for 5 gallons (US or UK). Cheers Rob. ... Cheers, Rob. ...
24042 Derek Hamlet
derekhamlet Send Email
May 2, 2007
6:25 pm
Another voice in the wilderness says that I use Lalvin EC 1118 or EC1116. They have higher tolerance for alcohol and can ferment out higher. Mind you if you...
24043 Harry
gnikomson2000 Send Email
May 2, 2007
6:52 pm
... wrote: <snip> ... Taking that approach a step further towards self-sufficiency, you can always try your hand at yeast ranching. It's not really worth it...
24044 Scott Morgan
scotty@... Send Email
May 2, 2007
11:30 pm
Sorry - per hecto (100) litres. Gives 10 to the 6th cells per milliliter. Scotty...
24045 yagr11 Send Email May 2, 2007
11:31 pm
Ok...so now I'm getting a bit frustrated. Not a good place to be as this is supposed to be a fun new hobby! :) Since last post (30+ days ago), I took a...
24046 ublong Send Email May 3, 2007
12:46 am
Harry In your files is a page from Kemo Electronics. I have tried to find an Aussie supplier with no luck. So Where Did You Get It. Regards Ublong...
24047 sonum norbu
blanik098 Send Email
May 3, 2007
12:59 am
Thanks Derek, That's the answer I was looking for. I usually use EC1118 looking for the higher etho output but was wondering about bakers yeast. Back in the...
24048 scotty@... Send Email May 3, 2007
1:11 am
... Like all fermentations,is there a yeast head, have you checked with a hydrometer and such. Gas likes to leak out of nooks and crannies... Scotty...
24049 sbr_f Send Email May 3, 2007
2:14 am
... Scotty.. What was your starting spg and your target ending spg? Take your wine theif and check your spg...... if its way high to your ending target youv...
24050 Ian Kent
kegscruiser Send Email
May 3, 2007
4:36 am
How about fresh bakers yeast from the bakery. The local baker gives me about 200gm for AUD$2.00 enough for 2 molasses batches. Ian......
24051 SLOUGHVIEW@...
devorahdog Send Email
May 3, 2007
6:35 am
hi geoff i love this hobby too. i know that each batch i run the queen with all her money can't enjoy one drop of my run. her people may come close to what i...
24052 SLOUGHVIEW@...
devorahdog Send Email
May 3, 2007
6:36 am
hi if you go to the gutenberg website you can download this book free. http://www.gutenberg.org Title: The Practical Distiller An Introduction To Making...
24053 Harry
gnikomson2000 Send Email
May 3, 2007
6:48 am
... find an Aussie supplier with ... They don't sell to private individuals. Go here... http://www.kemo-electronic.com/en/home/index.htm Email the parent...
24054 Harry
gnikomson2000 Send Email
May 3, 2007
7:01 am
... as ... sure ... not ... it ... time? ... Taste it (trust me, it won't hurt you). If it's sweet, the ferment may be stuck. If it's not sweet, then it's...
24055 yagr11 Send Email May 3, 2007
2:06 pm
... be ... (30+ ... dump ... if ... I ... we ... content ... up"??? ... ferment ... Thanks for the advice. So I tasted it, just a little off the top, so to...
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