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Hello folks I have been doing this hobby for a while now. I have a few sugar and corn runs under my belt. Since I started distilling I have saved my heads and...
I have collected about 1 1/2 gallons of tails this past year. They are taking up space in my pantry and I would like to do something with them other then...
... Yes, with a lot of effort to clean/dry it before doing so. It's cheaper (and less mess) in the long run to just mulch it for your garden, and use new...
... OOOPs Both of my stills are pot stills. I have an 8 gallon SS pot still that I can put a full 25 liters in and I use my second pot still 2.5 gallon SS to...
I stripped 3 molasses washes and now have 12 liters of 35% low wines. Is it recommended to throw any dunder back in the boiler for the spirits run? How much...
... For a while there I was saving Heads and Tails in a jug Marked Feints. After I had built up almost 3 gallons I decided to attempt to Reflux them into...
... reflux ... that ... gallon ... Then that is partly the problem. No reflux. The riser section (column) of your second still (a potstill) is nowhere near...
Hi Bill Answers in line ... Is it recommended to ... Yes it is. In your case, since your low wines are really low (mine use to be at around 60%ABV) you may go...
Hi ddman In the mean time (while you get a bigger column for a bigger/better reflux) you may want to use some baking soda to get rid of the nasties (esters)...
... wines. Is it recommended to ... foreshots will I probably ... Hi Bill, I see Alex has already gave some advice which is good but like he said every one...
Hi I always recycle my heads and tails in the new spirits run, but once I did the unthinkable, oak age a mixture of heads and tails, they were at 75% ABV and...
Maddog, Â Of course you can and a lot easier than washing/preparing new carbon everytime you need it. Â I throw the carbon in with my neutral spirit in the...
after distilling a batch tonight i noticed the left over wash was a reddish brown colour when usually its been a murky light green colour. usually i use...
Mate, Firstly you will get a better result using dextrose with turbo 23 secondly the reddish colour in the wash can come from the use of certain refined ...
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Hi  been reading posts about feints.I like the rest of you have tried to get something worth drinking out of feints.With a grain mash i have good results...
I'd like to make scotch, twice distilled, using a simple pot still. I want to make approx 2-3 L per batch. How big should my still be? I've worked with the pot...
... I never really understood where the 17-20% numbers for low wines came from but I read it alot. My pot rig will consistently put out 40+ overall for low...
Thanks I want to thank everyone for their suggestions on what to do with the tails. I might try to age a pint or two on heavy oak just to see what it will do...
I have come to the conclusion that I need a parrot's beak to aid in my spirit runs. Looking through homedistiller website and the database section here I can't...
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Distillers/photos/browse/723f Try the link above to the advanced distillers group ( if not a member may have to join) there...
... money. ... Hiya Mason. Right you are, I am new to the group and the hobby. And right too, I plan on getting a few sugar washes run before I try producing...
thanks for your advise. i did use turbo clear but it still hadnt settled fully. i left it for 2 days before distilling. i forgot to check the sg reading before...
... Hello again Dan, I am a fan of Scotch as well. Since you are doing sugar washes to start you should try XXX or even XXXX running that product into Neutral...
