Confused about rye. Ive read something about fermenting on the grain.Does this mean I boil the rye and add the rye to the wash...
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pleasinsqueezin
Aug 1, 2003 8:07 pm
Wil, I found the fitting ( a 4" Tri-Clover) at a local salvage yard. It came from pharmaceutical plant in town. Many plants which are food garde or drug...
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Vector180W@...
vector180w
Aug 1, 2003 11:22 pm
Remember reading somewhere about using steam to clean/rejuvenate carbon. Anybody doing this? is it worth it? Im using a stills super reflux so it indeed needs...
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cletemeaders
Aug 2, 2003 1:32 pm
I think this is the most valid point of all - cleaning. Building my first still. Since it is a hobby,I (like most) use materials most accessible. Am very...
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FirlaTin
Aug 2, 2003 4:51 pm
I finished my still, a beer keg boiler with a 1500w heating element in the side, 4 feet of 2" copper for a column and a double reducer over-flow style head. I...
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timmur64
Aug 2, 2003 7:35 pm
Awhile ago, I asked about making clean vodka from a sugar wash and an N/S still (thread was called clean vodka) and I would like to pose a similar question...
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watertrade2003
Aug 3, 2003 12:21 am
Hi Timmur As far as I know its very important let the wash settle before distilling - in beer a little yeast in the beer is a good thing but the yeast cells...
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Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon
Aug 3, 2003 12:48 am
watertrade2003 wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Re: Clarity of sugar wash Hi Timmur As far as I know its very important let the wash settle before distilling -...
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bokakob
Aug 3, 2003 3:18 am
Jeff, you described expected course of action for water. Please run the still as supposed - with some alcohol in the water. I will behave differently. You can...
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bokakob
Aug 3, 2003 3:23 am
The sediment in the wash has no importance if you distill slow and the column is packed nicely. What's important is the start of the main collection. Try to...
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Harley Daschund
harley_daschund
Aug 3, 2003 9:50 am
From my personal experience,clarity of the wash makes little,if any difference ....but,I ALWAYS 'strip' first then re-distill for the final product. ... ...
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Robert N
dinks_c
Aug 3, 2003 10:32 am
Personal experience is what it is all about. Me, well I make sugar wash's and just pour the whole lot in, less the sediment, no settling or clarifying, distil...
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timmur64
Aug 3, 2003 11:53 am
Thanks to all who replied. I'm going to make the run today even though the wash is only partially cleared. I'll share with everyone how the run turns out....
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FirlaTin
Aug 3, 2003 3:00 pm
-That is what I was hoping someone would say. I will try it with cheap wine. Circuitry isn't my my forte, I'm trying to find a cheap motor controller to cut...
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nanosleep
Aug 3, 2003 4:11 pm
You'll be surprised at how much cooler the alcohol output will be as compared to water. When distilling water the output is so hot it will burn you, but when...
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Mike Nixon
kiwimikenixon
Aug 4, 2003 1:48 am
FirlaTin wrote: Subject: [new_distillers] Re: My still is done..now the hard part... Circuitry isn't my my forte, I'm trying to find a cheap motor controller...
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timmur64
Aug 4, 2003 2:14 am
Well the first run was a sucess! The wash was a 6 kg/turbo. I did a stripping run with the somewhat cloudy sugar wash. The temp rose to 182 F and slowly crept...
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alan
falconsforge
Aug 4, 2003 5:36 am
Just about finished my single reducer still and looking for a suitable boiler, probably a beer keg. As the top of the condensor in Bob's plan has a small...
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Raymond Massey
protium2
Aug 4, 2003 8:28 am
hi, regarding the seals on your copper fittings. Use p.t.f.e. tape this is available very cheaply at all puming outlets and will seal the joint and allow easy...
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Harley Daschund
harley_daschund
Aug 4, 2003 8:30 am
Next time,dont dilute b4 the second run...but,thats my personal opinion....:>) ... _________________________________________________________________ The new...
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bokakob
Aug 4, 2003 11:54 am
Congratulations! timmur64 <timmur64@...> wrote:Well the first run was a sucess! The wash was a 6 kg/turbo. I did a stripping run with the somewhat cloudy...
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bokakob
Aug 4, 2003 12:16 pm
There will be no imminent danger in leaving the top open, because theoretically nothing vapor should past the condenser. If it does then the heat input is...
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timmur64
Aug 4, 2003 12:21 pm
BOKABOB, isn't it unusual to have a column reach equalibrium so quickly? I could've waited longer than the 40 min to see if the temp was gonna drop more, but...
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lapsnuit
Aug 4, 2003 4:24 pm
Hello, I found out trough experience that 95% of equilibrium can be achived in like 15 minutes. If you hold on a little longer temp may drop 0.1 or 0.2 more...
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timmur64
Aug 4, 2003 4:50 pm
I posted a few more pics of my setup if anyone would like to have a look. They're in the Files section in a folder called Timmur. The new photos show the still...
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bokakob
Aug 4, 2003 5:56 pm
It is usual for the column to stabilize within 15 minutes, sometimes even less. I would give it a time, so whatever light fraction is in the wash would collect...
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raptillicus2
Aug 4, 2003 6:02 pm
hello all 1st will there be any problems experimenting with Ian Smileys 30 litter flaked maize recipe in a large pot still of 100 gallon ,or should I scale it...
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Bill Musall
squirrelslay...
Aug 4, 2003 8:06 pm
which is better? liquid yeast that must be refrigderated (must be used in 3-5 months) or dry yeast. this is a brewers yeast by the way. i found all this stuff...
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CornFed (Randy)
cornfed62
Aug 4, 2003 8:49 pm
... whether you distill the 30 liter ferment in a large or small pot wont make any difference to the ethanol. What will make a difference is if there will be...
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CornFed (Randy)
cornfed62
Aug 4, 2003 9:03 pm
This URL was just posted onthe BrixTalk group. It this 6 scanned pages of a Zeiss instrument instruction manual circa 1939. ...
