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Bruce S:
Frank S;
Yup!! I even know why ::).
Mary B;
that's old school! I use solar, plastic and time for mine. I usually go the route of about 5gals of mash for a good run.
While in Saudi Arabia , A German a Swede and I collaborated on a low-n-slow then freeze method.
Which is why I normally do mine in the winter.
BUT first get your shed done , cause it looks like winter is already knocking on your door step!
Cheers
Bruce S
ruddycrazy:
Hi Mary and Bruce,
When I first read this thread I was slightly assumed about the moonshine then when Bruce said he used plastic for making it the alarm bells rang out. Only 3 things should EVER come in contact with the shine and thats wood,copper and SS. High proof shine in plastic will leach the harmful chemicals out of the plastic so be aware if you want your shine to have that metho taste use plastic.
Now with that much corn one would have get some sprouted and make some malt then also grab some barley and malt some too. Going the All Grain route for shine is the way to go for a top shelf drink and don't forget unless using a reflux still do a stripping run on the wash then a spirits run no higher than 40% as going higher proof can and will lead to an explosion.
As far as recipies and still builds over here in Oz we have a forum that is second to none for quality and safety doing this hobby. Just google 5 star distilling and all will be revealed.
Cheers Bryan
Bruce S:
Ruddy;
So so true on the plastic side, BUT since it's not legal here to make your own shine without a ATF permit (which I have had since '79).
I make mine in plastic , then it's run through an old galvanized fence post that makes it poison in 2 seconds flat.
Anything else , I make is still made in the plastic, but never ever exceeds 160P at normal atmospheres.
However,,, as I taught a few back on the old forum w-site there are others ways to finish that off .
I can certainly send you via email the hows-n-whys ::).
I leave it off here to keep the kiddes away from such an easy task. I like our area's ATF people, and staying out of jail.
Mary B:
Glass was great, no added off flavors ever! We never needed much, it was to take out ice fishing and sip now and then to stay warm! Added cinnamon extract to it for a 160 proof schnaps!
ruddycrazy:
Hi Bruce,
Yea mate over here the govt has this excise thing where anything made MUST be paid, well thats for the legal stuff but there is a growing trend over here where the home hobbyist is left alone apart from the few that sell the stuff and make a bad name for the rest of us. I was never a spirits drinker but after 12 months of researching I knew that 2" pot still I made just had to be tried out. Well the rest is history and the few that have tried my stuff reckon I should go legit and especially with my whisky no-one gets a taste apart from me as I want to age it so it will be the best drink one can have. After watching a you tube on the way the Scots do it and the way they smell then smell again to get the senses flowing of 30 yr old stuff or older, the way i learnt small scale 12 months with these toasted oak sticks ( the best that one can get) my gear is already smelling like a top drop. I am making a copper 4" bubbler that will do top shelf stuff in one run then get some small oak barrels so it can age for 10 years. My idea is make 3-4 a year and in a decade have enough to last a lifetime. The cost of a good drop over here leaves the wallet empty so making one's own does have that appeal and if I can share the right way I will as too many use that dreaded turbo yeast.
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