good day from tassy

[victor]

good day all im a tassy born been stilling for 14 months now.

[Zak Griffin]

Welcome mate. I see you're using an air still, if you've been going for 14 months with that you've got more patience than me!

[TheMechwarrior]

Welcome mate. You'll find a few of us in here from Tassie.

[C2H6O]

Hey mate i'm from sunny Tas as well (actually is sunny today)

Whats the drink of choice from the air still?

[Sam.]

Good day to you too sir :-D

What type of beverage do you produce with your humble air still?

[victor]

Hey mate i'm from sunny Tas as well (actually is sunny today)

Whats the drink of choice from the air still?

afternoon C2H60,i decided to make my own spirits as brother in law was into it and cost.been at it for 14 months.have made up a fair bit of 40% spirits.i like whiskey/whisky but have made a range of all top shelf.have decades of drinking ahead of me and its maturing as time passes.collected various mt bottles to put true to label in also useing 16x 5lt demijohns.filled two cupboards and having a rest from it atm.winter down here re temp of wash does need watching all though I have a base heater.after reading a few posts here I realise I know sweet f all about it.ok thanks,victor

[tipsy]

:greetings-waveyellow:

[victor]

Good day to you too sir :-D

What type of beverage do you produce with your humble air still?

afternoon sam, ive made just about all top shelf flavours,i have a question,the last 3 washes I produced 18lt of 60% spirits,i allways use smoother and found that 60% goes cloudy when its cold but clear when temp rises.i made up whiskey and had to put through a coffee filter and a jelly was removed.so higher % stops smoother being absorbed?.thanks,victor

[victor]

40% and 60% with smoother,60% goes cloudy when cold

[Zak Griffin]

Smoother? I assume that's some kind of added... Stuff?

Most of us here tend to stay away from the home brew shop products and methods, in favour of making a cheaper, higher quality spirit. I think you're about to learn more than you thought there was to know about this hobby :)

[benmick6]

gday victor. Ben here from tas as well.

[Sam.]

Cloudy usually means tails mate, I am going to assume you don't do cuts?

click on this.

That whole section of the forum will get you up to speed on what we are talking about :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[victor]

Cloudy usually means tails mate, I am going to assume you don't do cuts?

click on this.

That whole section of the forum will get you up to speed on what we are talking about :handgestures-thumbupleft:

no its only an air still 4lt.but still (no pun intended) why does 40% absorb the smoother glucose but at 60% when cold it goes cloudy.can only be smoother.higher ahv is doing it why?

[Zak Griffin]

If you want to progress in this hobby, you're going to need to take a couple of steps back before you can go forward...

Start off by reading the newbies section, as Sam posted above...

[SBB]

G'day Victor.
There is a lot to be learned by reading through the various threads posted in our Air Still section. Many people here started off with those stills.
A lot can be learned from the mistakes and successes of those who have used Air Stills in the past.

[victor]

would appear no one knows the answer to my question.

[Zak Griffin]

Because nobody has ever heard of this 'smoother' gear, mate...

[pulsetech]

Are you using Glycerine ?

I have never used it but I have read about it

[TheMechwarrior]

Smoother is normally glycerine.
One of the first things I bought 5 years ago...still have it and never needed it.

[victor]

Are you using Glycerine ?

I have never used it but I have read about it

it is a smoothing syrup still spirits product.glucose syrup (from corn) .