Today's Run is ....

[sp0rk]

My first AG beer :D

BIAB I'm guessing?

[Sam.]

You can say that again :laughing-rolling:

Whoops, all fixed ;-)

My first AG beer :D

BIAB I'm guessing?

Yeah mate, have to start somewhere :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[sp0rk]

Good to see more people getting into AG
I'm just about to retire my BIAB rig myself and move upto 3V
and I've already got my HERMS upgrade on the go...

[tipsy]

You can say that again :laughing-rolling:

Whoops, all fixed ;-)

My first AG beer :D

BIAB I'm guessing?

Yeah mate, have to start somewhere :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I was always a 3V brewer but when I saw BIAB I was gobsmacked by the simplicity. So much so that I bought a Braumeister which I think is only a glorified BIAb system.

My point being,,,,,,,you made beer.. it'll taste great 8-}

[sp0rk]

Doing my final rum strip tonight before my spirit run
Mrs decided to whinge about why I need to keep making more :angry-banghead:
If she wants to be like that I won't be trying to make her any spiced rum :laughing-rolling:
So I'll no chill the dunder and do a few more gens in the new year, once this current stuff is on oaking

[sp0rk]

CRAP,
Thought I'd best check the rum's gravity before I transferred it into the boiler
It's conked out at 1.080
Best guess is PH is too low, so I've chucked a few tablespoons of bicarb in (I know it's not the best thing to use) to bring it up and hopefully she'll finish by sunday

[Redux]

if shes complaining coz your running out of room sp0rk just ship it all here!!! ill look after it for ya!

:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

all heart me....

[benpandaae86]

50l of tpw

[Urrazeb]

CRAP,
Thought I'd best check the rum's gravity before I transferred it into the boiler
It's conked out at 1.080
Best guess is PH is too low, so I've chucked a few tablespoons of bicarb in (I know it's not the best thing to use) to bring it up and hopefully she'll finish by sunday

Rum always reads high sp0rk due to the amount of unfermentables in molasses, the drop is the same but it will never get to tpw sg

[sp0rk]

Yeah, the last few batches had been dropping to 1.050 so I figured it should have a little way to go yet
But we'll see if it drops any more by tomorrow, if not I might just do a run then

[dogbreath vodka]

Long run tonight.
Three types of gin, 92% white dog and rose vodka.... started at 4pm and it's now 11.30.

Have to get a smaller boiler.... 80 ltrs of 40% runs slow, --- is tooooooo long.
8-} 8-} 8-}
I like the quick distilling runs.
:violin: :violin:

Mind you... the rose vodka is a ripper. :D :D

DBV

[Urrazeb]

Mulberry Schnapps tonight :D

Only had 25L so topped up with wheat vodka.
4 plates should have plenty of flavour... Deep red wash that I would liken to red wine, just needs some oak, but it's all in the cooker now 8-}

[Redux]

50 lt of WBW.... the last 100 i ran through the neutralizer... fine neutral!!


today back to 4 plates to see what happens...

last run for the year..... :crying-blue: :crying-blue:

[woodduck]

Reconfigured the "Duck" to pot still mode so i can strip 200ltrs of TPW.

I need to get some neutral for some G dropper done before chrissy, gotta keep mrs Claus happy. :laughing-rolling:

[Redux]

Reconfigured the "Duck" to pot still mode...

dagnabbit duck... that thing is Beautiful even in pot mode!

:handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[woodduck]

Thanks redux :handgestures-thumbupleft:

No more runs this year mate, what's the go there? Santa needs a drink too. :laughing-rolling:

[Redux]

Thanks redux :handgestures-thumbupleft:

No more runs this year mate, what's the go there? Santa needs a drink too. :laughing-rolling:

nah.... hes got to drive!!

plus if 22 lt of 65%rum 35lt of 40%neutral and todays 50lt of wbw and a 50lt keg of high abv feints (for emergencies) wont keep my whistle wet for a month..... i (and my liver) need to rethink our lifestyle!

:obscene-drinkingdrunk:

[woodduck]

:laughing-rolling: yer that should just get you through.

[Plumby]

Just finished the final TPW for the year. Got the holiday supply sorted :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[woodduck]

Just finished stripping my 200ltrs of TPW and ended up with 40-45ltr of 48% low wines that smell like tomato :laughing-rolling: each run was about 2 hrs including emptying and refilling so that wasn't too bad. I ended up wrapping the still up to help speed things up and it did really help.

See how i feel, i might even run some through the bubbler tonight yet. :handgestures-thumbupleft: