tacman1970 wrote:Looks great! Many happy years ahead for you :-D :-D
pistolknight79 wrote:tacman1970 wrote:Looks great! Many happy years ahead for you :-D :-D
and some hard days at work when ya get a little excited after trying a batch :)) :))
NFI wrote:Yes I am really looking forward to my first drinkable batch and many more after that.pistolknight79 wrote:tacman1970 wrote:Looks great! Many happy years ahead for you :-D :-D
and some hard days at work when ya get a little excited after trying a batch :)) :))
Work??? :whistle:
Just got my first TPW fermenting away. Already made the rookie mistake of forgetting to take an OG reading (not that it really matters for a sacrificial run) which is made worse because I used to brew beer and should have known better, but that was a good 13 - 14 years ago before moving to QLD.
Anyway what is the preferred method of taking gravity readings toward the end of the ferment, Open the lid and just chuck the hydrometer in the wash, pull out the airlock and crack the tap and take a sample or use a thief (of some description) through the bung hole for the aquarium heater? All three of those methods use to concern me when doing beer for risk of infection. I see you can buy a little float-able Bluetooth pill that just lets you know gravity and temp in real time via mobile phone app - could be promising and only $50 - any thoughts.
The Stig wrote:Please don’t expect much from a TPW over 4 plates .
You’ll end up with tomato tasting whiskey :laughing-rolling: not pleasant
NFI wrote:Thanks BigRig, I sterilized my hydrometer and holding the very tip of it lowered it into the wash. At no time did it seem like it was willing to float (not even a little) so I did not let go for fear of it ending up at the bottom - I'll get there eventually. I will give the taste test ago but it has only been bubbling for 5 days but has slowed right down(never when I am around), reading other posts everyone says but what are the readings so I thought I should try - was planning to let it settle another week anyway.The Stig wrote:Please don’t expect much from a TPW over 4 plates .
You’ll end up with tomato tasting whiskey :laughing-rolling: not pleasant
Hi Stig, I have only brewed this up to do a sacrificial cleaning run but are you telling me that TPW is no good on a 4 plate bubbler or that it really needs a packed section to clean it up. Only learning, what would you recommend on just 4 plates as a starter (I am more a whiskey person than rum but I intend to try it all) but no tomato flavored whiskey dose not sound too good.
:handgestures-thumbupleft:Royalwulf wrote:You are about a week behind me, so no expert, I did my sacrificial run Sunday week ago with TPW.
I ran mine before it had cleared completely and i had a bit of burning at the bottom of the boiler so i think wait longer.
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