RuddyCrazy wrote:G'Day Shane :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Welcome to the rabbit hole mate :laughing-rolling: now how you travel down is upto to you and by far the best way down is with 5 star gear as everything is there aswell as that chataholic Stig :laughing-rolling: who will steer you in the right direction.
Cheers Bryan
The Stig wrote:RuddyCrazy wrote:G'Day Shane :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Welcome to the rabbit hole mate :laughing-rolling: now how you travel down is upto to you and by far the best way down is with 5 star gear as everything is there aswell as that chataholic Stig :laughing-rolling: who will steer you in the right direction.
Cheers Bryan
You’re just jealous because you called when I had 1 foot out the door and needed to get off the phone .
Would you like me to call you for a chat about cabbage and all things off grid just for the hell if it ? :laughing-rolling: :teasing-neener:
WoodyD40 wrote:Hello Shane
Welcome to the Forum and a new hobby.
As you said, there is lots of valuable information contained within the many many threads.
Do yourself a favor, and phone Stig at 5 Star, before you go to your local brew store. He is a friendly chap. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
I also went down to the local brew store bought the 65 litre version reflux stil .... and about 2 months later, lashed out and spend better money with Stig. I haven't looked back since. I love playing with my 5 star lego :D
RuddyCrazy wrote:G'Day Shane, eh mate if you want to come up the hill for chat your more than welcome mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:
As I do have a heap of hearts by hearts 90% here you can have some some to make that vanilla extract and have a chat with you about tinctures and everything else related to distilling.
Now mate you do have to get upto 10 posts before one can PM so get posting mate :laughing-rolling:
Cheers Bryan
Carol wrote:Hi Shane
See my thread on the FSD 2" boka and pot.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12638&start=260
Modular so cost effective. Produces high quality neutral albiet slowly.
Cheers
Carol
The Stig wrote:Chats have been had , bullets have been bitten :laughing-rolling: :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Carol wrote:Hi Shane
I am in Bellevue Heights.
Happy to chat if you want to drop in some time. We have moved from the house with the pool so my distilling is on temporary hiatus. I did some extra runs before we moved so I still have neutral for my various projects.
I had 3 fementers going. Three stripping runs gave enough low wines for a spirit run. So it was more efficent as I was not waiting for the next wash to ferment to do the next stripping run. When I did a stripping run I cleaned the fermenter and filled it up again. That way I was ready to go whenever I had enough spare tiime to do a stripping run. The wash was fine while it waited for me.
I changed to Coopers fermenters with a lift off lid as I was having trouble manging thhe screw top lids (wonky hands).
I wrapped my fermenters in blankets if the weather was cool.
Supermarket is fine for tomato paste (home brand), sugar (home brand) and bakers yeast (Lowans - not the Tandaco sachets - too exxy).
You will probably need a hydrometer (measures specific gravity so you can tell when the wash is finished) and an alcometer (measures ABV). I used vegemite jars for my cuts but some people use stubbies. Glass containers sor low wines - I used flagons or juice bottles. Glass containers for infusions. I used wide mouth jars from Kmart.
Cheers
Carol
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