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I still haven’t got around to trying this, real life just keeps getting in the way :angry-banghead:
And I’m still waiting on a member sending me some promised root botanicals (cough Bryan cough)

The Stig wrote:I still haven’t got around to trying this, real life just keeps getting in the way :angry-banghead:
And I’m still waiting on a member sending me some promised root botanicals (cough Bryan cough)

:violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack: opp's will get an express post bag and get them off to you tomorra arvo :violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack: :violence-smack:

:teasing-neener: :teasing-neener:

Ok as promised the package is in the mail but as I was running late I missed the postman at the Kanmantoo shop :angry-banghead: so it won't be on it's way until tomorra arvo.

Now what is coming you may ask :scared-eek: :scared-eek: :scared-eek:

150 grams of Licorice root fully dried and cut into 20-30mm lengths so they can be easily fed into a corona mill.

25 grams of dried Red Manzano Chilli ( my last stock but got a new chilli tree ready to sprout a new batch)

50 grams of Orris Root ground up so osme powder and very small lumps.

My mate reckons you should get the package Friday or Saturday as I did send a 500 gram express satchel.

The most important part mate is have fun making your gin with those herbs.....

Cheers Bryan

Thanks B, these items will be added to the second try.
I think I’ll keep experiment 1 simple

Finally got around to setting this up for a small run tomorrow.
The new gin pot is ready to run.
I slightly modded what im doing:
2 lt of 45%

25 grams Juniper
6 grams Coriander
2.5 grams Cassia
2 grams Orris Root
2.5 grams Lemon Myrtle

Crush berries.
Soak for 24 hours
Water down to 30%
Run through pot still, botanicals in boiler

From Odin's HD thread:
- Discard the first 20 mls, collect the next 800 mls;
- You will end up with 800 mls at around 70 to 80%;
- Dilute to 45%;
- Give it up to 5 weeks rest in a glass demi-john ??? no way this will last 5 weeks 8-} 8-}

Eh Stig hold off for a day or 2 until my package gets there so you add a couple of grams of the red manzano dried chilli, it will make your first gin run that much better with added notes of the chilli flesh

Cheers Bryan

I want to do this one as is to prove the ingrediants.
The chilli, Licorice root and oris root will not go to waste.
But, my Mrs is eyeing of the chilli already :obscene-birdiedoublered:

Its been in the demijon for around 5 hours and already colored up and smelling nice

i thought that the 10mls discard is not scaled up until there are copious amounts involved.

I will be using my own judgment , not following the letter of the law :handgestures-thumbupleft:

The Stig wrote:I will be using my own judgment , not following the letter of the law :handgestures-thumbupleft:

ha ha ok.
i think i took 20 mls on my first try anyway, you just have to to be looking the wrong way and .......oops.
i will have to make some more soon, my xmas stock is already 1/3rd gone :smile:

No way this will sit fir 5 weeks :scared-eek: :laughing-rolling:

Looks the goods Stig. I don't think you'll be disappointed with the result.

If you wait the 5 weeks it will be much better. You should find that in the first few days it will be very forward and will highlight the lemon myrtle - nice with tonic. After about 3 weeks you'll start to taste the cassia in the back end. Then after 5 weeks the flavours will marry up nicely - good with soda or just a sipper.

Success , collected 1.1L at 75%
Will air over night and knock down to 45% tomorrow .
It smells amazing straight off the still, can’t wait to try it on ice .

The Stig wrote:Success , collected 1.1L at 75%
Will air over night and knock down to 45% tomorrow .
It smells amazing straight off the still, can’t wait to try it on ice .

Let it rest for atleast a week mate and before you know it that Strawberry Brandy will be on your doorstep to take your mind off the gin :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

By the way did you end up tasting that dried chilli or did the Stig Chicken come to the fore :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

We both tried the Chilli , not hot at all.
I’ll send you some of my chocolate Habs when they recover from the fruit fly infestation

Nice looking still you got there Stig, where did you get that from lol

Just odds and ends I had laying around :laughing-rolling: :teasing-neener: :music-deathmetal:
Here she is in action

Looks to me like I could easily add a 25 litre boiler to my collection of bits and I would have me a small pot still to experiment with lol.

That better go on the list after the bubbler lol