troutman
Seed Whore
Airlock is also important to keep out fruit flies which carry bacteria called acetobacter that will convert all your alcohol to vinegar.
Acetic acid bacteria
Acetic acid bacteria
1 pack of yeast is all that is needed for 3 gallons. There is a gizmo for racking that is a plastic tube and has a nice tip, which helps avoid stirring up the dead yeast on the bottom.
Some people re-use yeast. I just put it in the sink.
You can't get everclear? How about E-85, then wash it with soap/water or dishwasher?
I think this might be an important question.....
I just read something in the manual and it's in big RED letters.
NEVER USE AN OPEN FLAME HEAT SOURCE WHEN DISTILLING INDOORS.
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NEVER USE AN OPEN FLAME HEAT SOURCE WHEN DISTILLING INDOORS.
This is the setup I bought...
I then dried the Azeotropic Ethanol with molecular 3A sieves for about a month and redistilled carefully and got 98+% Fire Water.
I think this might be an important question.....
I have the still all assembled and I am doing the vinegar wash run and then a test run called the 'sacrificial run". I guess this makes sure every thing is cleaned and seasoned for the first real batch.
I just read something in the manual and it's in big RED letters.
NEVER USE AN OPEN FLAME HEAT SOURCE WHEN DISTILLING INDOORS.
I was planning on doing this in my kitchen on a gas stove. No?
Am going to need to buy a portable heat source. All I have is a small electric hot plate. I don't think it's big enough for this 5 gallon pot.
Really? Can't do this indoors with a gas stove?
Thanks
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EDIT: Never mind. I did a little reading on the subject and it doesn't sound quite as bad as making BHO inside but it still doesn't sound like a great idea. LOL Induction cooktops will not work with my stainless steel still pot. I do have an electric ceramic cooktop but it's the standard 7" or so around. My still pot is 13". I can't seem to find a large diameter, electric hot plate. LOL Hard to believe I didn't read about this while I was reading the other stuff about distilling. I wonder what most people use? @G.O.Joe has been doing it forever, what do you use? Or, are you just using a smaller pot? LOL
Well, at any rate, gas stove is out and I'm on the search for a large format hot plate. LOL
Again, thanks
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LOL, Hey, I'm not knocking your wine I'm presenting an avenue for widening your experience base. Edit: I've made many wines with recipes similar to yours.Douglas.Curtis, people who drank my home made swill all commented how well they slept. I wonder why.
I'd say the hydrometer is off-scale. Personally I would re-calibrate with new markings using a known concentration. The sky vodka should work well. Pop it back into the vodka and write down the reading for it as accurately as possible. The difference between this and the marking it 'should' read at is your calibration difference.What about the Sky showing up at only 10%? I think you're missing the point. It's not my alcohol that is in question. It's the hydrometer.
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