| #59. |
| Published: 2025-05-17 [Sat] 19:35, by |
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After my strong success doing a 1.5x run of breakfast cereal with sugar, with various feints in my new reflux still, I was curious how running a "wash" on its own through my reflux still would do, after seeing that my new still can effectively reach azeotrope on relatively lower %s. The results were somewhat disappointing! Reaching azeotrope again took a lot of fiddling around and stalling, overall output was not worth it, and the output spirit (while quite drinkable!) was not what I was expecting. I think for the future I will be sending spirits stripped at least once to my reflux still, whether diluted feints or low wines. It does add time and electric use to the process relative to a simple one and done run, but I think the intermediary step is worth it, in terms of operator burden and quality of end result. Reflux is still a new world for me. But it's fun playing. |
| #56. |
| Published: 2025-05-04 [Sun] 13:24, by |
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Cooked up a new sugar wash today: - ~18 liters water - 4kg sugar - 250g bran - boiled for 30 mins with spoon of yeast - pinch DAP and epsom salts - 50g yeast at room temp Smells pretty good, very wheaty and sweet. |
| #55. 2025-05 ferments |
| Published: 2025-05-02 [Fri] 18:33, by |
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A new month, a new subthread. Made 3 liters of apple cider tonight. Usually 5.5% ABV but I added enough sugar to bump them up to 8%. I prefer the lower ABVs because they ferment and age faster, but a big thing I get out of this hobby is practicing patience and appreciating things that wait in the future, so it's not a big deal. |
| #1. Homemade alcohol |
| Published: 2024-01-08 [Mon] 15:38, by |
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Interested in making booze at home? Is saving money or making delicious drinks an appeal to you? Experimenting with new recipes or techniques? This a thread for homebrewers and distillers to ask questions, give advice, or share progress reports. (Pictures and experiences are very welcome!) |