StillSmart Home distillation made easy! 2015-08-16T22:18:13+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/feed.php?f=1&t=3605 2015-08-16T22:18:13+00:00 2015-08-16T22:18:13+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3605&p=27597#p27597 <![CDATA[Re: Full Guide For Newcomers]]> [quote="Still Brewing"]

One thing I have noticed is that certain other distilling forums are not as friendly as this one. Is it because we are over the pond, its a forum for advanced distillers or they just generally don't like to help newbies.



IMHO,It could be a culture/region thing;it could be pomposity and ego;it could simply be what in the UK are known as 'Jobsworths'.
It may simply be,that as as the banner states,we are the "FRIENDLY HOME DISTILLATION SITE",although we don't usually state it with Caps. lock on!
Whatever,here people like to help.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:18 pm

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Still Brewing wrote:
One thing I have noticed is that certain other distilling forums are not as friendly as this one. Neil


Image you very much....we do our best

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:42 pm

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One thing I have noticed is that certain other distilling forums are not as friendly as this one. Is it because we are over the pond, its a forum for advanced distillers or they just generally don't like to help newbies.

Everybody has to start somewhere and I think the guide you are producing will be worth its weight in gold for people like myself.

Thanks for what you are doing and to everybody else who has guided me in the last couple of months.

Neil

Statistics: Posted by Still Brewing — Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:44 pm

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Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Thu Aug 13, 2015 6:53 pm

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Have you found http://homedistiller.org/ ?

Makes pretty good fist of having something to say about everything on the subject.

Statistics: Posted by Mr Four Square — Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:51 am

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AidanMac wrote:Perhaps it could go along the lines of...

Essential Equipment List
Sterile Routine
Fermentation Stages - How it all works.
Water Treatment - where necessary
Difference in Yeast Types - Bakers, Beer, Wine, Distillers.
What to use as Nutrients
Wash Aeration
Preparing a Basic Wash
Recording Wash Stats; SG, pH, What went in, FG, etc.
Pitching the Yeast
Controlling the Wash Temperature
Monitoring the Wash
Do's & Dont's
Dealing with a Stalled Wash
When a Wash in Finished
Racking & Clearing
Preparing for Stripping.

Add a few nice pics and Bob's you mother's brother.


Be better reading than that "Harry Potter" shite......... 8)

Statistics: Posted by Spirits4BB — Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:05 am

]]> 2015-08-04T06:01:04+00:00 2015-08-04T06:01:04+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3605&p=27400#p27400 <![CDATA[Re: Full Guide For Newcomers]]> Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:01 am

]]> 2015-08-04T01:34:53+00:00 2015-08-04T01:34:53+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3605&p=27399#p27399 <![CDATA[Re: Full Guide For Newcomers]]> Wishing you well with it.

Robert,

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:34 am

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Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:24 am

]]> 2015-08-02T18:34:13+00:00 2015-08-02T18:34:13+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3605&p=27395#p27395 <![CDATA[Re: Full Guide For Newcomers]]> Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sun Aug 02, 2015 6:34 pm

]]> 2015-08-02T11:30:24+00:00 2015-08-02T11:30:24+00:00 http://www.stillsmart.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3605&p=27391#p27391 <![CDATA[Re: Full Guide For Newcomers]]> If it's worth doing.....and all that :D and the Advanced Fermentation Guide will be much shorter as you won't have to go through all that Basic shit again ;D

Statistics: Posted by Almanac — Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:30 am

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B L I M E Y.. I would hate to see your list for Fermentation advanced topics.

I do have some of this already I will have a go. I guarantee it will create some conversation.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:39 pm

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