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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby YHB » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:20 pm

Hi Trev,

Hello and welcome, hope you have a good time here.

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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby Easydrinker » Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:11 am

Trev,
Welcome and a whole T500 forum awaits you here.
I think the guys there know what they are talking about,but what would I know?
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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby Icefever » Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:36 am

fuf wrote: Looking forward to hint and tips as I am new to this.


Hi Trev & welcome to the forum, your in the best place mate...one bit of advice
I was told....read the old posts way back, work your way through them. Then reread the lot again, then it starts to make sense. ;) ;)



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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby fuf » Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:27 pm

Thank you all for the welcome. By eck, there's a lot to read but I'm focusing on hint and tips at the mo.

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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby pedrogoflow » Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:59 am

Hi Guys just registered have been reading forums on air still washes luckily found this one as a newbie not sure what to do next.....? I have just received new AirStill with all the extras very nice but need help !! So looking at new recipes and not using Turbo yeast I have seen the lentils recipe is this the way to go for very first batch? It`s ok reading about it putting it into practice is another thing and if I am at the wrong posting for this PLEASE point me in the right direction ???
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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby YHB » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:49 am

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new toy.

Don't worry so much - we do not bite. I am sure that you will find your way around quickly enough.

I have not tried the lentil wash myself, but all the reports seem good and it looks like a good wash for a first go.

Let us know how you get on, it all seems strange at first but do not overthink the hobby. It is very straightforward as long as you take it one step at a time and the second time around you will wonder what all the fuss was about.

Sit back put your feet up and let the little yeasties do all the work for you. If you need any help then just say so.
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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby chill » Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:22 am

My best advise is to don't sweat it. Make a wash, any wash, run it through your still (viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1216). Watch. Learn. Repeat. This is more like gardening than chemistry. Relax. Have a drink. ;D

Don't worry too much about which wash. They all work. The lentil wash is a good one, as is TPW, and some here report good results with Turbos. You just need time, water, sugar, yeast, and something for yeast nutrition. If you have enough time and not too much sugar, you might not even need the nutrition.

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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby Cherry Yidaki » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:55 am

The more I learn, the smarter chill gets. I think you'll find the same. ;)
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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby Icefever » Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:21 pm

pedrogoflow wrote:Hi Guys just registered have been reading forums on air still washes luckily found this one as a newbie not sure what to do next....???


Hi and welcome to the forum...like the guys have said relax and chill out...read up on this
POST if you haven't already.. :D :D it all becomes clear what you have to do.

As for the lentil wash I've got 25lts out in the cold in the brewery clearing, and another 25 in the bucket in the kitchen.

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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby pedrogoflow » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:49 pm

A BIG thanks to you guys have started Lentil wash all going well as per recipe looked at all posting makes everything easier to comprehend. Next question Chill said TPW is that a wash and where to find it ? You are thinking is this guy stupid or what ? :-\ I will sign off as confused.com ???
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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby chill » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:20 pm

TPW = Tomato Paste Wash
Some swear by it, some at it.
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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby Easydrinker » Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:24 am

pedrogoflow,try asking a question of the search window at the top of the page.
In this instance the answers (as usual) start to appear from the first post,in this instance page no.9.
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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby pedrogoflow » Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:01 am

Nice one point taken will do :)
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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby timd2905 » Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:33 pm

Hi everyone .

Great to find this forum . I'm a newbie , just got myself a T500 and waiting for my first wash to finish, and have already found so much good info here already.

I have lived in Ukraine for the last 2 yrs , where every other person makes there own vodka and i got the taste for it. So as soon as i got back i decided i must make my own.
Also because my parents in law will visit a couple of times a year and they drink a ltr a day which would make 4 weeks of visits very expensive , buying from shop.

Looking forward to learning many tips from here and getting great results from my T500, and mabe asking for a little advice now and again . Tim
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Re: Welcome to the forums!

Postby Easydrinker » Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:45 pm

Welcome timd2905,
You will find this a friendly site,the philosophy being the more the merrier.
In the old posts on here you will probably find the answers to any questions you have,the search window top right on your screen is your friend here.
If it doesn't help,then post a question,someone will come along with a response.
I wish you well with the vodka for the in-laws!

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