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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Anavrin » Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:33 pm

Today I made a start on my guarage clean up, I've got coloured cement dust all over my still and most of everything within 6ft of the guarage doors!!

Getting there anyway


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Feels like I'm starting again, only this time I know what I'm doing lol.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Easydrinker » Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:50 pm

Do say that you will be there Gazza,
The smoked ribs sound good :)
Anavarin will be there with his cementy brew, or I will eat my hat ;D

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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Anavrin » Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:23 pm

Might be cement rum, that's what's getting stripped first, I'm off to Holland And Barret for some more molasses this afternoon.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby gaza the instructor » Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:15 pm

Game on ;D
Rather have a full bottle in front of me
than a full frontal lobotomy
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Easydrinker » Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:38 pm

gaza the instructor wrote:No problem sir, but like all good things
cant be rushed, takes time ;D


It is notice, not time methinks! :D


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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Squint » Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:16 pm

I have been sniffing milk bottles lol

found a use for the old pint glass milk bottles, all with advertisements printed on.

this is my product from a slow, very slow run from a 9 gallon charge of DWWG wash 14%, all standing to attention,

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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Easydrinker » Sat Sep 03, 2016 9:53 pm

Wow!
What a collection of old milk bottles!
And what a good use for them.
Thanks for posting the pics, makes it more 'real'.
I use half litre'ish vinegar bottles for the same job.
May your finished product reward you.

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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Squint » Sun Sep 04, 2016 3:24 pm

Today I turned 95% ( 1.263ltr ) neutral into 40% using ( 1.737ltr ) Tesco Ashbeck water and filled a preloved Smirnoff 3 ltr bottle

water in first then add the 95% feel the bottle it gets warm and misty but it always clears to crystal clear, never cloudy,
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tomorrow I am going to try some 65% fores in an old Monitor 25 Brass Blowlamp, as I have some oak barrel sticks I need crocodile charring,

It's OK, I don't see danger,
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Easydrinker » Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:08 pm

Keep doing it dude.
We have adopted you already. 8)

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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Squint » Wed Sep 07, 2016 1:32 pm

not today, but yesterday had no joy with the blowlamp so I did this
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more than one way to do a job,

and then I did this
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now today it looks like this
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It is not as dark as it looks,

I also ordered some Premium Madagascan Bourbon Vanilla pods to add to the mix.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Squint » Wed Sep 07, 2016 1:36 pm

getting in front of myself now but tomorrow I am going to put a tap in each of the twins, because I am fed up syphoning,
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Mash » Wed Sep 07, 2016 4:32 pm

Instead you will have leaks.... Don't do it.

The vanilla pods work well. I have a recipe using those, oak and crystal malt... Very nice indeed.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Toper » Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:20 pm

As they are designed to take a tap, I think you might get away without leaks.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Easydrinker » Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:41 pm

Just make sure you fit the rubber/silicone washer on the correct side.
Mine work best on the inside. ;)

The word 'twins' did have my mind racing....!

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Re: What I Did Today

Postby inspector gadget » Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:44 pm

Siphoned off 44 litres of wash and running through the still now , will post when its all gone through.
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