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Re: What I Did Today

Postby edwatters » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:19 pm

Woke up and checked my wash to find it is ready for some turbo clear. Woohoo tomorrow will be my maiden voyage into making my first run. Wish me luck
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby chill » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:57 pm

Good luck and good cuts! Let us know how it comes out.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby RumJohn » Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:26 am

Taking a day off and heading for the beach. It will be hot.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Admiral Toad » Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:54 am

Heading to the Scottish motorcycle show no sign of sun and snow forecast joy ! ;D
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Capt-Cudellez » Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:37 am

Yip, snowing with me AT ;D good luck!
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby edwatters » Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:21 pm

Well I woke up thinking today is the day for my first run only to see that the mash still hasn't cleared using turbo clear. Guess I have to wait :(
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Almanac » Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:30 pm

24 hours is a very optimistic expectation - I know that's what it says on the pack ::) but they all make wild outlandish claims about how fast their, yeast, still or finings, etc, work.

Give it a few days in cold conditions, preferably with the fermenter on cold concrete, and before you know it you'll find your mother had a brother called Robert ;)

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Re: What I Did Today

Postby edwatters » Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:29 pm

Thanks for the words of encouragement aidenmac :-) :-) :-)
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Magnu420 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:37 pm

it always come to those who waits ;)
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby KerryW » Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:41 pm

Checked the SG on a SS Turbo it is at 1020 so doing good, still bubbling away at day 7 so it will sit for a few more days.
Checketd the batch of RoboStill's rum aka RoboRum, I had to place an aquarium heater in it to kick start it but it id churning away very well, SG at 1020 at day 7 so it will sit for a few more days to, I will let it ferment and then clear on its own,
also filtered 1L of spirits for to mix up,,
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby Magnu420 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:33 pm

shopping on fleabay and ended up winning a 30L water boiler for £16 and £7
postage,had the grandkids round
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby edwatters » Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:41 pm

Started a new batch of sugar and worked on the yard and kicked back by the pool with a little orange soda and marshmallow vodka. Rough life I tell ya. Also my good friend brought me stainless keg today:-) What to do with it hmmmmmm:-)
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby alan » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:08 am

stripped out all the packing in my T500 column and now got it soaking in citric acid.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby edwatters » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:01 pm

Went shopping at our local brew shop and pick up some supplies. I picked up some bitter orange peels , sounded interesting, also got some juniper berries and coriander for my first attempt at gin. I need to start researching how to make gin using my t500, I know there have been some post about it.
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Re: What I Did Today

Postby chill » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:29 pm

I use the bitter orange peels in my gin for part of the citrus note.
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