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Well it's the 15th and she is still fermenting. Plenty of co2 still coming through the airlock. I think the ABV is gonna be high!

This morning I made a 5 gal batch of sugar shine for the first cleaning run. 8 Pounds Sugar Some Raisins 5 Gallons Water 10 grams distillary Yeast Should be ready in 5-7 days.

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If you research the differences between column and pot, you'll discover that columns are for purity and production and pot stills are for whiskey and the like. Pot stills infuse flavor. Copper removes sulfites.

$550 from Steven Stillz This is a classic all copper, lead free solder construction. The quality is amazing. The thumper got dented in shipping. They immediately sent me another. The packaging was awesome but FedEx figured out the weak spot. This is a basic pot still. It's not designed to...

Working on a heat solution. Thinking of building a 240v 4500w controller

I'm excited to even do the sacrificial cleaning run

This is about my 15th kit. I don't OG every time. Almost everytime I did it was really close to the recipe. This style had a huge amount of steeping grains and 6 oz of hops. Well all i can say is the yeast is doing it's thing now. Lot's of action

Thanks all. I pulled the sample from the tracking valve down low. I'm now thinking it was loaded with hops trub.

Funny because I had a friend over and showed him how the hydrometer worked. It read 1 with water

It's a no brainer with the kit 5 gal. Extract mixed in at the beginning of the boil. 20 minute boil then let cool to 180 and add the 6 oz of hops

So I'm brewing from a kit. Have done at least 10 batches from this company (Craft a Brew). Great results overall. DME Just finished and filled the fermentor. New England IPA. Recipe says OG 1.057 I get 1.12. This recipe is: 2.125 lb Honey Malt and Flaked oat blend steeped in early at 155 deg...

The rest of my fermenting room.

I put the hops in a stainless screen container. Should I pull it out after the chill and before adding yeast?

Who's gets away with this?

Been using two of these units for over a year now. Only one complaint. The 45 deg conical should be a steeper angle to help the trub slide down easier but overall not a real problem. I have the original V1 gaskets and they are pretty much flawless. Yes they come off when lifting the lid but so...

Using the Craft a Brew Catalyst conical. I am using the optional racking valve. Unfortunately some crud still hangs around the 45 degree lower section. I don't mind using the hops bag at all. The korny keg ball locks and dip tube do clog easily. I'm impatient once the 2 weeks fermentation is...

I tie a synthetic hops bag on the end of the fill hose to keep stray chunks from getting into my keg. If I don't, the keg output gets clogged all the time.

So I've brewed a bunch of IPA kits with pils malt extract and all were 1 hr boil. Is that because it's not all grain method?

Yes and thanks