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Just to clarify you guys, I ain't distilling beer, I used the word "homebrew" in a broader sense, not just beer... I apologize if I caused some confusion (didn't expect this would become such a heated discussion). I have ferments (some made of plain glucose, others with fruit wort) with around...

I've been catching and growing cultures of yeast for some time now, using mashed/blended fruit and letting it sit outside. However, I've just recently asked myself if I could just forget about the whole fruit pulp business and just boil sugary water (with easy to ferment sugar like glucose or...

Pretty self explanatory, is that possible? P.D: i dont intend on drinking it or using it on food.

I just finished culturing some wild yeast and it turned out to produce some good alcohol, so, I was wondering, how could I take some of the yeast sediment and send it to sleep (make it dormant), so I can dry it and store it for later use? How long does dried, dormant yest will last before it...

I'm trying to do some chemistry experiments and it'll be quite handy to be able to produce pure ethanol/methanol. Anyhow, thanks for the advice ppl :)

I just distilled a bit of my homebrew for experimentation and I was wondering of someone here has had experience and has been successful at separating ethanol from methanol. How can I do it? Just by fractional distillation?

Have you found/isolated any such strains yourself?

Making pottery, flintknapping and casting aluminum is pretty easy business, I recommend you give them a try. I could have gone to the store by now for sure, but it has, thus far, become more of a challenge to me, besides, getting a more in-depth understanding of the science, will help me brew...

Hello again! First of all, sorry for the very belated response (they fixed and re-fixed my internet and took ages), I just recently saw your reply... thanks a lot once more for solving all my queries, I'm getting a clearer understanding of how to make and run a fermenter (6 lt. PET bottles work...

I wanna begin by saying, thanks a lot for the input! :) I was driving blind here (its my very first batch), so no idea if I caught yeast or if I was growing a culture of cholera or something. Well, you can guess I've got tons of questions (you'll have to forgive my ignorance): 1. What is...

what exactly do you mean by that?

hmmm thanks for the insight, I've just made a web search on what a pellicle is: https://beerandbrewing.com/what-is-a-pellicle/ I guess such bacterial growth is happening due to the fact I'm using PET bottles to brew, of which I was recently made aware that they let oxygen in (damnit!). Got...

I decided to brew my own alcohol because I live pretty far away from civilization, but, because of that, my only option has been to try and catch wild yeast (through fruits and wort) and make a starter. All of my cultures are carbonating pretty well (bubbling quite a bit), and all of them are...