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Stilling Spirits Section??

Postby Stangas » Wednesday Apr 19, 2006 12:10 pm

Hey guys.. as i am getting further into my alcohol production i have begun brewing washes and stilling spirit alcohol.

Now the basic form of spirits alcohol is very similar to beer making, the wort is called a wash but fermented in a very similar concept. Obviously the wash is then put through the still and you end up with only alcohol that is flavoured. The difference for the novice is usage of flavours instead of making the wash like beer using grain ect and carrying flavours across into the spirit and making a genuine spirit.

I was hoping that this forum may include a section dedicated to spirits.

Only a suggestion.. but i think this would help a) me, b) anyone else that may be interested in this form of production.
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Postby General » Friday Apr 21, 2006 3:09 pm

Hey Stangas,

You'd have to be a bit cautious, it is illegal to distill alcohol in Australia, the best we can hope to discuss would be the 20% washes made from 9kg dextrose, water and turbo yeast.

Or distilling "essential oils"! (which is legal)
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Postby Stangas » Friday Apr 21, 2006 3:45 pm

fair call.. i found a forum anywho

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Postby da_damage_done » Friday Apr 21, 2006 4:36 pm

I found this regarding legality...

http://homedistiller.org/wiki/index.php/Legality
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Postby Oliver » Saturday Apr 22, 2006 1:15 pm

Chaps,

If there's a lot of call for a spirits section I'll start one.

Over to you ...

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Postby MagooMan » Friday Jun 30, 2006 1:04 am

Please start one...so those of us who want the to know the THEORETICAL procedures for distilling our own alcohol have a source of information... purely for the sake of knowledge
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Postby Oliver » Saturday Jul 01, 2006 11:25 am

Anyone else?

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Postby NTRabbit » Saturday Jul 01, 2006 3:47 pm

I would be interested, if I could at all afford both the still setup and the flavouring ingredients. Sadly my budget would not really stretch beyond turbo yeast, dextrose and a couple of carbon filters.
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Postby tazman67 » Saturday Jul 01, 2006 11:09 pm

Yes,
Count me in to,would like to know the dark side of the evil spirits, eg. JD,JB,JW and some of the others.
But, this is a beer site so i suppose it should be about beer...
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Postby General » Sunday Jul 02, 2006 2:55 pm

Despite my earlier warnings about legality, I am definitely not opposed to learning the "theory".

NTR, the money will find itself I have found.
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Postby Guest » Monday Jul 03, 2006 9:29 am

here's another vote ! :lol:
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Postby da_damage_done » Monday Jul 03, 2006 9:32 am

i wouldn't mind seeing one!
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Postby luke » Monday Jul 03, 2006 10:58 am

Count me in. 8)


Link for a simple teakettle still.

http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/moon1.html
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Postby blandy » Saturday Jul 15, 2006 1:35 pm

Spirits is interesting, wine is legal.

Since Tahbilk Estate's decision to stop making bulk red wine, I've been commissioned by the family to start winemaking. Therefore I'd appreciate a forum on the topic. Anyone else into this?
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Postby Lebowski » Saturday Jul 15, 2006 5:20 pm

Count me in also.
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Postby gregb » Saturday Jul 15, 2006 6:50 pm

Mead and Cider too??

The voices in my head keep talking about doing a sparkling mead 'Methode Champenois'.

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Postby Guest » Saturday Jul 15, 2006 9:03 pm

Count me in too, thanks Oliver.
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Postby pacman » Saturday Jul 15, 2006 9:05 pm

Sorry, that was me. Forgot to log on - duhh!
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Postby da_damage_done » Monday Jul 17, 2006 10:52 am

blandy wrote:Spirits is interesting, wine is legal.

Since Tahbilk Estate's decision to stop making bulk red wine, I've been commissioned by the family to start winemaking. Therefore I'd appreciate a forum on the topic. Anyone else into this?

I wouldn't mind a wine section - I made wine for the first time this year

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Postby lethaldog » Monday Jul 24, 2006 12:24 pm

Id be in that oliver :lol:
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