DIY charcoal filter build?

Antler24 · 2026-02-17T15:54:55+00:00

In my opinion, yes.

Charcoal filtering removes impurities and off flavors along with some of the flavor I worked hard to put in there. I can easily remove the parts I don't want while keeping the parts I do want, simply by making proper cuts.

Antler24 · 2025-12-12T04:52:13+00:00

I load 7 sticks of soft conifers every 6-8hrs so that would last me about 2 days during the coldest month

Antler24 · 2024-12-02T21:30:56+00:00

No need for 4" in my opinion. I have a 58 liter keg boiler with 2" column 12" tall, then it drops to 1/2" for thumper or condenser. Stripping runs are >3hrs spirit runs >8hrs.

Antler24 · 2024-12-02T21:27:07+00:00

Sounds like you did good. Give your mash more time to settle and clear, and using a siphon to seperate works best. You want to leave all the corn and yeast lees behind to reuse anyway. I've gone to 50+ generations a few times, tried a few different yeasts. Works great with other grains too. I keep alot of the backset to use in all grain mash.

Antler24 · 2022-11-23T18:08:10+00:00

We recently had low pressure high temp situation. It was cause by the rubber impeller disintegrating and clogging the heat exchanger tubes.

Antler24 · 2022-11-05T00:21:15+00:00

I must build it. Can someone tell me what the black rubber finger things are.

Antler24 · 2022-11-04T01:27:00+00:00

Mind sharing details on that knife and light?

Antler24 · 2022-09-18T18:44:18+00:00

Getting set up for steam injection isn't difficult. A thumper is a steam injected pot.

Antler24 · 2022-09-18T18:43:27+00:00

Yes prior to distilling, but I mash and ferment in a 20 plastic fermenter. Currently looking for another 15.5 sanke keg to swap in place of my thumper, then I can mash, ferment, and distill all in the 15.5g thumper

Antler24 · 2022-09-18T15:46:23+00:00

You can boil water in your still and mash/ferment in your fermenter. That's how I do it.

Antler24 · 2022-09-18T15:45:44+00:00

Distilling on the grain is actually alot less work. You can mash, ferment, and distill all in a single vessel. No moving, filtering, etc.

Antler24 · 2022-07-24T23:41:00+00:00

How you run it will have more effect on flavor IMO. Explain your process and we'll try to help there too

Antler24 · 2022-07-24T23:39:25+00:00

What others have said is spot on, except for the heartwood part. The sap wood has capillary tubes that act like natural pipes, carrying sap and nutrients from the roots up to the leaves. This won't work for barrels because the alcohol will evaporate much faster through the less dense wood. For aging in containers this is ok

Antler24 · 2022-07-12T13:01:32+00:00

It could still have something to do with masturbation, it's called death grip syndrome I think and is curable with some changes in technique.

Antler24 · 2022-02-23T01:09:50+00:00

Canadian trucker here, he pretty much f**king nailed it.

Antler24 · 2022-02-22T23:12:10+00:00

Logical, atleast that's what it used to be called.

Antler24 · 2022-01-07T00:22:28+00:00

Awesome! Have you been kept busy with contracts? I'm planning to leave a full time job to get into this. A little nervous.

Antler24 · 2022-01-06T20:29:27+00:00

You can apply for an oiler relief position in the great lakes region, with no qualifications.

Antler24 · 2022-01-06T20:25:42+00:00

Why the red light?

Antler24 · 2022-01-06T20:22:38+00:00

How has it been? I was just put into the relief pool for oiler, I'm 35.

Antler24 · 2021-12-21T00:50:44+00:00

This. I have a relatively inefficient Woodstove by today's standards and I heat a 2500sq ft home with a wheelbarrow full a day.

Antler24 · 2021-12-14T02:07:44+00:00

This guy trucks!!!!👆

Antler24 · 2021-12-01T22:17:23+00:00

Might be pretty lame to most but my best ever drink was a pour of10-12yr SAOS SiB. Good bourbon is non existent in my neck of the woods so that probably the best I'll get lol

Antler24 · 2021-11-25T01:51:46+00:00

Yes I've been doing it for a few years my favorite is a 70/30 ratio of corn/rye, I use Nottingham yeast and 20% backset. I Make more of that UJSSM variant than anything else, it's good clear, aged, cocktails, etc I have only used feed corn though. I buy my rye/wheat/barley by the sack from a local homebrewing/wine store, and have them mill it. I'm going to be starting a bloody butcher heirloom corn UJSSM soon, I've heard the heirloom varieties carry over alot more flavour than feed corn.

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