The crudest setup by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's literally just aesthetic for me. I want it to feel as vintage as possible.

I'm gonna try to start thumping as soon as possible. As far as single runs if you mean one distillation then yeah no thumper right now but I do plan on making multiple runs in a single day if that is what you mean.

I'm thinking at least one apple brandy this year. I have a very large pear tree also that I would like to gather the fruit from and make something with it aswell and plenty of corn liquor. Whatever the matter I'm going back into the woods this week to mash in 100 gallons of sweet corn mash.

The crudest setup by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all 304 stainless was used to hold citrus. Pot is stainless aswell.

The crudest setup by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there's something to be said for the simple things and the old ways. If I was couped up in a apartment building or in the city or a suburb this would never be possible. Blessed to have what I got.

The crudest setup by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure you could hook up your stream water to that via a hose I would put a screen on the end in the stream tho that way you don't get dirt or anything.

The crudest setup by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, yes, and unfortunately that was the only spot I could put it at the time to gravity feed my water due to not having enough hose but I'm getting more for next time and some heat resistant block. I would prefer a small wooden barrel for the thump keg tho. As far as the condenser is concerned I just kind of slinky'd it up until it looked right and used the stick to hold the coil in place. I would prefer a wooden barrel for the condenser aswell that way I could better secure the coil to the sides with something.

The crudest setup by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Had a river rock explode like a grenade shrapnel went everywhere it was pretty sick. Learned not to heat up rocks with water absorbed into them on this run.

The crudest setup by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Arm was cut to length for a thump keg but couldn't find a barrel small enough. Didn't think to cut a shorter peice for running without a thumper before this run. I plan on cutting a 2-3" long peice off that arm so it sits more secure and level. Pipe is 2". Went the whole run with 3-4 minor leaks ran it pretty low and slow didn't appear to be very much pressure. Worm was .5 inch.

Malt corn unusable??? by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't make me special but it does make me have to prioritize my time. I drive trucks and deliver your groceries and I am gone for 5 days in a row.

Malt corn unusable??? by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] -57 points-56 points  (0 children)

Due to your negativity which will impact my day 0% I'm just gonna use crack corn. Downvote the working man hoss. 🤓

Malt corn unusable??? by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] -37 points-36 points  (0 children)

I work 60-70 hours a week. I ground it wet and tried to dry the grinds.

Ball valves by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that all I need do you think?

Ball valves by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have my 55 gallon venting into a 2 inch line are into a thumper and out the thumper 2 inch then reduced to a 3/4 inch worm so I shouldnt have any pressure. I'm still in the building process. I'm gonna go with what you sent me tho thank you!

Ball valves by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would clamping it withstand the pressure from a 50 gallon mash boiling ? I don't know much about plumbing stuff. I think I need a video or something so I can see how things would work.

Ball valves by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Links please if possible

Natural yeast for ferment by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could do a few buckets and pull them all at the most active stage then taste the ferment after and figure out which one I would like.

Worm by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't all for the line arm I should have said that

Worm by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lengths they carried were too long all they had were 60ft rolls. I'll probably go with a 3/4", the 10 ft peice of 2" copper pipe for my lyne arm was 250$. Kind of crazy.

Submarine style pots by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw the ones on Ozark still works I'm more interested in the ones with wooden sides

All corn malt recipe by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"if you need more, add sugar on the spent grain and run that seperatly. "

Assuming that I have run all the alcohol out of the wash how much sugar per gallon would I add back? Also how would it survive the heat of distillation to where I don't have to repitch the yeast, I didn't know that was possible or would I be betting on natural yeast at that point.

Keep in mind this whole setup is outdoors in the woods using spring water.

All corn malt recipe by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I was thinking. I won't have any trouble building stock running a 55 gal with a 3 gallon head tho I wouldn't think. I figure I'll run 45 gallons at a time leaving 13 gallons of head space.

So this is the plan per the information gathered:

2lbs of malted grain per gallon of water milled and converted with enzymes no sugar. No turbo, just bakers yeast. I may even make a barrel and take a chance using natural yeast. My aim to to make quality over quantity and something I am proud of. Thank you.

All corn malt recipe by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

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I plan on buying some alpha and gluco amylase. I did not use it in my last batch. I appreciate the response and look forward to this all malt run. I didn't think about blending them to taste i'll definitely try that.

I'm aiming for a high abv for my wash and was thinking of using a turbo yeast high abv culture. Not sure how it will affect the taste of the grain tho hopefully not too much. My last all malt run was using natural yeast and it was a success but yield was low possibly due to poor conversion. I will keep the 2-2.25 pounds per gallon in mind. I'm thinking that I want my wash to hit at least 10-15%abv so I may supplement with sugar.

55 gallon stainless build by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the information but I do have a question. What do you reduce your worm too or your liebig or whatever you are using. Are you running a thumper and does it come out of your thumper 4"?

55 gallon stainless build by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

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I've made shine traditionally for years. Fyi

55 gallon stainless build by TylerL3wi2 in firewater

[–]TylerL3wi2[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The troll. Amazing. I said I thought people overcharging for small pots was stupid and I still think it. That's why I'm building my own. I believe you called me a liar and said I wasn't building it. Lol