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  1. Hi Pete, have you added rice hulls to the traditional lautering? I had a quick look and it seems it'd be pretty hard to find a small belt press for a reasonable price.
  2. I'm a bit late to the party but you should check out the Vinoteque Spirits Snifter glasses. Snifter glass link
  3. We use exclusively citric acid. To a 500lt mash I'll add 250gm before mashing in, this brings it down to 5.0 for the addition of Sebstar HTL and Sebamyl GL. Before pitching the yeast I add calcium carbonate, but this is only as a buffer and does not immediately reduce the ph. The ph must drop to around 3 for the calcium to be used up and commence buffering.
  4. Thanks, that's the idea I had too. I was thinking about raking the grain over the mesh. Do you let it sit? Very keen to see it in action!
  5. A little off topic but how are you seperating the grain?
  6. I currently mash and ferment in the one vessel, separate grain and distill the finished wash. Hitting strike temp for my grain is OK with the boiling water from the still, preheated vessels and short hose. The issue is the grain separation. Can be done but is hard work and labor intensive if no dewatering equipment is employed. If using corn, you would want to grist it, not mill it to flour like consistency. Corn is cheap and the losses from non conversion/wort retained in the grain are minimal when you begin to look into liquid/solids separation equipment. It can be done by hand but trust me, it takes hours and is tough going. Is there a reason you want to ferment on the grain? Do you have another grain with husk in there too? If not then you need to be looking at some separation equipment (+$20k). If you get good liquidization (from holding high temps for the first enzyme addition if using liquid enzymes) then this will assist in your return but you will still have a sloppy mess to dispose of regardless.
  7. Thanks Roger, I've been a member there for years.
  8. Where did this go? Have you got something to show off yet?
  9. Yeah I should have clarified my question. I am obviously not aiming this at distilleries producing a regulated drop i.e: Whiskey. More for the vodka/gin/rum and anything else that doesn't have a classification for specific ingredients.
  10. Hey guys, I'm just trying to get a bearing on some production information regarding the use of sugar to bump up yield. Currently on a hobby level I have made a fair few sugarheads, using grain only as flavour and not seeking conversion. What I want to know is if using sugar is cheating or frowned upon from a commercial perspective. Do you use sugar or all grain only and why?
  11. Hi Kris. Good luck mate. What types of products/market are you focussing on?
  12. Sounds good Jimmy. If you're in the market for a new still check out http://www.5stardistilling.net/ I know the bloke who runs this business and his after sales service is something you will not find elsewhere. Prices are very reasonable and the quality is second to none. I'd like to hear more about your vodka recipe! Do you mind posting it here? Or if better could I PM you asking for the recipe/method if you don't feel comfortable? I like to have my cake and drink it too Jimmy! Glad to see a skilled Aussie taking on the asian market, quality will prevail!
  13. Welcome Jimmy, another Aussie here too. Is Vodka your only product? The Taiwanese certainly have a taste for hooch that's for sure. Who is your still manufacturer? Are you the distiller? What washes do you run? I make a wheat vodka that is top notch.
  14. http://www.5stardistilling.net/search.php?search_query=mesh&Search= I have 500mm of full copper mesh for my packing and wouldn't use anything else. Amphora Society also stocks premium distillers mesh. Failing the above, you can try plastic extrusion supply companies, the plastic industry (mainly Blown extrusion) use it for cleaning because it is softer than the stainless steel dies, it's about $250 for a 4kg roll here in AU though. Alternatively, you can punch lots of tiny holes in copper sheet and cut it into little squares, if you can outsource this to a sheet metal company it shouldn't be too hard to find the sheeting.
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