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Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
There's a 25 ltr water container with tap at bunnings. Im going to get one for cold crashing because its square and will only take up 1/3…
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Here's an alternative. I bought 6 concrete pavers and used ados contact glue to put rubber from an old inner tube under them. Lined them up…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
You need 3/8 tubing for the filter it's not included
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
This is the washable reusable 1 micron filter https://www.brewshop.co.nz/beer-filtering-system.html On special too I paid $75 for mine. So…
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Excellent question and no it bottle ferments sweet as. Check this experiment out. I cold crash it with finings it's beautifully clear, then…
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I use finings and drop 5 bottles of 600ml frozen water in there then into the fridge. Without the frozen water bottles it takes around 24…
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Fair enough fermzillas are awesome. I would recommend trying cold crashing a beer the clarifying is outstanding. Its why I like the 29l…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
Im keen on the pot still head for it too so can make a traditional whiskey from a favourite beer
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
https://www.brewshop.co.nz/kegmenter-29l-with-ball-lock-cap.html The 29 ltr kegmenter I want is $175 down from $299, awesome
One run will make enough for around 12 ltrs of 40% spirit which would cost you ... to buy from a bottle shop. So it only takes your 2nd run…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
I do like the fermzillas except for the shape and size for cold crashing (fitting in the fridge) which has shown impressive results for…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
Thanks great tip. Will be watching the kegmenter for a deal. Bottled a lion light ale 3 days ago paknsave $13 and got a coopers lager in…
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Can also put a reminder in your phones calender, I use it all the time
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
https://www.brewshop.co.nz/kegmenter-29l-with-ball-lock-cap.html
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
Check out this kegmenter it can be used for carbonating beer and can also buy a reflux head and use it for making neautral spirit. Can also…
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I get what ypur saying. Making neutral spirit and pouring a flavour in sounds boring no art or talent required like making a bottle of soda…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
I can and have emptied the packing from the reflux tower and ran it as a pot still. Hooked up with a wine maker and distilled a couple of…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
If you make a spirit you dont enjoy you can put in in with your next wash and re distill it with your next run and gain all the alcohol…
Fair enough. Some people "decide" their spirit is excellent. Where others are objective open minded and never stop improving and…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
Another factor with copper it will absorb sulphates but then you need to clean the sulphates off the copper. Stainless never needs cleaning…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
Copper is also very soft and easily dented and damaged. I prefer stainless steel if your buying a still it will be 304 grade ss which is…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
Copper can be beneficial in a traditional pot still and it is used on some reflux stills. But you don't need to have copper on a reflux…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
It's mostly very low cost equipment except for the still. But a stainless steel still virtually lasts forever, there are copper and alloy…
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I would recommend the stc 1000 temperature controller and a heat belt for your fermenter. But I've got by without it for 20 years. So thats…
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You need your still your fermenter barrel with tap and airlock. An alcometer. A carbon filter, I use a refillable filter and buy z carbon…
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I use 48 hr turbo yeast its very popular because it can produce a 21% alcohol wash. Though when you max it to 21% it takes longer probably…
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You mix up sugar water and yeast in the plastic barrel fermenter. Once fermented you transfer to your still and run it. For 25 ltr you…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
Banana, feijoa, vanilla paste, cinnamon quills, pears, are some of the thing's I've infused. But the 100's of spirit flavourings available…
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Once you've made the investment of your still and fermenter etc. I make 1 ltr of 40% neutral spirit for $3.70 Can drink it as vodka as is…
Bargainstalker commented on Interested in making beer or spirits?
Ideal!. These are very popular. And 25 ltr is a great size, your wash can be up to 20% alcohol so 1 run will produce about 12 ltrs of 40%…
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