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Comment on Sex Sells by Tara

Tara — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:30:30 +0000

@Shonari
I’m sure they do, but others look at us as a shame to society and the human race, all because we have a sense of humour.

Comment on Sex Sells by Shonari

Shonari — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:27:23 +0000

@tara lol as do most people…as do most.

Comment on Sex Sells by Tara

Tara — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:20:52 +0000

I read through them all and I thought they were dirty too.
Maybe we both just have dirty minds?
HIGH FIVE! Hahaha.

Comment on How to make Homemade Rum by Alex

Alex — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:16:32 +0000

Made a HUGE batch that took four months to ferment. 12 pounds of brown sugar, a gallon of molasses, 4 gallons of water, 3 ounces of whoe allspice, 12 ounces of vanilla extract, a pound of raisins, and a dozen packets of good old quick-rise bread yeast. Given the random weather in Missouri, it was a wonder the yeats survived at all, but the final beer before distilling was rather strong when I began. I distilled a gallon at a time, with each gallon producing a little over a quart of rum, until I had a full gallon and a half of rum. This in turn was all blended together to even out the flavor. Still havent used a hydrometer to get the actual alcohol content, but it burns when a match is set to it, so pretty high. Overall, the flavor is very siilar to Captain Morgan’s Tatto, but without the bite. This batch was sampled by over a dozen people at my son’s engagement party last weekend, all of whome were impressed with the flavor and strength. Work to the wise: for absolute safety, I throw out the first 2 to 3 ounces of liquid from each distilling, this practically gaurantees that any methanol is gone. It is also worth noting that I only distill my rum nce, and it is both strong and flavorful, without any hint of oiliness. My main fermenting vessel is a 7 gallon Coleman waterjug, I leave the vent cap slightly loose to let CO2 escape and keep critters out. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Someone I though might know what they were about suggested using dry ice to cool the coil. DON’T DO IT. My pressure cooker exploded because the dry ice overcooled and blocked the coil, thus buildinng pressure to lethal levels. Luckily nobody was hurt, but the mess will haunt me for months, as will the 2×5 foot hole in the garage wall.

Comment on How to make Homemade Rum by Zouthernborne

Zouthernborne — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:06:21 +0000

Jerry, your “shine” coming out smelling like that could be any number of things. But smart money says you are running your still too hot. You shouldn’t really have to go above the medium setting on your burner. Low and slow is the secret to good rum. Let it drip about 5 drips per second, collect in small jars and let them air out overnight covered with paper towels or something. Smell and taste the jars, don’t use the first couple that smell sweet, or the last ones that smell like wet cardboard. Most of you people have this whole thing dead wrong.

Comment on How to make Homemade Rum by jerry brown

jerry brown — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:29:16 +0000

When im destilling my shine comes out smelling lije water and it doesnt burn Help me please !!!!!!

Comment on How to make Homemade Rum by George Rum

George Rum — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:30:33 +0000

Made a how to video referencing the first part of instructions on this site http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd8iZ19iJzY

Comment on How to make Homemade Rum by kyle

kyle — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:52:45 +0000

just thought i’d throw this out there so people don’t kill themselves. There should be NO Methanol at all in the final product. If there is some in your product you did it wrong, this is not normal. a basic thermometer should be attached the same way the copper tubing is attached to the closed teapot (don’t use a pressure cooker, it can result in explosions at worst and destroy alcohol chains at best). Methanol evaporates at a lower temperature than Ethanol (around 135, and 175 respectively). The distilled liquid that comes out first with be the methanol, you should watch your thermometer during this, as the temperature will not rise at all so long as there is Methanol present. It will plateau for a time, then the temperature will raise again and more liquid will come out at the new plateau temperature, this will be your Ethanol. Here the first few drops should be discarded to ensure ridding any excess Methanol.

There should be no Methanol at all in your drink, there is a tolerance of 0% in all liquors, and this is the reason why distilling is illegal without proper licensing of a still. Methanol can kill you quickly if consumed in large/any amounts, and causes blindness along with a host of other illnesses.

Comment on How to make Homemade Rum by jerry brown

jerry brown — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:46:02 +0000

I got half alcohol half smells like dirty water why??

Comment on How to make Homemade Rum by jerry 3

jerry 3 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:39:31 +0000

thanks people i really appreciate it i was going nuts because my shine wasnt coming out of my tube i was just sitting in there but i havent tried it out again but if i do should i do it with water to see if it works and if so how ? and how long does it take for the pot still to start dripping