EziTasting wrote:
So, Bryan, you still a Virgin? :D
Or are you cursing the corn mash (really not a good first AG mash, IMO - it’s hard work!)
Yep still a virgin :angry-banghead: the external heating element gave up the ghost and i lost the heat in the AG mash which in turn became a thick sludge I fed the horses with. :angry-banghead: :angry-banghead: :angry-banghead:
Anyway today put down a TPW and for heating the water to use for inverting I used my little BD747 burner which got 3 litres of water to the boil in 3 minutes or less :)) Put one of the 30 watt heating belts i bought off 5 Star and the TPW is currently 30C and bubbling away nicely. It started bubbling within 2 hours of adding the bakers yeast too. :happy-partydance:
Decided to age distress that orange mulled wine mix I put thru my minime last weekend and the taste difference is amazing :obscene-drinkingdrunk:
I liked it that much last weekend after the DP taste today I decided to get a 5 litre coolabah dry red goon cask and i'm currently mulling it now, sliced a navel orange and added some fine ground mulling spices. Heated it to 70C and I'll repeat that several times to fully infuse the botanicals in the wine. Then tomorrow do several stripping runs and a final sprit run to make more Orange Brandy.
Cheers Bryan