by Old Hermit » Thu Aug 19, 2021 11:24 am
Hello everyone,
I live on an acreage on a hilltop half an hour from Hobart.
In the past couple of years I got back into brewing beer, after a break of about 20 years.
Things have certainly changed in that time, in regard to equipment and methods. I've given the bottles away, and now do pressure fermenting and kegging.
About a year ago, I started distilling with an air still. Used the recommended turbo stuff, and convinced myself that what I produced was OK.
Then I realised that it wasn't - and I started doing other washes. It was a pain with the 4l air still. Took forever to double distill, etc.
I then got a pure distilling reflux still, after I became convinced that it was superior to the T500.
Started doing whisky with essences, then commercial chips, and then cutting up an old port barrel and making my own.
I also make some gin, and am currently steeping botanicals in 30% spirit from the reflux, then putting it through the air still. I'm told that it tastes very good :-)
Future plans could be to get a pot still, and tri-clover connections so that I can swap the stills over easily on the digiboil.
I could tell you more, but then I'd have nothing to talk about on the forums :-)