Anybody used one of these? Mr. Distiller

[Hippie3]

ok, mash has gone 5 days now,
today is distillation x3.

[Hippie3]

worked fine,
learned i should
a] remove the tape covering the filter holes on BOTH ends of it
b] pre-heat the wort before pouring into mr.distiller would have saved time.
got about a full fifth out of my first batch,
and the candy red-hots worked fine, too.

all in all
a pretty easy way to make 'shine,
esp. for total newbs like myself.

[GadgetGuy]

Cool man! I still haven't been able to muster up the cash to get one yet but it seems like a decent little unit for a newb like myself. Thanks for posting your thoughts on Mr. Distiller.

[Hippie3]

after two sampling sessions
[mixed with OJ]
i'm still pretty happy.
a friend tried it too and she liked it as well.

next batch i'll try the apple pie shine recipe,
then i'll be sprouting whole corn...

[SilvrHairDevil]

Congrats on success.

You going to age some in an oak barrel for 12 years?

[Hippie3]

nah, 12 days...

[|dw|]

So what else is need after you buy the Mr Distiller to brew your first batch?

[apokalypse]

Originally Posted by |dw|

So what else is need after you buy the Mr Distiller to brew your first batch?

Originally Posted by Hippie3

starting simple, their sugar/water/yeast recipe.
same as the video

[SilvrHairDevil]

Apokalypse - that avatar just cracks me up.

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by |dw|

So what else is need after you buy the Mr Distiller to brew your first batch?

thry sell a 'starter kit' that has a fermentation bucket, cork and airlock
that's handy.

[apokalypse]

Originally Posted by Hippie3

thry sell a 'starter kit' that has a fermentation bucket, cork and airlock
that's handy.

Just wondering if a cork/airlock are necessary for fermenting for a hard liquor? Can't you just put a lid on and not snap it down so gasses can escape safely, or is there a reason why you would want to vent via airlock i.e. higher alcohol content? (only asking because for brewing beer my instructions have been to leave it in the primary fermenter which is just a bucket and lid)

[SilvrHairDevil]

Originally Posted by apokalypse

Just wondering if a cork/airlock are necessary for fermenting for a hard liquor? Can't you just put a lid on and not snap it down so gasses can escape safely, or is there a reason why you would want to vent via airlock i.e. higher alcohol content? (only asking because for brewing beer my instructions have been to leave it in the primary fermenter which is just a bucket and lid)

"Higher alcohol content" is the answer here, otherwise you are correct. Beer goes really quickly in a bucket fermentor and is substantially done (to about 5% alcohol) in days. During this process there is a tremendous amount of C02 given off and this outrush of gas purges the bucket of nasties. Fermenting out requires the additional protection of a carboy and airlock.

Mash for hard liquor doesn't need to be high in alcohol as long as there is lots of it, so this tek can be used unless you wanted a really high alcohol starting mash.

[Phx]

Originally Posted by apokalypse

Just wondering if a cork/airlock are necessary for fermenting for a hard liquor? Can't you just put a lid on and not snap it down so gasses can escape safely, or is there a reason why you would want to vent via airlock i.e. higher alcohol content? (only asking because for brewing beer my instructions have been to leave it in the primary fermenter which is just a bucket and lid)

Well the reason you use an airlock is to prevent any contams getting into your mix while letting it breath at the same time. I had a buddy a couple months ago start a batch of beer, he was using a bucket with a lid that had a hole in the lid for the airlock. He did everything right except he forgot to put the lid on tight and he ended up getting mold and had to dump the whole batch.

Preventing contams is as important in brewing as it is in mycology. Although you might get away contam free for a while its always better to be safe then sorry.

[paulport]

I checked out the video and read all the posts I have to get a Mr Disitiller has anyone tried any of the essences that they sell What an awesome product

[kcmoxtractor]

I haven't had the ones that mr. distiller sells, but I have used other essence products, and they were decently tasty. Not the best stuff ever, but it beats unflavored grain.

[SilvrHairDevil]

I tried finding a website for Mr Distiller but couldn't, so I don't know what flavorings they use.

I have used Noirot and Royal Piper. Like kcmo says, they are better than raw alcohol.