GRAPE WINE, CIDER AND INSERT "STILL" PUN HERE

here are some i thought of:

1. "yo guy, still"
2. "in the still of the night"
3. "i hate myself"

well it took a few trips to several hardware stores, pissing off my girlfriend by using her j-cloths, some pizza and some rap music but we got it finished last friday.

here's a list of materials:

• 14L stainless steel stock pot
• stainless steel bowl with same diameter
• bronze floor flange with 3/4 inch attachment
• nuts and bolts
• rubber stoppers
• cobalt drill bits
• 1 length of 1/2 inch M-grade copper pipe
• 1 length 1/2 inch of soft copper pipe
• various copper joints
  
• torch
• lead free solder
• flux
• 3/4 inch - 1/2 inch adapter
• cooking thermometer
• stolen j-cloths

unfortunately i've been drinking all my booze so i don't have anything to distill, so that'll have to wait for about a month.



we didn't attach the lyne arm to the condenser because we were tired and it was time to start drinking, but that's about a 5 minute job. in a few weeks when i have something to distill, we'll give it a run.

there's a few changes i'd like to make, including replacing the bronze floor flange with a stainless steel one. all in all it was a successful effort and we learned some things. after this one is working properly, i'm going to start on a reflux column still, it seems a lot easier now that we've made this one.

on to the grape wine!


pictured above is a delicious 2009 concord blush. this has turned out great. you can't tell in the picture (the bottle is green), but this bitch clears after being in the fridge for only about 48 hours. i'm pleased. i've already drank 10 of the 20-odd liters i made. i'm definitely sticking with this recipe for future batches.


finally, my friend and i are making some cider:


the recipe is simple, just 16L of cider and some wine yeast. you can use bakers yeast if you want, too. one of the bottles is missing some cider because i made a starter. this should be ready in about a month. we're making it for a get-together we're having for everyone to bring their homebrew and see what's best. and also to get drunk.