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I bought a piece of copper pipe to extend.
I am going to use black label turbo yeast which instructs 13 lbs of sugar for 7 gallon wash.
For Rum should I am thinking 13 lbs of brown sugar and one pint bottle of molasses. sound OK? fermentation ok in a room that gets some indirect sunlight?
Should be getting fermenter starter kit soon - will try a water only run on the pot still this weekend to clean it out and test. getting excited about a first try at Rum-making
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John:
Sounds good. Just make sure you use dark brown sugar. You want that flavor. Have fun and keep us posted on how it turns out.
Cheers
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More newbie questions
I received the 'bronze starter kit' - I must be a dope but don't get how the siphon works. I have used fuel transfer siphons in the past that all have a built in squeeze pump or some way to pump by hand - can somebody explain how this ultimate siphon works?
The airlock - the small chamber gets filled with water right?
I received one meter - think that I should have gotten 2 - the one I have I think is the alchometer has red stuff in bottom and numbers go to 100. to test alcohol % you just put this thing into a cylinder filled with liquid and let it float in it - wait a while and watch how high the red liquid rises up?
What is the hydrometer for ,missing in my kit, - how do you use that ?
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP
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I found some material on the web that explained my questions above - no need to reply - I don't want to waste anybody's time. I guess trial and error will be my best teacher as is usually the case. CHEERS
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hmmmm it seems if someone was to see a still plan... and then make afew to sell on "ebay" he would make afew bucks... some amount of pride goes into making your own still.....even more when your friends ask what is this we are drinking 
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