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I am very interested in Rum making. I have 2 questions.
1. It obviously appears that I will need a still. Where is the best info on obtaining/building one.
2. I know Rum is made from molasses. I want to make rum in the traditional way, so I don't want to use essence. What needs to be done with the molasses, just distill the molasses wine?
3. Is it possible to make proper rum, without distilling?
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1. www.homedistiller.org 2. yes just distill molasses wine and make the right cuts 3. no unless you dont consider evaporation distilling, a simple still can be found at www.amazingstill.com which people have made very good rum with as it doesnt scorch any of the residual sugars. you could make 'unproper rum' with kits but it will only be 21% max and wont compare with a distilled version
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Distillers/message/10992 thats a link to rum in an amazing still. it is very popular in sweden. most distill twice to get the strength up. or use it as a stripper for whiskey since it avoids scorching and foaming problems
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Hi I have just started on the home brewing thing , spirits, and find that all the whisky I make although good it still has that something missing i.e. the bite, any helpful tips.
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Hi, this is for Peter,Peter,. You refer to making rum in the 'Amazing Still' but aren't you overlooking the advice given by Tony Ackland? ,this guy is in NZ, where they really know their stuff about distilling,, so he probably has good reason for tossing the foreshots ,50-100ml,! I know that basic sugar/water doesn't produce enough methyl alcohol to be a concern, but I have read too many articles ,Jessie Dukes, Master Bootlegger for one, which state that fruits high in pectin, grain such as corn and other raw or near raw vegitable mash ,such as molasses,do make methyl alcohol and should be avoided. And yes beer and wine also contain meth, but it is in a relatively dilute amount compared to distilled liqour. I'd like to hear more from you and Tony on this subject. Keep it coming guys!
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Ok I am like one of those guys that need to have the numbers. How much molasses to how much yeast and water? I would like to brew my own and have made some grape wine that was as strong as bad whiskey. Can anyone give me some numbers?
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Buthed, Go to htp://homedistiller.org/wash-sugar.htm. There you will find and infinite number of rum receipes as well as info on sugar washes etc. it is 34 pages of good stuff... the capt'n morgans receipe is my favorite and it comes out nice...Jimbull
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hello everbody this is my first post great site
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