Happy new year, Randy! :) Great contend as ever. please be carefull with glas thumpers. A Vacuum is the worst you can do to a container. with Thumpers you turn an open system into a closed system. The Vacuum wich apperas when the boiler cools down, can let the thumper implode. A Vacuum release valve, or a simple Valve you can open at the inlet tube of the thumper would help a lot. Water increases it's volume 1700 times when it turns into steam. The same happens reverse, when steam turns back into liquid. be safe and take care.
Randy, if you want the intense peach flavor that is also lower ABV, filter what’s left in your thumpers, and then bring up your ABV with what you ended with. Gotta be careful at what point you stopped the run as if you went too low you’ll get the bad flavors left in the thumps. If you stop around 48-45 you shouldn’t be in the tails too much and then mix. Really good flavors. Try small amounts first before jumping in with everything. Cheers.
Great video, I'm in need of a little help , what is the purpose of a stripping run and did you do one on this batch of mash. Thank you for your time and teaching.
ok a stripping run is lets say i have a still that hold 5 gallons and i have 10 of mash i can run two 5 gallon stripping runs hard and fast then when done add back into still run a slow sprit run me myself i us a 8 gallon still and i make 6 gallon mashes i do 1 and done
Great work Randy I have a single 1/2 gallon thumper jar, and like watching it work! I want to infuse some kind of flavor into it, but the jar accumulates so much liquid during the run I’m afraid it would fill up before it was finished. Is there anything I can do to stop collecting so much liquid in the thumper?
This may be a silly qubut instead of running your distant through the peaches. Is there a way just to inflavor the water at the end that you're going to cut your ABV down with? Like I said i'm kind of new and maybe it's a dumb question
Glad she worked, Randy. Did your canned peaches have much flavor? Real home processed fully ripened summer peaches from my freezer make the canned peaches I have in my pantry taste almost tasteless in comparison. Very nice rig you built!
Where did you get that fitting on top of the viewglass, that's perfect! Love your videos I just made my first batch from alot of your info! Much thanks!
Great work and nice to see your thumpers in action. Did the peach flavour develop over time or did it stay just very subtle? I tried whacking a can of peaches directly into some spirit and even then, is was just ok. Trouble with most fruit like that is that they’re full of water and not have a particularly intense flavour. I’m sure you’ll develop this set-up even more, so keep Shining Randy 😎
Hey my Friend hope you enjoyed your time off hoping to see your video tomorrow yes the thumper jars worked great but was disappointed with the peach flavor transfer will work on it Cheers!!
@@stillworksandbrewing yes I sure did thanks! And hope you had some time off from the hustle and bustle of work life as well. I could see in your face that the peach wasn’t quite on point, but I’m sure you’ll nail it next time.
Maybe I'm missing something, but it looks like if you somehow got a blockage in the condenser, in a worst case scenario, the vapor could back-feed into thumper #2 when in bypass mode. Am I correct?
I have no experience, but is the thumper for extra ABV, and to give aroma? If so then is more of a Rich mash with peaches needed for flavor? Interesting testing ahead for you, I'm sure you'll find the right mix!
Randy , I’m new to the scene and was wondering what you thought of a milehi 8 gal with a 3 inch stack. Want to buy a still and not sure which one to go with. By the way. Great videos. Thanks
Hi Tim, I have a mile high 8 gallon with a 2 inch and i love it i have not had any problems at all i think you would be happy with 2 or 3 column but if i had to choose i would go with 3 inch because it would run faster cheers
You'll find you'll run at a higher head temp because the thumpers eat a lot of heat. Peach is always hard to get good flavor. Did run of peach with fresh peach in thumpers. Ran slow (pot still) and barely had any peach flavor
I highly recommend half gal jars. Qrt jars will fill up pretty quick during a run. Never use canned peaches. Canned taste nothing like fresh and impart lil to no flavor.
hey Randy my name is Kevin and i have been thinking about getting into the hobby and any advice you might have as far as an inexpensive starter still would be great
Hi Kevin the only thing I can say is it is a fun hobby once you start you will get better and better just learn from your mistakes as far as equipment do your homework
@@webcrawler3332 as long as it’s modern then yes you should be. You can pickle the brass if you’re not sure. I pickled mine regardless, rather be save than sorry.
@@stillworksandbrewing if your head vapor is that hot i can only imagine how hot your liquid is and thus more water making it to your shine and you may also be loosing some hearths in the heads and foreshots going that high while still into the heads
Thanks for the great video. The Thumper Jars work like a charm. Congratulations
Thanks 👍
Well done Randy; great to see you running it and it performing well👍
Yes, thanks
Just found your channel, it’s great! Thanks for your hard work.
Thanks for watching!
Randy, I think your design worked perfectly. I can't wait for your suggestions on improvement to the peach flavoring with a corn base. Congrats!
Thanks so much!
Way to go I wondered about the jars I love your work keep it up I’m sold on the jars lol
Cheers!!
Love seeing those thumpers going strong!!
cheers!!
Glad to see it come together. Cheers
thanks Cheers
Impressive Randy! Good job and I love your setup as well! (kinda envious...lol)
Thanks!
This setup is awesome!
thanks
that is one hell of an apparatus you got going
Thanks
Happy new year, Randy! :) Great contend as ever. please be carefull with glas thumpers. A Vacuum is the worst you can do to a container. with Thumpers you turn an open system into a closed system. The Vacuum wich apperas when the boiler cools down, can let the thumper implode. A Vacuum release valve, or a simple Valve you can open at the inlet tube of the thumper would help a lot. Water increases it's volume 1700 times when it turns into steam. The same happens reverse, when steam turns back into liquid. be safe and take care.
thanks for info
Randy, if you want the intense peach flavor that is also lower ABV, filter what’s left in your thumpers, and then bring up your ABV with what you ended with.
Gotta be careful at what point you stopped the run as if you went too low you’ll get the bad flavors left in the thumps.
If you stop around 48-45 you shouldn’t be in the tails too much and then mix. Really good flavors.
Try small amounts first before jumping in with everything.
Cheers.
thanks for the tips
Excellent Randy!
Thank you kindly!
Got the same double thumper set up on a SS beer keg reflux (aka 'MUSTANG').
Great work Randy, it’s running great! All the best wishes for the new year, from Australia
Happy new year! Cheers!!
Great video, I'm in need of a little help , what is the purpose of a stripping run and did you do one on this batch of mash.
Thank you for your time and teaching.
ok a stripping run is lets say i have a still that hold 5 gallons and i have 10 of mash i can run two 5 gallon stripping runs hard and fast then when done add back into still run a slow sprit run me myself i us a 8 gallon still and i make 6 gallon mashes i do 1 and done
Congratulations on a successful run with your fancy rig.
Wondering what might offer stronger flavors.
Nice job!
Thanks my Friend
Great work Randy I have a single 1/2 gallon thumper jar, and like watching it work! I want to infuse some kind of flavor into it, but the jar accumulates so much liquid during the run I’m afraid it would fill up before it was finished. Is there anything I can do to stop collecting so much liquid in the thumper?
Randy, you hit a homerun.
Cheers my Friend
Randy Nice work! How long is your condenser and is it 1" outside 1/2" inside? thanks!
i still have yet to try this
One question. When you still corn liquor, you dont make cuts of head, jeart and tails? I coudn't see the cuts during stilling using Thumps. Thanks
yes you make cuts
Randy- can you do a video showing the hoses, connectors and cold water source? Thanks 🙏
noted
This may be a silly qubut instead of running your distant through the peaches. Is there a way just to inflavor the water at the end that you're going to cut your ABV down with? Like I said i'm kind of new and maybe it's a dumb question
yes you can do it that way i was tring for a clear drink i think fresh would be better i'll give it a nother shot
I was thinking try using a peach concentrate or another fruit concentrate. Or some cream corn!! Cheers
Great idea!
Glad she worked, Randy. Did your canned peaches have much flavor?
Real home processed fully ripened summer peaches from my freezer make the canned peaches I have in my pantry taste almost tasteless in comparison.
Very nice rig you built!
fresh peached would be a whole lot better but did not have have to wait till summer
If you can’t get fresh peaches, soak the canned peaches in some 80 proof for about a week and add that to thumper jars…..
thanks for info
Where did you get that fitting on top of the viewglass, that's perfect! Love your videos I just made my first batch from alot of your info! Much thanks!
Hello, I was just wondering when you proof your shine down do you end up using some of your tails to bring the proof down and to add more flavor?
I always use spring or bottled water to proof down got to be careful useing tails can cloud your distillate
@@stillworksandbrewing thanks for the info
How how thick was the copper you used for on the lids of the jar to put your half inch pipe in did a good job keep it up
have to check and let you know
Great work and nice to see your thumpers in action. Did the peach flavour develop over time or did it stay just very subtle? I tried whacking a can of peaches directly into some spirit and even then, is was just ok. Trouble with most fruit like that is that they’re full of water and not have a particularly intense flavour. I’m sure you’ll develop this set-up even more, so keep Shining Randy 😎
Hey my Friend hope you enjoyed your time off hoping to see your video tomorrow yes the thumper jars worked great but was disappointed with the peach flavor transfer will work on it Cheers!!
@@stillworksandbrewing yes I sure did thanks! And hope you had some time off from the hustle and bustle of work life as well.
I could see in your face that the peach wasn’t quite on point, but I’m sure you’ll nail it next time.
Maybe I'm missing something, but it looks like if you somehow got a blockage in the condenser, in a worst case scenario, the vapor could back-feed into thumper #2 when in bypass mode. Am I correct?
the idea of the bypass is to bypass foreshots and heads around thumper the cork in the top of column is safety blow off
That was sweet! Did you tails or heads of some of the intense flavor you were looking for? LOL I guess FlyinHI and I have the same idea!
i did use some tails i think fresh peaches or some peach frozen concentrate?
I have no experience, but is the thumper for extra ABV, and to give aroma? If so then is more of a Rich mash with peaches needed for flavor? Interesting testing ahead for you, I'm sure you'll find the right mix!
why do you add tails?
Randy , I’m new to the scene and was wondering what you thought of a milehi 8 gal with a 3 inch stack. Want to buy a still and not sure which one to go with. By the way. Great videos. Thanks
Hi Tim, I have a mile high 8 gallon with a 2 inch and i love it i have not had any problems at all i think you would be happy with 2 or 3 column but if i had to choose i would go with 3 inch because it would run faster cheers
You'll find you'll run at a higher head temp because the thumpers eat a lot of heat. Peach is always hard to get good flavor. Did run of peach with fresh peach in thumpers. Ran slow (pot still) and barely had any peach flavor
thanks
I highly recommend half gal jars. Qrt jars will fill up pretty quick during a run. Never use canned peaches. Canned taste nothing like fresh and impart lil to no flavor.
i did use 1/2 gal jars and fresh peaches would be best
Try using peach pie mix in a can. Or apple pie, blueberry pies, in a can
thanks for the tips
🖤🖤🖤
cheers
have you tried taking whole sweet corn and grilling it and then making mash?
That sounds interesting maybe this summer
hey Randy my name is Kevin and i have been thinking about getting into the hobby and any advice you might have as far as an inexpensive starter still would be great
Hi Kevin the only thing I can say is it is a fun hobby once you start you will get better and better just learn from your mistakes as far as equipment do your homework
are you able to run the thumper jars on a PID controller? where do you put the thermocouple?
Randy, can you explain how brass is ok to use for fittings? I’ve always been told to never use brass in the path of the output. Thank you! 👍
Modern brass doesn’t contain lead👍
@@widgets76 so it’s safe to use?
@@webcrawler3332 as long as it’s modern then yes you should be. You can pickle the brass if you’re not sure. I pickled mine regardless, rather be save than sorry.
I think Widgets got it cheers
@@widgets76 Thank you!
190 deg f while in the starts still collecting foreshot n heads that dont sound right? you running it too high and fast ,do you dial it back down?
my still head temp always runs at 190 and will finish at about 204
@@stillworksandbrewing if your head vapor is that hot i can only imagine how hot your liquid is and thus more water making it to your shine and you may also be loosing some hearths in the heads and foreshots going that high while still into the heads
I have one question to give it more flavor could I add more jars
yes :)
yes
Would you say this is a sour mash now because it sat for a couple weeks?
No a sour mash is when you reuse some of the corn over again and again up to five times I think. Cheers
Take a diffuser from a hookah for the kegs. greets
cheers
That's very dangerous,🤕 if those thumper jars (smh) explodes you have serious issues coming, just keep 911 on standby. Aside from that nice still👊🏾☝🏽
It's fine. That will only happen if there is a blockage in the line, which you will see if it suddenly stops producing.
Apple Jack
cool idea but if you like apples i have a video coming out in a few weeks you will like Cheers!!