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Trying out teddy's fast ferment to see if i can squeak in some drinky drinky for NYE.
The house smells like the pillsbury doughboy's taint rn, i'm not gonna lie. But fuck me that name is not a misdirection
Sounds like fantastic fun. I love the crazed lava lamp stage. I'd put something on but don't have a bottle stash since we moved.
Given we're in the silly season, i reckon if you put a wash on now you'd have plenty of bottles by the time it comes to distill :P
I've never done a still. My lemon brews regularly hit over 12 but not the full hard stuff.
Life of Boris has a few simple recipes. One beer uses a special ~~still~~ pressurised metal container but the others need much less equipment
That looks cool. I wonder what the multivitamin does
Edit: Ah ok, it helps the yeast health and makes it grow faster
Tbh you don't need a multivit, just B complex
Edit: 4am tyypo