Mine rund about AU$ 1.50 per 750ml bottle.
No that you can get 750ml bottles in Australia anymore thought. Te made them all 700ml for spirits and the price stayed the same :(
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HangOver
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Posts: 174Posted 9 months ago # -
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Posts: 204Goinbroke2
think that must be the record for the longest post,thanks for all the info mate,i am going to give it a go there is an animal feed store about 5 miles away from where i live so should be able to get the cracked corn ok,might try using a whisky yeast that they have at the HB shop,i have found myself that using oak chips to age the finished spirit makes a hell of a difference it would be good to get hold of a small oak barrel to use for this but have had no luck so far,the local HB shop said they used to be able to get hold of them but so many of the ones they sold leaked like a sieve so they gave up selling themI have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me....Winston ChurchillPosted 9 months ago # -
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Posts: 71WOO HOO! I got a record of some sorts...for something...I think...unconfirmed...hahaha
I use bakers yeast, I've used distillers yeast and brewing yeast..hell I've used wine yeast trying to get more ABV. But really, whiskey yeast would probably be better if your doing an all mash grain bill and not using sugar. I find sugar will give you a unique flavour that over powers whatever type of yeast you use. The results you possibly might see are not worth the extra expence. (in my opinion of course)
With oaking, I'd love to try a barrel or keg but for now I find a cube in glass seems to work quite well. In the bottle the downside is the room 30-50 750ml bottles take up. The upside is I can unscrew the cap and sample at anytime so easily. If I did get some to last a year or so I could determine when it was "done" oaking and remove the cube and leave it in glass where it won't change anymore. Again my opinion that is.
What an awesome hobby eh?
No I'm NOT a redneck, I'm a Hoser, eh?Posted 9 months ago # -
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Posts: 36Cost GBP
Water 21 ltrs £0.00
Gypsom 1 tsp £0.04
Citric Acid 1 tsp £0.05
Wine Nutrient 1.5 tsp £0.77
Epsom Salts pinch of £0.01
Yeast 1/2 tin £1.32
Sugar 5.5kg £3.07
Electricity Heating £1.47
Electricity Distilling £1.47Total £8.20
7 Bottles of 750 ml £1.17 per bottle
or £1.56 per litreThis post has taken a while to pull together.
The whole process has taken about 6 weeks to record from the beginning of the mash to the last distil.Posted 6 months ago # -
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Posts: 71Update....I went to Canadian Tire and filled the 20lb bottle for $10.00.
So far I've ran two strips and two spirit runs and there is still propane left. (now that I'm using a more efficient burner.So,
Now I'm guessing in the $1.45 per litre range. (don't know in pounds)
No I'm NOT a redneck, I'm a Hoser, eh?Posted 4 months ago # -
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Posts: 136hi goinbroke2,
$1.45 canadian is 92p uk according to http://www.xe.com very good considering thats your total cost, mines coming in at around £1/lt ish but i havent calculated the electricity used to add it on. p.s. still struggling to find a steel keg to have a go at your still design but ill keep tryin and post when i manage it,cheers, hoppin
an amateur practises till he can get it right,
a professional practises till he cant get it wrong.Posted 4 months ago # -
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Excuse any spelling or poor expression in my posts ;)
new T500, get on it ... http://tiny.cc/2hm4lPosted 1 month ago # -
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Posts: 40hmmm i tried to upload my excel table .... failed lol
alright, you guys are going to hate me for this info dump but yeah and you may think i over pay for my spirit, but i have my reasons. comes down to simplisity and premium quality, which means its on TRUE par with commerical quality.
Australians are lazy, as am I, if its not easy im not going to do it as i work too much as it is. So in the effort to keep me interested and the slightly more expensive setup means less work and significantly higher quality. otherwise the alternative is a bought $60 bottle, cbf otherwise.Alright most of my product is using the triple distill yeast production packs so ill talk about that, if you read my other posts about the yeast its got 1/10 of the impurities which i go into depth. but my calculations are below for the 8kg aswell, merely find the difference when it comes to figre out the fully aggravated bottle costs
6 kg production pack produces approx '3 litres' @ 80%, 6 litres @ 40% (more like 3.5L but for calc purposes its 3) packs cost me $49.95 for everything i need in one nice small box.
8kg production packs produce significantly more but the impurities are higher, 4.8 litres @ 80%, 9.6 litres @ 40%
bottles $ per bottle
700ml bottle 13.714 $4.010
750ml bottle 12.800 $4.297
1125ml bottle 8.530 $6.448fully aggravated out at 40% as filtered white spirit, unflavoured
700ml bottle, 8.571 bottles, $5.828
750ml bottle 8.000 bottles, $6.244
1125ml bottle 5.333 bottles, $9.366Still Spirits Essense cost per bottle
Originals 5 litres per batch 10.500 aggravated triple distilled bottle
700ml bottle $1.470 $7.298
750ml bottle $1.575 $7.819
1125ml bottle $2.363 $11.728
Top Shelf 2.25 litres per batch 8.950
700ml bottle $2.784 $8.612
750ml bottle $2.983 $9.227
1125ml bottle $4.475 $13.841
Classics 2.25 litres per batch 13.950
700ml bottle $4.340 $10.168
750ml bottle $4.650 $10.894
1125ml bottle $6.975 $16.341
Top Shelf Shnapps 8.950 650ml @40
1.125 700ml bottle $6.780 $12.607
750ml bottle $7.264 $13.508
1125ml bottle $10.896 $20.261
Top Shelf Cream Irish 8.950 500ml @40
1.125 700ml bottle $5.565 $11.393
750ml bottle $5.963 $12.206
1125ml bottle $8.944 $18.309
Top Shelf Liqueur Yager 8.950 950ml @40
1.125 700ml bottle $9.244 $15.071
750ml bottle $9.904 $16.148
1125ml bottle $14.856 $24.221Profile Kit $8.950 per 50 ml bottle $0.179
Glenfiddch© style ml required ess aggravated triple distilled bottle
700ml bottle 20.720 $3.709 $9.536
750ml bottle 22.200 $3.974 $10.218
Laphroaigh© Style
700ml bottle 31.920 $5.714 $11.541
750ml bottle 34.200 $6.122 $12.366
Johnny Walker Red Label© Style
700ml bottle 19.880 $3.559 $9.386
750ml bottle 21.300 $3.813 $10.056
Johnny Walker Black Label© Style
700ml bottle 24.080 $4.310 $10.138
750ml bottle 25.800 $4.618 $10.862
Jamesons© Style
700ml bottle 16.893 $3.024 $8.851
750ml bottle 18.100 $3.240 $9.484
Teachers© Style
700ml bottle 30.800 $5.513 $11.341
750ml bottle 33.000 $5.907 $12.151
Tullamore Dew© Style
700ml bottle 21.373 $3.826 $9.653
750ml bottle 22.900 $4.099 $10.343
Bourbon
700ml bottle 31.360 $5.613 $11.441
750ml bottle 33.600 $6.014 $12.258
Irish Whisky
700ml bottle 24.267 $4.344 $10.171
750ml bottle 26.000 $4.654 $10.898
Highland Whisky
700ml bottle 28.093 $5.029 $10.856
750ml bottle 30.100 $5.388 $11.632
Lowland Whisky
700ml bottle 26.507 $4.745 $10.572
750ml bottle 28.400 $5.084 $11.327Excuse any spelling or poor expression in my posts ;)
new T500, get on it ... http://tiny.cc/2hm4lPosted 1 month ago # -
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Posts: 40hmmm that didnt post how i wanted to .... ill work on the format a bit, maybe a google doc
Excuse any spelling or poor expression in my posts ;)
new T500, get on it ... http://tiny.cc/2hm4lPosted 1 month ago # -
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Posts: 40alright, dont know how to edit that post .... maybe someone can help with that, but here is my workshet
the production packs im talking about are these, which i buy from my LHBS in Melbourne, Mornington
Turbo 6kg Production Pack - EZ Triple Distilled - Still Spirits
http://www.onestopbarshop.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=1254Air Still Production Pack 2.4Kg - Still Spirits
http://www.onestopbarshop.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=1253Turbo 8kg Production Pack - EZ Classic - Still Spirits
http://www.onestopbarshop.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=1255I should add, i didnt add the power, $0.13KWH so on a 2kw element over 5 hours thats $1.30, water is 40¢ a kilolitre .... these costs are insignificant.
main cost is time, and yeah upgraded to the new t500 so it uses less of my time hahaExcuse any spelling or poor expression in my posts ;)
new T500, get on it ... http://tiny.cc/2hm4lPosted 1 month ago #
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