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Distillation
Corn Sugar - Dextrose
$ 4.00
For boosting gravity, Thins out body in beer. Also used in cider production.
6.5 Gallon Plastic Fermenting Bucket
$ 24.50
Food grade fermenting bucket with graduated markings showing volume. Includes a drilled/grommeted lid.
Hydrometer Test Cylinder
$ 4.50
Used to hold the sample for taking gravity or proof readings. Available in plastic or glass. NOTE: If proofing spirits, you MUST use glass; the plastic can't handle high octane.
Hydrometer
$ 7.00
15.5" long, with a solid metal base and easy-to-read 3-scale readout. Packaged, with instructions, in a tube with no hanger cap. Readings idealized at 60°F. Works for beer, wine, cider, mead, and mashes. Scales: Balling: 0-38% Potential ABV: 0-22% Specific Gravity: 0.990 - 1.170
FermFast 48 Hour Turbo Yeast
$ 6.50
Our most popular all-purpose distilling yeast, one 243g pack can be used for distilling up to 6.6 gallons of premium wash. It makes up to 20% ABV quickly (within one week)! Can produce up to 14.5% ABV in 48 hours. Each pack contains yeast, nutrients, antifoam, vitamins, and minerals; these are UREA-free, so carcinogens are not a concern.
Proof & Tralle Hydrometer
$ 7.00
Also called an alcoholmeter. This marvelous tool shows the proof of spirits. The presence of sugar will distort readings, so this is only for pure spirits and spirits blended with water (not juice or sugar, etc). Proof scale 0-200.
Rum Turbo Yeast
$ 5.25
Use with molasses-sugar wash fermentations up to 15% ABV. Best results are achieved using 50:50 proportions of molasses and sugar; alternatively 100% sugar can be used. Contains complete nutrient complex to ensure rapid and reliable fermentation of molasses or sugar. This product contains glucoamylase enzyme to maximize yield by converting any d...
PET Carboy
$ 29.75
A heavy, PET plastic carboy ideal for fermentations of wine or beer, including secondary. The material is completely taste and odor free, stain resistant, and impermeable to oxygen. Unlike glass, these are lightweight and virtually unbreakable (no trips to the ER for stitches!). Smooth inner walls prevent sediment from collecting and make for e...
7.9 Gallon Plastic Fermenting Bucket
$ 33.50
Food grade bucket with graduated markings showing volume. Includes drilled/grommeted lid.
Amylase Enzyme (High Temperature Alpha- Amylase) (1 oz.)
$ 3.00
Thermostable powdered Alpha-amylase enzyme for hydrolysis of long-chain starch molecules into short-chain dextrins. For use in mashing of grains, potato or any other starch-based substrate prior to saccharification. Improves starch-to sugar conversion; increases alcohol yield and reduces residual gravity. ENZYME IS STABLE UP TO 176°F (80°C). O...
Panela Sugar - Granulated
$ 4.00
Whole-cane panela in granulated form preserves the mineral density—magnesium, potassium, calcium—that refining removes. Pressed fresh and dried to a free-flowing granule, it dissolves readily while delivering the characteristic dark caramel and molasses complexity panela is known for. Unlike traditional block formats, this version offers practic...
