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Cider Digest #1626
Subject: Cider Digest #1626, 20 April 2011
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Cider Digest #1626 20 April 2011
Cider and Perry Discussion Forum
Contents:
just kidding! (Dick Dunn)
Plastic cone bottom tanks for fermenters (Alan Yelvington)
Beeswax as a gasket material for juice and cider? (Alan Yelvington)
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Subject: just kidding!
From: Dick Dunn <rcd@talisman.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:18:47 -0600
Sorry if any of you were unduly taken-in by my 1 April suggestion of cider
flavored with apple-smoked bacon. I suspected that there were smoked
ciders out there (after all, why not) but tried to put it OTT with the
bacon part.
Maybe I'm getting too old, or maybe reality is stranger than I can imagine.
OTOH, I got April-Fool'd off-list by one of the Digest subscribers,
so fair's fair.
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Dick Dunn rcd@talisman.com Hygiene, Colorado USA
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Subject: Plastic cone bottom tanks for fermenters
From: Alan Yelvington <alany@semparpac.org>
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:07:04 -0400
I just posted a fresh video on YouTube to
document my progress for building low-budget
tanks for fermenting cider. I got two unused
tanks through Ebay with a combined capacity
of 75 gallons. I trialed the 15 gallon tank
a year ago after doing some modifications,
but the tap broke and I lost some really good
cider.
I've installed bulkhead fittings to accept
the sample taps, and I'll be using a larger
airlock on the 60 gallon tank.
Interested folks can find the video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yve3X9jAoh8.
Best regards to all,
Al Yelvington
Happy Dog Farm
Russell, PA
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Subject: Beeswax as a gasket material for juice and cider?
From: Alan Yelvington <alany@semparpac.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:24:13 -0400
I am dealing with a leak in a tank and have
been wondering what to use to caulk the
hole. The tank is HDPE, so a food grade
silicon will not stick.
Last night I had a midnight epiphany that I
could make a thick and malleable gasket from
beeswax! So, here's the question:
Does anyone have experience with beeswax
holding against cider?
I don't want it to be dissolved or corroded
by the juice or cider.
I'm thinking that this could be a nice and
natural solution to my problem. It really
doesn't have to be that thick (1/4" at the
thickest), and it would fill in gaps from the
curvature of the cone section of the tank.
Here is the link to the video where the valve
and leak are causing me troubles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkAE32zABp4
RSVP
Al Yelvington
Happy Dog Farm
Russell, PA USA
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End of Cider Digest #1626
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