Hello Nick. You are almost certainly enjoying your retirement from UA-cam, and unlikely to read this comment, however I wanted to formally note that you've been an inspiration to me after I spent the past few days while sick watching ALL your YT videos back-to-back. I now know what I would like to begin planning for during the next few years or so leading up to my (slightly early) retirement. I have been home distilling for the past decade or more and thoroughly enjoy the craft and became quite excited while watching your journey knowing that I MAY be able to expand my hobby into a small business in time. The other "major" thing I took solace from the progression of your videos was that your wife seemed to "come around" to the idea of a nano-distillery living in her garage, so I'm optimistic my better half will do same 🙂 So, thank you sincerely for all the information you've provided - it will assist me immensely. All the best. Cheers!
Hey Drop bear, back to back??? Legend!Personally I would have probably rather poke my eyes with knitting needles. 🤣🤣🤣 Glad to hear you got something out of it. I will be doing more videos, Just not about the licensing process. Thank you for the feed back. I get these from time to time and it really does give me a buzz that what I did has inspired others. Good luck, hopefully you can get your better half to come on board. Word of advise, if you’re serious, find something different to produce. There are too many Gins on the market and over 700 distilleries. Approach your local councillor first, if they’re on board then you have a good chance of getting licenced. Nick
Thanks for another great video Nick. I have a question that I believe you haven't answered, Sorry if you have covered it. Is there anything in the Australian Standards etc, that states Fermentation must be done in a stainless steel pressure vessel, or Can a small nano/micro distillery Start out by using food grade HDPE fermenters similar to a home brewer? I have searched the internet and combed through many of the regulations, but cant seem to find anything that mentions this. Any information you have would be great. Thanks again for the amazing video coverage of your journey. I'm sure many people will get great use out of this channel for years to come.
Whatever you use just make sure it is “Food” grade. So IBC’s, glass, stainless etc are all good. I’m not aware of any specific requirements. Bacteria don’t survive the distillation process due to heat and high alcohol content. It’s mainly to ensure there are no bacteria present during fermentation to complete with the yeast. Hope this helps. Nick.
Hello Nick. You are almost certainly enjoying your retirement from UA-cam, and unlikely to read this comment, however I wanted to formally note that you've been an inspiration to me after I spent the past few days while sick watching ALL your YT videos back-to-back. I now know what I would like to begin planning for during the next few years or so leading up to my (slightly early) retirement. I have been home distilling for the past decade or more and thoroughly enjoy the craft and became quite excited while watching your journey knowing that I MAY be able to expand my hobby into a small business in time. The other "major" thing I took solace from the progression of your videos was that your wife seemed to "come around" to the idea of a nano-distillery living in her garage, so I'm optimistic my better half will do same 🙂 So, thank you sincerely for all the information you've provided - it will assist me immensely. All the best. Cheers!
Hey Drop bear, back to back??? Legend!Personally I would have probably rather poke my eyes with knitting needles. 🤣🤣🤣 Glad to hear you got something out of it. I will be doing more videos, Just not about the licensing process. Thank you for the feed back. I get these from time to time and it really does give me a buzz that what I did has inspired others. Good luck, hopefully you can get your better half to come on board. Word of advise, if you’re serious, find something different to produce. There are too many Gins on the market and over 700 distilleries. Approach your local councillor first, if they’re on board then you have a good chance of getting licenced. Nick
Thanks for another great video Nick. I have a question that I believe you haven't answered, Sorry if you have covered it. Is there anything in the Australian Standards etc, that states Fermentation must be done in a stainless steel pressure vessel, or Can a small nano/micro distillery Start out by using food grade HDPE fermenters similar to a home brewer?
I have searched the internet and combed through many of the regulations, but cant seem to find anything that mentions this. Any information you have would be great.
Thanks again for the amazing video coverage of your journey. I'm sure many people will get great use out of this channel for years to come.
Whatever you use just make sure it is “Food” grade. So IBC’s, glass, stainless etc are all good. I’m not aware of any specific requirements. Bacteria don’t survive the distillation process due to heat and high alcohol content. It’s mainly to ensure there are no bacteria present during fermentation to complete with the yeast. Hope this helps. Nick.
Hi Nick, where do you get your sugar in that size bags, mine are only 15kg's?
Costco, cheapest place I can find. About $30 a bag.