Good Morning,
I am a lifetime learner and enjoy learning about a lot of things. Recently I was out of town and came upon a meadery and I was fascinated by the idea of creating something like that.
I have been researching making mead and ended up down the YouTube hole and started watching videos about distilling and it seems absolutely fascinating to me.
My goal would be to start off with something easy and eventually work my way up. I don't have any equipment yet as I'm still researching, but I plan to take a lot of pointers and lessons learned from the knowledge on this site.
Thanks again and I look forward to sharing some things that I experience as I go through the process.
Introduction- No prior knowledge
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Welcome!
What do you like to drink? That can narrow down your research quite a bit.
What do you like to drink? That can narrow down your research quite a bit.
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Welcome to the forum.
Beware of Youtube distillers as some of them are not as clever as they think they are ... and that's my polite way of putting it.
Beware of Youtube distillers as some of them are not as clever as they think they are ... and that's my polite way of putting it.
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Welcome to the forum!!
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Welcome Aboard Balladeer,misterBalladeer wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:51 am ended up down the YouTube hole and started watching videos about distilling and it seems absolutely fascinating to me.
The Youtube Hole can lead you down a path of bad information and Myth............its not held in high regard by many of our forum members........worth bearing that in mind
Good to hear....many newbs jump in to buying or building with no real idea of what they really need or want.....not all stills do all things well......there are many types and designs......best to know what you really need before commiting.misterBalladeer wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:51 am I don't have any equipment yet as I'm still researching, but I plan to take a lot of pointers and lessons learned from the knowledge on this site.
Re: Introduction- No prior knowledge
Welcome to HD!
As others have suggested, ignore youtube and you'll do fine.
Starting with something easy is likely going to be a plain sugar recipe. So when you're comfortable, have a look in the tried and true section for some pre made recipes.
Good luck, have fun and ask good questions
As others have suggested, ignore youtube and you'll do fine.
Starting with something easy is likely going to be a plain sugar recipe. So when you're comfortable, have a look in the tried and true section for some pre made recipes.
Good luck, have fun and ask good questions
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Re: Introduction- No prior knowledge
Welcome in.
I'd be very cautious about YouTube videos. Most of them shows some people that doesn't know jack about distilling and questionable equipment praised as "stills". Have a look at Crankys "spoonfed" thread (link in my signature). It provides you with a lot of information to guide you int this hobby.
If you want to get your feet wet without investing a ton of money you could start out with a simple pot still.
There are a lot of tutorials and builds in here...all safe and proven good.
Tip: don't start with a tiny little still as it's too tricky for a novice with the cuts.
You'll also be discouraged by the tiny amount of product left.
Stay safe and have fun..
I'd be very cautious about YouTube videos. Most of them shows some people that doesn't know jack about distilling and questionable equipment praised as "stills". Have a look at Crankys "spoonfed" thread (link in my signature). It provides you with a lot of information to guide you int this hobby.
If you want to get your feet wet without investing a ton of money you could start out with a simple pot still.
There are a lot of tutorials and builds in here...all safe and proven good.
Tip: don't start with a tiny little still as it's too tricky for a novice with the cuts.
You'll also be discouraged by the tiny amount of product left.
Stay safe and have fun..
Re: Introduction- No prior knowledge
Welcome friend. You’ll not only find you passion in distilling fulfilled her but quite a bunch of mead knowledge, too.
Double, Double, toil and trouble. Fire Burn and pot still bubble.