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I actually left my abv% around 57% in everything I ran, thinking I was going to age it. As it turned out, everybody wanted a quart, and I got wiped out pretty quick lol. My goal is to build a dedicated spot to brew beer this spring. One that I can use for other things too lol.

The cold weather has me down, as I do all my brewing outdoors. However, I do have a jar left from my first run. I got it down this morning. What I found was a wonderful surprise. This whiskey was left only in a Mason jar, with no added oak or anything. It was in a kitchen cabinet, not subjected to g...

Just to keep this up and make sure everything is going the way it's supposed to- I really figured I'd be doing my first stripping run today. Today is day 6 on my ferment, and it's still bubbling away! Not near as fast as it was, but definitely still working hard. Checked SG, it's 1.00. Soooo, I'll c...

Scribbler, there's a whole lot of us who were "just gonna do this a few years" lol. The trucking gods have already kept me for over 20 years, and show no signs of letting go!

Ok, thanks guys. I intend to add the first run back as UJ says, just thought I might try to pull a jar out and try it! I'll let y'all know how it goes!

Thx Thatguy1313. I plan on no more than 10 gal at a time, filtering my wash as I add it to the boiler.

Got 20 gallons bubbling away, on its fourth day now. Wash is beginning to get a bitter taste, so I'd say we're close to completion. While studying on what is going on during the fermentation, I've come up with a newbie question. Why is the first run considered a "sweet" run? During the cou...

I agree MoonBreath. From what I've read on here, most prefer a 1/2" line, but a guy had bought this one and decided he didn't want it, so he offered me a great deal. It seemed to knock the vapor down well, but I'm sure there is a greater chance of it becoming blocked. Something to watch out for.

Hello all. I've been a member and a constant reader here for a few years. I've held off actually starting until I "thought" I had a good grip of what I wanted to do, and the equipment I needed to get there. I've been interested in distilling for years. I've got many batches of homemade win...

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