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Red oak is use for cabinets, furniture, flooring and plywood. It is not used to make water tight barrels because the pores are not filled as is white. White oak makes better thresholds for doors too because the pores are filled and will not soak water as much. I have used red and white oak planer sh...

I have comment on this before so bear with me. I use the Jack D. smoking chips, But first I soak on oak planer shavings. It takes only 30 min. on planer shavings to get color an taste. Sometimes this is a far as I go. It will have all the color in 30 min. Then I put it in a 10 gal. cooler on the Jac...

I use this method and I like the taste, you may not. I have a woodworking shop and I use the planer shaving. Vodka made from sugar at around 110 to 120 proof is pour over the shavings in a quart container. Fill it full of shavings and fill it with vodka. I only have to leave it there for 1/2 hour. ...

I've mixed my stuff with gas in a milk jug. I let the water settle to the bottom and pour off the top in the lawn mower just for the fun of it. I think some gaskets do not hold up to ethanol.

Thanks for the reply. Very lonely hobby :) I have a 2" column 4' high, no packing in the post, but will try it. I have to get the column temp. over 200 F to get things started. 4 Gal. mash in 5 Gal. still. Collected two quarts in 2 1/2 hr. top proof 160 lowest 140 then it just fell quickly to 3...

3 kegs from mile high. gave 2 to my sons. 3 rd. one leaks a little and that is the one you see. Water still ,table top, also miles high. use it to make gin too. playing around a little, having fun. Sugar wash and yeast nut. chap. yeast. red star

I have been reading from this site for the last six months. Who am I ? Just a cabinet maker form the deep south USA. Skill level loooow. I started out by making beer, then wine for the female (works too!)...hot tube helps. I begin distilling sugar washes and progressing from there. I 've been playin...

I use this method and I like the taste, you may not. I have a woodworking shop and I use the planer shaving. Vodka made from sugar at around 110 to 120 proof is pour over the shavings in a quart container. Fill it full of shavings and fill it with vodka. I only have to leave it there for 1/2 hour. S...