Home Distiller

It's the sugar that's giving you the sweet taste. I suspect your not fully fermenting or maby you should try inverting the sugar before fermentation. I'm no expert on sugar so don't take my advice as gospel, but I think if you invert it and use more grain you will have better results. It's still be...

Hey guys... I want to thank the pros here who freely share their hard earned knowledge with plebs like me. I think I have read a large portion of this forum and all of the parent site several times. I have stripped 5 generations of UJSM with my still in pot mode and finally saved up enough low wines...

Hey again, I took the entire run from my last post and diluted it to 40% and put it back in the still with the second generation ujsm mash. This time I ran my still in pot mode with no scrubber, no reflux and an insulated column. I kept the flame low and it took about an hour to boil. I used a parro...

Hey guys, I ran my first UJSM mash the other day basically to give the new still one last cleaning, I tossed all the product but used 1.25 backset for my second generation and its fermenting now... Earlier tonight I ran another sweet batch of UJSM mash. It was under airlock for 5 days and was no lon...

Hey guys.. I got my first still together yesterday.. Valved Reflux from "making a home distillation apparatus" plans. I ran a quart of apple cider vinegar then 2 bottles of cheap wine and a bottle of diluted store bought bourbon mixed with a few gallons of water. The first pint or 2 was an...