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There is no such thing as moonshiners in the year 2010. This is strictly a fantasy game here with lots of players that get lost in the game and lose touch with reality. Imagine, they actually think they are making moonshine...mountain dew is more like it. Nothing to see here, move on along...

Hi Erasei, I appreciate you spotting what looks like a potential problem, If I were operational I would definitely appreciate anybody that spotted a problem. The pic shows my still in storage mode with the hoses joined so the rubber seal doesn't fall out and get lost. I use my still as a pot still r...

This is definitely a practice run, I only tasted the output to see what is like, I definitely would not want to swallow it. It was very educational, and as soon as my wheat arrives I am going to ferment a good batch for some good wheat whiskey. Between now and then I'm going to use some practice was...

I got my new still from Mile-hi and I have been working at learning how to use it. My first run was plain water, I checked to make sure there are no leaks, and it is as tight as a drum. Next, I did the water and vinegar cleaning run to make sure it is good and clean and yesterday, I did my break-in ...

If you're going to ferment "on grain" consider how you're going to separate the grain from the liquid at the end of the ferment. I just did a half ground corn with half flaked maize and it was a Stone Bitch to get the liquid off of the grain bed. I ended up mashing the goo through a colan...

rubber duck wrote:Don't know I've always done wheat on grain when distilling.

I was thinking that by fermenting on-grain, I would get better utilization and expend a little less grain in the process. Do you boil your liquid before you ferment to kill the bacteria or does it matter in this case?

I am wondering how making a wash with just malt computes to a possible 11% ABV potential? I was under the impression that a wash that is properly attended could produce about 8%potential ABV but not 11% unless sugar/etc was aded. :D I'm re reading the post and see over 3 pounds of grain to the gall...

rubber duck wrote:That's what I'm thinking your after a wheat whiskey so why not, the malts are about the same price.

Just curious are you doing a on grain or off grain ferment?

I was thinking of doing an on-grain ferment. Does that affect the flavor of the finished product?

I see a couple of things. 1. you could do a all malt wheat if you want to, wheat has plenty of diastic power. 2. your abv is going to be way to high. Shoot for a 6% wash you will get a nicer product. Thanks Rubber duck, I was wondering about how strong I wanted to make my wash, I guess I could cut ...

About 4 years ago, I tasted a wheat whiskey, I think it was Canadian, and oh was it good. There isn't much of this stuff in the market place so I decided I want to try to recreate the experience at home. I designed a base recipe that I think might work, but I wanted to run it by you guys to see if I...

The problem with petitions is that they require the signatories to list their name and address. All it would take is for some jackass in congress to decide to send those out to the FBI for verification and a lot of people could end up with some serious legal problems. If you want to pursue this, you...

After reading the article referenced, I had to shake my head and wonder how anyone could dream something like this up. The UCC is only applicable to transactions in goods and has absolutely nothing to do with criminal law. Also, the UCC is not a law and is only applicable in jurisdictions where it h...

Kentucky Shinner, I know what you mean. Years ago a friend told me about everclear and how it would get you laid every time, I drank that stuff till I passed out and never even got close. The next time, I let the girls drink it and man, I got a whole different response... :mrgreen: Walking Wolf, I p...

Thanks guys, I appreciate the warm welcome to the forums. I've already found a wealth of useful information on here and can't wait to put it to good use. David, you're right, I've already found a lot of really great sounding recipes on here, that Strawberry Panty Dropper has really captured my imagi...

I'm a brewer/winemaker so this is going to be a logical next step in my hobby. I've done a lot of reading and research on the topic and just ordered an eight-gallon dual-purpose still from Mile Hi this morning. It looks like it should be loads of fun and very educational to boot. My "engine&quo...