Home Distiller

I had a heck of a time cleaning out my worm. What finally worked for me was to set an old aquarium pump in the bottom of the flake stand and run the discharge out to the bottom of the worm. Ran hot soapy water through it for about 20 minuets letting it pour back to the flake stand from the top of th...

When I first started reading, my first thought was "Dunder Struck" also.

Originally I was thinking Rain Maker, but the design is so modular I'm now leaning towards SWMBO

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I age in gallon jugs 1/2 to 3/4 full on 100sq in of heavy charred wood and cap it. Maybe because it's 55% abv there isn't any problems. Seems to work for me. I wish I could make a full gallon of 55% abv at one time. Micro brew "growlers" are half gallon cap. I have about 30 of those (why ...

I ran a gallon batch of Mead once and it was delicious, the spirit actually tasted more like honey than the Mead did. I even used some to make a black pepper infusion that was incredible. I liked it so much, I decided to do a 6 gallon batch just for the still, but my wife hijacked and bottled it bef...

OK, you're crazy. But seriously, I'd just throw some oak in there and wait till next summer, then pour over crushed ice & garnish w/fresh mint. Instant julep.

Dnderhead wrote:i had a chance to try different corn/maze..the white had little flavor,blue was earthy, red was my pick with a fruity taste..
but for genreal use yellow does fine.

I was gonna ask if anyone had tried blue corn, thanks for the info.

I just completed a beer stripping and according to the book i am reading it says my still-head temp should be at 78 c. my temp settled in right at 89c. Is this because of my altitude (7000) ft asl or am i missing something? Any advise sure would be a help. You may be missing something. At altitude,...

It's a little different at altitude, my water boils around 195*f/91*c so I sometimes chuckle a bit when I read things like the "no boil corn" recipe that says heat to 200*f.

Thanks Stagger, it is a beautiful state, just wish we could stay out of the news.

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Lurking eh? I know what you mean, I figured I should either start posting or have a mod change my title to "senior lurker". Anyhow welcome aboard.

I should have listed reading this forum on breaks at work as the #1 reason for owning a smart phone. I'll be sure to post some pron as soon as I get a chance to snap some pics. Actually, the glass was very educational. Gave a great idea of what goes on inside a still. Unfortunately glass is much mor...

Hey there fellow Rocky Mountainer, what's your altitude?

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Well, 8500 feet/2600 meters or so anyways. I live in those pointy lands they call the Rocky Mountains. I've been reading here for over a year now, so I figured I should say hello before running around asking stoopid questions. I've made several beers, a few meads, and a bunch of wines. I cut my teet...

Your choice. You got a bunch of guys that home distill to make the best product they can. On the biggest home distilling forum on the net. Trying to give you the best advice they can. Or you can go by the manufactures info. Who is just out to sell you as much crap as they can. : wtf: LOL, that's go...

Vert nice. Have you had a chance to run her yet?

If it is that simple to remove threat of prosecution, I am all in. (although its kind of fun being an outlaw) Mash This method should't be considered a full coverage insurance policy. If yoy're caught drinking your 'fuel' the penalties are the same as not having a license. If you have no choice but...