Home Distiller

OK, patience and practice do increase yield! My main problem was being in too much of a hurry. I cook my wort with the grains in a painters strainer bag (and use a 'false' bottom in the pot). Now I lauter with fresh, hot water and re-lauter with it a few times. I then let it all sit to drain overnig...

Well, a year in and SugarVodka'n'Rum under my belt I'm now trying Bourbon. I don't think it's going too well. I'm following the Jack Daniels Black Label recipe, what's coming out is very good but there ain't much of it. I'm getting a yield of about 1/2 litre at about 135-140 prooffrom 5 kg's of grai...

Buy from a volume dealer. I tried my first (Bourbon) flavoring and it was God-Awful swill, like stale soot. I guess it had sat there on the shelf for about 10 years. It took three dilutions and distillations to get it to the point where i could mix it with real Bourbon and handle the drinking. No br...