Home Distiller

I have had success flavoring a vodka with juniper, caradmom, coriander, and lemon. It is brown after soaking for a week ro so. It becomes clear after I distill it...and it still smells and tastes like gin. The proof is about 150. My unsolved problem is that there are oils from the botanicals that ar...

Well, it has been quite a while since I have been on the site. Good news: the wood stove in the basement with the copper pot still on top has worked wonderfully. I have made some great corn whiskey and some gin. The gin was later distilled on my stove using an asparagus steamer pot and the same stil...

Thank you. I did not expect advice on the welcome page. My still does not fit on my kitchen stove. If I do not use my wood burning stove, what do you all suggest I use for a heating source? Thanks for the help.

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Hello, all. Here is my introduction. I am originally from New Jersey. When I lived in New York City, I ate different foods and went to some museums. When I then moved to Minnesota I bought cross country skis and hockey skates. In Wisconsin, I should have gone ice fishing but I never did. I regret it...

Please help me get started making corn whiskey. The recipe I have from the home distiller's workbook asks for 1 gallon of water, 2 pounds of cracked corn, 1 cup malt, and 1/2 pound sugar. It states to boil the mash for 2.5 hours and then cool. However, my other reading in other books and on line sug...