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I finally decided to build a thumper after reading this thread a couple of times. My main boiler now is a 7.5 gal, which I intend on converting to a thumper when I decide to take the leap to my keg project. I wanted to do it on a smaller scale first as a proof of concept. I was really enamored with ...

Hope ya'll like this. I know everyone has their own spin on making pie; mine is something that can be completed and drinkable in less than an hour. It doesn't have to be aged (but it certainly won't hurt leaving some to rest a spell). I did this because my time and space is limited... and the ladies...

Small update from my side... Did a slow and low spirit run on my pot still, and that's the only way I'll do this from now on. I was keeping the hearts off of a single run, but I decided to finally try going for a second distillation. I can see now why people talk about running it through 2+ times, b...

Well, here is my mini update....I agree its going a little slow from what I'm used to. I'm getting one bubble every 7 seconds in the air lock. I have my batch in the furnace room (warmest room in the house) its 75* in there right now. Ill try to think of a way to warm it up. So, my question is what...

Greetings, zero... A word to the wise... The more people you're in cahoots with, the more likely you'll wind up in trouble... I've been at this for over 30 years and can still count how many people know using just my fingers... Stay safe... The more loose lips, the more likely the ship will sink, w...

My interests in distilling started with a healthy debate among some very good friends. We'd been pondering what making moonshine entailed, and how easy/hard it would be (I'm not even going to comment on how loaded that question was). Not one to back away from a challenge, I decided that I'd give it ...