Home Distiller

i am happy now my first run yielded 80 proof, and it tastes terrible. but i am learning, next run might take that flavor away. this is a fun hobby.jess.

well i am a complete novice but i am learning, got a 1 gallon copper pot from a place in kentucky, fermented 2 gallons of sweetfeed, and 1 gallon of malted corn. out of all that on the first run it netted me about 1/2 a gallon at 80 proof. question i have is if i take the half gallon, and run it aga...

got a question, if i have a small still should i grind the grain to smaller proportions, before i try running it? and would that help it ferment faster? to explain i got a small one about 3/4 to 1 gallon pot, and yes i know it will yield a small amount, but i don't want it to get plugged up. and go ...

what is a thumper? and what purpose doe's it serve? and do i need copper mesh? inside the thumper for filtering? does it act like a holding area for sediments? and would i put anthing in it for better taste like oak before it hits the condenser? in chemistry we did'nt use one and we made vodka, scie...

Wow, nobody's been drinking anything since Feb 10th? :think: Just got home with a bottle of Serbian Slivovitz (plum brandy) brought back by a friend who goes to Serbia every year (wife is Serbian). He brought several different ones back. Some, like this one, are lightly oaked, sweet, cut well and d...

well got one offa ebay, haven't distilled anything since high school. that was some years ago. in chemistry. vodka, tasted like shit. yeasty, but the funny thing is me and my chemistry teacher got along pretty good and he had a sample cabinet from 1960, and shared some of what they made back then. w...