Home Distiller

hi abadbrewer these guys may seem a bit harsh sometimes but remember 1 mess up could be fatal its for your benefit of staying alive lol!i take it your doing it indoors due to the equipment your suggesting? personally if it were me doing it soley indoors then id go for a catering boiler/tea urn,they ...

heya pikey i been looking up on some of your old posts and see that this is the usual time you look to do different builds i saw this on ebay and figured id post it up for you to take a view its uk and free postage im tempted but dont have the funds atm to buy https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-copp...

i had leak issues when doing my 3" column stainless ferrules and copper column. it just wouldnt melt correctly all the way around, there was always a very small hole where the solder wouldnt mate together.i did a run to check and alas it leaked. i undid the solder re applied the flux blah blah ...

i got a lodger who stayed for 3 weeks for my entire christms holiday he payed nothing didnt want to get up when my child wanted to go down stairs to play (he was on the sofa) he ate all the food drank pints of raspberry and cherry infusion mixed so now i have none and has driven a wedge between my m...

you might be a stiller if your 3 year old goes into school and tells the teachers about daddies happy juice made by the rocket ship in the garden

home distilled always makes me happy whilst store brought always makes me nasty weird that

i brought a 3kw and 4kw from ebay used a cheap step drill bit and made my own mount and soldered it to my keg,ive had no issues with it apart from the electricity in the house not being rated high enough to run 4kw flat out.if i do a run and have the cooker going then the cooker shuts down because t...

im lucky ive got a rodding point for the drain next to where i distill so i just remove the cover put the lease and backset straight down the rodding point with a little flush whilst the water for the condenser is flowing it pushes it down with ease no blockages yet.

it strips the laquer straight off your kitchen tables too my mrs hasnt noticed yet

i run type 2 am a new distiller im doing my first proper whiskey run this weekend.i usually only drink neutral/vodka which is awsome i love it different ferments= different flavours tomato has more of a musk and cornflake is sweet with a little grain tint to it.ive only been refluxing so cant really...

im surprised noone has mentioned a mini bokakob keep packing in for reflux or remove packing for pot. il say the same as i was advised by hounddog when i first came here if your going to do it read learn then decide whats best id already decided a reflux his and many others advice was work out whats...

If you are in a hurry, keep the yeast happy by controlling the temperature to the high side of ideal. Keep an eye on the pH. Nobody wants a stall in a ferment intended for this Xmas. I've never done cornflakes, but I suspect boiling them would be a mistake and that you have done the right thing. th...

OK, stupid but fundamental question from aspiring gin newbie. Here in the UK, legislation makes it extremely difficult for anyone other than a large commercial organisation to distil spirit. As a consequence many small gin makers (as I understand it) start with neutral grain spirit which they purch...

....... i have got a little bit of podge on me since ive been making my own too :lol: its not a bad thing ive always been a rake even when i tried to bulk up with protien shakes and eating tons so to get a bit of weight is a good thing for me............... If you look at the "High protein - L...

since i made my reflux still i got a little carried away with myself and this hobby :oops: i was drinking roughly a litre of vodka a night i got through about 42 litres since i started distilling in late aug.my mrs said she was getting worried about me and so did my friends.i explained ive wanted to...

hi thomas im from uk too. regarding the law the police arnt worried its a civil matter as i was advised by a policeman i was chatting to in devon it would be customs and excise that are the ones to watch out for :wink: do it commercially and sell it without a refractioners license(think thats the wo...

if you take into account your time to go collect the gas or buy the bottle to then go get the bottle exchanged/filled the fuel to travel there the hassle of lugging the gas canister about the pipes and burners :ebiggrin: im glad i followed hound dog's advice when he said go big and go electric you w...

awsome thanks guys i too am just gearing up for a largish strip and spirit run have 180 litres of cornflakes nearly ready its at 1.4 atm from a 1.75 sg its taking forever in my new 220 ltr fermenter but first wash in it so guess it will work itself out eventually next run will be a tpw for some neut...

i do it for physical/financial reasons and the better quality product also the lack of a hangover is a huuuuge plus. physical because i use to become the worlds worst violent fighter on commercial shyte i got angry and nasty as hell but couldnt lift a finger to defend my actions. this stuff is diffe...

as socd suggested something modular so you can get the best of both worlds and to go big.1 build done right saves doing a smaller than larger with twice the costs.it was suggested to me from the start to go big so i went with a bokakob reflux as its modular with scrubbies in it refluxes without them...

Got this in our 1bedroom so my gf isn't too happy, says the smell reminds her of high school biology class haha but she's a good one and let's me get away with it :D as long as I make her some rum she says. try and get a olive drum its "space saving" lol my mrs went for it an ive now got ...

hi needmorestuff im from devon,if you want decent pipe then jtm plumbing have the sizes you need quite cheaply i got 3"pipe 1.5mtrs for roughly £72 if your trying to get your hands on a keg then try the local scrap merchants or if you have a brewery near by ask if they have any decomissioned ke...

welcome and aymen to that >>>>>>>> Welcome aboard. Drinking your own is immensely more enjoyable. i use to drink smirnoff vodka quite alot and be an arse i mean really bad mean drunk i drink my stuff im nice still an arse but alot nicer when drinking my own product and no hang over and only done a f...

another solution would be to infuse the berries/fruits into the likker and you dont even have to distil anything if using that strength alcohol just put it into jars and top off with your required amount of berries and fruits leave untill desired flavour and then water down to a drinkable solution 4...

please tell me your going to water that down first and foremost!!!!!!! distilling alcohol above 40% can cause problematic situations such as exploding or catching fire.looks like a pot and thumper with a condenser coil are those steel pipes rubberised inside?if so ditch them the plastic/rubber can l...

hi benny, wow 9kg sugar for a 5 gallon wash lol crazy amounts. ok well ive never used turbo anything as from what ive heard and read from most is its for those wanting alcohol for fuel.i use bakers yeast and id halve that amount of ingredients to a 5 gallon wash 5kg sugar 100grms tomato paste/puree ...

i water heat my 25ltr washes the sg is usually about 1.08 and i run it down to 0.96. 5kg up to 25l should measure 1.077. After fermentation max. 11.8%abv. Pure water and ethanol 11.8%abv measures 0.984. To get 0.96 is impossible unless your wash would have 33%abv or more. Either your hydrometer is ...

ive done several birdwatchers now i use: 5kg sugar (white) 4 aldi bakewell easy bake yeast sachets 100grms double concentrate tomato puree 1 multi vitamin crushed 1 vitamin b tab a small pinch of epson salts i water heat my 25ltr washes the sg is usually about 1.08 and i run it down to 0.96. my late...

i like stilling at night its quieter the mrs leaves me alone usually at night i can start warm up around 8pm and run untill 1am-2am.its fresher a nice warm boiler to put my feet onto the only distraction is the dog so im pretty happy at night.if i was to do it in the morning there would be no love i...

made some of this ahead of the christmas season as a trial with neutral and it tastes great many thanks i doubled up on the chocolate and added a drizzle more neutral than suggested but its really nice and packs a kick.thanks for the recipe

apple pie moonshine (even made by moon light) lemoncello and 45% vodka god dayumn im loving this hobby my mrs would be finishing work soon so il be in for the high jump (little ones in bed im responsible for him) lol im still in a functioning state its fiiiiiine