Home Distiller

Okay say I make a batch of corn whiskey, and I don't plan to make another batch right away. You obviously loose the trub, and any residual active yeast, but can you freeze the backset and use it in the future to make a sour-mash? Or, should I mix the backset with the trub (knowing that new yeast wil...

A little while back a couple of other "home distillers" aka "moonshiners" and I took a tour of the Four Roses factory in Lawrenceburg KY. As it was a Wednesday, it turned out that the tour consisted only of the four of us and the tour guide. Well you know how shiners like to disc...

I want to preface this post with the caveat that I do not have a cool stream or spring from which to draw cooling water, and refuse to waste water by hooking up a hose for four or more hours and letting that go down the drain. With that in mind I am looking for the perfect cooling system. In that ne...

markophonic: Husker gave you the perfect answer and I can't add anything to that. however I do want to address something else you said. "I read, and read, and read some more but can't find anything that seems to address this (sorry if it's a stupid question!)" Man, that burns me up! :twist...

tater: As you say, it's all a matter of taste. If what you make suits you then by God stick with it. :D I am a long time all grain homebrewer and do make whiskey with grain also. I also have a batch of scotch downstairs made with all barley in sittin' in oak right now. I'm just saying if you want so...

Tater: First of all I want to thank you for your posts, I always enjoy reading them and respect your expertise. Now, everyone has their own idea about how whiskey should taste so you might like mine or not, but that doesn't make it any less good whiskey if you know what I mean. I've been doing this ...

I couldn't agree with you less. First of all I can tell you from a lot of experience that corn sugar makes an excellent whiskey. And it was is made using the reflux method. Most of the major whiskey distilleries use a continous still which is in effect a reflux type distillation. Considering that co...

For those of you that don't own a BOP or a stainless steel screen, you can use a Gott cooler with a screen that can be bought at any homebrew store made specifically for the Gott. Actually you can use any cooler and design your own screen. Beer kegs work well also. This process is called single infu...