Home Distiller

makin 5 gallons of my own version for burning man...I am doing a grain based (because I got it bulk priced through a brewery). Doing my strip with stainless mesh in the column...then soak in sweet orange peel with lemon balm, lemon verbena, another citrus herb and stevia...then run that through the ...

I do bulk orders with some guys up north of me...50lb sac of 2 row (malted barley) costs me about 34 bucks and wheat isn't a whole lot more...

as an all grain brewer and doing a lot of reading extract has a bunch or corn sugar (creates a subtle cidery taste) and the quality is just poor, you also have more creative control. I am getting my two row for about 35 bucks for a 50 lb sac...talk to your local craft brewery about adding a couple s...

I know 2 row and 6 row are used but what about some of the other darker malts like black patent, chocolate, honey, crystal, brown, I realize they are not efficient malts for converting starches and have low extract...if i make my cut right I should get that roasty toastiness...right?

yep as long as there is some progress sorry i was just a lil tipsy and frustrated before the river

bah fuck it

see I disagree with them loosing money...My friends and I pump thousands of dollars into the craft brewing industry because we new craft brews are used for inspiration as opposed ton buying fermented ass must natti I or keybone...Why does the paperwork in MI fail? I'm surprised it does because of su...

Any way are there people petitioning for the legalization of home distillation? Its crap that marijuana will be more legal than home distillation...We need a couple states to get going on it if not already...Bah hopefully we get some people to pull through...

thanks guys...do I need any kind of blow off valve? I wasn't sure how much or if any pressure would build...

So...I'm doing my first distillation this weekend after I get my thermometer and pressure gauge...I'm just running 2 gallons of mead...or maybe just ferment cane sugar to practice...but I was wondering what else I need...and If I cut some stainless mesh and put it in my column will it help with effi...

Whats the diameter and someone have a link to see what a tri clap looks like? Whats cleaning like? would it work with 19/32s of an inch with a condenser attached to that? I like the corney because they are super easy to clean...

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K so I've been researching absinthe for a while....currently have all of the herbs growing down in the south bay with my hop yard...But yeah I plan on boiling the herbs in my must for mead (anise, Florance fennel, aniseed, coriander, hyssop)Thinking about adding amber rock candy for a hint of carame...

make a starter with corn sugar and water...ferment for a day...pitch half...add more water and suger put it in your fridge...I can turn a 7.25 into 25 cents a batch if i do it well...

haha I have 3 1/2 bbls and crap tun or cornys only 6 are in use but I fill the 3 up bout once every other week or too...I have more beer than most and more airlocks than a space station....I have black currant porter, porter, belgium wit, apple pie brown ale, and a blackberry/raspberry mead....then ...

I was going to shave the rubber off and if I left the rubber it would never would touch anything I would drink...Ill check a sanke I have a bunch of 1/2 bbls laying around...Just kinda big to keep a still under wraps

Ok so I'm looking into distilling. I'm an accomplished brewer and wanted to dabble in distilling. I have more than enough equipment including a 3 tier, 9 glass carboys, and 10X5 gal cornys...I've done some research and am very interested in distilling. So to my question is can I make a still out of ...