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I cut anywhere from 12-18 face cords of Birch (white) every year. Last year I started stripping the bark and dry distilling it to extract the oil which I refine down further into tar and sometimes pitch. This is done by destructive distill. The bark I cut in 6 inch wide strips and roll very tight in...

Had a search for a thread like this and did not find anything, so here I am.

What is your preferred sippin proof? Does it vary depending on what you are sippin?

I prefer 100 proof most all times, the sweeter it is the stronger I like it.

Thanks for the welcome! I am way up North in QC. For my first run as far as per the recipe I am going by I will need: 18 pounds malted crushed barley 4 lbs flaked maize Yeast I could not find anywhere for corn and malt close, I found a few places in Ontario like ontariobeerkegs.com. For the yeast I ...

I would not say that somebody running a still who sells some extra on the side is counterfeiting. They are not imitating a brand or name, sure it is still illegal but the chance of them catching any attention unless they are selling very large amounts is very slim. If you are worried about this site...

Hi All, Recently decided I wanted to take up distilling, mostly because from the big mass produced liquors I really don't find much to my taste. If you want it done right do it yourself right? Not sure yet if I want to build my own still, was considering ordering one of the gallon coppers from Clawh...