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What Arto posted is anise-seed. Star-anise is from a complete different plant.

"Yes. That is the most stupid detail at this still." said Der Wo.

I've made my first distilling steps with the very same set, minus the herb-basket. Cost about 120$, works like hell.
The boiling kettle can also be used as a fermentation basket, by just swapping two valvehandles.

Hi GrappaGringo, the recipe i followed for some years now did not mention any witchtcraft, anyway not the magic number 39. I did involve the fact that the nuts had to be harvested before St John/ Jacob or something, that would be before 24st June. Has the do with the nuts ripening & turning to w...

Thanks for the advise, Oldvine. I already did that. And it's not something of an answer to my question.

I am having a problem with my Nocino from this year. ( Italian walnut liquer) As far as I know no I done everything correctly. I collected the walnuts before june 24th, cut them twice, put them on 65% for a fortnight. Shaked every day. Then infused it with inverted sugar, diluted it to 25% ABV and s...

Let's see if it works this time. This will be the fourth welcome/ introduction message from me. I keep getting messages from the mod that my postings are made in the wrong topic. Anyway, I'm WaWalky from the Netherlands. Distilling for two years now. Potstill ( 4 x) only. Trying to make fine whisky ...