Home Distiller

Glad to hear your corn is working. I have three electric stills, so heating water is easy and quick. I plan to heat some water to near boiling, put the corn in my beer making mash tun, and pour the hot water on the corn. Then I'll hook a hose up to the still and to the bottom of the mash tun, let st...

Jimbo, I'm going to be watching this close. I bought a bag of cracked corn this morning, the label was clean so I don't think it had any funky stuff on it. I'm going to cook 15 lbs of this corn, and add 5 lbs of malted barley.
Keep your post updated so I can tell how you did.

The Ole Bohunk

Well, a little more research showed me this. At our Tractor Supply store, their cracked corn lists propionic acid clearly on the label, and at our Bomgaad Store their cracked corn doesn't list it. We are in the heart of corn country, WTF. Anyway I guess one just has to look at the label, and shop ar...

Guys, I looked at a bag of cracked corn this morning at the local farm store and I didn't see anything about propionic acid on the label. Actually all it said was the protein content. Where on the bag are you seeing propionic acid. Maybe the corn in my store is OK. Husker you look at Bomgaards ??? T...

Guys, thanks for all the input about his article. I get this magazine because I have a state, and federal license, I didn't know you could read it online. I looked at the article again, and it says Missouri's law is worded funny, "no one shall be prohibited from". I take that to mean it's OK in Miss...

The winter issue of Artisan Spirit magazine has a two page article about the increase in home distillers. They are stating that Missouri has just passed a law allowing the home distiller to poduce 200 gallons per year, although it would still be a federal offense. If this is true it's certainlly the...

Braz, thanks for posting this, It is interesting as hell. Think I'll try to print it out and hang it on the wall.

Thanks again
The Ole Bohunk

Cool map Jimbo, I zoomed in on Nebraska, and sure enough there I am. Cooper's Chase, nice to be famous, HA

The Ole Bohunk

You damm kids, I'm 75, and still going strong. Been shinnin for a long long time.
The Ole Bohunk

Great Picture Bushman......... Prohibition started it all for us folks, I think everyone I talk to has a story about a releative, or some one who made "shine". I would love to sit down and talk to some of those folks, like my dad's cousin Raymond. I never had a chance to pick his brain before he die...

PP, I stopped at SugarDaddies and sampled your CherryPiss, the note I sent to you was to tell you I loved it. Wish I could make that stuff. You did a great job.

The Ole Bohunk

As we all know, December 5th is an important cultural and historical day and those of us who honor our past and cherish the future should take the time and effort to celebrate appropriately. Thursday is the anniversary of the repeal in 1933 of pernicious and seditious prohibition. Let's all drink to...

Tim, thanks for the help, I don't know much about absinthe, but it's my new play thing. Sweeps -- you da man !! You can bet next spring I'll have wormwood growing, if I can find a source of seed. Guys thanks for helping this old fellow out, and have a happy turkey day

The Ole Bohunk

Sweeps, where do you get your wormwood ??? I've just started fooling with absinthe, and it's a mystery so far. Any help you can give me would help.

The Ole Bohunk

Sweeps, thanks for the info. Looks like they have a lot of stuff for me, and at good prices.

The Ole Bohunk

i've never bought from these folks, but they do offer large quantities of anise. $32.99 per pound.

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The Ole Bohunk

Thanks B-Man, I think your right, I've been trying to find an answer for some time now. Seems like folks talk about green anise, and anise as if they are the same.

Thanks again
The Ole Bohunk

Thunder, thanks for taking the time to reply. But, there was no mention of GREEN in that definition, so I'm still confused is green anise the same as anise?? I've had some anise turn the liquor a nice green tint, and some turn the liquor a light brown. I do like the taste, and the green color, but g...

Guys I have been looking for green anise. It doesn't seem to exist, each time I see green anise advertised I look at the web site and only see anise. So what is GREEN anise???
Thanks
The Ole Bohunk

New Braumfels is just down the road a piece, drive out there, rent an intertube and float downthe Guadalupe River. It's white water for several miles, great fun.
The Ole Bohunk

SugarDaddy, you never have to throw anything away, you can re-run it as many times as you like. sooner or later the nasty smell/taste will get tired and go away. :D Making those cuts is not as hard as one thinks, after about a year of making bad booze I suddenly found the answer, and you will too. J...

Jim, you will be in our thoughts, Barb was such a sweet lady, my wife and I liked her alot and wished we could have spent more time with you two. I can't even begin to imagine giving up my soul mate. Hope you can find peace, and the strenght to care on, your a strong guy and you'll make it. Just sta...

I have about twenty gallon that is 8 years old, got it in glass carboys, with strips of chared oak from a wine barrel. I was very careful making the cuts so I have only hearts in those carboys. I'm an old fart so don't drink much, once in a while I drain out a small glass, sit back sip, and smile. D...

Happy B-day Jimbo. Wish we could get together again and sample some vodka, or what ever. Hope to see ya soon, and hope you and Barb had a great big birthday party at the lake.

The ole Bohunk

I have a considerable amount of whiskey in five gallon carboys, got the oak in the carboys with the whiskey, and some of it is over six years old. As far as I can tell it just sits there getting better every year. If you have the room just keep your spirits in the container there in, they don't age ...

A very common practice to buy whiskey or ethenol, and blend it at a small distillery. Most of the small distillerys can not afford to produce a product as cheap as the large companyies do, so the practice of buying in bulk, blending, and bottling it under your own label is very wide spread. The Bohunk

A great big THANK YOU Husker for every one of those 404 hits being handled with care. I think quite often about how much work you put in on this board. Say "HI" to Barb.
The Bohunk

Tallen, I opened my distillery in 2008, and just like you I thought it would be a great business to get into – wrong! Your friends and relatives are all encouraging you to start up, and you have the know-how, but that doesn’t sell your product. I make vodka, cause vodka is the number one selling spi...

MK nice to see you post, I had begin to believe some husband shot you, or the feds locked you up. I spent many years working as a machinist, and it would be fun to own one of those little machines, but the truth is -- you can't do much with one, every thing you try to machine will have chatter marks...

Thanks for the web site Tater Patch, it's kind of long, but I did enjoy the whole thing. It kind of gives one some prespective on starting a business.

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