Hello From North Carolina

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Wannabee
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Hello From North Carolina

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Hey All, as my moniker suggests, I’m a wannabee distiller.

I spent 16 years selling wine and sometimes beer from the wholesale and import side. I had a brief gig as the wine and spirits director with the Beverage Testing Institute in Chicago. Also about 5 years as a home winemaker. Now retired. The samples are long gone!

My interest is in making fruit brandies as apples and peaches are plentiful here in the Carolinas. I haven’t decided if I want to build a simple pot still or buy one.

Thanks for reading
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Bushman
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Welcome, if you decide to buy please post a link to the still to get feedback.
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Yankeetrash
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Welcome Wannabe! (from a fellow tarheel)
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Sailman
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Welcome and im from NC as well.
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Demy
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Re: Hello From North Carolina

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Welcome from me too. If you have manual skills it is fun to build, a lot of work but a lot of satisfaction, otherwise buy, there is nothing wrong in both cases. As bushman said get advice here ...
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