New guy in VA hills

[Curdog]

Hello,
I started with a stainless milk can with condenser in a 5 gal bucket. Made my first run with regular yeast and fruit mash. Turned out pretty good. That was 20 years ago. Next beer keg with reflux head 2 runs of high proof poor tasting product. Built a carbon filter still tastes bad but no smell. Quit for over 10 years. Thinking of a grain mash from a pot still ( beer keg with no packing in reflux tower) using different yeast. I will be rereading and studying for this project. I'm still a beginner.

Thanks

[8Ball]

Welcome! Lots of good information here. Read up and good luck!

[Oldvine Zin]

Welcome back to this great hobby! Read, read, and read, lots of info here on both recipes and safety. As you know it's difficult to make a good tasting product from a bad recipe, keep your yeast happy (we discourage the use of turbos) and you probably will not need that carbon filter any more.

Be safe and read
OVZ

[just sayin]

Welcome from the hills to your west! You are here, the hobby distiller's equivalent to the fabled library of Alexandria. Enjoy your research! The answers are here, if you are unable to sort them out, ask. Enjoy your return journey to the craft!!!