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RidgeRunner9
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Hello all- new to the forum. I’m retired, have been brewing beer for years and time to expand my horizons! Looking forward to listening to all you veterans in the art of distilling.
MooseMan
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Welcome to the forum RR9.

Distilling is a great hobby for retirement.

Enjoy,

Moose
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SW_Shiner
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Welcome to the forum.

Theres a lot of information around the site to help you with your new journey. Your beer brewing experience will be a great start to getting into all grain spirits if that's what you are looking to make. There are many great tips and tricks hidden in most of the topics here.
Get comfy and settle in for some reading, check out the tried and true section for many great recipes that have stood the test of time, and the various build threads have many great ideas and discussions about any type of still you may want to look at buying or building yourself.
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Rusty Ole Bucket
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Welcome to HD! Great bunch of folks here, you picked the right place to start. Your brewing experience will be priceless, in my opinion, the fermentation process is the most important and the hardest.

Rusty
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BlackStrap
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Welcome RidgeRunner9

Good to have you join up. Hang on and enjoy the ride :)

Stay Safe and Have Fun
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