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• Distillation Theory
  ...por. Multiple distillations allow us to increase strength and purity right up to the [[azeotrope|azeotrope maximum]] which is 97.2% [[ABV]]. ...he mix it came from. By repeating this boiling and re-condensation process up a column, using packing to hold the condensed liquid at each stage, you can
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• How To Build A Bokakob Reflux Still
  ...to carry vapors from the boiler up through packing material for reflux and up to the condenser. Some of the [[distillate]] will fall to the dual slanted ...uch pipe you'll need. The packed height (the amount of column height taken up by packing) of the column directly impacts the purity of the distillate you
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• Hook Rum
  *fill up with water *Clean, well aerated water to make up the final volume.
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• Distilling FAQ
  ===How do I keep from blowing myself up?=== ...and is condensed into a liquid again, but just in case, any abnormal build-up of vapor should be able to easily escape without causing an increase in pre
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• New Distillers FAQ
  ==Is this safe / am I going to get blown up / am I going to go blind?== ...d there are some things to avoid, things which “can” cause a still to blow up, or you to poison yourself.
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• Planning your first Run
  '''Plan your work, work your plan, clean as you go.''' ...ou want to make the run. Assemble it without anything in it. Start hooking up everything. Make adjustments as necessary. Think about all the different pi
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• Safety
  Will home-distilled [[alcohol]] make me go blind? Not if you're careful. This pervasive question is due to [[moonshine ...equipment you select. Always consider safety first. You don't want to end up with something like the [[amazing still]] which could kill you.
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• Using a Pot Still
  ...ood for drinking this time, can be added back to the next wash and cleaned up OK then. ...that I had put aside is for me to drink while I wait for a whole month to go by. Then let's say I did a run today and had collected three units of disti
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• Beginner's Guide
  =Setting up and using your Home Distiller Account= ...ler Forums''': [https://homedistiller.org/forum/ucp.php?mode=register Sign up for an account here]
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• History of Vodka in Russia
  ...ussia. Within another 100 years, the state was starting to move in and set up a monopoly over the production and sale of vodka that would last -- but for ...aged in illicit distilling of alcohol in the 1920s. The government stepped up its anti-alcohol campaign for a time but eventually admitted defeat. In 192
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• Soldering
  ...y cost more but if you are unsure about your joints, this is a good way to go to get good joins. I shall deal with end feed fittings for this topic. 3. Flux them all up and smearing enough flux inside the female fitting and on the part of the p
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• Uncle Jesse's Simple Sour Mash Method
  ...ent mashes? The legal minimum for a [[sour mash]] is 25%. I do not like to go above 50% in my experience. For the sake of simplicity, let's say you will ...method of distillation and requires multiple runs. The distiller will save up enough [[low wines]] from the first runs or [[stripping run|stripping runs]
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• First distillation-pot still
  2. Heat up your charge to near its boiling temperature - from 78C to 100C depending on [[Introduction|Go back to the introduction]]
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• Cuts and fractions
  ...ke rum, you may go quite deep into the tails, even as low as 50%. Some may go even lower. The hearts will probably be the biggest fraction you collect in ...run. Alternatively, if storage is not an issue for you, you can save them up and do an all feints run, which will produce a very special, deeply flavorf
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• Alcoholic beverage
  ...accidents and fights. People under the influence of alcohol sometimes end up in dangerous or compromising situations where they would not remain if sobe ...]]. Strains of yeast have been developed that can survive in solutions of up to 25% alcohol by volume, but these were bred for ethanol fuel production,
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• Odin's Easy Gin
  ...If you want to "do" 5 liters, just multiply everything by 5. You can also go for 10, 20, whatever you like. ...ntil 10 liters of 43% gin maceration. If you distill over 10 liters in one go, enlarge this first cut to 20 mls.
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• Metal Working Guide
  ...to construct your still. You WILL mess at least the first couple of joints up. ...t contains lead has generally fallen out of popularity, you can still pick up the occasional spool. It's cheaper, and, sometimes appropriate in instances
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• How to Blend
  ...w much of the respective samples to use. And it’ll also tell you what will go into the feints jar as well. ...mber where I think the cuts will be made. After airing, I consistently end up a jar or 2 farther into the heads and 2-3 into the tails.
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• Legality
  ...be in New Zealand. It would pay to check your local legislation before you go and start. That aside, information is not illegal. Just don't get caught us (ii) removes, sets up or erects any still;
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• Jimbo's Easy Half Barrel Bourbon
  #Wrap it up in extra blankets and let it steep cook for several hours or overnight. Not ...l the mash to 146F (63.3C), stir in the 8 lbs milled malt and wrap it back up tight in blankets. Stir occasionally.
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