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=Safety=
=Safety=


=Reading list for beginners=
==The Home Distiller Forums & reading lists==
As you start your journey you need to read. And read. And read more. This is not a good hobby to just try out without researching. Bad things can happen easily.  
Reading list for beginners: As you start your journey you need to read. And read. And read more. This is not a good hobby to just try out without researching. Bad things can happen easily.  
*Rules we live by
*Rules we live by
*Using the forums
*Tapatalk Ad Removal
*Cranky's Spoonfeeding
*Cranky's Spoonfeeding
*Glossary
*Glossary
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=Where to Start=
=Where to Start=
==What you you want to make?==
==What you you want to make?==
==What is and how do you make X?==
==What is and how do you make X?==
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==Vinegar Cleaning run==
==Vinegar Cleaning run==
==Sacrificial Run==
==Sacrificial Run==
==Understanding Factions & Cuts==
==Understanding Fractions & Cuts==


=Aging=
=Blending, Aging, Dilution=

Revision as of 10:57, 8 December 2017

Welcome to the Home Distiller's Beginner's Guide. Use this page to begin your journey.

Legality

Safety

The Home Distiller Forums & reading lists

Reading list for beginners: As you start your journey you need to read. And read. And read more. This is not a good hobby to just try out without researching. Bad things can happen easily.

  • Rules we live by
  • Using the forums
  • Tapatalk Ad Removal
  • Cranky's Spoonfeeding
  • Glossary
  • Posting a picture


Where to Start

What you you want to make?

What is and how do you make X?

What kind of equipment do I need to make X?

Stills: Types and what they are used to make?

How to make: Whiskey

How to make: Rum

How to make: Brandy/Eau de vie

How to make: Vodka, Neutrals & Sugarheads

Distilling

Cleaning the still

Vinegar Cleaning run

Sacrificial Run

Understanding Fractions & Cuts

Blending, Aging, Dilution