Beginner's Guide

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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