Just started building the bokabob mini, but from the pictures it looks like it doesn't have a top to the column. Can this be possible? Wouldn't one lose much...
Here in the States Halloween (Oct 31) is cause for a party. I would like to distill up a special warlock's brew for said event. I have a refulx still that I...
I just cut my batch down to 40%. Its starting to taste good. I'm hoping in a few weeks I can show it off to my friends. Since I added water to bring the proof...
I am going to build a still and due to the advice I've been given the bokabob seems to be the best way to go as I will only be producing neutral spirtis. I...
I understand that the top plate in the bokabob mini still is soldered to the bottom of the condenser coil at a 30 degree angle, but how is the bottom plate...
I have been home brewing for years and am now turning my attention to making my own absinthe. All recipes I have come across call for using either grain or...
First I would like to apologize for my seemingly babbling questions in my last 2 posts titled " Help with a first wash / run with ABV of the wash and temp "...
I was tired last night after cleaning my new rig so the first post was not ahhhhh as professional as it should have been. șThanks for the comment bringing...
I have a wash I am trying I found on the main page. THis will end up being my first run ever using a brand new pot still I have made in a Keg Pot Still. 5KG...
I am going to build a reflux still and was able to locate free plans for "building a world class distillation apparatus" on moonshine_still.com. Some have...
http://www.destillatio.com/assets/s2dmain.htm? http://www.destillatio.com/ I would rather get my toe(s) in the home distill waters through a pretty table top...
I have a few quarts of corn whiskey that I had put oak chips in after one run in a pot still. After double distilling a run of corn mash and getting a much...
I am looking at buying a still from them. does anyone have any experience with them or that type of still. I am currently using a easystill and I wish I had...
I made about 10 gallons of hard cider last fall, and it didn't really turn out the way I wanted. I did half plain apple cider, and the other half added some...
Hi all, I have a question regarding collection rate. Does collection rate matter if you are achieving the desired ABV. For instance, if you want to make cuts...
My 2" column can only accomodate around 6ft of 1/4" pipe for the condenser, even though I wound it in a double spiral. When comparing this to the condenser...
Hi group, I keep doing the maths on this and it does not work out right??! I have 2 fermenters(23L) in a tub bath @ 28 C, so the temps have been very good...
It would be appreciated if some questioners could be answered in a more timely manner. It appears that many questions are being left for extended periods...
Guys and Gals, In the USA, to obtain a permit for making fuel ETHANOL you can find the information here: http://www.ttb.gov Click on the tab "other alcohol";...
Hi, I'm doing some research on bootlegging, moonshine, stills, etc., and have a question for those in the US or familiar with the situation here. Sorry if...
I've either made a great sour mash or in deep shit, AGAIN! I thought it would be fun to try something different so I had a go at malting my own grain for a...
Hialti, re-distilling without trying to separate the unwanted fractions is meaningless. It is acceptable during the first time only. Commonly it is called a...
Hi all! This is probably a dum question but I was wondering is the "classic" supermarket moonshine safe to drink after it has finished fermenting? I have a...
I am building a small 1.5 gallon still that I can run off of my stove top in the kitchen. Similar to the Erlenmeyer setup on stillcooker.com. Does the smaller...
the blue spirit talked about is copper sulphite. my understanding is that it is caused by excessive nutrients left in the wash you are distilling. the more...
Ok, I still don't have a still yet, but I'm working on it. I would like to make a nice rum, possibly a spiced rum, but I have a few questions. 1) Do you put...
I am currently drawing out the electrical for my still. I am using a 1125 watt element and a 4500 watt element. A PID controller with ssr will control the...
After you make the second run from a potstill and have collected tails down to 50% or so can you save and add what is left in the boiler to a future run? Or...
