Dear Katherine, Congrats re. scoring your new/ second hand still, could I respectfully suggest you include some more details so a more accurate assesment of...
Hello all How do you get 20%abv wash from 8kg turbo yeast? If you put 8kg of cane sugar in 25L of water wouldn't it only give about 16.5%abv? Do you need to...
Hi. I'm brand new to the group and have enjoyed all the post and I'm learning a lot. I have a question about what type of still I should pursue for making...
After joining this group yesterday and reading through some of the messages posted I see that making and using stills is a very exacting science. And the...
I got my replacement in today, so I decided to run 2 gal. I did not have the cap seated properly so I lost some valuable vapors. After the cap was reseated...
ok quickly,the Y..my father was a moonshiner in Virginia way back when,he actually paid the doc who delivered me by making a run and selling it,so as a sorta...
To Gillig, I received a private E-mail message that gillig960502011 wrote a comment on a photo in my photo album, Tom Hawk, Copper Pot Still Head. The note...
I have aquired a MP-6A mega pure water distiller and would like to know what I could make with it. I was thinking it would be good for vodka not whiskey...
Just got done bottling up some vodka! However, I've noticed a light, white colored haze collecting on the bottom of each bottle. Not positive what it is but...
Sombody gave me a 5 gal bucket of corn syrup today. What's the equivalent to common sugar?? I have been using 12 lbs of sugar to a batch. So How much corn...
Ahoy Ahoy All, Yesterday I went to Widmer brewing Co. and got a decommissioned keg. Took it home and cut out the top with a 4" grinder. then I cut a hole in...
Maybe someone can point me in the right direction been searching for an earlier post but wasn't able to locate an answer. I've got a reflux still. Ran it with...
Is it a waste of time to run anything but a sugar wash through a reflux still? I've been lurking for about a year and have finally built a 3"X48" Bokabob...
Ahoy Ahoy everyone, No need to get specific but what country do you live in and have you ever had any contact with the government for practicing your "art"? No...
just about done with my pressure cooker pot still and wanted an opinion on this wash,from you tube actualy...what he used was 10 lbs sugar..5 gallons of...
I have finally completed my 50" Bokakob still. This evening I did a run with water. The coil turned all the steam into droplets, but the cooling water on the...
A few weeks ago, I purchased a new 2.5 gal still. When it came in it looked to be of great quality and craftsmanship. That copper cap was turned thick copper...
I am getting ready to buy my first still and have been looking at the Still Spirits Turbo Air Still from New Zealand and the Turbo Stomper 3 Gal Elec Tilt...
I am beginning to think that a vm still might be the easiest (For a beginner)to construct, run, and will produce good ns. Does anyone know a location for...
Just wanted an opinion,put together a pressure cooker pot still,simple start,believe its a 2-2.5 gallon but I used 2 brass connections,on it to connect the...
Looking for something with a drain spout, fittings for electric element, and preferably a 4in" tri clamp fitting on top. I typically do 15-17 gallon washes so...
Is there anything I can do to save the batch below; It's currently sitting in the fermenting bucket with airlock in place but not a single bubble has come up....
ok I made a 5 gallon mash of 50% honey malt and 50% wheat and stilled it out very slow and got about a half gallon of pretty decent high proof whiskey but the...
So far, I have collected just under 1 full gal. of alcohol from my stripping runs. When I placed this alcohol into 1 qt glass jars, it smelled like turpentine...
My pot still has a stainless steel pot that it easy to clean with just soap and water, but the inside of my copper cap is tarnished (dark gray). This copper...
After building a stock pot still with a thumper and testing it with water and a diluted vodka wash, I made my first real run with a cornflake/sugar wash with a...
Just recived a new 26 gallon pot still.It has 3 stainless fittings in the boiler what is the best way to seal the fittings.Can i apply teflon tape to the...
