Been looking at these designs, http://moonshine-still.com/table-of-contents/ (http://moonshine-still.com/table-of-contents/) got the skills, got the tools.
Any thoughts and/or suggestions?
Quote from: brimo on February 23, 2012, 02:24:19 PM
Any thoughts and/or suggestions?
I was about to say "Don't post evidence of legally dubious activities on a public forum" but then I remembered you're not from the U.S.
So instead my suggestion is "give us a detailed build report, so us Stateside folks know exactly what to never ever do, lest we accidentally end up with booze." ;D
http://easystill.com/ (http://easystill.com/)
Thought this was interesting - almost like cheating though
You can get a home distiller's license in the US. I forgot the quantity limit, but its something like 100 gal per year max.
Some states also have brewer's licenses so you can't even make your own beer without paying the taxman, mostly north eastern states.
i would not share with you mine which did not cost me more than $50 bucks to make. most of which was not the copper. and its not 180 proof i swear!
Quote from: He Man on February 23, 2012, 11:15:32 PM
i would not share with you mine which did not cost me more than $50 bucks to make. most of which was not the copper. and its not 180 proof i swear!
Ok then, don't share any pics or drawings you don't have.
i didnt make it out of a pressure cooker with a non existing valve that connects to a copper condensing coil. and it doenst go into a 5 gallon bucket, usually filled with snow.
How would one make mash if one was so inclined? I've read about graduated sugar and turbo yeast but what about fruit based shine?
Quote from: rgramjet on February 24, 2012, 07:06:42 PM
How would one make mash if one was so inclined? I've read about graduated sugar and turbo yeast but what about fruit based shine?
http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/moonshine/sipping_in_the_blue_ridge.html (http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/moonshine/sipping_in_the_blue_ridge.html)
There are a ton on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=copper+still&_sacat=See-All-Categories (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=copper+still&_sacat=See-All-Categories)
You might be able to steal some ideas from them.
After taking a couple organic chem classes I really wanted to build a still and try my hand at making Bourbon. I decided that I wouldn't have the patience needed to let it age properly and quickly gave up on the idea.
Maybe one day...
good luck and don't forget the cure for methanol poisoning is drinking more booze... pretty much a win win! [drink]
Quote from: ducatiz on February 23, 2012, 08:20:52 PM
You can get a home distiller's license in the US. I forgot the quantity limit, but its something like 100 gal per year max.
~~~SNIP~~~
More details please, as a quick Google did not support your contention.
I had read, at some point several years ago, that one could get a license to produce small quantities of fuel alcohol. I've never heard or read anything that definitely said drinking alcohol could be legally produced.
The Alcohol Tobacco and Trade Bureau has an application on their site for the production of ethanol for fuel: http://www.ttb.gov/forms/f511074.pdf (http://www.ttb.gov/forms/f511074.pdf)
(Not to redirect this or anything. I'd still really like to see the equipment put together by those of you in locales that permit such things.)
http://moonshine-still.com/ (http://moonshine-still.com/)
Quote from: cupcake on February 24, 2012, 10:41:40 PM
http://moonshine-still.com/ (http://moonshine-still.com/)
Read the original post... you silly man.
Quote from: brimo on February 24, 2012, 11:00:12 PM
Read the original post... you silly man.
Then you're already there.
[popcorn]
[popcorn [popcorn] [drink] [beer] [wine]
Quote from: Speeddog on February 24, 2012, 09:46:24 PM
More details please, as a quick Google did not support your contention.
I was wrong about spirits. It is limited to beer and wine. There IS a way to get a license to do it, but the requirements are onerous.
http://ttb.gov/spirits/faq.shtml#s3 (http://ttb.gov/spirits/faq.shtml#s3)
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This is the still I did not build http://moonshine-still.com/valved-reflux-still-head/ (http://moonshine-still.com/valved-reflux-still-head/)
it does not produce about 95% pure alcohol.
I do not then filter through activated charcoal and cut with distilled water.
I do not know that there a a number of tricks to prevent splitting headaches from the fusil oils etc. (heads and tails)
;)
Now we understand your sig line......
There are NOT squirrels juggling knives in my head ;)
I admit nothing since both squirrels and stills arn't legal in the USA
Quote from: VisceralReaction on March 01, 2012, 03:39:04 PM
I do not admit nothing since both squirrels and stills arn't legal in the USA
Fixed..........
Quote from: VisceralReaction on March 01, 2012, 11:33:41 AM
This is the still I did not build http://moonshine-still.com/valved-reflux-still-head/ (http://moonshine-still.com/valved-reflux-still-head/)
it does not produce about 95% pure alcohol.
I do not then filter through activated charcoal and cut with distilled water.
I do not know that there a a number of tricks to prevent splitting headaches from the fusil oils etc. (heads and tails)
;)
My understanding is the alcohol has to be cut to around 50% before filtering through charcoal.
You are correct, I was just tossing that out and didn't pay attention to the order I had placed the "polish" step in.
You do need to cut 30-50ish% and then use the activated charcoal.
only for neutral spirit though. if I were to do a schnapps or whiskey I would just watch my temps on the still
and remove the heads and tails at the correct time and skip the polish to retain the taste.
http://www.hillbillystills.com/ (http://www.hillbillystills.com/)
Interesting site.
In other countries home moonshin'in is legal.
(I remember walk past a store in Germany, with a whole window full of baby stills [on sale even])
http://herstellerangebote.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=69_70&products_id=311&language=en (http://herstellerangebote.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=69_70&products_id=311&language=en)
QuoteEine Sensation auf jede Party. Sie füllen knapp eine 3/4 Flasche billigen trockenen Wein in den Kolben. Dann setzen Sie die Destillierbrücke auf den Kolben und sichern die Verbindung mit der größeren der beiliegenden Schliffklammern. Dann schieben Sie die Schliffbuchse des Schlangenkühlers über das andere Ende der Destillierbrücke und sichern diese Verbindung mit der kleineren Klammer. Das Gefäß des Schlangenkühlers füllen Sie mit kaltem Wasser. Anschließend stellen Sie das Auffangfläschchen (professionelle Bezeichnung: Vorlage) unter das Auslaufröhrchen des Schlangenkühlers, so dass dieses in die Vorlage hineinreicht. Abschließend stecken Sie noch das Laborthermometer bis zur Markierung in die rote Kappe am oberen Ende der Destillierbrücke und schrauben die Kappe fest.
Befüllen Sie noch den Spiritusbrenner mit Brennspiritus (Supermarkt oder Baumarkt) - maximal 3/4 voll.
QuoteA sensation at every party. You just fill a 3/4 bottle of cheap dry wine in the flask...........
Fresh homemade brandy. ;D
Hey DP you wouldn't happen to have sampled any Boones Farm
wine (using that term very loosely), this might have helped ;)
Quote from: sno_duc on April 05, 2012, 11:01:29 PM
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Hey DP you wouldn't happen to have sampled any Boones Farm wine (using that term very loosely), this might have helped ;)
Boone's Farm was a whopping $.79 a bottle back when I was
not buying it ;)
You can have a still in the US. I have one. Just don't get caught making spirits of any kind. Most states don't have laws against homemade spirits; Its the Feds. why/how would they ever know what you do in your own home?
Quote from: sno_duc on April 05, 2012, 11:01:29 PM
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Hey DP you wouldn't happen to have sampled any Boones Farm wine (using that term very loosely), this might have helped ;)
Ripple... ;)
The Feds do allow you to distill alcohol for use as an automotive fuel. Of course, local laws may not allow this.
A permit is required:
http://www.fueldistillation.com/alcoholpermit.pdf (http://www.fueldistillation.com/alcoholpermit.pdf)
Quote from: ducpainter on April 07, 2012, 03:56:27 AM
Ripple... ;)
Shameful that it's gone the way of the Dodo. It's a bum wine I'd love to try...
(http://nodeli.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/ripple1.jpg)
Quote from: zarn02 on April 07, 2012, 10:48:02 PM
Shameful that it's gone the way of the Dodo. It's a bum wine I'd love to try...
(http://nodeli.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/ripple1.jpg)
nothing stays the same.
makes us dinosaurs sad. ;)