Why is my Moonshine cloudy?
Got Cloudy moonshine? We’re here to help! As most of you know, if your moonshine is made correctly, it should be crystal …
How To Lauter Your Mash – For Better Tasting Liquor
Why Would You Want To Lauter? “Lautering”, or filtering, mash before fermentation is the norm for making grain-based beer. Among brewers, it’s …
Introduction to Grain Mashing for the Home Distiller
History Of Mashing Grains Into Fermentable Wort Mashing, the process of turning grain into a fermentable wort, is an ancient art dating …
The Thumper Keg Explained – What it does and how it does it!
While generally associated with the backwoods whiskey still, the thump keg, or “doubler”, is a very old design element that probably arrived …
How To Clean A Homemade Copper Still – Removing Flux, Solder & Carbon
So you’ve successfully built your own copper still! Hopefully you were able to make use of one of the many home-made still …
How To Polish A Copper Still – Make That Girl Shine!
So you’ve built or bought a copper still and by now you’ve notice the outside has started to tarnish due to oxidation. …
The 5 Best Books To Learn How To Make Moonshine!
Learning how to distil a good spirit has taken me many years and throughout those years I’ve gathered knowledge from friends, internet forums and …
Temperate Correction For Alcohol Hydrometer
You’ve made your first batch from your new still and the first thing on your mind is, How potent can it be …
How To Make A Copper Distillers Parrot
A Parrot allows the distiller to read the proof of the run in real time and is useful when making cuts during …
Advice For The Newbie Distiller – GO EASY ON YOURSELF!
Distilling your own moonshine is a funny mix of pure science, magic and luck! By getting the science part right you can …
A How To Guide To Cuts and Fractions – Pot Still Run
This guide will teach you about the different fractions that occur within a pot still distillation and how and when to make …
Blending Guide For Newbie’s – Controlling flavor of rum and whiskey using cuts
Any Distiller will tell you if you want to make a really great tasting rum, whiskey or other spirit blending is a …
The Difference Between VM, CM and LM Reflux Stills – Managing Reflux Within A Still
There are three ways of controlling reflux within a column still. These include Vapor Management Design (VM) , Liquid Management Design (LM) …
Still Temperature Guide For Making Moonshine
When distilling alcohol it is important to monitor the temperature of vapor being condensed within your still as this will tell a …
Stripping Run – Using A Pot Still For Distillation Of Moonshine
What is a Stripping Run ? When distilling moonshine the stripping run is often the first distillation of the mash. The goal …