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Got a video of my first still. I turned mead into shine. Hope y'all enjoy!

Eric Frei

Was out the bush too like some movie about bootleggers.

I notice YouTube changed their logo.

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Therrin

Ahhh, forgot it was 420 the other day. Looks like we've someone who's trend familiar.


Nice rig ya got out there....

newguy18

links dead.

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i just tried the link and it worked.

newguy18

Okay it works.Out of curiousity what is4/20 exactly?i know its april 20th but what tradition is it?

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allmarktree

I like how you mentioned the 3-1 rope set up Only from a tree guy. Ill have to try it some time, Im making dandelion wine right now.

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umm...its the national tree smoke-out day.

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Is that just dandelions water and yeast? The stuff I made came from a 4 to 1 ration of water to honey then yeast. The wine was made back in 2002 by a buddy of mine. He let it go bad and was about to pour out about 40 gallons. So I ended up makin a lot of shine. Definitely a lucky break for me. Good luck on the dandelion wine, let me know how it turns out.

Eric Frei

OK, dumb question time.

Is it legal or not to home still grog? Here, regardless of personal use or selling it is not allowed but hey, these days lots of people are doing it and small home stills are sold everywhere.

Then the alcohol is flavoured to whatever you like, Gin, Bourbon, Whiskey, Brandy etc

However, from all theones I have tasted it's near impossible to reproduce that unique flavour of say Jack Daniels or Bundy rum ... but those palces age them for years in barrels which most dont do for obvious reasons.

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Therrin

I guess that's a good way to put it




I built an indoor still a couple years ago that worked beautifully. Used a 5 gallon HDPE bucket with lid, a smaller container on the inside with a plastic plate, and a immersion heater that you can dial in the temp on. Heater sits down in the mash and cooks it, the stuff forms on the ceiling and walls and slides down and collects at the bottom.
Do three batches and take the three runs, add em together and do it all over again. You can get up to about 96% or so... and it's a closed system. Can run it in your bathroom or closet.

newguy18

Its pitiful when you need to ask yuor little brother about 4/20.I got my answer.Sorry i asked.

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Not really you aren't missing out on much.

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Therrin, how do you find out what proof your alcohol is? I would just let the batch run till it wouldn't burn anymore. Nice going on the self contained model.

Done it

I know how to do it with wine, [a bit complicated] and beer, but I'm not sure about distilled stuff. Maybe try a wine Hydrometer, they're cheap & give a close result.

I have 1 bottle of Carrot Whiskey left that I brewed in 1990, that was great stuff, but I can't open the last bottle.

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Therrin

Yeah I think it's called a Hygrometer (hydrometer?) something like that... little gadget my landlady got to check her batches of wine. But some of the ones just for wine aren't calibrated for higher proof stuff.


If you do it right, your final batch will end up in the mid to high 90's and you dilute from there.