Hooch ~

[MountainGirl]

Do any of you create your own alcoholic imbibers delights?

I'm still reading MT's Hard Cider Thread - and I saw Hawg's Black garlic Vodka adventure...yum!

It's our latest prep idea, lol.
I'm working my way up the learning curve - and -
We're not so much into making beer or wine... more like brandy, liqueurs, shine, mash...
Eventually there will be a still here.

[hawgrider]

A still for Distillation of water is on my short list.

My Grandfathers both made their own wine and brandy for medicinal purposes of course.

[Slippy]

Do any of you create your own alcoholic imbibers delights?

I'm still reading MT's Hard Cider Thread - and I saw Hawg's Black garlic Vodka adventure...yum!

It's our latest prep idea, lol.
I'm working my way up the learning curve - and -
We're not so much into making beer or wine... more like brandy, liqueurs, shine, mash...
Eventually there will be a still here.

A still for Distillation of water is on my short list.

My Grandfathers both made their own wine and brandy for medicinal purposes of course.

A buddy of mine bought a kit from Mile Hi Distilling a number of years ago and home cooks some pretty decent stuff. He went all out and converted an old Silo into a distillery and outdoor gathering place at his ranch in Texas.

Funny story, one of his ranch neighbors was a Biker Clubhouse and he brought them some home cooked sour mash in return for them to keep an eye on his place.

One of the old bikers died and the MC asked my buddy to cook up some moonshine for the funeral. The liked it a lot.

I thought about one of their small kits but have yet to pull the trigger on one;

https://milehidistilling.com/product...top-still-kit/

[Mad Trapper]

My friend makes fine wines and distills it to make grappa ~150 proof. No pictures or details on the still.

I do cider as it's pretty simple and with added sugar and correct yeast you can get 18-20% alcohol.

I'd like to add a still to my tools.

[Slippy]

My friend makes fine wines and distills it to make grappa ~150 proof. No pictures or details on the still.

I do cider as it's pretty simple and with added sugar and correct yeast you can get 18-20% alcohol.

I'd like to add a still to my tools.

C'mon! Give up the cider recipe Mad Chemistry Scientist Trapper Man!

[hawgrider]

A buddy of mine bought a kit from Mile Hi Distilling a number of years ago and home cooks some pretty decent stuff. He went all out and converted an old Silo into a distillery and outdoor gathering place at his ranch in Texas.

Funny story, one of his ranch neighbors was a Biker Clubhouse and he brought them some home cooked sour mash in return for them to keep an eye on his place.

One of the old bikers died and the MC asked my buddy to cook up some moonshine for the funeral. The liked it a lot.

I thought about one of their small kits but have yet to pull the trigger on one;

https://milehidistilling.com/product...top-still-kit/

I'm kinda liking this kit.

https://www.stillzstore.com/stillz.h...gory=130705521

[hawgrider]

Here are some recipes from the stillz site.

https://www.stillzstore.com/recipes.html

[SOCOM42]

Do any of you create your own alcoholic imbibers delights?

I'm still reading MT's Hard Cider Thread - and I saw Hawg's Black garlic Vodka adventure...yum!

It's our latest prep idea, lol.
I'm working my way up the learning curve - and -
We're not so much into making beer or wine... more like brandy, liqueurs, shine, mash...
Eventually there will be a still here.

Be careful with one, my father and grandfather blew the roof off of the house with one during prohibition.

They had the mash pots in the attic or third floor, you could call it.

They gravity fed the stuff into the cellar where the still pot was, this was a big operation, I think it was around 500 gallon cap.

Grandfather used the chimney to burn off the odor coming out of it all,

they took and bypassed the gas meter to run the cooker, chimney and most of the house the house.

Someone forgot to light the chimney right after turning the gas on, BOOM!

There was no fire but the top 3/4s of the chimney and a little more than a third of the roof were gone.

No one came to investigate, most around got shine from them.

They use to use the product in the restaurant/night club, and sold a lot to others.

It was made with corn, sugar and yeast, all supplied from the restaurant kitchen stores.

My father and two uncles had to haul the corn sacks up to the attic on their backs.


I forgot to add that they had an electric cracker they used up there, then right into the pots.

[1skrewsloose]

I knew someone who lived in Kentucky who knew about this, said the hardest part was getting consistent temps.

BTW, in case anyone wants to try on the cheap, fyi

https://www.wayfair.com/kitchen-tabl...268.html?piid=

[hawgrider]

I knew someone who lived in Kentucky who knew about this, said the hardest part was getting consistent temps.

BTW, in case anyone wants to try on the cheap, fyi

https://www.wayfair.com/kitchen-tabl...268.html?piid=

That's a nice stove top set up.