Making Moonshine in Kitchen - simple still

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On a visit to New Zealand I made some moonshine in my friends kitchen. Using a pressure cooker and some copper pipe it's easy to make a still for some shine.

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• moonshine
• shine
• whiskey
• distilling
• still
• pressure
• cooker
• distill
• home

[mamabunny03]

i have a question... how do you cut 190 proof down to 90 proof? thanks

[SolarBurrito]

@mamabunny03 All distillers mix it with purified water to lower the proof to an even number they can sell. So if you mix a quart with a quart of water you cut the proof in half. So 190/2 is 95. Then you could slowly cut it more if you have a hydrometer. BTW I don't use this setup anymore, this was just an experiment.

[RedMojaveBraveUSMC]

sorry **120proof** i know this was about to make you butt-hurt again.

[SolarBurrito]

@RedMojaveBraveUSMC I'll just drop some knowledge on you to help others that are looking for info on distillation. 1. Who drinks shine for the taste? 2. Quality is not judged by the proof. 3. Pot stills produce shine about 130 proof, Popcorn uses a pot still. More runs can increase the proof. 4. Reflux stills produce neutral spirits at around 190 proof with cleaner taste for vodka or gin.

When you talk shit on Youtube & that's all you do, you're a Troll. Don't be a Troll.

[ashlywat]

WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS TO MAKE THE MOON SHINE?!?!?!

[SolarBurrito]

@ashlywat Water, sugar, yeast is the simplest way.

[stwilegar]

Methanol, not aluminum, was the culprit behind blindness in illicit spirits during prohibition. The reality is that the blindness stories were overblown by the government to scare the simple minded from drinking moonshine. There is no scientific evidence linking aluminum cookware with any disease of any type. That being said, the primary reason copper is the preferred metal by all serious distillers, legal or illegal, it it's ability to remove unwanted flavor compounds from the spirit.

[SolarBurrito]

@serger2010 Do you have a a link to a scientific article that proves that? I've looked and haven't seen anything, only people arguing about this on the forums. People cook in aluminum, its a rumor as far as I can tell.

[neiallswheel]

@stwilegar im sure youve all read it, but a book called ALCOHOL CAN BE A GAS by David Blume is a very good informative. j.d.Rockerfella was the culprit of all anti alcohol campaigns due to his 'discovery' of dirty toxic petroleum. Ford had no choice but to comply, as also the Prohibition, German ALC'industry was used to slander anyone making alcohol as a sympathiser during the war. its been a one horse race ever since. you might catch a david blume video on youtube or check amazon (lookinside)

[mamabunny03]

thank you :)



[TheSoapyJew]

@RedMojaveBraveUSMC What Popcorn made was poison. He fermented in a wood barrel which makes most of his batch Methanol.

[TheSoapyJew]

@hellbilly007 If I will? I will not. "A simple rule of thumb for this is to throw away the first 50 mL (reflux still) you collect (per 20 L mash used), or 100-200 mL from a pot still."

Jeff King; King, Jeff (2012-01-24). The Home Distiller's Workbook - Your guide to making Moonshine, Whisky, Vodka, Rum and so much more! (The Home Distiller's Series)

[hellbilly007]

@TheSoapyJew Most alcohols will have the same smell to the human nose. Typically the 10% of a distilling run, if you will, contains methanol. That is a safer rule of thumb than just smelling it. Not bashing you, just don't want anyone getting poisoned.

[RedMojaveBraveUSMC]

@SolarBurrito Whats wrong with me being a D-Bag its a life choice, are you against that? You obviously dont know who popcorn is, anyway you feeble minded fuck. He has 180proof shine which factually is better than your 80 proof shine, which is better than my 0 proof shine. So what if I haven made shine? Your shine is WORSE than popcorns, that is a fact. dont drag my lack of shine into this.