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Uploaded by on Jun 28, 2007

A short video on distilling the base using the still from homestills.com to make alcohol.

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  • yes thats right 40%. They are the best stills you can buy in the uk

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  • Great little distiller

  • can you do this without using the charcoal, and couldnt' u just disill it like 2 more times to get it at around 80% ABV instead of using that high end reflux still?

  • alcohol by volume.

  • please tell me what ABV means? i have no idea what that means. and so just to understand there is 19% aho in the wash, then you distill that and from that 19% you would get 60% pure. and if you want stronger do it all over again.. right?

  • once the alcahol reaches a certain % it kills off all the yeast thus stopping fermintation. once distilled all your doing is removing water, Store in a mason jar, bottle, or age in a wood barrel....

  • was just wandering once distilled what is best way to store it,if it has been distilled will it still ferment ,if not could you just store in screw bottles thanks

  • This still seems to be "hot" atm, but I doubt if it's a great way to make alcohol. There is way to much plastic involved. Capacity and fun isn't great either.

    But thanks for posting anyway!

  • theres clearing agents you can add to the wash which helps the solids settle to the bottom of the wash

  • I have a 5 gallon fermentation bottle (its cheaper than a glass carboy) but there are different kinds of plastics.

    I know that solvents such as xylene and toluene wont erode HDPE (like a gallon that milk, or distilled water, or something else is distilled in)

    I think you make a good point, when doing this, be sure what works, and wont erode.

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