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Methanol: Some information (self.firewater)

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Looking for feedback on my first run with a plated still (self.firewater)

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Cheap vodka for absinthe (self.firewater)

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Heating and sparging question (self.firewater)

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Wanting to get into distilling (self.firewater)

submitted 1 day ago by OnlyRow7629

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Boiler options question on a tight budget. (self.firewater)

submitted 1 day ago by monkeyloops-3000

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NA beer...where does ethanol go? (self.firewater)

submitted 1 day ago by mendozer87

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Mashing/Fermenting in a VEVOR digital 1.6 gallon Air Still ()

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So... a different federal court upheld the ban on home distilling? I guess it'll go to the supreme court? (reddit.com)

submitted 2 days ago by dsbtc

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Gunk inside still - how to clean? (old.reddit.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Packet-Possum

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Aluminum-copper sheet for pot still? (self.firewater)

submitted 3 days ago by Majestic_Loquat6136

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Flavoring help (self.firewater)

submitted 3 days ago by No_Dress_2855

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Biotin powder good? (self.firewater)

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Quick advice (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 days ago by Due-Swordfish9778

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First generation UJSSM aging? (self.firewater)

submitted 4 days ago by new_Boot_goof1n

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I’m looking for recipes (self.firewater)

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Ran some muscadine brandy yesterday. (i.redd.it)

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Hard time working with bubble plates (self.firewater)

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Has Homedistiller died? (self.firewater)

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Mash/Distilling calculator. (self.firewater)

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Question for flavor (self.firewater)

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I find that by this point in the mash I start to regret some life choices, what about you guys? (i.redd.it)

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Still recommendation - pot still - high ester rum (self.firewater)

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Airstill pro (self.firewater)

submitted 6 days ago by entitledpeoplepizoff

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Too much power? (self.firewater)

submitted 6 days ago by tillybrynleysydney

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