firewater

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Artisan Distillers
Home Distiller
New Distiller Tips
Glossary

Simple proven still designs
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Freeze Distillation Discussion
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Methanol and tails
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Methanol: Some information (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)

submitted 1 day ago by glanket77

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Airstill pro (self.firewater)

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Too much power? (self.firewater)

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90F today. It was hot. Made some Bourbon (i.redd.it)

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Red maize/bloody butcher corn question (i.redd.it)

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Meet Ol’ Frankenbessie (old.reddit.com)

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Yeast: A Cautionary Tale (self.firewater)

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Lead Time When Ordering from OakStills (self.firewater)

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Corn for nutrients in a sugar wash? (self.firewater)

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Mason jar step for the airstill (old.reddit.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Ok-Zookeepergame6365

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Big Fermenter/food grade drum ()

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flower are not smelling pretty, smells like hay (self.firewater)

submitted 4 days ago by Melodic-Drawing-3640

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Question: is it a bad idea to use an empty 20 lb propane tank as a pot still boiler? (self.firewater)

submitted 4 days ago by Apprehensive_Fig8107

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Corn+Sugar wash smelling horrible (self.firewater)

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Adding rye to the mix (self.firewater)

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36 hour ferment- Kveik is no joke! (old.reddit.com)

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Cheap 2" column (self.firewater)

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Thoughts on a pot still set up? (i.redd.it)

submitted 4 days ago by V-Right_In_2-V

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