what kind of still did you get?
I looked around a bit on Amazon and there were many different kinds
do you know of a comprehensive book on the matter?
just a pot still..
no fancy add-ons
I don't know any books
all I do is put 20lbs sugar in 5gal warm water (to dissolve the sugar faster)
stir till dissolved
add 1 pkg turbo yeast from brewhaus.com
then stir and cover with a lid with a burper/bubbler
there are many places online to get turbo yeast
lotsa places say "make 20% alcohol in 24 hrs"
I haven't seen this happen and I been making shine for over 20 yrs
I then set the container in a warm room for 18 days
or until the bubbler stops bubbling
(but I still give a cpl days after it stops)
I then run it thru the still
I don't have running water so I use l;arge plastic garbage can (clean)
and put my pump in there to circulate thru the still
after the brew gets up to heat I let it drip into a container
the first 1 cup I used to dispose of, but now I keep it for cleaning or camp fuel
I don't know the terminology for ethanol or methanol
the first cup outta the still is the one you don't wanna drink
I have consistant 160 proof rite outta the nozzle
only a fool would drink that
I cut it with water(50% alcohol by volume) and filter thru carbon and into bottles for consumption
I drank whiskey for decades and I just drink this like rye and coke
my bud drank vodka and orange so he uses shine instead of vodka
my wife made all them fruity women's drinks with this stuff
today I just finished a batch and yesterday was another
I got 6x 40oz for a cost of about $6-8 a 40 oz btl (per batch)
sometimes I only get 5 cuz I am in a hurry
there are discussion boards online with conissours telling you about heads and tails and middles
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I don't separate anything except the first cup
this shyt made me the man I am today
fat and bald and I walk funny
many stills are too fancy and cost a shytload
my still looks a lot like this one except mine is copper
304 Stainless Steel Home Brew Alcohol Wine Distiller Moonshine Still Brandy Wine Spirit Distiller Kitchen,Dining & Bar from Home and Garden on banggood.com
i stop taking shine when the temp gets to 200f because after that all that will come out will be water/steam
water boils at 212f