Brewhaus offers only the books that we feel provide the most accurate and valid information to the hobby distiller, with topics ranging. Distilling books and moonshine books mile hi distilling. Keep in mind your product is becoming purer as you proceed. We have books about the craft distilling industry as well as how to bottle and label your products. The ultimate guide to making your own vodka, whiskey, rum, brandy, moonshine, and more by rick m.
The original recipe used, flavorings added after distilling, and filtering used during distilling all alter the taste, consistency and potency of vodka types. How we launched a successful distillery next article. This books are an excellent starting point and can help improve your distilling process to help you craft quality alcohol as well as designing and building distilling equipment on your own. I am referring to vodka, gin, white rum and to a certain extent blended whisky. The ultimate guide to making your own vodka, whiskey, rum, brandy, moonshine. On this page distilling spirits at home you find everything you need to produce your homemade alcohol. All of the supplies youll need can be found in our shop if moonshine is more your speed, check out our guide on how to make moonshine and check out our mile hi distilling moonshine still kits. The authors provide some insights that i have never heard of before and i have a decent collection of distilling books on the shelf. The joy of home distilling is covers nearly every facet of distilling.
Overall i did like this book and will keep it around for reference. Stepbystep instructions for the different processes, from bucket. Whiskey distilling published by the american distilling institute adi the american distilling institute is the collective voice of a new generation of artisan distillers. However, there is a growing trend among distillers towered the. The greatest book i know of ever written about distilled spirits is 826 pages long, and it wasnt written so much as transcribed. Featuring the expertise of the worlds finest distillers, amphora society is the online source for information and equipment for. If distilling alcohol and spirits at home, its necessary to dilute your distillate.
Awesome book has definately broadeneddeepened my understanding of both our home distilling and even our homebrewing hobbies. Distillation books selection of books on distilling at home. Vodka is traditionally made by the distillation of fermented grain or potatoes. Vodka is perhaps the easiest alcohol to make and is the base spirit for many other recipes. Yahara bay distillery is making a highalcohol vodka that also works as a hand sanitizer. This book has a few recipes for vodka and whiskey but the majority of the recipes are drink mixes. Mile hi distilling has a large selection of distilling books and. Vodka is made from starch converted into sugar, fermented and distilled. Once the distilling is completed, purified water is added to the distillate to attain the desired consistent alcohol percentage. I went to the library, and it was like there had been a book burningthere werent any books on distilling. While people in eastern europe and the baltic often drink it neat, swallowing it in one gulp, others use it in cocktails and mixed drinksbloody marys.
Tutorial on how to make vodka step by step from your own home, this video will teach you to how to make the wash. Your guide to making moonshine, whisky, vodka, rum and so much more. What does 3, 4, 5, 20 times distilled mean and why is it. Vodka is distilled at least three times as required by law in most countries, granted, the more you distill the higher the alcohol content will be. The ultimate guide to making your own vodka, whiskey, rum, brandy, moonshine, and more. Technically you need a licence to make it in the uk. Opinions differ on whether their vodka retains a hint of its strawberry origins, but it definitely has a distinct. Producing vodka and other spirits a major qualifying project. This threeinch moonshine still is created for those who wish to do medium batches. The reader, the ultimate spirits aficionado, will learn how. The mass produced spirit setup throws the logic of this multiple distillation concept out of the window. Nationally its not alone, but it is the first to do so in wisconsin.
Mile hi distilling has a large selection of distilling books and moonshine books that range from alcohol recipes to the in depth science behind distilling to starting a distillery. A professional guide for amateur and micro distillers. Measure the alcohol content of the spirit and add the. This book is a backstage pass into the world of smallscale distilling of whiskies, gins, vodkas, brandies. Brewing beer wine making rare books on dvd distilling. At clawhammer, we pride ourselves on actually trying every recipe we list on our site before its published. This book is a backstage pass into the world of smallscale distilling of whiskies, gins, vodkas, brandies, and more. The craft of whiskey distilling free ebook clawhammer.
An enthusiasts guide to the artisan distilling of potent potables owens, bill, dikty, alan, maytag, fritz on. The professional guides for amateur distillers is a web page linking to web sites for books by john stone that provide professional guidance for amateur distillers and for home distilling. Well cover everything from making your own potato mash all the way to jarring. I agree with you that speed of distillate collection does have an effect on distillate, but when youre distilling a large amount of ethanol, like 20l of 40% vodka hitting it hard just. Professional distilling equipment, books, and consulting. Here is the complete and sortable list of the 2017 american distilling institutes adi spirits competition. Earl january 25, 2017 distilling 101 learning how to distil a good spirit has taken me many years and throughout those years ive gathered knowledge from friends, internet forums and books. We are the home distilling professionals we are also a complete home brew shop with ingredients and equipment due to the constantly changing value of the canadian currency to. The threeinch moonshine still will produce product. Their explanation of turbo yeast and its use has totally changed my views on the.
In this article were going to walk you through how to make your own vodka. The art of distilling whiskey and other spirits, edited by bill owens and alan dikty. How we launched a successful distillery entrepreneur. So i went to a science library and got the fundamental stuff on ethanol.
The craft of whiskey distilling free ebook whether youre looking to open up a distillery, want to make your own moonshine whiskey down in the hollar, or simply like reading up on the topic of. Home distilling was once a prestigious activity associated with high society. Diluting alcohol and spirits after home distilling. The ultimate guide to making your own vodka, whiskey, rum, brandy, moonshine, and more paperback oct 21 2014. From the 15th to the 18th centuries, stillrooms were an important feature of english.