If you talk to a group of home distillers about their process and what makes a good spirit each one will have something different to say about their mash bill, the yeast they use or how to age a whiskey.  But if you ask them what separates a harsh headache inducing moonshine from a quality… Read more: Understanding the Science of Cuts: Foreshots, Heads, Hearts, and Tails

Do you want to start distilling your own spirits but think it’s too expensive or too hard to get started, well you couldn’t be more wrong! You don’t need expensive commercial equipment or a degree in chemistry to start making your own bourbon, moonshine, rum or vodka. Most beginners make the mistake of spending too… Read more: The Complete Home Distiller’s Starter Kit: 6 Essential Tools You Need (And 3 You Can Skip)

Stripping Runs serve 2 main purposes in distillation, they reduce the volume of mash and increase the proof for the next distillation. Fermenting a wash can be a lot of work and to get the most bang for your buck you might want to make a batch that is larger than your still.  Now that… Read more: Stripping Runs – What, Why and How for Moonshine and Home Distillation

In addition to being one of my favorite spirits, Rum is one of the easiest for the beginning home distiller to make.  To make rum there isn’t a complicated mashing process, you just need to heat the ingredients, mix them up and pitch your yeast. Before getting to the recipe we need to talk about… Read more: How to Make Rum

This is the most basic moonshine recipe.  It is easy to make, ferments quickly and tastes great.  Unlike all grain whiskey recipes that require converting starches in grains to sugar, this recipe uses table sugar to create the alcohol and the corn simply provides flavor. The neutral flavor also works well for flavoring post distillations. … Read more: Beginners Moonshine Recipe