setting up a stil.

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is that how it's spelt with one L?
i have wanted to for years ...not on a commercial basis ...just for personal use.
moonshine here we go!
any tips?
only thinking about it at the moment ...but i've been thinking about it for years ...maybe time for action.

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Don't know what a stil is to be honest, is it a type of drink?

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Originally posted by dolly dagger
Don't know what a stil is to be honest, is it a type of drink?

for distilling! making moonshine.

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Originally posted by morrocan roll
for distilling! making moonshine.

Is it just me, or are you calling folk moonshine?

Yeah, that'll be just me.

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Originally posted by Bri-namite
Is it just me, or are you calling folk moonshine?

Yeah, that'll be just me.

moonshine = illegal hooch ya great puddin'.

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Originally posted by girl with sharp teeth
Crikey, have none of you ever studied American Prohibition before?

I have made my own wine, beer and sloe gin before.

me too but i now fancy potatoe vodka or pocheen as the irish call it.

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it's a still, i'm pretty sure, and potcheen.

not sure how to set one up. must be plenty of stuff on the net if you google it.

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Originally posted by Maladjusted
it's a still, i'm pretty sure, and potcheen.

not sure how to set one up. must be plenty of stuff on the net if you google it.

i think i can set one up ok but was wondering if anyone had any ideas about flavours and stuff ...should have said at the begining ...

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Originally posted by girl with sharp teeth
Crikey, have none of you ever studied American Prohibition before?

What about it...?

Originally posted by morrocan roll
me too but i now fancy potatoe vodka or pocheen as the irish call it.

All traditional (Russian) vodka's made from potatoes. Potcheen is similar, but different :razz:

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Originally posted by girl with sharp teeth
Just the fact that nobody seemed to know what either a still or moonshine was, that's all.

you could call it machine gun whiskey ...

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Originally posted by girl with sharp teeth
Just the fact that nobody seemed to know what either a still or moonshine was, that's all.

Did you expect anything else on TheSite.org? :razz:

Indrid Cold

My grandpa used to distill water all the time. I think I remember how it worked, I'm not sure if that's what you're asking. If it is, tell me and I'll tell you how.

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Originally posted by Zalbor
My grandpa used to distill water all the time. I think I remember how it worked, I'm not sure if that's what you're asking. If it is, tell me and I'll tell you how.

i think your granpa was distilling something more than water!
no i know how ...i was just wondering about techniques and flavours and stuff ...

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Indrid Cold

Originally posted by morrocan roll
i think your granpa was distilling something more than water!

No, actually it was water. It's supposed to be healthier to drink than normal water (since distilled it's simply H2O), and he used to fill bottles with it.

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Originally posted by Zalbor
No, actually it was water. It's supposed to be healthier to drink than normal water (since distilled it's simply H2O), and he used to fill bottles with it.

yeah right ...i'd a loved your grandpa! ever watch the waltons? they used to destill water ...called it recipie ...knock a horse over ...