Anyone here ever make a moonshine still

[Catch 22]

I have had lots of spare time  lately due to a home situation.I was thinking about making a still. Anyone here ever do it with any success. How much $$$$$ was invested? Thanks

C22

[BrianinMD]

Check if its legal first...

[Molay1292]

8 minutes ago, Catch 22 said:

I have had lots of spare time  lately due to a home situation.I was thinking about making a still. Anyone here ever do it with any success. How much $$$$$ was invested? Thanks

C22

Why not just purchase one of the many commercially available stills on the market?   A small 5 -10 gallon still is reasonably affordable.   Keep in mind that in most states it is legal to distill essential oils, but the distillation of alcohol is a no no.

[jr231]

Yep this is gonna be on lockdown lol. Good luck tho. You might be a redneck if you're interested in makin shine. 

You're alright in my book ?

[slonezp]

You do realize you can purchase liquor in every city across the United States?

[Jtrout]

Aint nothin like home made shine!!! Just got some the other day its all gone ready to place another order lol.

[BrianinMD]

Good legal shine is available in a lot of areas now. My personal favorite is Belmont Farms Virginia Lightening.

[slonezp]

Not a fan of the clear. My whiskey needs to be brown

[Redlinerobert]

8 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Not a fan of the clear. My whiskey needs to be brown

and really, really old. 

[Catch 22]

I`m only interested in distilling mouthwash Didn`t see any regs on that.

Those who don`t want to be public about a still  can PM me:]

[flyfisher]

i thought you can distill your own up to a certain amount...but could be wrong.


Yeah i was wrong....it is illegal

[deaknh03]

Didn't uncle Jesse have a still?

[slonezp]

10 minutes ago, deaknh03 said:

Didn't uncle Jesse have a still?

I was too busy looking at Daisy to even think of a still

[Molay1292]

46 minutes ago, deaknh03 said:

Didn't uncle Jesse have a still?

Granny 

[timsford]

I plead my 5th ammendment right to not give information that would implicate me in illegal activity

[buzzed bait]

a friend of mine made one when we were in highschool for a senior research project.  he and one of the teachers had to get a ton of local approvals in order to make it fully functional.  but he did and it worked!

i grew up in Appalachian area of Western, NC and moonshine is still as popular as ever.  My family on my dad's side was in the business for decades.  My grandmother was the driver of the car as the lawmen would least suspect the girl to be the transporter.  Her 12 brothers and sisters and my great grandparents were the manufacturers and she was the delivery driver.  There's something about that cold/clear mountain water that's just right for the process!

18 hours ago, slonezp said:

Not a fan of the clear. My whiskey needs to be brown

i'm with you.... that said the best moonshine i've ever had was from Boone, NC and was charcoal filtered or distilled whatever the appropriate term would be.  it was a grayish brown that looked toxic, but good god was it potent and unbelievably smooth.

[deaknh03]

As I read thru this thread I'm hearing banjos...and they're dueling..

[.ghoti.]

One of the rules here prohibits discussions of illegal activities.

so;

Not in my town.