HOMEMADE

ALCOHOL
Version3
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By:Zero
zerotextspy@yahoo.com
November24th,2014
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INTRODUCTION
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InthisfileIamgoingtopresenttoyouthesimple
method(s)formaking
drinkablealcohol;thisissoeasyakidcoulddoit.Thereisn't
muchtointroduce
here,aseveryoneonEarth(well,almosteveryone)knowswhat
alcoholis,andthe
effectsithaswhenitisconsumed.Solet'sjustgetrightto
thealcoholproduction.
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INTRODUCTIONTOVERSION2
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Afterresearchingthehomeproductionofalcoholquitea
bit,Idecidedto
expandthisfileabitmoreforfurthereducation.Manythings
remainthesame;the
first"fermentation"recipestaysthesameasintheJuly19th
2008file,butwitha
fewaddedtwiststoincreaseyieldsofalcohol,givemore
options,etc.Whatis
primarilydifferentistherecipesforBeer,andhigheralcohols;

ex:distilled
alcohols.Youwillreadhowtobuildabasicdistillation
apparatusfordistilling
higheralcohols.
Pleasetakenote,though,thatwhileitisperfectlylegal
tobrewyourown
alcohol,itiscompletelyillegaltodistillyourownalcohol.
Thisisacrime,no
matterhowyoulookatit.Now,astowhetherornotthatcrime
isenforced,ornot,
isanotherissue.Butbeawarethatdistillingalcoholis(for
somereason),illegal.
ThisisnotthecaseinNewZealand,asfarasIamaware.
ThankyouJasonScottoftextfiles.comforhostingallofmy
files.I'mglad
toseethatyouarestillkeepingthespiritoftextfilesalive.
TakenotethatthisfilewaswritteninWindowsNotepad,and
thereforisunder
the"FIXEDSYS"font.Ifyoutransferthisfileovertoscribd
(whereI'veseenquitea
fewofmyfilesland),ortoanyHTMLwebsite,besuretochange
thefontto"FIXEDSYS"
tosavetheASCIIartrendering,andkeepthefilelookingthe
same.
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INTRODUCTIONTOVERSION3
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ThishasturnedouttobeatextfileIreturntoquitea
bit.Maybeit'sbecause
Imakelotsofalcohol(eventhoughIdon'tdrinkmuchatall;go
figure).Forthis
version,I'veaddedamethodforwinemakingusinggrapejuice
concentrate.Thisisa
legitimatemethodofwinemakingthatIhaveuseddozensoftimes
toproduceaverygood
qualitywinethatisbyallmeansverypalatable.
Also,Ihaveaddedamethodtomakingadistillation
apparatusathome.Itisnot
themostfancyapparatus,butitwillgetyoustarted,ifyou

wanttogothatdirection.
Inthepreviousversion,Icoveredthebasicsofdistillation,
butdidn'tgoonabouthow
tomakeyourownstill.Buildingastillisverysubjective,so
it'salluptoyou,how
thisisdone.I'vealsoincludedanewlittlesectiondebunkinga
popularmyth,aswell
assomedangersforhomemadealcohol(whichareeasilyavoided).
Ihavealsoincludedarecipeforsimplecornwhiskeyyou
canproduceathome.This
isatriedandtruemethodformakingmoonshinewhiskey,and
producesavery
respectableAmericanstylecornwhiskey.Ihopeyouenjoyit.
Forversion4inthefuture,Iamthinkingofgoinginto
moredetailaboutsomebasic
sciencebehindalcoholmaking,includingusingtoolslikea
hydrometerandalcoholmeter,
aswellashowtodothecalculationstodeterminehowmuch
alcoholyouwillachieve,along
withmorespecificmethodsforalcoholmaking.Maybeabetter
beerrecipe?Whoknows.If
anyonehasanysuggestionsforwhattoaddtothisfilefor
Version4,pleasejustemail
meatzerotextspy@yahoo.com,andletmeknowwhatyouwouldlike
tosee.Iamveryexperienced
withalcoholmaking,andcanwriteupjustaboutanythinganyone
wouldwant.
Again,thankyouJasonScott(founderoftextfiles.com)for
hostingallofmyfiles,as
wellasseveralmore.Ireallydomissreadingthroughtextfiles,
andhopetokeepwritingthese
filesinthesamespirit.Tome,textfileshavealwayshadthis
sortof"blackart"typethingto
them.Iwasalwaysdrawntotextfileswhichhadsomesortof
'forbiddenknowledge"auratothem.
I'vetriedtowritetextfileswhichstayinthissamespirit.
EveninoldageIthinkIwillfondly
lookbackattextfiles,andhowexhilaratingtheywereformeto
read.Anyway,again,thankyou
JasonScott.
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CONTENTS
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i.Introduction
1.DEBUNKINGTHEBLINDNESSMYTH
2.DANGERS
3.BEGINNING
4.ALCOHOLINTHECABINET
5.ABASICALCOHOLRECIPE
6.BASICWINEMAKING
7.BEERRECIPE
8.CONCENTRATION
9.DISTILLATIONTHEORY
10.BUILDINGASIMPLESTILL
11.SOURMASHWHISKEYRECIPE
12.CONCLUSION

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DEBUNKINGTHEBLINDNESSMYTH
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Ihavereceivedafewemailsfrompeopleaskingsomesimple
questions.Themostfrequentquestion
Iget,though,isifyouwillgoblindordiefrommakingthe
alcoholcoveredinthistextfile.
Theanswerisaflatno;youwillnotdieorgoblind.Let
meexplaintheoriginofthismyth,and
whyitdoesnotapplytoyou:
Theideathathomemadealcoholcancauseblindnessisrooted
intruth,buttypicallyappliestoalmost
noone.Whenyoumakealcohol(beer,wine,whiskey,whatever),a
byproductismethanol.Thisgoesforany
alcohol;eventhelargestcompaniesmakingalcoholhavethese
byproducts,thereisnopossiblewayforyou
topreventthem.Methanolisthepoisonouscousintoethanol
(drinkablealcohol).Methanoliswhatis
primarilyresponsiblefornastyhangovers,andisthecauseof
theblindnesslegend.
Thefactisthatyes,youcangoblindfromdrinking
methanol.Butthisistheproductofabsolute

unequivocalcarelessnessonthepartofthepersonmakingthe
alcohol.Wearetalkingcarelessnessbeyond
measure.
Here'swhathappens:Youmakeyourbatchofalcohol(beer,
wine,whatever).Thedrinkismadeupmostly
ofwater,thenabout510%ethanol(drinkablealcohol),andthen
about0.2%methanol(orless).Ifleftin
thebeerorwine,thenyouhavenoproblematall;it'snot
enoughtoevenbegintoaffectyourhealth.Even
ifyoudrank50ofthesebeersyoumade,thealcoholisgoingto
killyoubeforethemethanoleverwill.All
themethanolisgoingtodohereisincreasehowbadthehangover
is.
Theproblemcomesupwhenyougotodistillthestuff.Since
youareconcentratingthealcohol,youare
alsoconcentratingthemethanol.Becausethemethanolboils
beforetheethanol,itisthefirstliquidtodrip
duringdistilling.Anyonewhodistillsalwaysknowstothrowaway
thefirst1/4cupofliquid,sinceitcontains
mostofthemethanol.Buteventhisisnotenoughtohaveany
negativehealtheffects;it'lljustmakethe
hangoverworse,andmakeyouralcoholtastekindofbad.Ifthis
isleftmixedinwiththerestofthedrinkable
alcohol,thenyou'lljusthaveabadhangover,alongwithsome
nastyaftertasteswhiledrinkingit.
TheREALproblemcomesfrompeoplewhodobig(andImean
BIG)distillations.Ifyouhavea1000gallonstill,
thenthefirstgallonthatcomesoverwillbemethanol.Onrare
occasions,moonshinerswhoarecompleteidiotswill
justrunthatmethanolintoagallonjug,andconsideritgoodto
go.Theother99jugsofmoonshinearefine,
drinkablealcohol.Butthatfirstjugisjustpurepoison.
Ifheweretomixthat1gallonamongtheother99gallons,
itwouldjusttainttheother99gallonsand
leaveyouwithamoonshinethatdoesn'ttasteright,andgiveyou
abadhangover;butitwillnotkillyou.It's
dilutednow.
Ifheweretobesmartaboutit,andflushthat1gallon
downthetoilet,thentheother99gallonswouldbe
alright.

Sonowyouknowthereason.
Doesthisapplytoyou?No.Justthrowawaythefirst1/4
cupofliquidyouaredistilling,andquitworrying
aboutit.Ifyouaremakingbeerorwine,thendon'tworryabout
it.
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DANGERS
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Therearesomethingstoavoid.Thebiggestdanger,inmy
opinion,isdrinkinganalcoholthatyoumade
thatisnotpoisonous,buttasteslikeshit.Try,ifyoucan,to
makeyouralcoholgoodonyourtastebuds.
Thefirsttruedangerthatyouwillrunintoisinfection.
Sinceyouarefermentingalcohol(rotting
sugars,insuchaway),youopenupthepossibilityofyourdrink
becominginfectedwithabacteria.Ifyou
seesignsofabacterialinfection,thenyouneedtoclean
everythingout,andstartover.Thisdoeshappen,
eventopeoplewhohavebeenbrewingforyears.It'seasyenough
tospotaninfection;ifanythingisgrowing,
thatlookslikemold,it'sbad.Offcolors,suchasgreen,black,
yellow,white,etc;theyarebad.Infections
willalwaysstartsmallinonelocation,andthengrow.It'snot
likeonedayyouwillcheckonitandthe
wholejugwillbeblack.Again,ifyouspotanyofthis,start
over.Don'tevenconsiderdrinkingit;it's
poisonous.
Theseconddangerisindistilling.Ifyoustartbuilding
yourownstill,andyougettothepointof
soldering;donotunderanycircumstancesuseleadsolder.You
mustuseplumber'sleadfreesolder.When
distilling,alcoholleechesthemetalsintotheliquid,whichis
usuallyfine.Butifthereisleadpresent,
thenitwillgiveyouleadpoisoning.Thisalsomeansthatyou
cannotuseacarradiatorasacondenserfora
still;theyareloadedwithlead.Theyalsohavesmallamountsof
antifreezeleftover,whichwillpoisonthe
alcohol.Don'tbestupid.

Anotherdangerisreallynonexistentanymore.Butitis
stilladanger,technically.Thatdangeriswhen
peopleaddundrinkablepoisonstothedistilledalcoholto
increasethequantity.Thisdoesn'thappenanymore,
asitwasonlyaprobleminAmericanProhibition.Itwas
perpetuatedbygreedypeoplewantingtosellmorealcohol
thantheycouldproduce.Moralhere:Don'taddanythingtoyour
alcoholthatisundrinkable.
Somethingtoremember,too,ifyouaretrulyseton
obtainingalcohol.Donotthinkthatpharmacybought
alcoholsaredrinkable."Isopropylalcohol"(rubbingalcohol)is
adifferenttypeofalcohol,andispoisonous.
"Methanol"isadifferenttypeofalcohol,andispoisonousas
well.Sometimesyouwillfind"ethylalcohol"
atthepharmacy,butthis,too,hasbeenmadepoisonousbyadding
smallamountsofanundrinkablechemicalto
it.Thewarningissimple:Donotdrinkalcoholsboughtatthe
pharmacy.ThisalsogoesforMouthwash;don't
drinkit,ithaspoisonsinitwhichwillmakeyouverysick,or
evendie.
Thelastdanger,whichismorecommon,isalcoholpoisoning.
Thisreferstoconsumingtoomuchdrinkable
alcohol.Pleaseknowyourlimits.Donot'chug'alcoholasfast
asyoucan.Justdrinkyourdrinkandenjoyyour
time.Immaturekidsaretheoneswhodoshotaftershot,andchug
theiralcohol.Itmakesforashortlivednight,
baddecisions,andterriblehangovers.Youcangetplentydrunk
bydrinkingyourdrinklikeasodathroughout
thenight.Justknowyourlimits,andtreatyouralcoholwith
somerespect.Don'toverdoit,becauseitcanhave
badconsequences.

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BEGINNING
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Youshouldprobablyhaveafewthingsbeforeyoustart.
Throughthisdocument
I'llexplain,asyouneedthem,whatyou'llneed.Afewthings
thatwouldbeagood
ideatohave,though:

*BasicMechanicalSkills
*FoodGradeBucketsandContainers
*CleaningSupplies
*Sugars(canincludefruits)
*SupplyofFreshWater
Takenotethatifyouareseriousaboutmakingalcohol,you
willreadthis
textfile,andthengetongoogleandstartsearching.Thereare
hundredsofbooksand
websiteswaybetterthanthistextfilethatwillgiveyouway
moreindepth
information.Thistextfileislegitimate,allofthesethingsdo
work;butitisthe
barebonestarterforsomeonewhoisjustmessingaround.
Ifyouareunderage,tryingtomakealcoholunderyour
parentsnose.Thenyouwillrequireasmall
spaceinyourroomtomakethealcohol.Justrememberthatmaking
alcoholputsoffanodor.Thisodor
isn'tbad(somethinkitis;mywifeandIlovethesmell),so
youaregoingtohavetobemindfulof
it.Ifyouweretryingtohideit,youcouldn'tkeepitinyour
room,you'dbeabletosmellitassoon
asyouopenedthedoor.Youwould,ontheotherhand,probablybe
abletokeepthejuginyourcloset.
Youwouldn'tsmellitinyourroom,butassoonasyouopened
yourclosetyouwouldgetanoverwhelming
smellofalcohol.Ifyouhaveashedsomewhere,thenyoucankeep
thejug(s)intheshedtoferment.But
rememberthatthetemperaturehastoberight.Ifitiswinter,
andcoldoutside,thenit'snotgoingto
beagoodidea.Alcoholneedsabout80degFtofermentproperly.
Sothesummermonthsareideal.Youcan
fermentduringthewinter,butitwillbevery,veryslow.You
canalwaysinsulatethejug(s)with
blanketstokeepthemwarm.Justgetinventive,andfigureit
out.
Personally,Iusedtomakealcoholinmycloset.Myparents
cameinmyroomsometimes,andtheynever
smelleditcomingoutofmycloset.Ihadfourjugshiddeninthe
backcornerwithsomestuffinfrontso
youcouldn'tseewhatwasgoingonbackthere.Whenyouopenedmy
closetdoor,youcouldsmelltheextremely

overwhelmingsmelloffermentingorangesandgrapes;butitnever
leechedpastthecloset.
Togetmymomtopickupsomeyeastwhileatthestore,I
convincedherthatIwantedtomakesome
bread.ItoldherIneededabout8packages,becauseIdidn't
knowhowmanytimesIwasgoingtoscrewup
thebread.Ididmakesomebreadusingapacketofyeast,butthe
other7wenttomyalcohol.
WhenIwasabout14,Iwasintown,andwenttoawine
making/beermakingshopthere.Ibought$10
worthofwinemaker'syeast.TheguywhoownedthestoreknewI
wasunderage,butjustgiggledthatIwas
buyingthisstuff.HeknewwhatIwasgoingtodowithit.But
it'snotillegaltosellakidyeast,and
thosestoreownersenjoyknowingthatsomekidsaredoing
somethinginteresting,sotherewasnoproblemthere.
Justbecareful,ifyou'rehidingitfromyourparents.
Asfarasdormrooms;youcanbrewalcoholinyourdorm
room.Mostplaceshaverulesaboutrunningahot
plateinthebedroom,orsimilarrules,sothiswouldprobably
forbidyoufromdistillingalcoholinyour
dorm.Butjustbrewingwine/beer;noproblematall.
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ALCOHOLINTHECABINET
===============
Thisismorefortheunderagekidswhowanttogetdrunk,
butdon'thavethetimeand/orabilitytomake
theirownalcohol.Ifyoucannotfindawaytomakealcoholin
yourcloset,thenyouareeitherlazy,ordumb.
Butinanycase,thisworksjustaswell.
Allofthoseextractsthatarekeptinthecabinet,
typicallywiththebakingstuff;theyallcontainalcohol.
ExceptforVanillaExtract,thatusuallydoesnotcontain
alcohol.ButifyougetRumextract,RootBeerextract,
Orangeextract;theyareallperfectlydrinkable.Theyarevery
potentextracts,sotheydon'ttasteverygood
rightoffthebat.Soifyoumasktheminacocktail,itshould
workoutfine.Forexample,ifyouweretogeta

bottleofOrangeextract,whynotpouritinwithasmallglass
oforangejuice?
Thisisauselessmethod,inmyopinion.Ionlywriteit
becausewhenIwasabouttwelveyearsold,Isnuck
someextractsoutofourcabinet,andgotdrunk.It'slaughable.
Butit'sthere.
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ABASICALCOHOLRECIPE
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Wemakeethanol(drinkablealcohol)bythefermentationof
sugarusingyeast.
Inthisrecipe,youwillneedthreebasicingredients:
*Sugar
*Water
*Yeast
Letsstartwiththeyeast.YouwillgotoWalMart,or
wherever,andgotothe
flour/sugar/cakesectiontofindtypicalBaker'sYeast.Youwill
findtwoitems,either
theyeastinsmallpackets(soldasthreepacketseach),ora
smallcontainerofyeast.
Isuggestbuyingthepackets.Ifyouwouldlike,though,youcan
orderyeastoffofthe
internetthatwillbebetter.Thethingaboutbaker'syeastis
thebreadtastethatit
haswithit(thisstuffisusedtomakebread),butitis
tolerableandwillwork.If
youordertheyeastoffoftheinternet,searchforanyyeast
usedtomakehigh
concentrationsofalcohol;thisiscalled"TurboYeast."Turbo
Yeastorderedonlineis
exceptionallycheap;alittleover$1.00perpacket.Whenyouuse
turboyeast,youcan
potentiallyproduce18%alcohol;thats36Proofalcohol.
Thesugariseasy;justgetacheapbagofsugar.You'll
onlyneedafewcups
pergallonofalcoholyoumake,sojustgetabigbagandmakea
craploadofalcohol;
simpleasthat.Youcansubstitutenormalwhitesugarwithbrown

sugar,aswell.Ifyou
substitutewithbrownsugar,thenyouareaddingadifferent
flavor.Thismaybe
suggestedforthosewantingtoexperiment.Ifyoudistillthe
brownsugaralcohol,you
willhavearum,ofsorts.
Waterisnotextraordinarilyimportant.Ifyouhavedecent
tapwaterinyour
house,thenthiswillduejustfine.Ifyourtapwateris
suspect,orifyouwouldlike
a"cleaner"tastingalcohol,thenjustbuyafewgallonsof
drinkingwater(theseare
like80centseach).Also,youwillneedthe1gallonjugs
anyway,soyoumayaswell
justbuythegallonsofdrinkingwaterandusethewaterthey
have.
Forthematerials,youwillneedonlyapackofballoons,
andthegallonsize
jug(s).Whenitcomestothegallonsizejugs,Isuggestusing
thedrinkingwaterjugs
ofcourse,butifyouareforcedtouseamilkjug,thenbe
certaintocleanitout
usingbleachandhotwater;youaregoingtobefermentingsugar
inhereforafew
days,soyoudefinitelywanttomakeforcertainthatyoudon't
getanycrapbacterial
growthinthem.Thingsmustbeclean;period!
Thematerialscanandshouldbealtered.Theabove(the
plasticgallonjug,
andballoons)areforthemostbasicthrowntogethersetup.For
someonewantingto
havealittlemoresuccess,Isuggestbuyinga5gallonplastic
pailthesecanbe
boughtatWalMart,Lowes,HomeDepot,orvirtuallyanywhere.
Theyaretypicalwhite5
gallonplasticpailsthathavealid.Thiswillbeusedfor
fermentingyouralcohol
insteadofa1gallonplasticjug.Theyallowformorehead
space,betterfermentation,
andmorecontrol.
Theballoonsareusedtokeepairfromenteringintothe

container;theyare
useful,butnotthebest.IsuggestthatyoubuyanAirLock.You
canfindairlockson
Ebay,anybrewshop,oranyonlinebrewshopforabout$0.75
centsperairlock.All
theydoiskeepairfromenteringintothecontainerbyusinga
waterbarrier.I
suggestyouhaveoneofthese;theyareworthit.Touseit,
simplydrillaholeinthe
lidofyourcontainer,andslidetheairlockintothehole.When
theairlockis
filledwithwater,itwillallowairtoescape,butnotallowair
tocomein.
Tostart,add31/2cupsofsugartothegallonsizedjug.
Next,fillitwith
13cupsoflukewarmwater.Now,inasaucepan(pot),add1cup
oflukewarmwater,
anddumpapacketofyeastinit.Donotstirtheyeast;itwill
disturbit.Youwant
toactivatetheyeast,sojustletitsitthereforalittle
whiletohydrate.Youwill
begintonoticethattheyeastisfoamingandbubbling.Oncethe
yeasthasdissolved
completelyintothecupofwater,youcanstiritalittlebit,
andaddittothe
gallonjugwiththesugarandwater.
Notethattheaboveprocedureismeantforthegallonsized
jug.Scalethisup
times4ifyouareusingtheplasticpail.Soyouwoulduse14
cupsofsugar,and
31/4gallonsofwater.Youdonotneedtoscaleuptheamountof
yeastadded;stickwith
1packet,anditwilldotheexactsamethingasitdidto1
gallon.
Putthecaponthejug,andshakethelivingcrapoutofit
togetallofthe
sugarandyeastdissolvedcompletelyinthewater.Youshould
noticeimmediatefoaming
action.Nowtakethecapoff,andputaballoonoverthetopof
thecontainer;secure
itwithtape.Nowpokeabout5verysmallpinholesinthetopof
theballoon.Now

it'stimetowait.
Ifusingtheplasticpail,insteadyoushouldpourtheyeast
intoit,thenstir
itwithalargewoodenspoontogiveitsomeairtoworkoffof.
Onceitisstirred
verywell,putthelidonwiththeairlock,andletitwork.
Whenyouaremakingalcohol,abyproductiscarbondioxide.
Thiscarbon
dioxideneedstoescapefromthejugwhilealsonotletting
oxygenin.Oxygenis
damagingtothefermentationprocess,sotheballoonprotects
everythingfromoxygen
whilealsolettingthecarbondioxideoutsafely.Inafewhours,
youwillseethe
ballooninflateandhearthecarbondioxidecomingout.Putthe
juginagoodplace
(likeinyourcloset),andallowittofermentforabout7to10
days.Thistimeis
notspecific,butyoucanjudgewhenthefermentationisdoneby
viewingifthe
balloonhasdeflated.Oncetheballoonhasdeflatedalot,andis
nolongerputting
offanygas,thenyouralcoholisready.
Fortheplasticpail,youcanjudgewhenitisdonebyhow
manybubblescome
outofyourairlockperminute.Whenitstopsblowingbubbles
out,itisdone.
Rememberthatyoudonotwantyourfermenttobetoohot,ortoo
cold;thiswillkill
theyeast.Ifitisreallycoldinyourhouse,theninsulatethe
jug,orbucket,with
somethingtokeepthewarmthinside.Ifitissuperiorlyhot
insideyourhouse,then
stickthebucketinthecoolestplaceinthehouse;likethe
kitchen.Donot
refrigerate;thiswillstoptheyeast'saction.
Youshouldnoticeatthebottomofthecontainersome
sediment;thisisjust
yeastleftoversthattastelikebreadandwillmakeyoufart
(it'strue).Simplypour
thestrangesmellingsugarwineintoanewcontainer,andleave

theyeastbehind.If
youwantittotastebetter,letitsitforaboutamonth.Itis
perfectlyfineto
drink,though.Theconcentrationofalcoholislow,butdrinking
itservesasno
problemwhatsoever.
Ifyouusedtheturboyeast,thentherewillbenobread
smell,ortaste,at
all.Rememberthatagoodtellofwhetherornotthealcoholis
doneiswhetherornot
youcantasteasugarysubstance,orabittersubstance.Ifthe
liquidtastessugary;
thenitdidnotwork.Ifittastesbitter;thenyoumadealcohol.
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BASICWINEMAKING
===============
So,thisisonesteppastabasicalcoholrecipe.Thistime
we'regoingtobe
makingsomethingthatisactuallydrinkable.Thethingabout
alcoholmakingisthatyou
caninvestaslittle,orasmuchtime/moneyasyouwant.Youcan
maketheabovealcohol
(thebasicsugar/water/yeast)recipe,whichwillyieldyouan
alcoholwhichyouprobably
couldn'tforceyourselftodrink.Oryoucangetmoreadvanced,
andgowithsomethinglike
this.Isuggestinvestingmoretimeandenergy,asitdefinitely
willhelpyoumakeadrink
youcanbeatleastmildlyproudof.
Forthiswinerecipe,Iwantedtokeepitsimple.Sowe're
goingtomakegrapewine
usingfrozengrapejuiceconcentrate.
Youwillneedthefollowingingredients:
*2cansof100%FrozenGrapeJuiceConcentrate
*11/4poundsofregularsugar
*2tspofcitricacid
*Yeast
Aquickwordonyeast.Ihighlyhighlysuggestthatyou

orderwineyeast.Youdon't
haveto,butitwillhelptheflavorIMMENSELY.Baker'syeast
fromthestorewasnotmadeto
makewine.Yes,itwillmakealcohol,thatisafact.Butitwill
leaveabreadflavortoyour
drink.Ifyouorderwineyeast,youwillnothavethatbread
flavor.Doyourselfafavor,and
ordersome.Ifyoudo,Isuggestyoubuyayeastcalled"Lalvin
EC1118".Thisisabout0.80
centsapack,andiswortheverypenny.Ifyouwanttostaycheap
andbuystoreboughtbread
yeast;goforit.It'salluptoyou.Justrememberthatyour
wineflavorwillsuffer.Andwhen
Isaysuffer,Imeanyourwinewill(withoutquestion)tastelike
BreadyWineAlcohol.Iknow
whatyou'rethinking:"Well,itcan'tbeTHATbad,I'lljusttry
itwithmybreadyeast,since
Idon'twanttoordergoodyeast."Yeah,you'rewrong;bread
yeastmakeswinetastelikeshit,
sobadyoucanbarelystandtodrinkit.
First,boil1quartofwater,anddissolvethesugarinto
thewater.Removethesugarwater
fromtheheat,andaddyour2cansofjuiceconcentrate.Pour
thismixtureintoa1gallonglass
bottle(liketheonesyougetsomeAppleJuice'sin).Nextadd
the2tspofcitricacid.Now,
addenoughwatertothebottletomake1gallon.Nowletitcool
toapproximately80degreesF.
Athermometerwouldhelphere.Butifyoudon'thaveone,then
justletitsitovernightinyour
kitchen,andthattemperaturewillbeappropriate.Remember:The
temperatureisimportant!Donot
becomeimpatient,ortheyeastwilldie.
Finally,addyourpacketofyeast.Shakethemixture
vigorouslytogetitallmixedup.
Takethecapoff,andfitapapertowelaroundtheopening
witharubberband.Letitferment
forabout5dayslikethis.After5days,siphonthewineintoa
new1gallonglassbottle,being
suretoleavethenastinessonthebottom(you'llseeit).
Now,getyourselfarubberstopperwithaholeinit.You

shouldbuyyourselfanairlockfrom
abrewingsupplycompany,andfitittotherubberstopper.If
youdon'thaveone,nobigdeal.Just
putapieceoffishtankhoseintotherubberstopper,andput
theendofthehoseinaglassof
water.Whenthefermentationstarts,youwillnoticethatitis
bubblingintotheglassofwater,and
notlettinganyoxygenin.Thisissuperiortotheabovemethod
whereweusedaballoon.Youcanuse
balloons,butit'sdefinitelynotasgoodasthismethod.
Nowletthebottlesitforabout30orsodayslikethis.
Afterthis,siphonagainintoaclean
1gallonglassbottle.Youcannowpouroffalittlebitintoa
glassandtasteit.Ifit'stoodry
foryourtaste,thenaddsomesugartoit,andtasteagain.Keep
addingsugaruntilyouthinkittastes
good.Oncethisisdone,bottleit,andyou'redone!Youhave
successfullymadeadecent,drinkable
grapewine.

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BEERRECIPE
===============
Beercanbesomewhatmoredifficulttomake;butitisnot
beyondyour
limitations.Itrequiresafewmoreingredientsallofwhich
canbeboughtatabrew
shop,atyourlocalgrocerystore,oronline.Thereareplentyof
kitsavailable
online,orevenatsomegrocerystoresthatwillgiveyou
everythingyouneedtomakea
fairlyrespectablebeer.Ifyouwanttodothisfromscratch,
though,thenfollowthis
recipe.NotethatthisisthemostsimplerecipeforbeerIcould
comeupwith.Itdoes
notrequirebuyinganygrainsordoinganythingextensive;justa
simpleoldstylebeer
recipe.Enjoythisone.
Youwillneed:
*4lbsSugar

*1PacketofBeerYeast(or21/4tspofbaker'sbread
yeast)
*2.2lbCanofPremierMaltExtract
*FreshWater

*2fivegallonfoodgradebuckets
*Airlock
*Bottles
Firstoff,youwanttobuildyourfermentationbucket.This
bucketisnothing
special,justatypicalfoodgradebucket.Drillaholeinthe
topofitbigenoughto
fityourairlock.Whatisanairlock?Itisadevicethatallows
airtoescape,but
doesnotallowayairin.It'sthesamethingastheballoon
methodusedinthesimple
recipeIgaveearlier.Itworkslikeso:

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|<Water
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||||<PlasticContainer
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Itissimplyasmallcontainerthatholdswater.Insidethe
containeriswater,
andasmalltube.Thesmalltubeallowsgastopassthroughit,
bubblingthroughthe
waterandescaping;butnotallowinganyoutsideairtocomeinto
thetube.Genius,
right?Justgooglesearch"Airlock"inregardstofermentation,
andbuyonefor$1.
Ireferredearliertousingaballoon.Theninthewine
recipeIsuggestedusing
anairlock,butexplainedhowtouseafishtankhose.Theair
lockisreallytheway
togo.For$1,youcan'tbeatit.Iusethemforeverything;Ido

notuseballoons,or
thefishtankhose;Ionlyuseairlocks.
Anyway.Oncethatisbuilt,beginmakingyourbeermixture.
Dothisbuypouring
yourmaltsyrup,sugar,and12gallonsofwaterinsideabig
crockpotonthestove.
Heatthistoboilinguntilthesyrupandsugararecompletely
dissolved.Once
dissolved,pourthemixtureintothefivegallonbucket.Fillthe
bucketwithcold
freshwateruntilitreachesnearthetopleaveaboutthree
inchesfromthetop.Once
thatisdone,followtheinstructionsontheyeastpacket,and
addtheyeasttoyour
mixture.
Attachthelidtoyourbucket,withtheairlockattachedto
thelid.Withinan
hourortwoormaybealittlemoreyouwillnoticethe
airlockbubbling.The
fermentationhasstarted,andyounowwaitaboutsevendays.Keep
thebucketawayfrom
light.Aftersevendays,siphonthefermentedcontentsofthe
buckettoanewclean5
gallonbucket.Coverthebucketwiththeairlockedlid,again,
andletitfermentfor
another7days;oruntiltheairlockgives1bubbleevery2
minutes.
Next,sterilizeyourbottles.Dothisinthebestwayyou
knowhow;youwantto
makesuretheyarecleaninsideandout.Youcanuseplasticcoke
bottlestodothis;
there'snothingwrongwithit.Youcanbuyglassbottlesanda
bottlecapper;butthat
costsmoneyandyoumaynotwanttospendthatmoneyforthis
cheapofabeer.
Next,makeamixtureof11/4cupofsugar,and4cupsof
water.Cleanand
sterilizethefirstbucketyouused,andsiphonthebeerfromthe
secondbucketback
intothefirst.Addthewaterandsugar(thiswillprimeitsoit
hascarbonation).

Makesureyoumixthesugarwaterandbrewevenly!Oncethisis
done,simplysiphonthe
beerfromthebucketintoyourbottles;beerbottlesorsoda
bottles,itdoesn't
matter.
Wait7daysforthebeertocarbonate.Thereasonyouadded
thatlastbitof
sugarandwatertothebrewissotheyeastcouldhaveaminimal
amountofleftover
sugartoeatat,andcreatecarbondioxide;whichiswhat
carbonatesyourbeer.Waiting
7dayswillallowcarbonationtotakeplaceinsidethebottles.
After7days,youcan
chillthebeer,anddrinkit.
===============
CONCENTRATION
===============
Yournewalcoholisn'texactlythatconcentrated;itmight
have9%alcoholby
volumeatbest.Ifyouwanttotakeadvantageofthealcohol
content,youcan
concentrateitwithvaryingmethods.Youmayhaveheardof
distillation,whichrequires
thatyouheatthealcoholtoavapor,andcondenseitbyitself
toyieldmorepure
alcohol.Therearemanymethodstodothis.
Ifyouwouldlikeaneasywaytoconcentrateyouralcohol,
though;simplyput
itinthefreezer.That'sright,puttingyourjugofalcoholin
thefreezerwillallow
youtofreezethewater,leavingbehindamoreconcentratedform
ofalcohol.Simplyput
thejugofsugarwineinyourfreezerforawhile,allowalotof
thewatertofreeze,
thenpourofftheliquid,whichshouldbeahigherconcentration
ofalcohol.Discard
thewater,ofcourse.
Thismethodisnotthatgood.Youareonlygoingtoincrease
thealcoholpercentage
alittlebit.Sayfrom9%tomaybe18%.Itwilltakesome

experimentingonyourpartto
seewhatworksbest,becausethemethodissomewhattouchy.But
itdoeswork,andisworth
mentioningonlyinthat.
Nowforapracticalconcern;largeramounts.Duetofreezer
space,youcan't
throwabunchofjugsinthereatonce.Isuggestmaking1to2
gallonsofhomemade
alcoholeverydayfor7days.Labelthemforeachdaythatyou
makethem,andstick
theminyourclosetasyoumakethem.Afterabout7daysorso,
whenthefirstbatch
isdone,simplyputitinyourfreezerforawhileandpouroff
themoreconcentrated
alcohol.Thefollowingday,dothesamethingwiththenext
batch.Onceyouhavedone
allofthebatches(7to14gallons),youshouldbeleftwith*at
least*agallonor
twoofmoreconcentratedalcohol.Taketheconcentratedalcohol,
andputitinthe
freezeronemoretimeinafinalattempttoremovesomeofthe
water.Pouroffthe
alcoholleavingtheice,andyoushouldhaveaverygoodamount
ofsomefairlydecent
concentrationofdrinkablealcoholmaybeupwardsof20%alcohol
ifyouhavedone
everythingright.
Ifyouwouldlike,atthispointyoucanaddflavoring.
Simplyaddanyextract
flavoringthatyouwouldliketoadd.GotoWalMart,or
wherever,andbuyasmall
thingofrumextract,orwhateveryouwanttoadd.Addinga
bottleofthisstuffto
youralcoholwillgiveitabettertaste.Youcanalsoaddsugar
toit,ormaybeabit
ofmolassesormaplesyrup.
Donotbeconfused;you'redefinitelynotgoingtobemaking
qualityalcohol
usingthismethod,butthisstuffisdrinkable,andyouwon't
die.
===============

DISTILLATIONTHEORY
===============
Distillationisasemiadvancedprocessthatisnotunique
toalcohol.Iwill
explainitinassimpletermsasIcan.Letstalkaboutwater,
first.Waterboilsat
100degC.Whenyouboilwater,whathappens?Itturnsintosteam.
Ifyouboilwaterina
pot,itcreatesasteamthatgoesallover.Whatifyouwereto
closethetopofthe
pot,andattachatubetoit?Thenthesteamwouldflowthrough
thetube,right?
Finally,whatifyouweretobendthetube,andyouweretomake
itreallycoldbut
runningcoldwateraroundit?Bingo!Itwouldcoolthatsteam
backdownwhileinside
thetube,anditwouldflowoutaswater.Thisiscalleda
condenser.
Thesamegoesforalcohol.Whenyoumakealcohol,youget
allkindsofthings
outofit.Youdon'tjustgetethanolandwater;yougetallthe
byproducts,too.But
letsjustactlikewhenyoumakealcohol,yougetthreethings:
Ethanol(drinkable),
methanol(poisonous),andwater.Letsalsoactlike10%ofyour
mixtureisalcohol,and
theother90%iswater.Allyouhavetodoisseparatethat
alcoholfromthewater;you
dothisthroughdistillation.Heatthealcohol/watermixture,and
sincealcoholboils
beforewaterdoes,itwillbethefirstthingtocomethroughthe
condenser;therefor
youcollectahigherpurityalcoholjustbyboilingitand
routingthatalcoholwhere
youwantittogo.Easy.
Stillscanbebuiltoutofanything.Iamnotgoingtogive
youstepbystep
instructionsonhowtobuildone;justabasisforyoutobuild
one.Firstoff,you
needametalcontainerthatyouthinkislargeenoughforyour
needs.Youwillchoose
eitherastainlesssteel,aluminum,orcoppercontainer.The

requirementsforthe
containerareasfollows:itmustbesterdy,itmustbecapable
ofacceptingheat,it
mustbewatertight,itmustnotbecorroded,anditmustallow
youtosealandalter
thetopofit.Thecontainerissimplyasealedpotthathasa
holeinthetop.Easy
enough.
Next,youhavetobuildyourcondenser.Isuggestyougoogle
condenserdesigns
becausetherearehundredsofthem.RefertothefollowingASCII
arttoseehowabasic
condenserworks:
IN
OUT
||||
,||||,
|ColdWater|

|Coldwater|
''
Thetubeontheleftside,thatiswherealcoholsteamcomes
in.Whileinthe
centerofthistube,thealcoholsteamiscooledfromwater
surroundingthetube.On
therightsideofthetubeiswherealcoholliquidcomesout.
Thisdesignistiltedat
abouta45degreeangletoallowgravitytoworkthealcoholdown
intoit'scollection
container.
Condensersaremosteasilybuiltfromcopper.Gotothe
localplumbingstore,
andstartplayingwithcopperfittingsuntilyoucomeupwitha
designforacondenser.
Also,sinceyouaregoingtohavetosolderthecoppertogether
togetaperfectseal;
youMUSTuseSILVERSOLDERonly.Donotuseanyothersolder
besidesplumber'sSILVER
SOLDER.Why?Becauseallothersolderhasleadinit,andwill
poisonthealcohol.

Thenextstepisassemblingthestill.Itwilllook
somethingsimilartothe
ASCIIartbelow:
O
|<Thermometer
|
|________
/|______\
//\\/\==========WaterOut
||\\
||/\
/\\\<Condenser
/\\\
/\\\======WaterIn
||"||"
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|Fermented|<AlcoholOut
|Mash|
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(__________)<StainlessSteelorCopperBoiler
[+][+][+]
Heat
[+][+][+]
Youcanseethatthefermentedmashgoesintothelarge
container.Itisheated
fromthebottom,andthenflowsintothecondenser.Thealcohol
iscollectedafterthe
condenser.
Takenote,whenyouaredistillingalcohol,youmustdiscard
thefirst50mlof
liquid;asthiscontainsmethanol.Methanolboilsatalower
boilingpointthan
ethanol,soitwilldistillfirst.Thisgoesforallalcohol;
methanolisalways
presentnomatterwhat;butitcanbeeasilyavoidedaslongas
yousimplydiscardthe
first50ml!
Willyougoblind?No,justaslongasyoudiscardthefirst
50ml;realsimple.
Evenifyoudidn'tdiscardthefirst50ml,youprobablywouldn't
goblind,youwould

justgetareallybadhangoverfromdrinkingyourhighmethanol
contentethanol.Avoid
methanol.
Touseyourstill,simplyputinanalcoholmashyoumade.
Therecipesabove
willworkforthisstill.Ifyouwanttomakeavodka;thendo
thefirstrecipeIgave
youearlier.Distillit,andyouwillgetavodkafromit.
Thistextfileisjustastarter.Ifyouaregenuinely
seriousaboutdistilling
alcohol,Ihighlysuggestgooglingit,astherearehundredsof
booksandwebsitesthat
coverdistillationingreatdetail.
===============
BUILDINGASIMPLESTILL
===============
So,IsaidearlierthatIwouldnotgiveyoudetailed
instructionstobuildastill.
ThatwasinVersion2.Sonow,forversion3,Iamgoingtotell
youagoodmethodtobuild
one.
Firstoff,youaregoingtoneedapot.Thebestsolution
forstillbuilding,forthe
beginner,istogetapressurecooker.Pressurecookersmake
perfectstillpotsbecausethey
haveavalvebuiltintothem.Allyouhavetodoisopenthat
valveupsoit'sasmallhole,
andyouhavethe"head"ofyourstill.Ifpossible,buya
pressurecookerthathasa
thermometerbuiltintoit.Ifyoucan'tfindonelikethat,then
don'tworryaboutit;a
thermometerwouldjustbeadvantageous,butnotabsolutely
required.
Next,gotoyourhardwarestore,andbuysomecoppertubing.
Youcangetagoodlength
ofcoppertubingforabout$30orso.Youwillwanttoget
whatevermetalplumbingconnection
youcanfindtoattachthecoppertubingsecurelytoyour
pressurecookervalve.Onceyouhave

accomplishedthis,youneedtocoilyourtubing.Dothisby
simplywindingthecoppertubing
aroundanaveragesizedwinebottle(orsimilar).Next,geta
smallbucketofsomesort,and
placethecoppertubinginsideofit.Thetubingcoilneedsto
comeintothetopofthebucket,
andthespoutneedstoexitthebottomofthebucket.Dothisby
drillingasmallholeinthe
bottomareaofthebucket,andgluearoundittocreateawater
tightseal.Refertothevery
crudeASCIIdrawingImade.
The+(plus)signsarethecoppertubing.Thecoppertubing
coilstothebottomofthe
bucket,andthenexitsasaspout.Thisiswherealcoholwillbe
collected.

+<FromStillHead
+
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That'sit!Noreally,thatisactuallyit.There'sreally
notmuchtoit;justmakesure
thatthesealsaretighteverywhere.Oncethisisaccomplished,
youcanpouryouralcoholintothe
pressurecooker,andbegindistilling.
Tousethedistiller,Youwanttostartathighheattoget
thingsmoving.Ifyouhavea
thermometer,great.Ifnot,notbigdeal.Youwanttomonitor
yourstillthroughouttheentire
process.Butpayverycloseattentionatthebeginning.Sinceyou

areonhighheat,itwillgetthe
alcoholboilingmuchmorequickly.Butonceitgetsthere,you
aregoingtowanttoregulateyour
heatdown,probablymoretoasimmer,tokeepthealcoholflowing
atagoodrate.Youareaimingfor
about1dropofdistillatepersecond.Anyfasterandyouare
goingtoboiltoomuchwaterwithyour
alcohol.Also,youwanttokeepyourheatdown,becausegoingtoo
fastwillputtoomuchthroughyour
coil,anditwillnotcoolfastenough;resultinginexplosive
alcoholsteambeingpumpedoutofthe
spout.
It'simportanttonoteherethatyouneedtomakesurethat
everythingissealedupjustfine.
Usingapressurecookershouldmakeitsealedjustfine.Butto
doublecheck,goaheadanddistill
apotofwatertomakesureitisallsealedup.Ifitisnot
sealed,makeathickmixtureofflour
andwater,andapplyittotheplacethatisleaking.Thiswill
sealitjustfine.
Somethingelsetokeepinmindisthatif,whendistilling
alcohol,steamiscomingoutofthe
spout,thenitmeansoneoftwothings.IteithermeansA:Your
coppertubingcoilisnotgettingcold
enough.Checktheicewatertomakesurethecoilisgetting
cooledenough.OritmeansB:Youare
runningtheheattoohigh,andthealcoholispumpingouttoo
fasttocoolallofit.Tryturningthe
heatdowntogetthealcoholtodripoutofthetube.
Ifyouareusingagasrangestovetodistill,thenbedamned
carefulaboutleaks.Ifyouhavealeak
aroundagasrangestove,thenyoucancauseanexplosion.In
fact,donothaveanyopenflamesaround
thestillifyouhaveachoice.Youcanrunastoveonagas
range,orwithanopenflame,butyoujust
havetomakesureyoudonothaveanyleaks.Aleakingstillis
actuallyhavinganalcoholgasleak,and
thatisexplosive.
Oneothertidbitonapottouse.Youcanalsousearegular
teakettle.Thisdoeswork,butthey
areawfullysmall,andwillholdbarelyenoughalcoholwashto

evenbeworthit.
I'llrepeatthisagain.Whenyoudistill,donotgetgreedy
andwanttokeepthefirst50mlof
alcoholthatdistillsover.Justgetoverit,andthrowawaythe
first50ml.Itwillsaveyounasty
acetonetypetastes,aswellasaworsehangover.
===============
SOURMASHWHISKEYRECIPE
===============
NewforVersion3,we'regoingtocoverhowyoucanmakea
simplecornwhiskeythatiscomparable
toJackDanielsorJimBeam.Usingthismethod,thereisno
reasonwhyyoucouldn'tmakeanAmerican
stylewhiskeythatcompetesverywellwithstoreboughtwhiskeys.
ThisrecipemakeswhatiscalledSourMashwhiskey.Sour
Mashreferstoamethodoffermentation
that"sours"themashinsuchawayastoaddaveryspecific
flavortoit.Haveyouevernoticedhow
JackDanielshasthatsouraromatoit?Itsmellsveryunique.
Thereareamultitudeofreasonswhyyou
wouldsourmash,buttheflavorisreallywhatyouareafter.
Thisrecipecanbeusedforsourmash,oryoucanuseitto
makearegularbourbonwhiskey.
Alsonote,too,thatthisisasimplemethodofdoing
whiskey.Thismethoddoesusesugar,which
thepuristssayisnot"actualwhiskey."Theyaretechnically
right;whiskeydoesnotuseaddedsugar,
itusesthesugarsandstarchesthatarealreadyinthegrain
beingfermented.Butsinceyouarea
beginner,youshouldsticktoarecipelikethissoyoucan
understandwhatisgoingon.Thisisa
semifoolproofmethod,andthereforeusessugartohelpthe
fermentation.
So,getyourfermenter;alargebucketthatholdsabout78
gallonsorso.Cleanit,sterilizeit;
makesureitistotallyclean.Addthefollowingtothe
fermenter:

*5GallonsCleanWater
*7lbsCrackedCorn
*7lbsSugar
Justtoclarifyonalloftheseingredients.Thecleanwater
canbeanycleanwater.Ihighly
suggestyouusedistilledwater,orpurifiedwaterfromthestore
outofthejugs.Butregulartapwater
canbeperfectlyacceptableaslongasitisgoodenoughforyou
todrink.Ifyoufeelthatyourtapwater
isnotgoodenoughtodrink,thendon'tuseit.
Next,thecrackedcorn.Thisneedstoberegularcracked
cornthatyougetfromyourlocalfarm
supplyplace.Donotuseregulardeercorn;itwillnotimpart
enoughflavororsugarsintoyourmash.
Crackedcorniseasytofind.Ifyoucannotfindcrackedcorn,
thenyouneedtousecornmeal,or
somethingsimilar.
Asforthesugar,youcanusejustregularstorebought
sugar.Ifyouwanttohaveamorepure
flavor,thenyoucanusepuredextrose.Dextrosewillleavea
betterflavorinyourwhiskeyintheend.
Youcangetpuredextroseatyourlocalhealthfoodstore.Just
remember,though,thatdextroseismore
expensiveperpoundthatregulartablesugar(sucrose).Ifthis
isyourfirsttimedoingthis,whichI
amassumingthatitis,thenitwouldbemoreworthittojust
usecheaptablesugar.
Mixthisupverywell.Oncemixed,putsomeofthemashinto
ameasuringcup,andadd1packetof
yeast.Youcanusebaker'syeast,ifyouwant,butIrecommend
againstit.Youshoulduseawineyeast,
likeLalvinEC1118yeast.It'sabout0.80centsperpackfrom
anybeer/winesupplyhouse.Stirit,and
letitstartfoamingup.Onceitisfoamingup,addittoyour
fermenter,andstirwell.Putthelidon
thefermenterwithyourairlock(justlikewine,guys),andlet
itfermentforabout1week.
Now,after1week,pourtheliquidfromthefermenterand
intoyourstill.Donotpourthecorn
out!Justdecanttheliquidawayfromthecorn.Itisokayto

leavesome(notmuch)liquidinthe
fermenter.Onceyouhaveittransferred,addabout1gallonof
roomtemperaturewaterbacktothe
fermenter,andleavethelidonit.Whatthisisdoingiskeeping
theyeastalive;youaregoingto
reusethiscorn(thisisonepartofmakingsourmash).
Distillyouralcohol.Thefirst50ml,or1/4cup,thatis
distilledoffmustbethrownaway.This
containsalotofmethanol,andothernastylittlechemicalsin
it,andistotallyundrinkable.Distill
thealcoholintoajug,anddistillituntilthealcoholcoming
offdoesnotcatchonfireanymorewhen
youlightit.Whenthealcoholwillnotcatchonfire,thenyou
aredonedistilling.
Thealcoholyoudistilled;donotdrinkit.It'snotready.
Thisisyourfirstrun,andtheliquor
you'vemadeisnotgenuinesourmashyet.Itmostlikelyjust
willnottasteverygood.Youcoulddrink
itifyouwant,butitisnotgoingtobeentirelyenjoyable.To
makeitintoAmericanstylewhiskey,
youneedtoprocessabitmore.Wewillcoverthatinaminute.
Okay,soallthatstuffleftinyourstill,youneedtoget
11/2gallonsoutofit.It'sgoingto
stinkverybadly.Itisgross,andIhateit.Get11/2gallons,
andletitcooltoroomtemperature.You
canputitinthefridgetospeedthisup.Oncecooled,additto
yourfermenterwithyouroldcorn.Also
add7lbsofsugartothefermenter.Finally,topthefermenterup
withwateruntilitreachesaboutthe
samevolumeasitdidthefirsttime(probablyabout67
gallons).Youwillnoticethatsomecornwillfloat
tothetop;strainthiscornoff,throwitaway,andaddsome
freshcornbacktoit.Allyouaredoinghere
isreplacingthespentcorn.
Nowyoumaybeaskingwhyyouaddedthatdisgustingliquid
fromthestillbackintothefermenter.The
reasonissimple;thisisonekeycomponenttomakingsourmash
whiskey.Thestuffleftinthefermenteris
veryacidic,andwhilecontributingflavor,italsohelpsprevent
anyinfectionsthatcouldtakeplace.

Letthemashfermentforaweek.Whenyouarereadyto
distill,dothesamethingwithpouringtheliquid
intothedistiller;donotremovethecornfromthefermenter!
Also,add1gallonofroomtemperaturewater
backtoit,andfitthelid.
Nowit'stimetodistillagain.Puttheliquidinthe
distiller,alongwithALLofthewhiskeyyou
distilledthefirsttime;youaregoingtoredistillit.Dothe
distillation.Remembertothrowawaythe
first50ml,or1/4cup,downthetoilet;it'snastyand
undrinkable.
Somethingyouneedtodothistime:Getyourselfacaseof
masonjarsfromWalMart.Labeleachjar1
through10,orhowevermanyyouhave.Distillintothefirstjar,
capit,andmovetothenextone.Continue
doingthisfortheentiredistillation.Remembertocutthe
distilleroffwhenthealcoholnolongerburns.Do
notbetemptedtomixthesejarstogether;justdonotdoit!The
reasonwillbeexplained.
Repeatthesameprocesswiththestuffinthestill.Get2
gallonsofthespentnastinessoutofthestill,
coolittoroomtemperature,andaddittothefermenter,along
with7lbsofsugar,andenoughwatertobring
ittotheoriginalvolume.Donotforgettoremoveanyfloating
corn,andreplaceitwithfreshcorn.Sealit,
andfermentit.
Soyouhaveallofthesejars.Youneedtostartsmelling
andtastingeachone.Thefirstcouplearegoing
tobeokaysmelling/tasting;thisiscalledyourheads,andit
containsmostlyalcohol,andabunchofflavorsyou
reallydonotwant.Youwillnotice,too,thatthemiddlesection
ofjars(likejars37forexample)tasteexcellent,
andthatjars810(forexample)tasteveryoff,ifnotjustbad.
Thisisentirelyuptoyou,whattastes/smellsgood.
Donotletyourgreedgetaholdofyou,becauseyouwillbe
naturallytemptedtosayallofitisgreat,allbecause
youwantasmuchasyoucanget;donotletthishappen,thereis
badsmelling/tastingalcoholinthere,andyouneed
torecognizeit.ButlikeIsaid,whattastes/smellsbadisupto
you,it'samatterofpreference.

Themiddlejars,theonesthataregood;putthoseaside,
thisisyourdrinkablesourmashwhiskey.Thefirst
setofjars,andlastsetofjars,mixthemalltogetherina
container,andlabelthatcontainer"feints."Thisis
goingtobeusedlater.
Themiddlejarsthatyouputaside,youcanmixthemall
together,andthendowiththemwhateveryouwant.You
shouldaddsomedistilledwatertothemtobringtheproofdown
toadrinkablecontent.Ornot;it'suptoyou.You
shouldalsoaddsomecharredwhiteoakchipstoit,andletit
sitforatleastafewmonths.Ornot,it'suptoyou.
Ifyouwateritdownabit,andletitageonoak,youwillhave
anAmericanSourMashCornWhiskey.Ifyoudonotage
it,donotoakit,anddonotwateritdownyouwillhave
AmericanSourMashCornMoonshineWhiskey.Theyareboth
verynice,anditisuptoyouwhatyoudowithit.
Nowyourfermenterisdoneafteraweek.Dotheexactsame
processyoudidbefore;decanttheliquidfromthecorn,
add1gallonofwatertothefermenter.Thistime,whenyou
distill,addtheFEINTStothedistillersoyoucanredistill
themwithyourmash.Remembertothrowawaythefirst50mlor1/4
cup.Distillitlikeyouhavebeen.Dotheexactsame
systemwiththejars;alwaysrememberthatyouneedtodothe
labeledjarsystem.Thistime,whenyoudistill,youwill
noticethatyourwhiskeyistrulybeginningtohaveahintof
thatJackDanielsflavoryoulovesomuch.Thethirdtime
youdistillthissourmashrecipeisreallywhenyoustartto
noticewhattypeofwhiskeyyouaregetting;awesomeAmerican
sourmashwhiskey.
Simplyrepeattheprocessoverandover.Youryeastshould
remainaliveallthetime.Ifforsomereasonyouryeast
decidetodie(whichhasneverhappenedtome),thensimplyadd1
packetofyourfavoriteyeasttoit,anditwillgojust
fine.
SonowyouwanttomakeittastelikeJackDaniels.Easy.
Firstthing,youneedtofilteryourwhiskeythroughcharcoal.
Dothisbygettingyourfavoriteflavorofwood.Youcangetthis
attheBBQsectionatmostgrocerystores.Applewood,
Cherrywood,Mesquitewood,Maplewood;it'syourchoice.Turn
themtoacharcoalbysoakingtheminasmallamountofyour
whiskey,andsetthemonfire.Burnthemslowly,andcontrolthe

burnsothatitdoesNOTcreateawhiteash.Youwantthem
tocharblack.Oncedone,packthemontoacoffeefilter,ora
cleantshirt,orwhatever.Pouryourwhiskeythroughthefilter
setupyoumake,sothattheyfilterthroughthecharcoalyou
made.Thiswillhelpcleanyouralcohol.
Finally,fortherealflavoring.Justgotoyourlocal
grocerystore,orsometimeshardwarestore,andgototheBBQ
section.Oncethere,searchforsmokingchipslikeyoudid
before.YouarelookingforJackDanielsbarreloakchips.Jack
DanielssellstheseasBBQsmokingchipstohelpflavoryourmeat
ontheBBQpit.Buttheydoublejustaswellforflavoring
yourwhiskey.Simplybuyabagofthese,andputasmallhandful
oftheminaglassjar.Filltheglassjarwithyourwhiskey,
andletitageforabout4to6months.Periodicallytasteyour
whiskeytoseewhenyouenjoytheflavor.Afterabout6months,
youwillprobablywanttodrinkit.Simplyfilterthewhiskey
awayfromthewoodchipsthroughacoffeefilter.Bottleyour
whiskey,orputitinamasonjar,andthereyouhaveit!Good
Americanstylemoonshinecornwhiskey.
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CONCLUSION
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ThisisaconclusionforVersion3,Ineverwrotethemfor
Version1or2.
So,asyoucantell,itisverysimpletomakeyourown
alcohol.Itcanbeaseasy,orasdifficultasyouwantit.
There'saplethoraofinformationoutthereonhowtoaccomplish
allofthis;thistextfileisonlybarelyscratchingthe
surfaceofwhatyoucando.ThecornwhiskeyrecipeIgaveyouis
verygood,andhasprovensuccesstonotjustme,buthundreds
ofpeople.It'satriedandtruemethod.Forthedistiller,you
canfollowthedirectionsIgaveyou;oryoucanbecomemore
seriousaboutit,andbuyoneforafewhundreddollars(totally
worthit,inmyopinion).