How do I build a distillery? For homeade booze.?

Answer 1

Distillation is illegal, so don't get caught. Basically, you use a boiler and a length of metal tubing. You'd put wine or apple cider (or whatever) into the boiler. You apply some heat to the boiler. The alcohol evaporates from the boiler and condenses in the metal tube, then drips down the tube into a recepticle. You put an olive into this recepticle and drink the alcohol out of it. If you're into that sort of thing (I'm not).

You don't want to do what the #2 answerer said. Some people do make "apple jack" by freezing cider to concentrate the alcohol, but this method also concentrates the congers or hangover-causing impurities. You'd wake up wishing you were dead.

Answer 2

In the US home distilling is illegal without a license. Without a license you can be charged $10,000 and/or 5 years in prison for each offense.

If you have to ask here, then you aren't resourceful enough to do it. An understanding of what you are doing is required as you can blow the place up or poison people with poorly made booze.

Answer 3

can be done but, control would be sacrificed, you could go blind, an easier way is to make "Jersey Lightning", let pure apple cider sit outside all winter in a plastic jug. The cider will ferment, the cold will freeze the water in the container, the alcohol won't freeze in the middle, one gallon yields about 1 shot but powerful. They sell kits to make Beer too, much easier, and you won't blow up.

Answer 4

Can't reinforce too much the caution you got about it being illegal. Not just local and state, but federal (that's where ATF can get involved).

Answer 5

Don't use any old metal tubing. You want food/water grade copper tubing.

Answer 6

here is your answer to everything you need to know about homemade distilleries

http://homedistiller.org/

and here is a list of reference books you might want to look into

http://www.stillcooker.com/books.html

Answer 7

Call Bubba at 1-800- RED-NECK