Is It Dangerous To Distill At Home Or Make Moonshine ?

I hate blindness and death, leads to a rough day.

My first MUPPET MOMENT has been pointed out! The information about foreshots and methanol is pretty weak. While the practical advice (separating foreshots etc) is still a good idea the reasoning behind it is wrong. Thanks to those that pointed this out to me! I will dedicate the time to making an entire video just on this topic in the future and will link it with a card as soon as its ready.

Distilling have been a long tradition in my country until 30 yrs ago when owning a still became illegal. Farmers used to freeze potatoes and use it later for wash and then distill it. I remember they got low 90s % abv on their first run. Myself I´m deadly afraid of blindness and death so I stick with making beer

Great video. I think it's awesome that you're devoting a full video to safety.

methanol is a one carbon alcohol, ethanol two, propanol three, butanol 4, pentanol 5, etc. When can I expect my geek points?

Fantastic! Thanks.

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are there any testing kits or testing agents used to detect methanol and any other harmful byproducts of alcohol disstilation ?

Hi @Still It thanks for the great content... just got a noob question, what do you do with all the remaining liquid in the still after you've taken all the hearts and some of the tails? do we just throw them away? Thanks! Keep the wonderful content coming!

You say the first that come out if methanol how about if u do throw away and your alcohol is smelly after you finish and gives headaches also if you throw the last parts to aswell pretty weird maybe it's the still or something

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Hey there bearded brother! My name is Kevin from California, nice to meet you. Your videos have pushed me to continue on my distillation journey. My beer keg and control panel are ready. Quick question though. How do I prevent my boiler from running dry? I have had this happen with brewing beer, the electric heating elements are expensive lol. I assume a sight glass, your suggestions? Thanks bro, cheers!

Good intro video. I have TONS more to add upon request. Please ask!

Nice video again. :) TS

Which kind of solution will destroy flammable vapour? Water and naoh?

How did you do the dark/black in the background yet “pop” at the center of the camera focal point?

Always throw out the first half pint on a five gallon run. That is bad stuff. Taste bad too.

I have read of people distilling aromatic tinctures using a mason jar. a whole is drilled in the lid and a rubber gasket is fitted in from the cut and split top of a dropper. A food grade copper tube is coiled and placed in a receiver. The alcohol tincture in mason jar is gitted with the lid and coil and placed in a water bath. The tincture is distilled. is this just crazy or could it be done safely. i did this once based on a book I read. How could this be done more safely, if at all. I'd like to try distilling an aromatic tincture because the aromatics are more concentrated and perhaps increases therapeutics/more concentrated. could an alembic still be used more safely?

This is something I'm trying to figure out. A stainless steel pot with copper column. I want the temperature gauge in the by the copper. What's a good a good seal? I thought about drilling a hole smaller then the arm of the temperature gauge and forcing it into the lid on the pot. I feel like that would show the temperature of the pot and I want the temperature of what's boiling.