Home Distillation Handbook

The complete guide for beginner and intermediate distillers. Make your own brew at home! ”If you’re going to invest the $100 or so to get a basic equipment and recipe kit, then you’ll want to take care in ensuring that your first batch is brewed correctly.” –Rick Morris, HowBrewBeer The Joy of Home Distilling is covers nearly every facet of distilling: Step-by-step instructions for the different processes, from bucket to bottle The difference between spirit types and how to produce each What yeast is, what it does, and how to ensure that you get a strong, complete fermentation What distillation is and common misconceptions about the process Legalities surrounding distilling alcohol at home Carbon filtering—when it’s necessary, when to filter, and why you filter Flavoring and aging your spirits Keeping safety first when working with flammable materials, such as ethanol Yeast styles and nutritional requirements Different methods of distillation and equipment Post-distillation process And of course, fun drink recipes! (Try the Mudslide or the Cherry Bomb!) Author Rick Morris, who has been selling distillation equipment for over 25 years, even includes his own recipes for different types of spirits and drink recipes. By learning not just how to distill, but also what is happening at each step and why it is needed, readers will be armed with the information they need to experiment with their own spirits and concoct their own recipes. Easy to understand even for a first-time distiller, The Joy of Home Distilling is sure to become your number one distilling resource.

The Home Distilling Handbook was written for beginning distillers who want to learn the complete process of making high quality whiskey. Clear pictures and concise instructions give you a complete understanding of every step in the process. The book includes a detailed list of every piece of equipment you need. Use the book as a step-by-step guide to making whiskey and other spirits.

The Home Distillation Handbook, one of the most popular books ever written on how to distill and make alcoholic spirits. Written by the Swedish author Ola Norrman and translated in several languages.It is a comprehensive book about home distillation. Even those familiar with the subject have much to gain from reading this book. All technology advances, and news, arising over that last decade have been included.The purpose of this book is to give detailed information on how home distillation affects alcohol.The Home Distillation Handbook has helped many people learn and understand the process of making quality spirits at home inexpensive and safely.These topics are covered within the book:NewsQuick fermentation Activated carbonTurbo YeastDrawings and photosEquipmentDistillationApparatusIngredientsEssencesBlendingLegislationNatural home distillation has been a tradition for many hundreds of years in Sweden. Domestic distillation has been taxed at various times, allowed or forbidden since the sixteen hundreds.Currently home distillation is forbidden and the processes covered by this book are illegal in Sweden and other countries. Using drawings from the book to construct a distillation machine is also forbidden. However, knowledge is not a heavy burden and home distillation is allowed in many countries of the world today.The Home Distillation Handbook is not intended to encourage readers to manufacture alcohol at home.

Create your own signature blends! Like to dabble, invent, experiment, and concoct? Like to drink? Move beyond bartending and learn how to combine alcohol with herbs, spices, fruit, and more to create your own custom blends! This book guides you step-by-step through the process of creating unique and delicious alcoholic infusion and blends as well as infused cordials and cremes. No fancy degree or equipment required! Also, learn how to make your very own whiskey blends. Includes unique recipes from some of today's leading mixologists, as well as fifty recipes, including: Smoked Bacon Bourbon October Apple Liqueur Horseradish Vodka Silver Kiwi Strawberry Tequila Cucumber Gin Cherry Whiskey Blueberry Bourbon Cheers, and bottoms up!

Small-Scale Production of Brandies, Schnapps & Liquors: The art of crafting alcohol is a very ancient one, and small, artisan distilleries are growing in popularity every day. Expert Austrian distillers Helge Schmickl and Bettina Malle guide readers through the process of creating or purchasing their own still and provide detailed instructions from personal experience on mash creation, fermentation, distillation, and infusion using a variety of ingredients. Schmickl and Malle also introduce readers to the tradition of schnapps distillation and present a brief look at domestic and international brewing cultures. The authors cover in detail which distillation techniques excel, which merely succeed, and which should be avoided at all costs in their discussion of: Necessary equipment Possible ingredients Mash fermentation How to begin distillation Alcohol regulations With ninety recipes - from classic fruit brandy to chili infusions - this book is not only for the curious beginner. Even experienced distillers will discover new approaches to this classic practice.

Learn every aspect of distilling, from the fundamentals to flavor development control and packaging, in this definitive guide to small-scale distilling. Whether you want straightforward information for your first distillation or you’re a seasoned distiller looking to perfect your craft, this is the book for you. Certified industry expert and seasoned home distiller Aaron Hyde lays out the how and why of all the key processes, starting at the mash and fermentation, working through more than 100 pages on distilling, and ending with expert information on aging spirits.This is the only book that goes beyond the basics to cover it all: An Overview of Distilling: The fundamentals of distillation, concise distillation theory, still design, distilled products, and the raw materials. Pre-Distillation: Move on to learn about ingredient processing and preparation, fermentation theory and technology, the fermentation process, and calculating the potential of wash. Distilling: Finally, the main event! A robust section on distilling covers modern distillation technology, the distillation process, key decisions during distillation, process control, collection, and further distillation. Post-Distillation: Last but not least, work your way through flavor development and control, the aging process, quality considerations, distillery co-products, and packaging considerations. With reliable, tested, up-to-date information, this is the new standard for distilling.

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An encyclopedia guide to the thousand-year history and dynamic future of the distillation of whiskey, vodka, gin, rum, brandy, and more.