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If you're interested in learning how to make moonshine at home, we carry a great selection of home distilling books that will teach you everything you need to know about how to make your favorite spirits. Our collection of moonshine books covers the history of moonshiners, modern moonshine techniques, the basics of fermentation and how to build your very own still. One of our most popular books, the Home Distillation Handbook is an excellent book for beginners and will take you through the basics of making moonshine at home.
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Home Distillation Handbook
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Possibly the best written book on the subject, The Home Distillation Handbook describes how to make alcoholic spirits at home, taking you from the basics of fermentation through the process of reflux distillation. This is an excellent book for the beginner, taking you through the basics of exactly how distillation works, giving you a better understanding of the entire process. NOTE: This process is illegal in North America, however, the construction of a distillation apparatus following the directions in the book is not, and the information can be read in all democratic countries. The information given in the book is not intended to encourage the manufacture of alcohol.





The Secrets Of Building a Alcohol producing still
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This book discusses the steps to getting your experimental alcohol producers permit from the TTB. This book gives a simple outline to the process of producing alcohol, along with plans to build one very specific setup. The section on grain preparation is very well described in this book. If somebody is looking to just make some ethanol without concern for the amount of energy required, this book will work OK for you.
Making Pure Corn Whiskey by Ian Smiley
Our Price: $24.75

Gives a thorough treatment of the history and the methods of making whiskey, and explains how to make a high-separation fractionating still to distill it with. This is the book the home distiller needs to learn how to ''make the cut'', that elusive skill that makes the difference between making real whiskey and just flavouring alcohol. This process is also used to make real rum, brandy, and schnapps. This is a great read for the seasoned distiller, and a great tool for a beginner. Everyone loves this book.






Daddy Moonshine by Sky Sutton / OUT OF STOCK
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This is a book written by Popcorn Sutton's Daughter Sky. There a stories in here about Popcorn as she knows it and allot about the Appalachian Mountain life. I found this book very interesting. There are plans for making stills, how to hide your still in the woods and much more. For those of you who have not heard of Popcorn Sutton, he is legendary in the world of real Moonshiners. You will love this book. 



Spirits & Liqueurs
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Originally published in 1982, this beautifully illustrated book is timeless. Instructive text introduces you to the most popular spirits, their history and secrets of distillation. Spirits & Liqueurs takes you around the world to explore rums, vodkas, whiskies and liqueurs and cordials—from the fairly well-known to the lesser-known spirit. Cocktail recipes are sprinkled throughout the book.




Modern Moonshine Techniques
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Modern Moonshine Techniques has three sections: First is how to use sugar to distill a "moonshine." Second, how to build an inexpensive corn cooker and make corn whiskey. Finally, and most importantly, this book, with text and illustrations, shows how to build a mash tun to create a grain whiskey wash. And, then instructions to distill that wash into whiskey. Written Bill Owens





Craft of Whiskey Distilling
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This manual is intended for the craft whiskey distiller who aims to make excellent-quality malt whiskey through artisan distillation methods. This manual describes, at the craft level, the process of making whiskey. It gives detailed instructions on how to distill one barrel (53 gallons) of 120-proof malt whiskey. The reader learns about the principles of distillation, types of stills, and the process of distillation. The manual also goes into detail about how-to make head and tails cuts-the elusive operation that a distiller needs to learn in order to create a world class whiskey. Most important is the chapter on mashing and creating a barley wash for fermentation. The all-grain recipes in the manual are adapted from the mashing (brewing) process used by commercial malt whiskey distilleries. Finally, the wash will be distilled using the double-distillation method employed by most of the renowned malt-whiskey producers.






99 Pot Stills
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The pot still is a distinctive characteristic of the craft distilling industry. Now, with over 350 craft distilleries in the USA, pot stills are scattered throughout the country, in many different settings. Each still is carefully attended to and adapted to the distiller and distillate. This book is the result of having driven over 33,000 miles-visiting and photographing over 100 of the craft distilleries utilizing pot stills.









The Last One / Legendary Popcorn Sutton Documentary *OUT OF STOCK*
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ONLY 10 IN STOCK! Deep in the wilds of Southern Appalachia, lifelong moonshiner Popcorn Sutton runs one last batch of true moonshine whiskey. Through the exhausting work of clearing the site, building a rock and clay furnace, brewing corn mash and producing high-proof moonshine, Sutton reveals the craft of traditional distillation, the character of his Scots-Irish ancestors, and a lifetime of memories in the trade. This demonstraits Popcorn actually running his still with some friends and some music making along the way. This is a very interesting Video.