I sampled my blackbery cabernet and it's great!!!
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This site offers a single malt maturing kit, complete with a 750ml bottle of 3 year old whisky and a 1 liter barrel, or you can buy larger barrels, up to 20 liters to further age any whisky that you buy.

I have some friends that have tried the kit and it turned out pretty good. They seasoned the barrel with port, then aged the whisky. It happens very fast because of the larger surface area to volume ratio.

I'm going to have to try this out sometime.:-)
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Made my first gallon on Tuesday. Now I just have to wait two weeks and then transfer to a new container.
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I bought my mother and her husband wine supplies Christmas '07 to make their own and they have been at it since. They actually took a respectable place in the homemade wine contest at the Ky fair last year.
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I'm SURE mine will never win a prize. :-)
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So what'd you make?
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Sh!tty recipe from about.com.
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I am not a BATF agent but I believe distillation for private use is legal. Distillation for sale without being taxed and permitted is illegal.
I have not wiki-ed this yet to be absolutely certain. :-)
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Not exceedingly clear, but looks like it's illegal....
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First, I am not sure I needed to know about this site :-)
Secondly, I do not see any mention of alcohol included in the kit, was it a time limited special?
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I made wine several times,you can do this buying the juice already filtered some yeast a 20 gallon carbouy and your in business,but the price of making it has risin so its the same price to buy bottles...
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for all you Americans... http://pearsonswine.com/index.php?na...ticle&sid=1214 barrel, kit and spirit to age are available from this site!
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Definitely 100% illegal. Trust me, I've looked into this at length. And I've been doing my part to educate people ever since. You'd be surprised how many people think moonshine is fine and dandy.

I haven't tried Wasmund's stuff, but I've heard a bit about it. A few years ago I was passing though Fredericksburg and stopped at 'Copper Fox' distillery. From what I gather, it seems like Wasmund used to have something to do with that distillery, there was an internal fight, and Wasmund and that distillery parted ways. The 'Copper Fox' I have in my bar is now known as 'Kopper Kettle', and Wasmund seemingly owns the Copper Fox name, though he doesn't use it. I've been meaning to visit his place, but haven't had the time yet.
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Hello all i have been making wine and beer for a few years now... If you can boil water you can make beer and wine. Its all in the details ... i would suggest you find a local home brew store and ask how to get set up. Most of them have classes and sutch for free. Most even let you try a few then get the stuff to make your own... If anyone wants to try some of mine they are welcome to come on out ... bring your pipe or cigar of choice drinks are on me. :-)
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I think you can make up to 50 gallons for private consumption,the laws date back to prohibition times ,the alcohol content is the key,that is why moonshine is illegal ..
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I had a friend who's family made their own wine and brandy. I had asked the old man if it was legal and he had told me "as long as your not selling it". I think he must have not known or was giving me a line because even 28 years ago it was illegal. Kind of stupid that you can not make your own perfectly legal natural product.
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Nope, spirits done be illegal.
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Thanks to this thread getting me curious, I now know more about stills and distilling than I needed to know. The internet can be dangerous.
Say, for instance, you searched for "reflux still" ...
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That's what got me interested.

This video contributed too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inbmJy0xJgk
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That's nothin', I spent the better part of a semester learning about distillation. I've had the moonshine bug ever since. Still have my textbooks :-)

Rumor has it someone tried to use the school's lab-scale still (~15 ft glass column still) for 'shine once. Knowing what chemicals we put through that thing, I can't imagine anyone with a good head on their shoulders would try that.
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