How easy is it to distill your own vodka?

[Martin]

After some googling, I found nothing about making vodka at home, so I thought I'd ask here. How easy is it to distill your own vodka? Do you need expensive equipment? Is it time consuming? And most importantly, anybody have a link to a guide on the net?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Okay, I'll bite.

Why?

- M4H

 

[Heisenberg]

I would think it would be the easiest of all alcohol's to distill. Unfortunately, it's illegal in the US so I doubt you'll find much help from people here.

 

[kami333]

Fairly easy, you need a still and that's about it. Now to make it actually taste good? Good luck.

Personally it's much more fun to make your own flavored vodka by using store bought vodka. Tastes much better and you can get a lot of variety.

 

[Bootprint]

Think link probably won't help, but I like the name...

 

[NogginBoink]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
After some googling, I found nothing about making vodka at home, so I thought I'd ask here. How easy is it to distill your own vodka? Do you need expensive equipment? Is it time consuming? And most importantly, anybody have a link to a guide on the net?

Watch M*A*S*H reruns for instruction.

However, distilling alcohol in the United States is, as someone else noted, illegal.

Brewing beer and wine is not, but distilling is.

 

[Anubis]

whats the reason for distilling being illegal???

 

[NogginBoink]

Originally posted by: Anubis
whats the reason for distilling being illegal???

Beats me.

I just realized: "moonshine" might be a good query word in google if you want instruction on how to do this.

Edit: Doh! Just looked at Bootprint's link!

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Anubis
whats the reason for distilling being illegal???

That's simple. No taxes are paid to the state or fed government.

Beer and wine are legal to make but only for personal use. Large amounts being made must be taxed.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Anubis
whats the reason for distilling being illegal???

That's simple. No taxes are paid to the state or fed government.

Beer and wine are legal to make but only for personal use. Large amounts being made must be taxed.

if its for personal use then it falls in teh same catagorie

 

[guapo337]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Anubis
whats the reason for distilling being illegal???

That's simple. No taxes are paid to the state or fed government.

Beer and wine are legal to make but only for personal use. Large amounts being made must be taxed.

if its for personal use then it falls in teh same catagorie

or does it?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Anubis
whats the reason for distilling being illegal???

That's simple. No taxes are paid to the state or fed government.

Beer and wine are legal to make but only for personal use. Large amounts being made must be taxed.

if its for personal use then it falls in teh same catagorie

Nope. See here. Basically, owning a still is legal. Using it to produce alcohol is not.

 

[cookj]

I have a friend,uh, I mean heard of someone with a still,but they,I hear , just make shine.Your mash mixture would have to be made of something besides corn, I belive, for vodka(potato`s mabey?)

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: cookj
I have a friend,uh, I mean heard of someone with a still,but they,I hear , just make shine.Your mash mixture would have to be made of something besides corn, I belive, for vodka(potato`s mabey?)

Or grain.