@aniaveblog yeah, that's the beauty of homemade. You can do as you like. I believe the sugar helps with flavour extraction, so maybe infuse a little longer. Also if you don't sugar it and it ends up dry you can always add sugar later.

@@NaughtyGoatFarm it's an automatic pipette.

​@@planetmoonshine6223awesome thank you!

is there a reason he stopped?

@sandraethier5550 have fun with your new adventure, it gets easier after every run. Xx

@somathebest getting a licence in Spain is not so difficult as in UK or US but you need to apply to the department of special taxes, get a visit from an inspector, prove that your volume and strength measurement equipment is adequate for commercial use, prove that your bottling and labelling meet legal requirements, and agree to annual re- inspections, and examinations of your stock volumes to ensure they tally with your tax returns. THAT is needed if you plan to sell. For self consumption, it's technically still illegal in Spain, but AFAIK there has not been a prosecution for self consumption in 150 years. You must make your own decision, and I cannot advise anything other than compliance with the law.

@@planetmoonshine6223 that's what i though. Where do you have the destilerry, is it open for getting a shot?

@@somathebest sadly the brewery/ distillery is now closed. Covid and brexit killed the business.

@@planetmoonshine6223 Sad news, where do you had the destillery? Here on Galicia, there is a lot of home destillation speccially on small villages

After it is made, it keeps fresher looking for longer in the fridge. Its mainly the colours that fade, as the alcohol prevents infections.

Yes, but you will need a muslin bag to strain the liquid off the pulp.

Great question. Some botanicals are more potent than others, but directly upscaling is a good start point for fine tuning. Of course you probably shouldn't upscale by 10x as an experiment, but double it, try it, tune it, double that etc. You will find out pretty quick.

A small amount of rye mills quick, a huge amount of corn is much harder to mill. The corn was already kibbled. Next time I would mill the corn, but it was an experiment.

Not at all. There are silicone seals on almost every joint in my still, just keep an eye on all silicone and replace any lid or gaskets that degrade.

Very difficult to get this accurate when sugar is in solution, so an approximation is the best guess. Go with water volume or total volume as you prefer.

All in

The parrot does have a drain if you feel so inclined, but IMO since the parrot introduces fresh liquor from the bottom, and what you taste to pick when heads are done comes from the top, the chances are smearing are very slim.

Haha, yeah you are correct. Surprised nobody noticed until now. I reassembled it wrongly after cleaning. Still worked though.