Dick Foster
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That's cool what do you make with your still? Can you post a pic of it? I was thinking of trying to make some moonshine just to see if I could do it.In my second attempt, I recently converted the downstairs bathroom to a grow room and have 4 White Banners that all sprouted and have been moved to Dixie cupS with a coir/soil/rice husk/fertilizer mix. They're about 2 inches tall. I have a grow light on for 18 hours, 72 degrees and mist them daily.
Over the summer I grew 4 Northern lights outdoors with decidedly mixed results. It was a cool, wet summer and I'm pretty sure the plants were severely over-watered. I also experimented with soil and a "fire and Ice" fertilizer that a USMB farmer told me was his "secret sauce" for vegetables. I moved them back inside to harvest. As an experiment I let 2 of them "resprout" after cutting them back to harvest. I was totally surprised by the ginormous unmistakable "pot" smell from the new sprouts, gorgeous trichomes. They're all curing and usable and Mrs. Crusader and I like the buzz. There were too many variables to determine that the soil & Fertilizer mix didn't work so well, but - so far - I'm happy with the coir mix
I've read "Brave New Weed" - no growing tips, but loads of information - and have subscribed to Mr Canuks Grows and one or two other grower Videos.
My wife and kids were initially vociferously against this new hobby, but they all now have resigned themselves to me as Walter White. I'm good with plants, in my office I have last years Christmas poinsettias still with red leaves.
It's a fun hobby and one that I enjoy. Always open to discuss.
Cool. When I retired, I planned to either grow my own or build a still. I went with the still. I thought I would never have any use for all those chemistry classes, but I was wrong.
I tried making whiskey. and it was drinkable, but it wasn't any better than cheap stuff I can buy. I make pretty good vodka, but my rum is better than I can afford to buy at the local liquor store. Running a still and aging the product is nothing like the moonshine shows on tv.
Don't make the mistakes I and lots of others made. Don't just build the first design you find. Do some research and learn a little about it before you ever even think about building a still. You won't like what you make in a pot on the stove. That doesn't mean you have to spend a fortune or build a 100 gallon still, but don't go at it half assed.
Plans, recipes, and hints you'll never figure out for yourself can be found here These people know what they are doing, and include chemists and engineers and other people who have done it for years.
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Moonshone isn't really aged unless you're talking about hours. LOL
I grew up in moonshine country and I think they're still at it. I went camping a lot and every morning when I'd light my campfire to cook my breakfast, there'd be a small plane circling overhead to check out the smoke from my campfire (revenurers).