Came across this distilling youtuber last week, making some very creative beverages and making me laugh a lot.

Most distilling chaps on the tube are Aussies, Kiwis or yanks... nice to have a down to earth Englishman. I guess he could well be a member on here.
The channel has around 70 vids already ...

Oh bobbins ...
Charged the boiler with 20L low wines, set the needle valve to one drip a second to remove the heads. Came back 40 mins later to it pissing out and the pint collection vessel overflowing , the shed floorboards soaked. I think I just emptied ALL the alc onto the floor.

So within, the first page non of the four links work for me..

SmartStill, AirStill and EasyStill

Airstill gin question

https://stillsmarter.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=538&sid=d2f4b39c1f9c75fcf42c42b10f1aca3d

https://stillsmarter.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=538&p=8726&hilit=sputnik&sid ...

Just researching/ reading about Gin production in the Airstill and non of the posted links posted by folks in this forum work ? 404 not found. Is this just me or other having the same issue.

Love watching some of the distilling channels on the tube.
Whilst there is some right old crap, I think some of it is brilliant.

Jesse distilling scotlands national drink ... Iron Brew the other week made me larf !

Highly recommend using "New pipe" for watching youtube.
Just like youtube premium ...

I made a load of Alcohol gel last year when it was a rare thing..
The first batch was a bit thick you could almost throw it like a rubber ball.

Anyway I used Carbomer and Triethanolamine (TEA) both readily available off fleabay.

The Carbomer is the thickening agent, the TEA alters the PH so the ...

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Oh crap.. Now you have given me ideas !!... I run my stove on 95% still junk.
I may just wash it out and fill it full of the good stuff.
If I'm not using it to cook with .. may as well drink it.


Every camper/ walker on the planet carries either meths stoves or butane/propane stove ...

I do have a reflux still so I can make high neutral.. I also have a pot still attachment but have only used it on stripping runs thus far.
Problem with the concentrates is that I have yet to find one I like .. and the instructions say leave for 24hrs.
I do enjoy a whiskey and I love my spiced rums.

I love walking and I've been thinking about hiking and wild camping along a few of our longer 2-3 day trails. Obviously weight is a major issue when carrying everything on your back. So my thoughts turned to concentrated drinks I could carry with me at 95% and dilute with filtered water from streams ...

Have a look on fleabay now ... £10 for 50ml of gloop seems the going rate .. Jeez I'm going to mix a little swarfega and booze and make a few squid

Given the lack of hand sanitiser ..... I think I have a new use

Yes, you can regulate the flame from fierce to simmer. It can boil 1L in just over 3mins on full chat.
It is Chinese and certainly has a lot of copied similarities with some of Coleman’s like the M1942 and 442.
The quality is pretty damn good, especially considering the £33 delivered price tag. It ...

I bought a small cheap camping stove, it can run on alcohol. or pretty much anything .. petrol, diesel, paraffin, turps

Its nice to use it the stuff rather than disposing of it.

I buy a LOT of stuff from Aliexpress, Only been clobbered for import duty once in 4 years on a £130 massive led light fitting.
If its a very expensive product just contact the seller and confirm he will be declaring $10 or GIFT.

Do they go off ? The packet is 1/2 kg and it says they will be out of date end of December?

I bought some Juniper berries off fleabay, and they are semi dried ... like dryed and wrinkly on the outside but fairly soft on the inside and sticky.
Is this how they normally are ?

Exercise and camping mats are high density Polyurethane closed cell foam. Dirt cheap from Home Bargins & B&M.
I wrapped up my column and boiler for peanuts and provides a high level of insulation

The ones I used are like eBay item number:303268114666 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Needle-Valve-Female-Thread-Adjustable-Stainless-Steel-Flow-Control-Shut-Off/303268114666?var=602263535026&hash=item469c3030ea:m:mvNJWqA1suXFP65lsa5cBYg But I bought them from Aliexpress, they look identical to be fair ...

Yesterday I diluted down to 40% and ran some thru the Essencia carbon filter for laughs and added a little glycerin and ice.... wow, its smooth as anything I've ever drunk. Well Chuffed.
Unfortunately we don't have a microwave, so today I placed a 500ml jar in a water filled pot on the stove. 50g of ...

Aye, twas suppin some earlier. Tastes like a nice clean vodka.... Now I need to convert it to something else. The wife is interested in making a Gin botanical basket of her liking to dangle in the pot still. I also picked up a bag of JD smoking oaks chips to soak.

A few years back I failed to make a neutral I was happy with, I got bored with distilling and went off to do other things. The product was hot and kinda burnt my nose. Last month I figured I have another crack at.
I dusted the Boka Still off and I bought a couple of stainless needle valves replacing ...

Found an old thread of mine in the archive https://stillsmarter.co.uk/forum/archive/viewtopiccbd5-2.html?f=1&t=3085

I was using Vodka Star back then .... when I was moaning about my product quality.

Something which supposedly gives a clean wash at 14%.

Well I'll just have to wait and see if I can ...

Thanks JennysGin for a great solution. I was trying to find a bit of info and had trawled around to no avail. Searched via google and it popped up in seconds.

There is so much good info on the Still Smart Archive, but now I can't use the search functions..

Is there anyway the search function can be made to work?

The plan is currently to strip another batch next week and then do a spirit run on my LM still.

On my last attempts a few years back, I failed to make a neutral I was happy with that boka still.
Despite everything coming out at 95%, I got a burning sensation on my nose sniffin the product.
I ...